behind the scenes :)
Goldie (she/they) is an award winning scenic designer and professional scenic paint charge and props artisan. She has worked most recently on productions in Oklahoma and Virginia. Her work spans opera, musical theatre, drama, attractions, concerts, and dance.
Goldie creates immersive and challenging environments for audiences, highlighting the value of human experience and inspire critical thought.
She earned her BFA in Drama: Design and Production from the University of Oklahoma with emphasis on Scenic Design and her Associates in Music from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Now, when not creating in theatre, you can find Goldie playing on the rugby pitch, listening to an audiobook, backpacking, or watching a horror movie!
PAST PRODUCTIONS
Scenic Designer
Show — Director — Theatre — Year
Little Shop of Horrors — Pamela Catt — The Coleman Theatre — In Progress
Route 66 — Charlie Rarick — The Coleman Theatre — 2026
Young Frankenstein — Dr. Harold Mortimer — School of Musical Theatre — 2025
Waiting for Lefty — Seth Gordon — School of Drama — 2025
Tsela - Oklahoma Festival Ballet — Rena Butler — School of Dance — 2025
Ragnorok — Adam Compton — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2023
The Haunted Circus Theatre experience: Haunted House — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2022
Asst. Scenic Designer/Model Building
Show — Director — Theatre — Year
The Ghosts of Versailles — Jon Young — The Shepherd School of Music — 2025
As You Like It — Abby Pirtle — School of Drama — 2024
Scenic Charge Artist
Show — Director — Theatre — Year
Tosca — Tonya McKinny and Ryan McKinny — The Filene Center — 2026
Eugene Onegin — Emma Griffin — The Barns at Wolf Trap — 2026
La Cenerentola — Joel Ivany — The Barns at Wolf Trap — 2026
Route 66 — Charlie Rarick — The Coleman Theatre — 2026
Puffs — Anna Seat — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2023
Into the Woods — Theatre Experience — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2023
Something Wicked This Way Comes — Theatre Experience — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2022
Properties Designer/Artisan
Show — Director — Theatre — Year
25th Annual… Spelling Bee — Lyn Cramer — School of Musical Theatre — 2025
Rita and L'Heure Espanole — Dr. Nicole Kenley-Miller — School of Music — 2024
The Merry Widow — Dr. Nicole Kenley-Miller — School of Music — 2024
The Nutcracker — Mary Margaret Holt — School of Dance — 2023
Gilligan’s Island — Theatre Experience — NEO Fine Arts Center — 2022
Education and Training
Education
BFA in Drama- Design and Production, Scenic Design — University of Oklahoma
Associates in Arts in Music — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Company — Role — Supervisor — Season
Wolf Trap Opera — Scenic Paint Charge — Tim McCormick — Summer 2026
Schuler Shook — Theatre Planning Intern — Kimberly Corbett- Oates — Summer 2025
University of Oklahoma — Scenic Undergraduate Asst. — E Pope — 2023 - 2025
Skills
Scenic Painting (Faux textures and treatments, Trompe-l’œil, Spray Paint, Stencil Making, faux wallpaper, pouncing, stains, distressing and rust, etc.), Model Building, Glowforge, Hand and Digital Drafting (2D Vectorworks 2024-2026, Autocad, Revit), Carpentry, Metal working, Artistic Medias: Acrylic, Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Set Dressing, Props Shopping, Counterweight operation (single and double purchase), Personal Lifts, Drivable Lift, Basic Counterweight Rigging, MIG Welding, Tack and Face Welds, Soldering, Sewing: Industrial and Domestic, Casting and Molding, Gel Wax, Upholstery, Foam Carving, InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Music Composition, Valid Driver's License, Valid US Passport
Awards
2026 Raymond D. Larson Scene Design Award — Tsela and Young Frankenstein
2025 SETC 1st place in Undergraduate Scenic Design - Waiting for Lefty
2025 Don Child’s Award for Great Potential in Design
2025 SWUSITT Award for Achievement in Scenic Design - Waiting for Lefty
Reach out!
Interested in working together? Can’t wait to hear from you!