Rob is a multi-disciplinary artist, designer, speaker, professor, and author of The Art of Scenic Design: A Practical Guide to the Creative Process. From designing everything from theme parks to stained glass, Rob has assimilated his experiences as a designer into being an instructor on and researcher of the topic of creativity. His Creativity Call has been presented nationally and internationally and serves as a clarion call for students and educators to ‘elevate and celebrate’ creative intelligences in our students and at a time in history when those talents are more valuable than ever!
Rob has designed professionally in the areas of theatre, film, museum, and theme park venues. Avatar the Exhibition (museum exhibit) originally designed for Experience Music Project in Seattle toured in the U.S. and Canada for 3 years. His scenic designs for theatre have been seen onstage nationally at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre (Sarasota, FL), Indiana Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Studio Arena (Buffalo, NY), Children’s Theatre Company (Minneapolis, MN), Cleveland Play House, the MUNY – St. Louis, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta), Barrington Stage, Marin Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, and American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco.
Rob is in his 14th year of teaching at Washington University in St. Louis having relocated to St. Louis following 3 years as an Assistant Professor in Scenic Design at the University of Washington in Seattle. And yes: that's confusing. ;)
