Chris Caputo

- Owner, Technical Director, & Theatrical Designer

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Chris Caputo (Scenic, Lighting, and Projection Designer/Technical Director) holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts from UC Irvine, where he studied theatrical design. Over the past 30 years, he has designed scenery, lighting, and projections for more than 300 productions, with the majority of that work completed during the past decade.

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Chris currently serves as the Resident Designer and Technical Director for the Rose Center Theater in Westminster. He also works as a freelance designer and technical director through his company, Legacy Theatrical Design. His work spans Southern California and New York and includes collaborations with the Laguna Playhouse, Rose Center Theater, Saddleback Civic Light Opera, No Square Theatre, Camino Real Playhouse, Cabrillo Playhouse, Covina Valley Playhouse, the Academy for the Performing Arts (APA), Orange Lutheran High School, and Laguna Beach High School. He also designs for Southern California children’s theatre organizations, including OC Musical Theatre Academy and OC Children’s Theatre.

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Previously, Chris served as Resident Designer and Technical Director for numerous theatres and performing arts organizations, including the Curtain Call Dinner Theater, Center Stage Dance, and the Ballet Conservatory. He also served as Technical Director, Theatre Manager, and Technical Theatre Teacher at Mission Viejo High School.

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Some of his favorite designs include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Addams Family, Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical, Anastasia, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Oliver, My Fair Lady, Spring Awakening, Oklahoma, Sweeney Todd, Mary Poppins, Lord of the Flies, The Little Mermaid, Joseph & The …, The Secret Garden, Side Show, The Diary of Anne Frank, Evita, Annie, Urinetown, Anything Goes, The King and I, 42nd Street, Noises Off, Godspell, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, Brigadoon, Bye Bye Birdie, Grease, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom, Legally Blonde, and many more.

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Please visit the “Show List” for a complete list of his production designs.