About
“I would rather see great dreams in small places, than small dreams in great places” - Robert Edmund Jones
Patrick is a Helen Hayes Award winning designer, storyteller and creative director for theatre and live events, based in Washington, D.C. His work has been seen all over the country- from world premieres to reinventing classics of both plays and musicals. He has designed premieres at theaters like The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center from award-winning playwrights like Lauren Gunderson and Finegan Kruckemeyer. He has also designed and creative directed for numerous concerts and special events, working with Grammy award winning artists and clients like the Chicago Bulls, Aflac, and Google.
Patrick also designed a new National Tours of ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO AND GLORIA ESTEFAN. He also joined the creative team for the National Tour of HAIRSPRAY, starring Nina West, as the award-winning show’s first video designer.
Recently, Patrick co-founded REMARKABLE SQUIRREL PRODUCTIONS where he serves as a creative partner developing cutting edge projects for the virtual and digital age. He is the Creative Director The Kennedy Center’s WHAT I DO interview series, highlighting the work of designers in theatre.
Finally, during the recent COVID pandemic, Patrick also was inspired to write an original children’s book. Inspired by his love of TYA (theatre for young audiences), he created a story and worked with brilliant illustrator, Nitya Ramlogan.
START WITH A SPARK is available through POLITICS & PROSE bookstores!
Patrick has a M.F.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.F.A. from Emerson College.
Upcoming/Now Playing
Private Jones* | Signature Theatre | written + directed by Marshall Pailet | FEB 13-MARCH 10 CLICK FOR TIX
Hair | Signature Theatre | directed by Matthew Gardiner | APRIL 16-JULY 7 CLICK FOR TIX
Shawshank Redemption | Flatrock Playhouse | directed by Lisa K. Bryant | JUNE 14-30 CLICK FOR TIX
ONGOING TOURS:
On Your Feet National Tour | dir. + choreo. Luis Salgado. CLICK FOR SHOWS
Hairspray National Tour | tour dir. Matt Lenz | tour choreo. Michele Lynch. CLICK FOR SHOWS
original dir. Jack Marshall | origal choreo. Jerry Mitchell
Resume (selected)
Awards + Nominations
Helen Hayes Award | On Your Feet! | Outstanding Projection Design
Helen Hayes Award (Nomination) | The Dragon King’s Daughter | Outstanding Projection Design
Barrymore Award (Nomination) | Thurgood | Outstanding Media Design
Helen Hayes Award (Nomination) | Mnemonic | Outstanding Projection Design
B. Iden Payne Award (Nomination) | Esperanza Rising | Outstanding Media Design
On Your Feet National Tour | dir. + choreo. Luis Salgado
Hairspray National Tour | tour dir. Matt Lenz | tour choreo. Michele Lynch
original dir. Jack Marshall | origal choreo. Jerry Mitchell
Private Jones* | Signature Theatre | pw + dir. by Marshall Pailet
Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Olney Theatre Center | dir. Johanna McKeon
The Dragon King’s Daughter* | The Kennedy Center | pw. Marcus Yi | dir. Chongren Fan
Hamlet | Shakespeare Theatre Company | dir. Michael Kahn
Where Words Once Were* | Lincoln Center | pw. Finegan Kruckemeyer | dir. Colin Hovde
Digging Up Dessa* | The Kennedy Center | pw. Laura Shellhardt | dir. Rives Collins
Twelfth Night | Shakespeare Theatre Company | dir. Ethan McSweeny
Earthrise* | The Kennedy Center | pw. Lauren Gunderson | dir. Dawn Monique Williams
The World Goes ‘Round | Everyman Theatre + Olney Theatre + Arts Centric| dir. Kevin Stephen McAllister
Dinner and Cake* | Everyman Theatre | pw. By Tuyết Thị Phạm | dir. Paige Hernandez-Funn
On Your Feet! La Historia de Emilio y Gloria Estefan! ¡En Espanol! | Gala Hispanic Theatre | dir. Luis Salgado
Thurgood | People’s Light Theatre Company | dir. Steve H. Broadnax III
Girl on the Train | Flatrock Playhouse | dir. Lisa K. Bryant
West Side Story | Flatrock Playhouse | dir. Lisa K. Bryant
Cinderella | Flatrock Playhouse | dir. Christopher Rice-Thomson
Fame: The Musical | Gala Hispanic Theatre | dir. Luis Salgado
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me | Skylight Music Theatre | dir. Jill Anna Ponasik
Dreamgirls | Arts Centric + Baltimore Center Stage | dir. Kevin Stephen McAllister
The Wiz | Arts Centric | dir. Kevin Stephen McAllister
The Phlebotomist | 1st Stage | dir. Alex Levy
The Phantom of the Opera | Synetic Theatre | dir. Paata Tsikurishvili
A Christmas Carol | Olney Theatre Center | dir./adapter Paul Morella
Desvelado* | Peppercorn Theatre | pw: José Casas | dir. Rebecca Drew Ramsey
The Tempest | R.Evolución Latina | dir. Luis Salgado
South Pacific | Flatrock Playhouse | dir. Lisa K. Bryant
The Bodyguard: The Musical | White Plains Performing Arts Center | dir. Frank Portanova
columbinus | 1st Stage | dir. Alex Levy + Juan Villa
The Four Gifts | Hillbarn Theatre | dir. Cara Phipps
Voyagers* | The Kennedy Center | choreo. Paul Emerson
Man Covets Bird | Spooky Action Theatre | dir. Shanara Gabrielle
An Act of God | Nextstop Theatre Company | dir. Tuyet Thi Pham
Black Pearl Sings | Alliance for New Music Theatre | dir. Tom W. Jones II
The Laramie Project | Catholic University | dir. Matt Ripa
Rooms: A Rock Romance | Metrostage | dir. Tom W. Jones II
Bridges of Madison County | Keegan Theatre | dir. Kurt Boehm
The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek | Metrostage | dir. Tom W. Jones II
Outside the Lines* | Arts on the Horizon | pw. Tia Shearer | dir. Dr, Megan Alrutz
Don Juan | Taffety Punk | dir. Dan Crane
Love and Information | Forum Theatre | dir. Michael Dove
Beauty and the Beast | Croswell Opera House | dir. Sue Smith
Big Fish | Keegan Theatre | dir. Mark Rhea + Colin Smith
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Croswell Opera House | dir. Julianne Dolan
Building the Wall* | Forum Theatre | dir. Michael Dove
Outside Mullingar | Keegan Theatre | dir. Mark Rhea
A Human Being Died That Night | Mosaic Theatre Company of DC | dir. Logan Vaughn
Mnemonic | Theater Alliance | dir. Colin Hovde
Avenue Q | Montgomery College | dir. Jessica Lefkow
Where Words Once Were* | The Kennedy Center | dir. Colin Hovde
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical | Adventure Theatre MTC | dir. Nicholas Olcott
Redder Blood* | The Hub Theatre | dir. Gregg Henry
Jumanji* | Adventure Theatre MTC | dir. Serge Seiden
Blackberry Winter* | Forum Theatre | dir. Michael Dove
American Idiot | Keegan Theatre | Mark Rhea + Susan Marie Rhea
Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Keegan Theatre | dir. Chris Stezin
Julius Caesar | Gallaudet University | dir. Ethan Sinnott
The Magic Tree | Keegan Theatre | dir. Matthew Keenan + Colin Smith
Peace On Your Wings* | Ohana Arts | pw: Jenny Taira + Laurie Rubin | dir. Cari Taira
Leto Legend* | The Hub Theatre | dir. Helen Murray
Fame: The Musical | The University of Texas at Austin | dir. Jerry Ruiz
Esperanza Rising | The University of Texas at Austin | dir. Natalie Novacek
Still Now* | Shrewd Productions | dir. Rudy Ramirez
Dead Man’s Cell Phone | The University of Texas at Austin | dir. Jess Hutchinson
* Indicates a World Premiere