My latest opportunity to create incidental music and sound design for the theatre has now been presented. Peter and the Star Catcher appeared on the Heidelberg Theatre stage on September 10-13, 2026. Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Peason, and a stage version by Rick Elice, Peter functions as a sort of origin story for the legend of Peter Pan. It uses wonderful humor and poignant moments to suggest how the various characters in the Peter Pan story came into place.

Heidelberg University School of Music and Theatre 2026-2027 Mainstage Season I love working in a theatre! Not because I have acting chops (I don’t). Directing could have been my thing, as I love to take in the big picture, move the pieces around, respond to the creative ideas of others, etc. But I am a musician and a composer first and foremost; to this end, I have spent a lot of my time composing incidental music for stage productions. Modern technology makes this task muc

Poster design by Bri Clark It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing…..” - Macbeth , Act V, Scene 3 My recent projects for the Heidelberg School of Music and Theatre have been on the dark side, to say the least. Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure explored the depths of a would-be leader, one who wished to deprive his subjects of basic freedoms. There was some comedy on the side to balance things out, but perhaps this is why scholars refer to

Poster design by Bri Clark As a composer of theatre-based music, it is always a challenge to take on the plays of William Shakespeare. My association with director Karla Kash and the Heidelberg Theater program is giving me another chance. Two years ago, we collaborated on Measure for Measure . On November 13-16, 2025, we are taking our chances with one of the great tragedies, the so-called “Scottish play.” The real title appears above; traditional theater superstitions preven