About Mike Figueroa
Visit me at work or home and you'll find me doing the serious work of prototyping, playing & palling around; fixing, finding and explaining some new thing I just learned.
About me:
• I have a track record of communicating ideas and seeing creative opportunities.
• I am a fierce learner & teacher.
• I am adept with computers, their use and programming.
• I am known for my aesthetic taste & ability.
• I can listen & speak with the best of them.
• I get a thrill from learning a new topics and skills.
Feel free to contact me: mike@fig-productions.com
I guess you can say I'm one of those insufferable "creative-types." Make time to check out my personal blog of projects, art & inspiration.
Mike Figueroa's Specialties:
• Dimensional sets (design & build)
• Styrofoam fabrication & coatings for props & scenery
• Theatrical scenic flats
• Art direction & creative charette
• Hand props
• CAD-prepared building plans
• 3D prototyping in SketchUp
• Casting & molding
• Illustration (digital & traditional)
Oh yeah, I build PHP-based database web applications & sites from scratch on a casual/freelance basis.
Mike Figueroa's experience in the entertainment industry
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Props Master
Tacoma Little Theatre
August 2011 — October 2011 (3 months)
Designed & Built props for Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde. Outstanding work included replica pig's head & practical on-stage chemical reactions (Dr. Jekyll's potions.)
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Sound Board Operator / Live Mix
Tacoma Little Theatre
April 2011 — June 2011 (3 months)
Curated & controlled the sound mix for a 5-week run of the musical "Always, Patsy Cline".
During the run a guest reached his hand through the control room window and said "Did you do the sound? I heard EVERY WORD." Great, unsolicited guest feedback. -
Technical Director, Scenic Design
Drama Dock
February 2011 —
April 2011 (2 months) Show: Enchanted April. I'm applying a number of cutting-edge scenic techniques to this rather understated play including: videographic scenery, generative sound design, and location-aware scenic pieces.
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Scenic Paint & Set Dressing
Tacoma Little Theatre
January 2011 —
March 2011 (2 months) Worked to bring the vision of both the scenic designer & the director to life in vibrant color for the turn-of-the-century bedroom farce A Flea In Her Ear.
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Props Master
Tacoma Little Theatre
December 2010 —
Present (2 months) Show: Frost/Nixon. I created a number of practical prop video cameras resembling late-70's field television cameras. This allowed the director to have the actors contribute live video feed of the performance into the performance itself via on-stage projection screens & a multitude of period television screens in the audience space.
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Owner
Fig Productions Northwest
August 2010 — Present
I've moved my family to Washington State and I'm striking out on my own to produce a variety of entertainments.
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Followspot operator
Signature Productions
August 2010 — August 2010 (1 month)
Show: Damn Yankees (Musical)
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Builder & Crew
Las Vegas Shakespeare Company
February 2010 — August 2010 (7 months)
Carpenter, followspot & stagehand.
The Las Vegas Shakespeare Company is a troupe of true actors who refuse to dilute the real spirit of the Bard's works.
I was happily on-call as their only technician during a period of amazing growth; I can't wait to see them from the audience's perspective!
I had the opportunity to work on a number of minimalist builds such as stage boxes, venue improvements, & props. I had a great time delivering a Romeo & Juliet balcony with fancy balustrade. -
Props Master - Willy Wonka
PS Productions
May 2010 — June 2010 (2 months)
What a great time working on this show. Piles of props had to be made and each had the prefix "giant", or was a food product, or both (Giant thermometer, Hot Dogs, Giant Chocolate Bar.)
Musical theater production in an outdoor theater setting. Triage-style damage repair in a remote outdoor location: very challenging, very rewarding.
Local media review: http://www.lvrj.com/neon/gumdrop-ranch-96035479.html -
Scenic artist & Followspot for musical All Shook Up
Signature Productions
January 2010 — April 2010 (4 months)
Was one of a small set-build crew for the show All Shook Up (musical theater). Bringing the director's vision of a complex and expressive theatrical set to life took about three months. I was a followspot operator during the show run.
To read about this show, visit Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Shook_Up_(musical)
Photos at http://signatureproductions.net/ASUPhotosPage.htm -
Props Master for The King & I
Signature Productions
September 2009 — November 2009 (3 months)
Department head in production staff for show "The King And I". Local media review: http://www.lvrj.com/neon/the-fling-of-siam-65740787.html
I maintained, improved rented stage props & costume props inventory; designed & built additional pieces.
I was responsible for the performance & training of a paid intern during the run of the show, which lasted over one month. -
Props Artist & Stage Hand for Once On This Island
Signature Productions
June 2009 — August 2009 (3 months)
Show: "Once on this Island" (Musical Theater).
Pre-production: props build.
Show run: Daily props maintenance including extreme damage repair. Also stage hand: stage pre-set, wardrobe quick-change.
This paid gig gave me the chance to use my leadership to get professional results from unpaid student, amateur & laymen stage hands.
Local media review: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/17/taste-tropics-welcome-escape/ -
Stagehand
MGM Grand
August 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 5 months)
Stagehand / stage technician (loading dock, electrical, front line gear, carpentry)
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Stagehand
UNLV / Thomas & Mack Center / Sam Boyd Stadium
January 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Stagehand / stage technician (loading dock, electrical, front line gear, carpentry)
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Stagehand
Huntridge Theater
October 2002 — September 2003 (1 year)
Stagehand / stage technician (loading dock, electrical, front line gear, carpentry)
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Stagehand
Huntridge Theater
October 2002 — September 2003 (1 year)
Stagehand / stage technician (loading dock, electrical, front line gear, carpentry)
