Robert Bo Golden
124 Arreba St.
Martinez, Ca 94553
Phone number: 925 812 3830
Bo_Golden@msn.com
Scenic designer/builder, scenic painter, T.D. (tech director),
I Build strong safe sets. Known for solving tech problems. I try to use any existing
materials the theatre group may have in stock to help save money and time. My sets are all different. From realistic to impressionistic. Basic lighting knowledge. Rigging experience.
Sound Designer Sound editor, sound FX, Foley artist, live sound system
designer/installer, engineer, and or, sound-man for theatre, or any
live, venue. Sound designer/editor for TV, Game Development,
Radio, etc. Design, setup, and run sound for any venue or event. I
have a deep passion for music, and quality sound environments,
and always open to learning as much as I can.
I have my own High end sound equipment. i.e. Live and recording mics, stands, Mixing boards etc.
Experience: .
Design/Builder/Painter for: ICDT "Legally Blonde" 2024
Design/build/paint for Eugene O'Neil Foundation production of "Anna Christie" Aug/sept 2023
Design/build/paint for: I Can Do That Theater Co (Performing Arts Center) Productions of: “Music Man”, and “Damn Yankees” March-May 2023.
Designer: “Kinky Boots” for Redwood City Community Theatre. Did some of the build.
Designer/builder/painter for the Eugene O'Neil Foundations Production of: “A Moon for the Misbegotten” summer 2022
Designed/ build/paint for a video production studio: “Illumeably”. This is an ongoing project. I am the resident Designer/builder/TD.
Designer/builder/painter and instructor for the Clayton Valley Charter HS's production of :” She Loves Me” Jan/Feb 2022
Designed/Built/Painted set piece for African-American Shakes. “The Complete Works of Shakespear” Sept/Oct. 2021
Contracted to design/build/paint a broadway mashup review. And “Kinky Boots” For Redwood City Community Theatre, July 2021. Put on hold because of pandemic restrictions.
Contracted to design, build, and paint sets for The African American Shakespeare Co
Feb. 2020 “Private Lives”
Note: After design was approved I was about to start build when the pandemic put everything on hold.
Design, Build and paint and TD “Arabian Nights”, Husky Theatre, Freemont Ca. Nov/Dec 2019
Design, build, and paint “Death and the Artist” for SFBATCO at The Mission Cultural Center. Oct.2019
Design, build, and paint “The Glass Menagerie” For the Eugene O'Neil Foundation Production at The Village Theatre in Danville. Aug/Sept. 2019
Scenic Designer/TD for The San Francisco Mime Troupe 2019 season. Show “Treasure Island”
Set Piece Designer/Painter “Smokey Joe's Cafe” Tri Valley Rep April 019.
Scenic Designer/builder/painter “Irma Vep” RPE April 2019.
Scenic Designer/builder and painter “Honky” for RPE Feb. 1st 2019.
Scenic Designer/builder/painter and Sound design for: “Other Desert Cities” RPE, November 2018.
Scenic Designer/builder and painter for “All My Sons”. For RPE, September 2018.
Technical Director/builder for “Seeing Red”, for The San Francisco Mime Troupe. 2018 summer season.
Scenic Designer/builder for: “The Rover” Role Players April 2018
Scenic designer and builder for “Animal Farm” Role Players Ensemble Co. For Feb. 2018
Scenic Designer for “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike” Altarena Playhouse Jan. 2018.
Scenic, paint, Props, and Sound Designer and builder for “Partition”, Indra's Net Theater,
Dec/Jan 2017/18.
Scenic Designer for the play “Angel Street” aka ”Gaslight” for Role Players Danville. TD/builder, and painter. Oct 2017.
Set design for the Hillbarn Theatre companies production of: “ The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Late August 2017
Tech Director and main carpenter for SF Mime Troupe for summer season. May 2017. I have been asked to return for next season.
Part Time carpenter at Broadway by the Bay for “The Producers”
Designed set (sets) for The Lyric Theatre Co. San Jose for their double header production of: Gilbert and Sullivan's: “Trial by Jury”, and Puccini's: “Gianni Schicchi”. Jun 17th. 2017
Scenic Designer for NCTC (Francisco) “Daniels Husband” assisted with build and scenic paint. Jan Feb. 2017 plus part time carpenter/painter on 3 other productions.
Build and scenic paint for Eugene O'Neil's Foundation Production of “Seascape”.
September 2nd. 2016
Scenic Designer “Music Man” Lyric Theater Company, San Jose October
15th. 2016 at the Montgomery Theatre (Assisted with build)
Technical Director, Builder, and Painter for Bancroft Musical Theatre
Production of “Mary Poppins”. April-May 2016
Designer, builder, and set painter for Role Players: “Good People”
January 2016
2015 Designer/Builder/Scenic painter for Village Theatres and Role Players
production of: “Leading Ladies”
2015 Assisted as scenic painter and assistant builder (carpenter) Eugene O'Neil
Foundation production of” “Streetcar Named Desire”
2015 season Woodminster Summer Musicals. Head scenic painter:”Mary
Poppins”. Head scenic painter: “The Producers”. Designer and Head scenic
painter: Elton Johns, “Aida”
2015 TBA award nominated set design for Contra Costa Civic Theater; “The
Foreigner”
Jan. 2015 Set design, builder and painter of: “The Ladies Man”. Role Players
Set Design/Builder/Painter for “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Village Theatre, Role Players
Oct. 2014
Master Builder for the summer season at the Woodminster
Amphitheater Summer musicals. Full time. 2014
Set Design, Scenic painting, and construction of Role Players Production of the
Gilbert and Sullivan's “Ruddigore”. March/April 2014.
Set Design. paint and construction for Role Players, “The Matchmaker”.
Set Design and construction, as well as assisting in set dressing for Role Players
production of: “Lettice of Lovage” 2013 season
Set design and construction, and Paint, Sound design for: The Eugene O'Neil foundations
productions of: “Anna Christie” and “Chris Christopherson”. Summer 2013 season
Sound and Video Design for Role Players production of: “Requiem for a Heavyweight”
2013
Set load-in, build, and strike for: TVP's production of “Oliver” July 2013 at the
Bankhead Theatre.
Master Builder for: Marin Shakespeare Company, summer/fall 2013 season.
(Also designed, painted, sculpted the billboard for season...)
Sound design, and original music composer, for Role Players: “Expecting Isabel”.
Set design, construction, and paint for: Role Players: “Incident at Vichy”. 2013
Set Design, Construction, and paint for Role Players production of: “Ah Wilderness”
Aug/Sept 2012
Set construction, scenic paint, for Kim Tolmans set design for Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre: “Oklahoma", Bankhead Theatre.
Set Design, build, and paint for: Role Players, “The Mikado” (“Shellie” Award
Nominee 2012 season set design for a musical)
Set Design, build, and paint for: Role Players Production off: “Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern”. Also Sound Design
Set Design, build, and Paint for "Mourning Become Electra", for the Eugene O'Neil
Foundation. (Nominated for a “Shellie” Award 2012 season, set design for a play)
At the Village Theatre, Danville, Ca,(revolving set.)
Sound designer.
Helped construct set for, and act as safety advisor for Tri-Valley Rep: “Sound of
Music”. Bankhead Theatre
YMTC, Technical Director/Builder/co-Sound designer, JC Superstar, Ashby Stage
Role Players: “The Foreigner,” Set Construction, Tecnical Advisor
Tri Valley Rep, "All Shook Up" BankHead Theatre, Set Construction, Set safety
advisor.
Role Players/Village Theatre
For Production of: "The Lion
in Winter"
Danville, Ca
Position: Set and Sound Designer
12/10-1/11
. Designed, recorded, edited, and mixed the music, sound
fx, and Foley FX.
Designed and Built the sets, Paint
Role Players/Village
Theatre/Eugene O'Neil
Foundation, for the
Production of Eugene O'Neil
Play: "The Hairy Ape"***
Danville, Ca 94523
Position:Set and Sound designer
8/10-9/10
Designed and Built Sets, Paint
Designed, recorded, edited, and mixed, music, sound fx,
and Foley
*** SET WAS NOMINATED for a “SHELLY” AWARD
Rock Talent productions
B&B Music and Theatre
Position:resident Director,
Actor/singer, sound and set designer
Designed sets, sound, and Directed numerous theatrical national
touring productions, including; “Hair,” “JC Superstar”, “Grease”,
“Tommy”, “Lenny” and more.....17 shows over a period of 4 years
These where all touring Bus and Truck productions.
Designed, and installed sound
& video systems for and or ran
numerous venues and events.
i.e. restaurants, clubs, bars,
corporate, bands, DJ's, KJ's,
Private, and other live events.
Have a huge Karaoke library.
List upon request.
Proficient with audio software
& hardware. As well as some
animation and CAD design
software.
i.e. Mixcraft/Beatcraft, Cubase, Traverso, Reaper, Wavepad,
Audacity, Ableton, SAM DJ, Tracktor, Virtual DJ, PCDJ DEX,
Samplitude, Multiplay (theatrical sound cueing), Mixere, and
Soundplant (audio cueing), Karma, (and most all karaoke
software) Pro Tools.
Blender, and Sketchup, (both cad, and animation type
design programs) familiar with AutoCad and Vectorworks
Specialize in: Sound FX, Foley, Proficient with setting up pro PA systems,
audio/video systems.
Set Design and Construction, and Master Scenic and set Painter
Other abilities include: Actor, Singer, (Played Berger in the original Chicago/NY/and National touring
companies of “Hair”) Director, Stage manager, Songwriter, rhythm and slide
guitar, blues harmonica. Have Broadway credits as an Actor/singer, as well as national tour
credits. Tour credits as Director, performer, and sound and set designer. Carpentry, All Power
tools, hand tools, table tools. Set and scenic Painting.
Over 30 years martial arts, in various styles.
NOTE: I have a reputation for building Rock solid, SAFE sets. And have a penchant for Designing
mobile, morphing sets, and figuring out how to do the hard technical aspects. Experienced with designing sets for touring.
Known for creating the right colors, atmosphere, tones, emotions, and environment, with my sound.