THUMBNAILS RESUME CONTACT CALEB WERTENBAKER

OPERAS
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Rinaldo
Amistad
L’Egisto
Cendrillon
Psyché
Mahagonny
Les Mamelles de Tiresias
Gianni Schicci
Don Giovanni
Little Woman
Akhnaten


PLAYS
The Rivals
Cyrano
Max Understood
Dust
Doubt
Man Who Came to Dinner
The Women of Troy
The Idiot
The Maids
The Fire of Life
Mud


EVENTS
Alice in Wonderland
Addicted to Bad Ideas
Bear Spot
Dido and Aeneas


FILM
The Raft



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RINALDO
by George Frideric Handel
Central City Opera - 2009
DIRECTOR:Marc Astafan
SET DESIGN:Caleb Wertenbaker
COSTUME DESIGN:Sara Jean Tosetti
LIGHTING DESIGN: David Jaques
Production Photo

'one of the company's best all-around productions of the past five years or more...
[Marc Astafan] and scenic designer Caleb Wertenbaker wisely stick to simple scenery, relying on a few select set pieces and a moveable platform, with stairs on each side, that is reused in multiple configurations. Even for the more theatrically complicated moments, the two successfully stick with uncomplicated means. In the sea scene, for example, they employ three translucent panels and strips of blue fabric, which are all manipulated offstage to convey the movement of the water.'
-Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post

'Enchantments and clashes were staged with equal intelligence, and the show looked wonderful. Caleb Wertenbaker (sets) and Sara Jean Tosetti (costumes) created a detailed, colorful, Prince-Valiant-meets-Buck-Rogers aesthetic that was well suited to the action and music.'
-David Shengold, Opera News

Copyright © 2011 Caleb Wertenbaker