Brian Stockmaster
Project Manager

bstockmaster@chicagoscenic.com

Brian Stockmaster joined the company in November, 2005 and soon afterwards dove in to manage the Chicago Park District “Garden in a City” project, a Chicago garden and landscape design show focused on urban horticulture and the greening of urban communities. Chicago Scenic acted as general contractor on the project, coordinated rigging, lighting, power, and provided scenic elements such as the facades of Chicago dwellings.

Like all Chicago Scenic project managers, Brian juggles many projects and is responsible for planning, preparation, scheduling, personnel supervision and profitability. Brian directs shop projects, coordinates all the contributing personnel that any specific project requires, and is Chicago Scenic’s primary client contact from project beginning to end.

In early 2007, Brian worked with agency Clear!Blue to provide scenery automation for General Motors’ new car “reveal” press event at the Detroit AutoShow. Another notable project he worked on was the construction of a 26-foot diameter globe consisting of a steel base, aluminum globe, and continents made of steel and high impact acrylic. The globe was built for Freeman Exhibits to debut at Bio2007.

Brian also was the project manager for “Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet”, a public art project installed along Chicago’s lakefront during the summer of 2007. Brian led the team of Chicago Scenic employees who coordinated the logistics and physical installation of the globes, installed identifying plaques for each globe, and managed the emergency response team for damaged globes.

Brian arrived at Chicago Scenic after an eight year stay in New York City where he worked first as a scenic carpenter and then as project manager for John Creech Design & Production (JCDP). While there, he worked on a wide variety of projects including building Broadway props and touring theater shows. Following a five-year stint at JCDP, he moved to Showman Fabricators where he specialized in television work, creating high end sets for ESPN, CNN, MTV and the three networks. He also worked on live televised events, most notably ESPN SportsCenter, Martha, and NBC Evening News.

A graduate of the University of Evansville, IN, Brian earned a BFA in theatre, and continued his education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he earned a master’s degree in technical theatre.