About
Brandon PT Davis
Brandon PT Davis is a scenic designer whose work centers on creating expressive theatrical environments that support storytelling through space, composition, and collaboration.
Brandon's approach combines traditional scenic craft with contemporary digital visualization methods, allowing him to develop designs that are both conceptually clear and practically buildable. He is particularly interested in how scenic design can shape rhythm, movement, and emotional tone within a production.
Based in San Diego, California, Brandon designs for regional theatres and academic institutions across the United States. Recent projects include The Glass Menagerie, productions with the New Swan Shakespeare Festival, and work with South Coast Repertory. He also completed his 40th scenic design at Okoboji Summer Theatre, marking a significant milestone in a career that has developed steadily through long-term collaborations and diverse repertory experiences.
“Expressive theatrical environments that support storytelling through space, composition, and collaboration.”
His work spans musicals, classical plays, and new works, often incorporating flexible staging, projection surfaces, and symbolic architectural forms.
In addition to his professional design practice, Brandon has taught scenic design and rendering at the university level. His teaching emphasizes process, visual communication, and the importance of adaptability within the evolving landscape of theatre production. He continues to explore new workflows that integrate digital tools while maintaining a strong connection to the collaborative traditions of live performance.
Education
Master of Fine Arts
Scenic Design, University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Theatre, Stephens College
Practice
Areas of Specialization
Scenic Design for Theatre
Digital Rendering and Visualization
Model Building and Drafting
Interests
Theatre history, visual storytelling, rendering technologies, architecture, travel, and collaborative creative practice
Working Approach
A dramaturgical approach to scenic design.
The strongest scenic work doesn't call attention to itself first. It builds the conditions for story, movement, rhythm, and emotional focus.
Story before image
Every visual decision starts with the script, the director’s framework, and the emotional logic of the production.
Space as collaboration
The strongest scenic work comes from listening well and building environments that support performers, directors, and production teams together.
Clarity in execution
From research through drafting and fabrication conversations, the goal is always a design language that holds up in rehearsal and onstage.
Learn More
Process, teaching, and long-form context.
Creative Statement
Process
Creative Statement
Process, design philosophy, and the principles that shape the work.
Resume
Resume & Credits
Production history, union background, and the broader body of work.
Teaching Philosophy
Teaching
Teaching Philosophy
Thoughts on scenic design education, mentorship, and professional growth.
Collaboration
Collaborators & Directors
Creative partners, theatre companies, and long-running director relationships.
Bio Articles
Interviews, profiles, and longer-form writing around the work.
Brandon and Gretchen at Apple Park in 2022.
Brandon with Stephens College students during the strike.
Brandon, Gretchen, and Lonnie Alcaraz [Lighting Designer] in Costa Mesa in 2023.
Brandon, Gretchen, and Alan Muraoka [Scenic and Production Designer] at South Coast Rep in 2024.
Brandon, Gretchen, Michael and Ruth Anne Burek, and Katie Cohen at the Association Party in Okoboji, Iowa, in 2023.
Brandon with the Ugalde Burks family at Thanksgiving in 2023.
Brandon, Gretchen, and Tom Buderwitz [Scenic Designer] in Santa Monica, California.
Brandon in the scene shop at The Great American Melodrama.