About

Larry Heyman is a freelance designer based in Cleveland. He is a USA Local 829 Scenic Designer, with extensive experience in set design as well as properties design, fabrication, and supervision, across theatre, film, television, commercial projects, and higher education,

He is a passionate teacher and has experience in both classroom and online instruction. He has a deep understanding of modern teaching paradigms, multiple learning styles, multiculturalism, and collaboration within professional learning communities. He has developed courses, taught extensively on theatrical design, and mentored production students in the shop. His focus is on all aspects of design and production, from script analysis, paperwork, and organization to research, sourcing, procurement, and fabrication. Larry thrives on creative problem-solving, budgeting, and design and fabrication. 

He has a diverse portfolio of design work, ranging from opera, theatre, film, commercial work, and trade events. His unconventional and innovative approach to design has enabled him to expand his design vocabulary to meet the needs of a vast range of directorial styles making him popular with producers, directors, and design colleagues.

Larry is also known for developing a new, low-cost, non-staining, non-fiber reactive stage blood recipe that has been used in theaters across the country. His recipe was included in Jennifer McClure’s book, Bloody Brilliant: How to Develop, Execute, and Clean Up Blood Effects for Live Performance, as well as an article in a professional publication.