Announcing Promotions and New Team Member
News – Feb 2021
We celebrate the continued professional growth of our team members through well-deserved promotions, and we happily introduce a new team member! Each brings their experiences, perspectives, and unique identities that help make us who we are together as one creative and inquisitive team.
Samuel Butler
Theatre Consultant
Samuel moved into the Theatre Consultant role in Schuler Shook’s Melbourne office, thanks to his top-notch problem-solving and 3D visualisation skills. He enjoys both the technical and the aesthetic aspects of our consulting work.
Samuel’s projects include Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre Fly System & Master Plan, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne; VIC; Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Stage 7, Brisbane, QLD; and University of Melbourne Student Union.
The extended lockdown has made him realize what a vibrant place Melbourne usually is, and he’s resolved to take full advantage of everything the city has to offer now that Australia is enjoying the freedom of being together again.
Travis Shupe
Lighting Specialist
Travis joins us in Chicago, bringing to the team his experience in the theatre, broadcast, and live events industries. The intersection of art, physics, and technology is where Travis finds his passion for architectural lighting design.
He has been hard at work on projects including Vanderbilt University Residential College C, Nashville, TN; TimeLine Theatre, Chicago, IL; University of Virginia Alderman Library, Charlottesville, VA; and River City Condominiums Gymnasium, Chicago, IL.]
Travis also enjoys spending time at the ceramics studio turning lumps of clay into handmade functional vessels on the potter’s wheel.