About me
Hi, I'm Ren Krieger and I am a NYC/NJ based Scenic Designer and Fabricator. I fell in love with creating sets in high school and have been dedicated to developing and broadening my skills ever since. I have experienced the process of creating worlds on stage from the start of the design process to producing build drawings to installation. Understanding this journey as a whole has benefited me in being able to fully understand and execute any role I play as a theater creator. I am always looking for a new craft to add to my arsenal of tools.
Education
BFA Theater: Design, Technology, and Management
2022-2026
Montclair State University
Resume
Experience
Bay Street Theater
May-August 2025
Staff Carpenter for Summer 2025 season, built for Deceived, Bonnie and Clyde, and Fahrenheit 451. Altered set for Bob and Jean, received set built for co-producing theater and adapted for use in another space.
Forestburgh Playhouse
May-August 2024
Scenic Carpenter for Summer 2024 season, building 7 mainstage productions and 1 TYA show in rep, assisted in painting as needed, worked and led teams for all changeovers.Run Crew for mainstage productions, props running, fly operating, substitute ASM
Montclair State University
2022-Present
Scenic Designer - Big Love Project Spring 2026, Mad Forest Fall 2025 Fox Theater, ASD Jesus Christ Superstar Fall 2024
Scenic Carpenter and Painter - Spring 2023,2024, 10 hrs/week. Built/painted for Elephant’s Graveyard, On The Town, Anna in the Tropics, Marie Antoinette, Sophisticated Ladies, Pride and Prejudice, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma!, Stupid Fucking Bird, Mad Forest, Great Comet of 1812
ASM - Black Snow Fall 2022, Spring Awakening Fall 2023
Fly Crew - Elephant’s Graveyard Spring 2023, Dancemakers Spring 2023, Fall Dance 2024
Hightstown Theatre in the Park
June 2021 - August 2023
Program Facilitator - 2021-2023 Seasons
Assistant Director & Production Manager- The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet,The Comedy of Shakespearean Errors, The Alibis
Ren Krieger
Scenic Fabricator
NYC/NJ based
Skills
Carpentry
Hand Drafting
MIG welding
Metal fabrication
Vectorworks & AutoCAD drafting 3D
Scenic Painting
Faux finishes
Drop Layout
Creating, reading and working from shop drawings
Experience in pin rail, single and double counterweight systems
Project budgeting and schedule making
Model Making
Valid NJ drivers license & car
References
Erhard Rom: Head of Design Montclair State University rome@montclair.edu
Franklin Trapp: Producing Artistic Director Forestburgh Playhouse franklin@fbplayhouse.org
Ben Merrick: Tech Director Montclair State University merrickb@montclair.edu