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Jim Niesel

Principal, Denver

As a project manager, theatre equipment designer, and AV designer, Jim is responsible for the programming and planning of theatre buildings and the coordination of our project team. His experience as a theatre technician guides his design and planning of functional, efficient theatres and buildings. His knowledge of computer modeling and architecture provides a foundation for his work, which includes everything from 10,000-seat arenas to community theatres and houses of worship.

Jim’s theatre career began in Southern California where he worked in a variety of roles including shop foreman for Chaffey College, stage tech at Knott’s Berry Farm, and master carpenter at South Coast Repertory Theatre and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. In 2000, he began work with SoundImage, designing and integrating audio video systems. Jim first joined Theatre Projects in 2001 as a performance rigging and machinery designer, working on more than 40 projects worldwide before joining Arup in 2007 as a theatre system specialist. With Arup, he carried out on-site project management in Singapore before taking a leading role in the company’s Australasia theatre consulting practice. 

Jim is an ETCP Certified Theatre Rigger and a member of the Rigging Working Group (RWG) within ESTA’s Technical Standards Program. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Production and Design from the University of Arizona, and studied Architecture and 3-D drafting and Design at Long Beach City College. He has been a longtime supporter of the Long Reach Long Riders—a horde of theatre technicians and motorcycle enthusiasts from around the USA, Canada, and beyond, who ride to raise money for charity. 

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Jim in action

Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall

Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell

Tempe Center for the Arts

Overture Center for the Arts

Dolby Theatre

Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

New World Center

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Williams College, ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance

ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

James Madison University, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

Loomis Chaffee School, Nichols Center for Theater and Dance

AT&T Performing Arts Center, Wyly Theatre

Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Our Team

It takes a village to create a special place for a community to call home. Our team brings together specialists with backgrounds in the performing arts, architecture, mechanical engineering, lighting design, acoustics, and more to offer a holistic approach to creating, renovating, or repurposing all forms of storytelling spaces. We understand the decisions that need to be made at every stage of the project and we know how to make a performance space work for artists, audience, and production teams.

Scott Crossfield

Scott Crossfield

June 17, 2023 Director of Design, New England
Marion Daehms

Marion Daehms

June 16, 2023 Director, London
Tom Lamming

Tom Lamming

June 10, 2023 Operations Director, London
David H. Rosenburg

David H. Rosenburg

June 5, 2023 Director, New England
Findlay Ross

Findlay Ross

June 4, 2023 Managing Director, London
Jim Niesel

Jim Niesel

June 9, 2023 Principal, Denver
John Riddell

John Riddell

June 2, 2023 Principal, London
man in blue shirt and dark blazer leaning against a column

Robert Young

June 1, 2023 Principal, New England
Michael Lindauer

Michael Lindauer

April 30, 2023 Associate Principal, New England
Brant Underwood

Brant Underwood

April 12, 2023 Associate Principal, New York
Dave Agnew

Dave Agnew

May 29, 2023 Senior Consultant, London
Hazem Al-Saheb

Hazem Al-Saheb

May 28, 2023 Associate, New York
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