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#363: Larry Heyman (Scenic Designer) (pt. 1 of 2)
Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work
Chapters
0:00
Welcome And Larry’s Background
2:03
Choosing Projects And Loving Opera
6:13
Dream Shows And Liminal Spaces
10:28
Process: Five Reads To First Designs
16:47
Unions, Minimums, And Protections
23:25
Joining Locals And Career Benefits
30:24
Commercial And Trade Show Pathways
44:16
Takeaways And Closing
Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work
#363: Larry Heyman (Scenic Designer) (pt. 1 of 2)
Jan 26, 2026
Nick Petrella & Andy Heise // Larry Herman
This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Larry Heyman. He’s an internationally recognized and award-winning freelance scenic designer based in Cleveland, Ohio. Larry has over 30 years of experience in set design, as well as properties design, fabrication and supervision, across theatre, film, opera, television, commercial projects and higher education.
Companies he’s worked with include: The Goodman Theatre, The Huntington Theatre, Prague Shakespeare Company, The Cleveland Playhouse, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and MTV.
Stream the episode to hear how Larry incorporate in-depth research and problem solving to give his clients what they want. https://www.historyofchairs.com/
