University of Colorado Boulder Eklund Opera Program’s Spring 2026 production of…
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
By Leoš Janáček
Carpenter & Spotlight Operator
Director — Leigh Holman
Music Director — Nicholas Carthy
Scenic Design — Ron Mueller
Costume Design — Ann Piano
Lighting Design — Karalyn Star Pytel
Hair/Wig and Makeup Design — Jason Estrada
Production Director — Ron Mueller
Technical Director — Jeff Rusnak
Props Design — Jenn Melcher Galvin
Intimacy Coordinator — Ellie Griffin
Program Manager — Christie Conover
Stage Manager — Camden Hornor
Assistant Stage Manager — Abba Wilson
Photos — Bennet Forsyth
The Build Process
The Cunning Little Vixen involved a lot of repurposed scenery, meaning we only built one custom platform and tall escape stair for the tall perch. Most of the rest of the set came from stock platforming and stairs, and trees and portals from previous shows that we re-faced. Building the structure took all of a week, but the load-in process to rig everything to the grid and to create all of the detail work took almost a month.
