Richard Schreiber

"It would have been too expensive, not to mention the danger to the spectators," said Richard Schreiber, designer for the California-based Entertainment Design Corp.The company won an Emmy Award for the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

"Rather than going for the big-budget special effects, we decided to take a more whimsical, fun and imaginative approach," Schreiber said.

"There were many technical requirements for the set," said Richard Schreiber, a Senior partner at EDC and Art Director, for the entire project.
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said Schreiber, who spent several months on-site leading up to the games, overseeing set construction from the ground up.

Richard Schreiber, Principal Designer

Richard and Jeremy first met on the set of Two Jakes, a Paramount feature starring Jack Nicholson, in 1987.
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It was his success as the art director for this film that convinced Richard to leave his professorship at UCSB.His professionalism and attention to detail have proved invaluable not only to the designers at EDC, but also to the most famous designers in the world.His Emmy Award for Art Direction for The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City ensures his premier position in the design community.

Having trained in theatrical design at the University of Michigan and Boston University, Richard taught theater on the college level, freelanced in Boston, and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara.Over this period, he designed over 100 productions both in academic and professional theaters, working in a broad range of theaters, styles, and genres.

"It would have been too expensive, not to mention the danger to the spectators," said Richard Schreiber, a principal designer for California-based Entertainment Design Corp., which won an Emmy Award for the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

"This show won't be that big, but it will be a big show.Rather than going for big-budget special effects, we decided to take a more whimsical, fun and imaginative approach," he said, indicating as an example a bicycle with wings that was being wheeled into position for Wednesday night's dress rehearsal."Those will flap when the rider pedals it."

Stationed nearby was a 1,700-pound spaceship of aluminum, plywood and lighting instruments that Schreiber designed and Dayton resident Dan McLaughlin's firm Scenic Solutions constructed in a warehouse belonging to the Dayton Ballet.
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Schreiber, who grew up in Springfield and got his start designing theater sets at Northwest High School, said his job was to make executive producer Jeremy Railton's vision and sketches for the production tangible.
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Schreiber discounted rumors that one or more big-name celebrities will show up.

"There was talk for a while that President Bush (who will speak at Wright-Patterson on Friday) would make an appearance, but the Secret Service would need an army to secure this site," he said, indicating the numerous rooftops and towers that ring Fifth Third Field.

"We may have a few astronauts, though," he added while glancing up.