Featured in VoyageLA: Rising Stars Interview

VoyageLA Magazine featured Brandon PT Davis in their "Rising Stars" series, highlighting his journey as a scenic and experiential designer based in Irvine, California.

Brandon grew up in Columbia, Missouri, where he gained early exposure to the arts through the local college town community. He attended Stephens College on an apprenticeship scholarship, immersing himself in hands-on production work while learning scenic design fundamentals. After graduation, he worked in Kansas City, Chicago, and briefly in New York before moving to California in 2016 to work at The Great American Melodrama on the Central Coast.

This experience led him to pursue his MFA in Scenic Design at the University of California, Irvine, where he solidified his design voice and explored both traditional scenic design and emerging digital workflows. After graduating during the pandemic, he returned to Chicago and later taught at Stephens College for three years before moving back to Orange County in 2024.

Today, Brandon works as a scenic designer and member of USA 829, while also serving as Senior Experiential Designer at Adaptive Design Services. His practice spans regional theatre, live events, and experiential spaces, with a strong emphasis on clarity in both concept and technical execution.

Recent highlights include co-designing Million Dollar Quartet at South Coast Repertory with Efren Delgadillo Jr., designing The Glass Menagerie at Maples Repertory Theatre, and creating the scenic environment for Romero at the University of Missouri. He has also been working with the New Swan Shakespeare Festival in Irvine, designing outdoor productions that require adaptability and strong relationships between performers, audience, and environment.

When asked about success, Brandon referenced Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, noting that reaching a goal doesn't always bring the completion one expects. For him, success is about momentum—pushing work to the next level, staying curious, and not getting too comfortable creatively.