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Casey has always loved the theatre, and even through high school when it was clearly not cool to love Shakespeare he proudly wore his New York Shakespeare Festival shirt to school at least once a month. Somehow he was never picked on for it which almost disappointed him because he was always more than ready to defend the bard. Of course now he has a new shirt that says Shakespeare in the Park, which the festival is now called, and the days of high school bullies destined for life long careers in fast food joints and corner quick markets were long behind him. And he still loved the theatre and still loved Shakespeare.

Interestingly Casey never wanted to pursue a career in the theatre and has never attempted to act, he simply loves to watch it and read great plays. His own life ambition was to become an architect, which he has. And Casey really enjoys his work. He has dreamed of designing great theatres and performance arts complexes, though he has always been content with his firm and the work that he’s been assigned. Leave the stage to the greats, he has always thought. And has always had impeccably high standards. He believed the theatre was no place for hacks, which unfortunately it was full of. No, he wanted nothing to do with that. Or so he thought.

As it turns out, just last week Casey was in the audience at the Broadhurst Theatre on 44th St. He had purchased his New York Broadway tickets with his friend Mike three weeks ago, and yet, he was simply not prepared for what he saw. Jude Law was playing Hamlet and Casey had mediocre expectations for the performance, however, he was completely captivated and even awed by Law’s work. More importantly, he was absolutely in love with Christopher Oram’s set design. And while he considered the thematic relevance and how he had achieved certain set elements and new passion completely overtook him. Casey was absolutely intent on designing some sets himself. In fact, this would be his own personal way of honoring Shakespeare. He decided his architectural background was perfect for the task, though immediately he started searching for masters programs in set design. Realizing his new passion was something that Casey just couldn’t see coming and couldn’t imagine letting go of or living without once it had arrived.