He was the lighting designer for Rod Serling's play, "Requiem for a Heavyweight" at the Shattered Globe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Sean Sullivan in the cast. The crew included Lou Contey (director), Kevin Hagan (scenic designer), Nick Sandys (fight choreographer), and Mike Tutak (sound designer).
He was awarded the 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design for "Requiem for a Heavyweight" at the Shattered Globe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.