Gordon “Gordo” McLachlan is a San Diego native and JT alumnus with a love of all things performing arts. He holds a degree in Theater from UCLA where he studied puppetry, immersive storytelling, theatrical design, and film production. (He also has some certificates in cool stuff like electronic music production and special effects make-up.) He is a maker/crafter, writer, performer, puppeteer, and a teaching artist who can be found throughout the city with SDJT, the Guild of Puppetry, the OB Adventure Club, Animal Cracker Conspiracy, and his own company The Ghostwave. As JT’s assistant production manager working alongside Isaac Vermilye, they are responsible for the scenic, technical, and backstage elements that help bring the magic of theatre to life. Together, they created and run JT’s technical theatre production club Ghostlight and also teach an annual week-long theatrical design intensive. Additionally, Gordo has taught classes such as Scare School: Techniques in Terror and Our Flag Means Fun: A Pirate Adventure. He has designed the sets and props for many JT productions since he was hired in 2023. Oh yeah, and he directs some shows too (Season 77’s The Addams Family, Season 78’s Shrek The Musical) alongside his long-time creative collaborator, Joey Price. If you would like to talk about electronic music, puppetry, the ol’ west, or spooky stuff—–come find Gordo!