Gary Cooper Master Carpenter/Scenic Designer For The Coeur D’Alene Summer Theatre

Sun., July 30, 2000

Personal: 42, married with four kids. Lives near Harrison, Idaho.

Salary: about $800 per show.

Responsibilities: “At times, take thumbnail sketches or designs from paper towels and render them into three-dimensional sets.”

Favorite pieces: Horse-drawn trolley built for “Hello, Dolly” this season; art deco bar for last year’s production of “Mame.”

Crew: Four paid employees and six volunteers.

Best part of the job: “I really love the whole camaraderie of the actors and the artistic, creative spirit that hangs out here.”

Challenges: Demanding hours. Schuler Auditorium stage designed with little storage in the wings.

Experience: Former boat builder and restorer of Victorian homes. Cooper is currently studying art and anthropology at North Idaho College.

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