
WORK / THEATRE
THEATRE
FROM BACKSTAGE
TO CENTER STAGE.
Performance | Projection Mapping
Set Design | Production
Technical Theatre


FEATURED PROJECT

LIVE THEATER | INCANTO PRODUCTIONS | 2026
Pinocchio Pop is an original EDUMusical by Incanto Productions that reimagines the classic story of Pinocchio through live performance, music, and multimedia. It toured the NYC Tri-State Area with 4000+ students coming to the performances.
As part of the production team, Ryve contributed to bringing the production to the stage through production support and the creation and implementation of projection visuals.
Set Design | Projection Design | Production



SELECTED WORKS

TREASURE HUNT
PRODUCTION | CREATIVE MEDIA
2025
Supported the production of Incanto Productions’ touring EDUMusical, contributing behind the scenes to help bring the live theatrical experience to audiences.
. An Incanto Productions Edu-Musical Treasure Hunt is an original edu-musical by Incanto Productions that combines live theatre, music, and education to create an engaging theatrical experience for student audiences. As part of the production team, Ryve contributed to bringing the show to the stage and supporting its presentation throughout its 2025 tour. The production traveled across six venues and reached more than 4,000 audience members, giving Ryve experience working on a live theatrical production across multiple performances and locations. Production Incanto Productions Role Production Production Type Edu-Musical Format Touring Production Tour 6 Venues · 4,000+ Audience Members

CAMP ROCK
THE MUSICAL
LEAD PERFORMANCE | SHANE GRAY 2023
Starred as Shane Gray in Camp Rock: The Musical, taking on a leading role combining acting, singing, and musical theatre performance while studying abroad in London.
. A Queen Mary Theatre Company Production Based on the Disney Channel films, Camp Rock: The Musical brings the music, characters, and energy of Camp Rock to the stage in a story of friendship, competition, and finding your voice. While studying abroad in London, Ryve starred as Shane Gray in the Queen Mary Theatre Company production, taking on one of the musical’s lead roles. The performance combined acting, vocals, choreography, and ensemble work, marking Ryve’s return to musical theatre while studying internationally. Production Queen Mary Theatre Company Role Shane Gray Performance Lead Location London, United Kingdom

DIE ANYWHERE ELSE
PRODUCTION | SCENIC DESIGN
2022
Designed the scenic world of Die Anywhere Else, creating a flexible environment that supported the production’s changing spaces, characters, and intimate storytelling.
. Die Anywhere Else A Hunter College Student Theatre Production Die Anywhere Else is a full-length play written by Colin Casey and directed by Annika Prager. Staged as a student-mounted production at Hunter College, the play explores identity, survival, community, and the spaces queer and trans youth create to find safety and belonging. Written by Colin Casey Directed by Annika Prager Scenic Designer Ryve Obien Video/Projections Designer Octavia Leona Kohner Costume Designer Izzy McClelland Props Master Hunter McIlvain Lighting Designer Georgina Woo Sound Designer Courtney Seyl Assistant Scenic Designer Beauden Efinger Production Hunter College Student Theatre Production Type Full-Length Play As Set Designer, Ryve developed the scenic environment for the production, creating a flexible space that could support shifts between exposed public settings and more intimate, protected environments. The design used space, structure, and visual contrast to support the changing locations and emotional world of the play.

ANTIGONE
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION | SET DESIGN
2021
Designed the visual environment for a Zoom production of Antigone, reimagining theatrical space for a performance created and presented entirely through the screen.
. A Hunter Theatre Department CoLAB Production Sophocles’ Antigone, adapted by Gregory Mosher, was presented by the Hunter Theatre Department as a CoLAB production and directed by Christina Marks. Created for a virtual theatrical format, the production reimagined how scenic space and design could function when the stage existed through a screen. As Scenic Designer, Ryve developed the visual environment of the production, translating the world of Antigone into a design suited to its digital presentation. Written by Sophocles Adapted by Gregory Mosher Directed by Christina Marks Production Manager Laurel Cutler Technical Director Alex Mootelall Scenic Designer Ryve Obien Lighting Designer Georgina Woo Costume Designer Erin Jeffries Sound Designer Allison Cachaynarva Stage Manager Carmen Magel

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
LEAD PERFORMANCE
J. PIERREPONT FINCH | 2020
Starred as J. Pierrepont Finch, leading the musical comedy through a performance centered on character, comedy, singing, and ensemble storytelling.
. A St. John’s Prep Drama Guild Production How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical comedy following the ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch as he attempts to climb the corporate ladder using a book promising success without really trying. Ryve starred as J. Pierrepont Finch, the show’s leading role, carrying the production through acting, comedy, singing, dancing, and ensemble performance. Production St. John’s Prep Drama Guild Role J. Pierrepont Finch Performance Lead

JOSEPH & THE TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
REUBEN | 2019
Performed as Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, taking on a featured supporting role within the show’s energetic ensemble.
. A St. John’s Prep Drama Guild Production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, retelling the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers through a wide range of musical styles. Ryve performed as Reuben, one of Joseph’s brothers, in a featured supporting role with the St. John’s Prep Drama Guild. His performance included the featured musical number “One More Angel in Heaven.” Production St. John’s Prep Drama Guild Role Reuben
