Michael Salvatore Commendatore (Projection Designer) Originally from Rhode Island and lived in Chicago for 7 years, Michael currently lives in Massachusetts with his amazing wife, Katie, and their lovable cats, Sebastian and JJ. For over a decade, Michael has traveled around the country designing for theatre, opera, dance, installations and more at places such as the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Arizona Opera, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Public Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, Portland Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and more. He’s won two Chicago Jeff awards for Best Projection Design for his work on Iraq, But Funny (2025) and It Came From Outer Space the Musical (2022). MFA in Design, Yale School of Drama. michaelcommendatore.com