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About Me

My name is Sam Rahm and I’m a Scenic Designer. I’m currently a student at Penn State University in State College, PA. I am working towards a BFA in Theater Technology and Design with an emphasis on Scenic Design and intend to graduate May 2026. My ideal career path is to continue in the amusement industry. I have always been fascinated with dark attractions and have been building my own props and decorations since I was a child. This website has a broad selection of my work including school work, personal projects and previous jobs.

Hair Musical (Concept)

For the Advanced Scenic Design class, we designed a show from beginning to end. This involved presentations, white models, drafting packets, and a full color 1/4″ scale model.

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Ghost Ship

During the Summer of 2023 and 2025, I worked as a Supervisor and Trainer at this haunted walk-through attraction at the award-winning Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ.

Morey’s Piers

For the summer seasons of 2022-2025 I worked as an Assistant Attractions Supervisor for Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ.

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Love’s Labour’s Lost

Spring of 2025, Penn State Centre Stage did the Musical production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. For this production I was the props supervisor. This page provides more details about the show.

John Proctor is a Villain

The First show at Penn State’s 2024 fall season opened with John Proctor is a Villain. I was the props supervisor for this production. This page provides further details on my role. 

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Sweeney Todd

Penn State’s Centre Stage’s biggest production of the 2024 season was Sweeney Todd. I was the blood tracking prop supervisor.

Imaginarium Sanitarium

Imaginarium Sanitarium is a haunted attraction company that I worked for for in Fall of 2023.

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Technical Skills

These projects all required some level of woodworking on my part. I'm getting very good with a jigsaw.

Woodworking

These projects all required some level of woodworking on my part. I’m getting very good with a jigsaw.
I've always been fascinated by animatronics. In fact, I received pneumatic pistons and solenoids for Christmas on two occasions. These projects show how I used them.

Pneumatics

I’ve always been fascinated by animatronics. In fact, I received pneumatic pistons and solenoids for Christmas on two occasions. These projects show how I used them.
I've recently learned to solder and have begun adding electronics to projects giving me the ability to control sound effects and lighting and motion.

Electronics

I’ve recently learned to solder and have begun adding electronics to projects giving me the ability to control sound effects and lighting and motion.