VEE Corporation: Jim Waters


Key People Vincent E. Egan Jim Waters Dayna Deutsch Dave Modica Kevin Kulas Jay Humphry Bonnie Ehlers Jack Pence Chris Vesper Peter Windingstad Dave Mink Artistry & Craftsmanship Our History Employment	Jim Waters Senior Vice President of Production & Producer Earned a graduate degree in theater and design from the University of Minnesota Designed sets and props for the Minnesota Opera and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis Combined his artist's eye with the nuts and bolts of creating shows that can be packed up and moved from city to city on national tours. Brought that unique talent to the first Sesame Street Live tour Twenty-six years and 20 Sesame Street Live productions later, keeps one hand on the production helm of Sesame Street Live Helped establish VEE's Costumes & Creatures® and VEE Production Services Age: Old enough to know better. Height: Tall. Weight: Ideal (How many people do you know that will actually say that?) Major accomplishments: Producing 8 national tours in one season. Growing a part time scenic shop of 3 employees to a year round business creating entertainment oriented events for nationally recognized clients. Favorite part of your day? Pre-sunrise walk with Louie, my Springer Spaniel, along the creek. What started this for you? I started as a production designer in theater and enjoyed the financial side at the same time. I moved from designing to doing account work, and finally on to producing. Who influences you? My wife, my daughters, and the journalist, Tom Friedman. A memory of your job you'll always carry with you: Spending time in recording sessions with Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Favorite ice cream? Light vanilla (remember that "ideal weight" comment) with hot fudge and lots of Reddi-whip. Theme song? Boston Legal. Goals for the coming year: Make a difference in the lives of the people I spend time with. Likes: Piano, great bookstores, Broadway, "edgy" conservative clothes, a good sense of humor and random acts of kindness. Downers: Lack of initiative, negativity and random acts of rudeness. A Jim Waters fascinating fact: I go to a Piano Fantasy Camp in Vermont every fall.