David developed original puzzles for 1926 Pleasant and has contributed his technical expertise and numerous designs to other Walking Shadow productions. Formerly a jack-of-all-trades with Hidden Theatre in Minneapolis and a props designer at SteppingStone Theatre in Saint Paul, David has also worked as a freelance theater technician with many Twin Cities arts groups, including The History Theatre, The Playwrights' Center, Cheap Theatre, and Mixed Blood Theater. He has a degree in English literature with an emphasis on creative writing from St. Olaf College, and is creating the libretto for an oratorio funded by a 2004 grant from the Jerome Composers Commissioning Program. David works as a spotlight operator and backstage technician at the Children's Theatre Company, where he serves as the steward for the theater technicians' union.