Chris Bass

Projection Designer

Chris Bass is a multidisciplinary designer and technologist whose work bridges live performance and digital media. With a BFA in Animation from the Savannah College of Art and Design and over fifteen years of experience as a stage actor at venues including the Savannah Children’s Theatre, Savannah Rep, Savannah Cabaret, and the Historic Savannah Theatre, he brings both a technical eye and a performer’s instinct to his design work. His projection design credits include productions at the Savannah Children’s Theatre and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, the featured musical at the 2025 Savannah Performing Arts Festival. Chris is the founder and Executive Director of the Savannah Performance Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to expanding the performing arts in the Savannah region, and co-founder of the Savannah Performing Arts Festival. His voice acting credits include the animated feature Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog. He is excited to be collaborating with the Gulf Coast Symphony on this production of 1776: The Musical, and thanks his family for allowing him to stretch his creative boundaries.