Prof. David C. Pecoraro
— Entertainment Expert Witness

Select Cases:
• 2023  |  A performer was injured when the wrong light cue caused an unexpected and unsafe condition.
• 2023  |  A musician was injured when he fell off the edge of a stage.
• 2022  |  A patron tripped and fell because of a stage lighting cable.
• 2022  |  Injury of an audience volunteer because of a faulty prop.
• 2021  |  Injury of a stage technician on a television set.
• 2020  |  A professional musician fell into a gap on the stage and sustained injures.
• 2019  |  An actress suffered a career-altering injury during a technical rehearsal.
• 2018  |  During a dress rehearsal, a prop injured a high school theatre student.
• 2017  |  A beauty pageant contestant fell into an orchestra pit.
• 2016  |  At an industry conference, an attendee was invited to the stage and fell off.
• 2015  |  A rock concert stage technician fell off of a stage.
• 2014  |  An aspiring professional dancer's foot was crushed by a stage lift on a cruise ship. 
• 2012  |  Injury of performer Bret Michaels during the 2009 Tony Awards.   
• 1999  |  Injury of an actor who was blinded by a spotlight and fell off of the stage.
• Consultant:  Event Safety Guide for the Event Safety Alliance

My experience in leadership positions began with the responsibility of being a stage manager for the theater. With that comes the responsibility of creating and managing a safe environment for all participants.

As my career progressed, I had positions of greater responsibility, including Production Stage Manager, Special Events Manager, Production Manager, Producer, Head of a Graduate Stage Management Program, and Professor.

These positions required me to be responsible for the safety of performance venues, large-scale international special events, and educational performance complexes.

As a tenured professor emeritus, I teach students how to create and manage safe entertainment environments.

I welcome the opportunity to explore a working relationship with you.