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Bart Breisch, PE, is an entertainment-focused structural engineer who helps turn creative vision into structures that are safe, buildable, and ready for opening night. He brings deep experience across live event structures, touring and temporary systems, rigging and flown elements, stage and proscenium modifications, and more.
As the structural lead for our entertainment engineering group, Bart is known for working directly with artists, producers, fabricators, and contractors to find the best-fit engineering approach when traditional playbooks do not apply. His work balances precision and creativity, keeping the experience intact while protecting the public and the crew.
Bart supports projects across the full lifecycle, from structural inspections and investigations through design, detailing, and construction-phase services. Clients rely on his rigorous analysis and field-ready documentation when schedules are tight, loads are high, and performance-critical installations have zero margin for surprises.
He also contributes to advancing the industry, including participation on an ASCE subcommittee developing a new chapter for the Temporary Structures Code.
Bart is a Professional Engineer licensed in New York. Nationwide coverage is supported by our in-house licensed professionals, enabling signing and sealing in all 50 states.
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Temporary Structures Sub-Committee Member writing new code, ASCE 7-28 Chapter 35 “Loads on Temporary Structures”
Bart’s experience spans live events, pop-ups, theater, touring, immersive activations, and show-action machinery, with recent work supporting major public moments and productions such as concert tours (i.e. Bruce Springsteen – 2026 Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, The Lumineers – 2025 Automatic World Tour, Shakira – 2025 Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour), sporting events (i.e. 2025 WNBA All-Star Game Truss Structure), and Tony Award Winning Broadway plays (i.e. Stranger Things: The First Shadow at Marquis Theater – the most Tony award winning play in 2025, and Wicked at Gershwin Theater).
Bart turns creative vision into structures that are safe, buildable, and ready for showtime, from Broadway installations and touring productions to one-off public spectacles. He has experience in:
Architectural Theming
Broadway + Performing Arts Venues
Concert Tours + Live Events
Event Rigging + Fly Systems
Holiday Displays + Public Installations
Lighting + Audio Support Structures
Live-Event Structures
Media Platforms + Broadcast Structures
Museums, Exhibits + Art Displays
Pop-Ups + Brand Activations
Scenic + Set Structures
Sculptures + Monuments
Show Action Machinery Structural Support
Signage, Billboards + Marquees
Studios, Sound Stages + Film/TV Production
Temporary Structures
Tents
Theater, Stage + Proscenium Modifications
Theme Park + Attraction Structures
Touring Structures
+ more
His expertise covers working across a wide range of materials and systems, from steel, aluminum, timber, cables and tensile fabrics, inflatables, and more.
Bart, our entertainment structural lead, works at the intersection of creativity and precision. By staying hands-on across entertainment projects, he carries lessons learned from the most recent installs straight into the next one, helping teams move fast without sacrificing safety or quality.
Technical Quality
Bart provides technical leadership and QA/QC oversight, ensuring deliverables are accurate, constructible, and aligned with real field conditions, while bringing practical, outside-the-box solutions to complex challenges.
Fast turnarounds, clear communication
Best-fit engineering when there’s no clean code path
“Not every entertainment structure fits neatly in a standard code box. We use experience, physics, and a best-fit approach to keep the design true to the vision and safe for the public.” - Bart Breisch, PE
Built for production
Bart coordinates closely with artists, fabricators, and contractors, designing with installation, load-in/load-out, and operations in mind.
“I try to see the project through the artist’s eyes, then engineer it so it can be built, installed, and experienced safely by everyone.”
- Bart Breisch, PE
We’re excited to share that McLaren Engineering Group is now part of KCI Technologies Inc., a 100% employee-owned firm offering engineering and consulting across all markets, and construction for communications and environmental projects.
Our commitment to excellence continues with the added strength of KCI’s full range of engineering and consulting services.
Visit KCI’s website to learn more.
