About me
Eric Rouse brings more than 25 years in the entertainment business as a rigger, rigging trainer, inspector, and project manager. As GM at Sapsis Rigging, he supports clients by providing services for design, installations, and inspections of rigging systems as well as providing training for individual professionals and workforces in need of continuing education. Eric was a tenured associate professor at Penn State University, where he was the head of the B.F.A and M.F.A. in Scenic Technology for nine years. He has done rigging training for more than 10 years for clients such as Disney, Royal Caribbean, Cirque du Soleil, ETC, and IATSE. Throughout his career, Eric has gained a broad range of experience in rigging and rigging design after working with companies like Flying by Foy, Cirque, EPS, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.