with nomad productions scenic studios in san francisco, gilger worked on concert touring sets for madonna (1985 "like a virgin" tour), kenny loggins, crosby stills & nash, carlos santana, alabama, dio, and petra, stage sets for whoopi goldberg and anthony newley (the 1983 musical "chaplin"), set pieces for the super bowl broadcast, and numerous sets for television. he has designed numerous stage sets for theatre companies in ohio and california, and from 1975 thru 1981 was the set designer and associate producer of the miss ohio pageant (miss america preliminary).