Podcasts about scenic designer

We are excited to bring you this new episode in our podcast series, The Art of Collaboration with Anne Kauffman and dots. This series focuses on directors and choreographers in conversation with some of their collaborators. This series explores the ins and outs of these processes, both finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. In this episode you will hear an in-depth and transparent conversation with Anne and dots focused on the collaboration between directors and designers as well as navigating the industry as a collective.   Bios: dots (Scenic Designer) is a design collective creating environments for theater, film, commercials, and immersive experiences. Hailing from Colombia, South Africa, and Japan, we are Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Andrew Moerdyk, and Kimie Nishikawa. As collaborators, we believe that the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. Recent highlights include the Broadway productions of Oh, Mary! ; Romeo + Juliet, An Enemy of the People (Tony Award Nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Play); Appropriate (Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding Scenic Design); The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; and The Big Gay Jamboree ; Recent awards include a 2024 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Design, 2023 and 2024 Henry Hewes Design Award, recipient of 2025 USA Fellowship Award . designbydots.com. Anne Kauffman (Director)'s credits include the New York Philharmonic, BAM, Ars Nova, NYTW, Roundabout Theatre Company, Encores! Off-Center, Women's Project, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Public, P73 Productions, New Georges, Vineyard Theatre, LCT3, Yale Rep, Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Z Space, American Conservatory Theater, and Berkeley Rep. She is a Resident Director at Roundabout Theatre, Artistic Associate and Founding Member of The Civilians, a Clubbed Thumb Affiliated Artist and co-creator of the CT Directing Fellowship, a New Georges Affiliated Artist, an SDC Executive Board Member, Vice President and Trustee of SDCF 2020-2023, and Artistic Director of City Center's Encores! Off-Center 2017-2020. Her awards include a 2024 Tony nomination for Best Director for Mary Jane, a 2023 Tony nomination for Best Revival for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, three Obies, the Joan and Joseph Cullman Award for Exceptional Creativity from Lincoln Center, the Alan Schneider Director Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama League Award, and the Joe A. Callaway. She is co-creator of the Cast Album Project with Jeanine Tesori.   dots headshot courtesy of dots Anne Kauffman's headshot by Tess Mayer

Starring Role: Sylvania Southview Grad Theron Wineinger. A scenic designer, experiential designer, and art director for theatre, opera and dance, Theron has an unbelievable portfolio of work and it all began in Northwest Toledo. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/214M4OKBbWcDivndnc2MTu Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stage-door-a-theatre-podcast-hosted-by-two-regular-guys/id1573865415 Theron Wineinger is a scenic designer, experiential designer, and art director for theatre, opera and dance.

Join Tony Award-winning scenic designer, Derek McLane, and DMPA President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig as they discuss McLane's incredible career and his approach to design for Moulin Rouge! the Musical.

Just a few weeks left to catch the revival of The Wiz on Broadway. Hannah Beachler designed the smash-hit musical's incredible set. She's also known for her Academy Award Winning designs from the Black Panther movies. On this episode of the pod, Paul Wontorek chats with the Scenic Designer of The Wiz , Hannah Beachler on inspiration for the show and how different designing for theatre can be.

How did scenic designer become a job that people could pursue in the theatre? Dr. David Bisaha joins us to talk about his book, American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism. Correction for the episode: The correct number for the historical, segregated Washington, D.C. IATSE Local was 224-A, not 244-A.

Katie McDermott is back, this time to shed light on CHUCKY THE TV SERIES, an overlooked gem of the larger Chucky-verse. Katie is a Scenic Designer and Scenic Artist by day and an improviser by night. Episode Links: Katie's Website Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Starring Role: Sylvania Southview Grad Theron Wineinger. A scenic designer, experiential designer, and art director for theatre, opera and dance, Theron has an unbelievable portfolio of work and it all began in Northwest Toledo. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/214M4OKBbWcDivndnc2MTu Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stage-door-a-theatre-podcast-hosted-by-two-regular-guys/id1573865415 Theron Wineinger is a scenic designer, experiential designer, and art director for theatre, opera and dance.

Angran Li is a Chinese Production Designer and Art Director who is best known for her work Kneeling Sheep(2019), The Way Home(2019), How to Live Your Life Correctly(2018). She recently worked on the Walt Disney Studios' new streaming project-The Little Prince(ss)(2020) as a Production Designer.Since 2018, all her films she as Production Designer went to various worldwide well-known film festivals and had awards winning, such as BAFTA, Woodstock Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival, etc.She has worked in both China and the United States owns a Design BFA degree from Parsons the New School for Design in New York. She worked in New York Fashion Week (2016), was a prop assistant in Jerard Studio also assisted Scenic Designer for New York Broadway Musical George Takei's Allegiance. She assisted for the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and worked for the International Concert's Art Director at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She found her own design studio-Le Grand Studio in Beijing years ago and has been the Creative Art Director for China Yacht Magazine till now.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/support

Scenic Designer and Visual Artist Julie K. Ross appeared on the podcast as part of our educational shows about the professionals not on stage that are critical to bringing a show to the stage. Hear what a Scenic Designer does, how she ended up in this career, how the profession has changed (and where projections fit in), and a prop that many times ends up on her sets as an inside joke. Also hear about her work as a visual artist and where in Dollywood one can see her very large and unique murals. Finally get the scoop on "Thurgood" opening soon at NC Stage Company and some teasers about that set.

WT co-Founder and Executive Director Emily Sutton-Smith chats with Scenic Designer Jennifer Maiseloff.

Carl Sprague: "Setting the Stage" an exhibition of his 40+ year of work as an Art Director, Concept Illustrator, Scenic Designer and more at the Opalka Gallery. He is in conversation with Hudson Mohawk Magazines' Andrea Cunliffe about his life and career in 40+ films and TV 35 of which have been Academy Award nominations. He gives an insight into the world and work of Production Design. Carl Sprague: "Setting the Stage" at the Opalka Gallery January 23 through February 24th, 2024 Opalka.sage.edu

Katie McDermott is here to declare her love for "LITTLE MONSTERS" (1989), a film that played a pivotal role in her formative years, starring Howie Mandel and a young Fred Savage "with an adult filter over him." Katie is a Scenic Designer and Scenic Artist by day and an improviser by night. Episode Links: Katie's Website Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

BTS with a Scenic Designer VIDEO: The Croswell Opera House's Scenic Designer, Marty Flake, joins Kyle and Them on Stage Door, to talk about her path to the career, and the importance of Scenic Artists to the world of theatre. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stage-door-a-theatre-podcast-hosted-by-two-regular-guys/id1573865415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/214M4OKBbWcDivndnc2MTu Scenic designers help create and build worlds for plays, movies and television shows. They use basic principles of art and design to create the spaces in which the characters interact. If you're interested in a career in architecture, design, theater or movie production, consider learning what a scenic designer does.

Scenic Designer: The Croswell Opera House's Scenic Designer, Marty Flake, joins Kyle and Them on Stage Door, to talk about her path to the career, and the importance of Scenic Artists to the world of theatre. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stage-door-a-theatre-podcast-hosted-by-two-regular-guys/id1573865415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/214M4OKBbWcDivndnc2MTu Scenic designers help create and build worlds for plays, movies and television shows. They use basic principles of art and design to create the spaces in which the characters interact. If you're interested in a career in architecture, design, theater or movie production, consider learning what a scenic designer does.Mar 28, 2023

Galisteo Residents Kelly Kiernan and Patrick Briggs - Director and Scenic Designer respectively of Santa Fe Classic Theater's production of William Shakespeare's Comedy Much Ado About Nothing  speak with Radio Free Galisteo's John Shannon about this summer's Shakespeare in the Garden. Performances will run Thursdays-Sundays July 27-August 20, 2023, at 7pm. And once again, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden will open early for picnicking.  DONATE to Santa Fe Classic Theater: https://www.santafeclassictheater.org/donateBUY TICKETS (when the time comes): https://www.santafeclassictheater.org/buy-tickets  SFCT Website  - https://www.santafeclassictheater.org/  Support the showFollow Radio Free Galisteo on Instagram at: @radiofreegalisteo. We're on twitter here: https://twitter.com/FreeGalisteo or @FreeGalisteo. We're now on BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreegalisteo.bsky.social Support the show by going to https://www.RadioFreeGalisteo.com and clicking on our Red DONATE button to select a method of financial encouragement - Patreon, Paypal, Stripe or just Buy Us a Coffee!

David Gallo is a Brooklyn-based artist who has served the entertainment industry as a scenic designer for theatre, TV, and concerts for several years. He is a member of United Scenic Artists local 829 and some of his awards/credits include:Tony ® Award for Best Scenic Design Drama Desk Award ("The Drowsy Chaperone", "Jitney", "Bunny Bunny")Daytime Emmy ® Award for Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design (redesign of "Sesame Street")NAACP Award ("King Hedley II")https://davidgallo.com/https://www.facebook.com/DavidGalloDesignNow is a great time to act on your dreams! If this episode helped you, please share to a friend!https://www.instagram.com/HyphensHaven/http://www.dreamofdrea.com/Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamofDréa

Tony-Award Winning Scenic Designer, Derek McLane, chats about his unexpected route to Broadway, his creative processes leading to some of the most captivating designs in NYC, and more! “Broadway will flourish again, it always does”  Derek is the genius visionary behind some of Broadway's most intricate, beautiful sets, including; Moulin Rouge, MJ: The Musical, Hairspray LIVE, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Almost Famous, A Soldier's Play and so much more. On top of his award-winning theatrical designs, he has also worked on the designs for several Oscar Awards creating some magical award show moments. Throughout his career, he has lent so much knowledge of architecture and detail to create captivating moments that last months with audiences (like it has with me).  In this episode, you can hear Derek chat about His experience and attitude towards Educational Theatre and the pivotal stepping stones to Broadway! Advice from throughout his career that shaped him to be the designer he is today. The process behind Broadway set designs that has proven to be successful with his work Moulin Rouge and the accidental transformation of Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre and Broadway's Al Hirschfeld His new book written with Eila Mell celebrating his craft and colleagues And so much more! You can check out Derek's book here! Instagram – @derekmclane   Thank you so much for your support!! I hope that this show continues to be a resource for artists of all interests to find the place they deserve in this wonderful industry… Join me for future interviews and content below! BPN.fm/RealTalk Instagram: @_RealTalk_Pod Twitter: @_RealTalk_Pod TikTok: @RealTalkPodcast Facebook: Real Talk with Mason Bray Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we are joined by Melanie May talking all things art and design. Born and raised in Colombia, Melanie is a Scenic Designer and Art Director, now working also as a Professor in Bogotá. Her sensibility pursues to create rich and compelling universes through visual storytelling. Recent credits include The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Repertorio Español), Lordes presented at the New Ohio Theater's Ice Factory, On This Side of The World a new musical about the Filipino immigrant experience, Lost Girls (Netflix, Sundance), and Henry V by Saheem Ali (NYU). Melanie holds a Master of Fine Arts from NYU Tisch in Design for Stage and Film. https://www.melaniemaybe.com We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com

The wildly successful world premiere of Iranian-American Sanaz Toossi's award-winning play and production English (2022) captivated audiences who had never before seen their story captured in live performance. Set in a TOEFL classroom in Karaj, Iran in 2008, English occurs during a period of political transformation resulting in travel restrictions and family separations. The play focuses on the many personal, cultural and political questions raised by “foreign” language acquisition that are both specific and expansive upon its Iranian context. In conversation about this theatrical work, the award-winning English creative team discusses these topics and the process from script to production. Speakers Knud Adams, Director, English (2022) Sanaz Toossi, Iranian-American Playwright, English (2022) Moderated by Robert H Vorlicky, Visiting Professor of Theater, NYUAD Marsha Ginsberg, Scenic Designer, English (2022); Associate Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD

Meg McGuigan (she/her) is a designer, scenic artist, and enthusiastic collaborator. She earned her MFA in Scene Design from Boston University, and has experience in theatre, events, and window displays. She finds joy in bringing abstract ideas through to their realized potential. Currently she is the scenic department head, and head designer at Paper Mache Monkey in Brooklyn. Her wide variety of projects keep her happily on her toes, and satiates her desire for new problems to solve and stories to tell.

Imagine yourself as a pirate, scavenging the Atlantic Ocean with your crew looking for the treasures hidden within the sea. You and your scallywags have ventured far and wide aboard your ship, The Dazzling Pearl. Aboard this ship is an elephant…. Wait a second that's not in the script… This week we talked with Rodrigo Escalante, Scenic Designer for The African Company Presents: Richard the 3rd, which is a part of the GRSF 2022. Rodrigo talks with us about the importance of reusing set pieces, how a set feels when it is arranged, and how to translate reality into a given space. Rodrigo also talks with us about how he incorporated the ocean into his set in a very unique way. So find your scallywags and grab your eye patches as we learn more about set design together. I'm Max Ackman, and up next is KQAL's Bill Stoneberg with Rodrigo Escalante, Scenic Designer for the GRSF, TODAY on Art Beat. Original air date: 08/02/22Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

This week we have award-winning scenic designer/production designer/illustrator, Stanley A. Meyer!Stanley designed the original Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast as well as every major production following, including the latest UK touring production!Be Our Guest as Stanley shares his experiences designing these productions and others.......including a Disney Parks show from the heydays of MGM Studios!

This podcast was recorded on the show floor of USITT22 at Studio USITT in partnership with AKG by Harman.On this week's episode, we sat down with 2022 YDMT winner of the Bernhard R. Works Master Crafts Award, Riley Lathrom.Riley is a graduating undergrad senior BFA Design Technology and Stage Management with an emphasis is Scenic Design at Missouri State University. Her credits include being the Scenic Designer for "Much Ado About Nothing", "Working: A Musical", and "These Shining Lives". She has been the Assistant Designer for "Cats" and "The Secret Garden". At Missouri State University, Riley is the recipient of the Provost Scholarship and the Bryne Blackwood Scenic Design Scholarship. Riley is honored to be nominated for the Bernhard R. Works Master Crafts Award for her work in Scenic Painting.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

This podcast was recorded on the show floor of USITT22 at Studio USITT in partnership with AKG by Harman.On this week's episode, we sat down with 2022 YDMT winner of the Richard Hay Undergraduate Scene Design Award, Maggie Nelson.Maggie has been scenic designing professionally for three years, and scenic painting for six. Her most recent work has been at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's 2021 outdoor season as Scenic Designer for A Year with Frog and Toad and The Importance of Being Earnest, Assistant to Remote Scenic Designers for The Mountaintop and Children of a Lesser God, and Scenic Paint Charge for all of the above. She is currently in her fourth year at The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, pursuing a BFA in scenic design with a second emphasis in Scenic Art. She likes spaghetti and nature.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

We are always so honored and await in eager anticipation of being able to speak with Andy Park, Artistic Director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.  Andy has written and directed the Nebraska Repertory's upcoming production, The Way to the Way.  This will be a fantastic performance full of rich cultural history, a powerful message of connectedness and humanity, paired with a stage full of puppets in every form as only Andy's imagination can deliver an experience of exporting ourselves into a spectacular world.  Andy and Scenic Designer, Jill Hibbard have been working hard on this production and what will happen will be magical!  Hear about it on our podcast with Andy!   The Way to the Way opens February 23rd and runs until March 3rd.  Wednesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30PM and Sunday shows are at 2PM at the Howell Theatre in downtown Lincoln.   NEBRASKA REPERTORY THEATRE CONTACT INFORMATION:  Get your tickets now at https://nebraskarep.org/season_specific.php?show=5 Website: https://nebraskarep.org/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nebraskarep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nebraskarep/ Box Office phone number 402-472-2567. 301 N 12th St, Lincoln, NE 68508   HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST  Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts.  We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa.  Listen on your computer or any device on our website: https://www.platteriverbard.com. Find us on You Tube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCPDzMz8kHvsLcJRV-myurvA. Please find us and Subscribe!

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, the nation's oldest professional theatre for young audiences, invites the young (and young-at-heart) to take a peek behind the scenes. TCT's Artistic Director interviews Stage Director and Scenic Designer of ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR., Nate Bertone. They discuss the job of a director, what it's like to design AND direct a show, and Nate takes part in our Lightning Round! Visit https://thechildrenstheatre.com/shows/roald-dahls-matilda-the-musical/ to learn more about the show.

In the second part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer of Chicken & Biscuits, we chat hiding pieces in the set, conscious hiring practices, and so much more! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! ABOUT LAWRENCE E. MOTEN III He/him/his. Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: STEW (Page 73), How to Load a Musket (59E59), The White Chip (59E59), Behind the Sheet (EST). Regional: The Sound Inside (TheaterWorks Hartford); Hype Man (Company One); Hi, Are You Single? (Woolly Mammoth); Gloria (A.C.T.); Feeding Beatrice (St. Louis Rep); Native Son (Playmakers Rep); House of Joy (CalShakes); A Human Being, Of a Sort (Williamstown). Lecturer: Princeton University and Rutgers Mason Gross. Member: USA 829, Wingspace Theatrical Design. Connect with Lawrence! @motendesigns / @motendesigns / motendesigns.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Chicken & Biscuits on Instagram: instagram.com/chickenandbiscuitsbway Chicken & Biscuits on Facebook: facebook.com/chickenandbiscuitsbway Get Your Tickets: chickenandbiscuitsbway.com --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork YouTube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer of Chicken & Biscuits, we chat first visions of the script, how he picked a color palate, the questions he asks in his process, and so much more! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! ABOUT LAWRENCE E. MOTEN III He/him/his. Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: STEW (Page 73), How to Load a Musket (59E59), The White Chip (59E59), Behind the Sheet (EST). Regional: The Sound Inside (TheaterWorks Hartford); Hype Man (Company One); Hi, Are You Single? (Woolly Mammoth); Gloria (A.C.T.); Feeding Beatrice (St. Louis Rep); Native Son (Playmakers Rep); House of Joy (CalShakes); A Human Being, Of a Sort (Williamstown). Lecturer: Princeton University and Rutgers Mason Gross. Member: USA 829, Wingspace Theatrical Design. Connect with Lawrence! @motendesigns / @motendesigns / motendesigns.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Chicken & Biscuits on Instagram: instagram.com/chickenandbiscuitsbway Chicken & Biscuits on Facebook: facebook.com/chickenandbiscuitsbway Get Your Tickets: chickenandbiscuitsbway.com --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork YouTube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our final peek behind the crypt doors, The Official Podcast of Knott's Berry Farm digs deep into the creation of the nightmares of Knott's Scary Farm by talking with members of the Production and Design team. We're joined by: Scenic Designer; Jon Asperin, Scenic Paint Team Leader; Brittney Blanke, Production Specialist; Paul Marshman, Scenic Technical Director; Paul Marshman, Senior Technical Director; Wes Nieblas, and Audio Designer; Rob Perez. Album artwork supplied by the talented Jeff Delgado. This is a piece from the "Into the Fog" art show that is hosted at Knott's Scary Farm each season. This piece is titled "Dead Man's Party". Be sure to follow Jeff on Twitter @Jeff_Delgado. 

We’ve talked books, TV, music, and movies… but never theater. Today we change that! On this month’s episode, we chat with our friend Brig all about his experience working in the industry. Learn what it’s like to be a Stage Manager and Scenic Designer for productions across the country and get a microscopic glimpse into how the pandemic hit the industry hard. Brig is our favorite, so show him some love! Happy listening.

Our conversation with Anne Henley was recorded on December 22th, 2020. Anne is a Twin Cities Scenic Designer. She is a curious maker. Anne makes set designs for theater, musicals, dance, and opera. She also has made many puppets, pieces of touchable art, dance pieces, clothing mends, and protest signs. She also practices the art of a good demo for the (insert most any tool here) as a Fabrication Technician at the workshop at the College of Design at the University of MN, Twin Cities. Anne has had a meandering path and loves most whatever project she is currently working on. Right now it is a quilt for a new nibbling (hand stitching--highly recommend) and growing mycelium bricks for a possible EPS foam replacement (fungi does WHAT!?) in our workshop. She believes that making things with your hands encapsulates our humanity and why do anything else? She enjoys learning from Robin Wall Kimmerer and adrienne maree brown. Anne hopes we get to meet and work together someday.

CTC Staff Conversations is a series where Artistic Director Tammy Brown discusses life and theater with staff members. This week she speaks to Graphic and Scenic Designer Rebecca Magnotta about the differences between working on digital and scenic art, creating art that is built to be destroyed, and teaching the next generation. You can find out more about our staff here:www.contemporarytheatercompany.com/staff Discover more about the theater on our website: www.contemporarytheatercompany.com/ Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/contemporarytheaterco Check out our Virtual Season on Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCWhlwLxPlUfyd1B1iYMFicw

Our conversation with Erica Zaffarano was recorded on Oct 27th, 2020, she started her theatre career as a kid puppeteer, which developed into mime, then actor. After being a founding member of three different touring companies, she realized that her desire to be backstage was outweighing the thrill of being onstage and decided to figure out her most desired position by going to grad school. When scenic design made her realize that she loved the process of collaboration with the director and other designers, she loved the drafting, the propping, the building, the painting, and creating an environment that both actors and directors would love to play with, she knew she had hit her stride with scenic. She believes that a show doesn't come alive until all the elements are there to make a whole and the actors set foot in the created space. Theatre is a passion for her and she deems herself fortunate to have been part of every aspect during her career. It isn't for the faint of heart. Few people get wealthy in the business, but like anyone who has been able to make it a career, she has never NOT wanted to work!

An interview with scenic designer for KSU Theatre, Kathy Voecks

Welcome to Alumni Month! A month of podcast episodes dedicated to our CFA Alums, detailing where they are now, how CFA helped them, and their own thoughts of the Arts. Dani Lobello chats with Paul Dufresne, an alumni of the Pepperdine theatre program who graduated with a BA in scene design and went on to earn an MFA in scene design at Boston University. He is based in Los Angeles, though he has also worked internationally and across the United States for theaters such as the LA Opera, The Guthrie, The English National Opera, and the Gary Marshall theater, among others. A few of his credits include designing for Le nozze di Figaro​, Angels in America Pt. 1 & 2, and Pelléas et Mélisande, and in 2016, he was awarded the USITT young designers’ national award for outstanding achievement in scenic design. The two discuss Paul’s time at Pepperdine, both as a theatre student and an employee for the CFA, and they chat about Paul’s career and current projects. Paul relays what got him into theater and his journey in the arts, with special attention paid to his time in the Edinburgh program at Pepperdine and his experience with opera.  For more information about Paul Dufresne: Website: www.pjdufresne.com  Instagram: @pjdufresne_design  More info about the Center for the Arts can be found: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/visit/digital-resources.htm Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe

Dani Lobello sits down with Rick Aglietti, the Resident Scenic Designer and Technical Director of Smothers Theater whose past work includes working as a technical director/lighting designer in Washington D.C and as a technical director/lighting designer in Ohio. They are joined by Stewart O’Rourke, the Assistant Technical Director and the Shop Foreman of Smothers, who previously worked as the master carpenter for the Center for the Arts and the Weisman Museum art installer.  They discuss the technical aspects of previous Pepperdine productions, such as Les Miserables and Into the Woods, touching on which presentations were their favorites and which proved to be a bit more challenging. On a more personal side, both Stewart and Rick tell amusing anecdotes about their time with the Center for the Arts, and they talk about why the arts are important to them.  More info about the Center for the Arts can be found: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/visit/digital-resources.htm Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe To participate in the Holiday Boutique at Home for free visit and register at https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2020-2021-season/holiday-boutique-2020.htm

Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Johanna! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Johanna Pan (she/they): Johanna Pan is a Costume and sometimes Scenic designer for Theatre, Film, Dance and Opera, a textile and visual artist, host and co-producer of the podcast “Dirty Laundry: Unpacking the Costume Closet”. Born and raised in Singapore, she currently splits her time between New York City and home. She first discovered theatrical design while competing in the creative thinking competition Odyssey of the Mind and has never looked back. She is a proud feminist, lover of vintage clothing and all things related to textile arts. Johanna’s artistic practice is centered around decolonizing the imagination, breaking down the notions of feminized labor, and anti-racism. She continues to harbor hope for a more sustainable humankind in the face of adversity and dreams of a future filled with equity, inclusion and diversity. Johanna is also the Resident Designer for WWTNS? and a proud member of IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829. MFA NYU/TISCH, BFA Ithaca College www.johannapan.com | @jpandesign | @hannabi.studio Costume Professionals for Wage Equity: http://cpfwe.org Check out Johanna's new podcast, "Dirty Laundry Podcast: Unpacking the Costume Closet" --- @pagetostagepodcast on Instagram + @pagetostagepodcast on Facebook @themarydina on Instagram + @themarydina on Twitter @briansedita on Instagram + www.briansedita.com @broadwaypodcastnetwork on Instagram + @bwaypodnetwork on Twitter #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, scenic designer & production electrician and Foreman, of the Disney electrical Dept; Pat Osos! Pat Osos oversees the electrical facilities for the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.  Before that he worked as Production Electrician at Culver Studios. He is also a scenic designer and set designer and worked at Hollywood Playhouse Theater.  Pat Osos acted as well as work with his hands, he did some soaps but found he loved working behind the scenes and he got to work with amazing people, so he switched to production work.              

We speak with Jillian Summers and Jeff Catanese.  Jill is the Technical Director and Scenic Designer at Asheville Community Theatre.  Jeff is an actor, director, Artistic Director at Attic Salt Theatre Company and an all around theatre raconteur.  We talk about the cultural loss we are experiencing as all of theaters have shut down.  We discuss how what exists now - live Zoom performances, Facebook Live, etc are fine - but they are not theater.  Theater is a rare art form that relies heavily on the interaction of performer and audience.  It is impossible to recreate that in the Covid era.  We look to theater getting back to its roots and being more interactive with the audience and less presentational.  Jill brings up the systemic racism associated with the institution of theater - and how this shut down is an opportunity to examine that as well as many other things that could change theater for the better.  We also discuss education and the looming return to school - and how that is being approached and handled.  An interesting, telling and often hilarious conversation.    

Brian Thomson is approaching his 50th year as a Set Designer, contributing to a vast number of productions and platforms globally. He is Australia’s most prolific designer, creating scenic worlds to tell stories across a range of platforms - theatre, opera, film, musical and concert.In this companion episode of Stages we revisit his work with Barry Humphries and Kylie Minogue, and the staging of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the musical, in theatres around the world. Along the way he has collected a Tony Award and worked with a host of great talents. He has designed for large canvases and small spaces. Recent work ranges from the intimacy of The Old Fitz theatre with Krapp’s Last Tape to La Traviata on Sydney Harbour, which alas succumbed to Covid’s tragic interruption.Brian is eloquent, engaging and erudite, providing fascinating insight into the work of the Designer, and also anecdote from vital contributions to the Arts across several decades.

Brian Thomson made his theatre debut in 1971 when he designed set and costumes for Jim Sharman’s celebrated production of As You Like It for the Old Tote Theatre. The tribal musical Hair quickly followed, beginning a succession of iconic productions constructed for impresario Harry M. Miller.Brian designed settings for the original Australian and London productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Show. He also designed the cinematic staple, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a cult classic that continues to charm audiences through generations.In 1996 Brian Thomson was awarded the Tony Award for the Broadway production of The King and I. The production also played The London Palladium having originated in Australia.The Thomson resume is considerable recording a vast repertoire of work for stage, film and live performance. He has worked for many of the Nation’s major theatre and opera companies and in 1999 designed Kylie Minogue’s Intimate and Live Tour. He was a Supervising Designer for The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games also.A Brian Thomson design guarantees immediate transportation to the world of the play. His aesthetic is informed, unique and seductive. He is a prolific stage designer and it was our pleasure to record this episode of Stages and capture an extraordinary life in the theatre.

Alex Choate has had his hand in everything, starting as a lighting designer, and now a Prop and Scenic Designer, he was a student of Don and Jane Childs, and some would argue son they never needed. Notable projects in recent memory are KFC's Zinger Space Sandwich space launch, (which Alex Art Directed), that Jeep Compass Trailhawk edition commercial that played on repeat on social media, and various productions. He has spent a good deal of his more recent time working with The Windward School, Santa Suzanna Magnet High School, and 5 Star Theatricals. There's more, but quarantine has turned his mind into mush, sawdust, and aerated lacquer.

An interview with Wilson Chin covering his journey from Redwood City, California to becoming a scenic designer on Broadway.

Questions, Comments, Suggestions - Show Email - archivett24@yahoo.com News and Notes: Teatrul Țăndărică Romania - Website / Facebook USITT - Facebook Our friends at DPA Microphones have been busy this past week with their own series of FREE webinars hosted by mic expert Bo Brinck. To view the recorded versions of these webinars, head over to DPA's page and click on "videos" in the side navigation. In addition to our New@Noon and Forum@Four online opportunities, we'll also be offering online versions of Resume Doctors and Portfolio Reviews on Fridays at 2-4 p.m. EDT from April 10 to May 1! Industry experts are ready to help you put your best foot forward when searching for a job in our industry. Signups to have your work reviewed are now available for the Online Portfolio Reviews. Resume Doctors, however, do not require advanced signups. Learn more by visiting the links below. Resume Doctors: usitt.org/education-training/online-resume-doctors Portfolio Reviews: usitt.org/education-training/online-portfolio-reviews We are currently looking for volunteers for both programs, as well. Links are available on the respective web pages to sign up! Alex Rockey - a scenic design student at Pace University. Alex was the Scenic Designer for the school's production of "The Wolves," which has since been canceled. A big thanks to Alex for sending these designs to us! Technical Theater Educators - Facebook Documentary Suggestions from Scenography - Josef Svoboda / Franco Zeffirelli Lanterna Magika - Youtube Czech National Ballet - Website

Saturday Night Live is an incredible work of art and entertainment. Besides the writing and the acting, a ton of crafty behind-the-scenes work needs to happen to make each show shine. But, what does it take to get the scenic design together every week? Today's guest, Charlotte Harrison, is the Scenic Designer from Saturday Night Live, and she has the answers! Charlotte is talented with a fantastic outlook on getting work done in a tight timeline. She generously shared her career journey and processes, and she's fabulous! Check out Charlotte online: Website: www.charlotteharrisondesign.com Instagram: @charlottehayesharrison   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Love our show? Support us by becoming a Craft Hangout Patreon! https://patreon.com/crafthangout ------------------------------------------------ Our snazzy theme song is by Scott Making Cents: https://m.soundcloud.com/scottmakingcents  ------------------------------------------------ Oh! And don’t forget to join our tribe! www.crafthangout.com www.instagram.com/crafthangout https://www.facebook.com/crafthangout

Today on CitySpeaks, the podcast from Pittsburgh City Theatre, Director of New Play Development, Clare Drobot, interviews renowned set designer Tony Ferrieri.    Ferrieri has worked for nearly 40 years with City Theatre. He is recipient of the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award for Established Artist, New Works Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, “Designer of the Year” by Pittsburgh City Paper and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the “Frankel Award,” “Fred Kelly Award for Outstanding Achievement,” and the “Harry Schwalb Excellence in the Arts Award.” His recent designs include: One Night in Miami, The Roommate, Pipeline, Citizens Market, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit, and Feeding the Dragon. A Pittsburgh native, Ferrieri has lived in the South Hills for more than six decades.    Get tickets for City Theatre shows here: https://citytheatrecompany.org/categories/2019-2020-season/ Listen to episodes of CitySpeaks here: https://postindustrial.com/cityspeaks/    

Brandon Wardell is a Lighting and Scenic Designer based out of Chicago, IL. He is an Ensemble Member of Adventure Stage Chicago, an Artistic Associate of Steep Theatre Company, and Associate Professor of Lighting Design at Northern Illinois University. Brandon is a member of USA Local 829. Professional Website: https://www.brandonwardelldesign.com/ University Website: https://www.niu.edu/theatre/faculty/design-tech/wardell.shtml

Josafath Reynoso is a Mexican scenographer and Scenic Designer currently working in the US as a freelance designer and an Assistant Professor at the University of Richmond. He holds an MFA in Scenic Design from UT Knoxville and a BFA in Scenography from Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral. Regional venues include: Triad Stage, Virginia Sage Company, Alice Jepson Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, Lexington Children’s Theatre, Donald Bedell Performance Hall, among others. International venues include: Teatro del Borde (Argentina), Escena 8 (Venezuela), KCDC (Israel), Teatro Salvador Novo (Mexico), Industrial Palace (Czech Republic), among others.Winner of the 2017 Gold Medal at World Stage Design in Taiwan, 2015 USITT National Scene Design Award, 2014 SETC Scenic Design Award, 2013 BroadwayWorld Award, and the SETC Ready-for-Work Award, among many others.He was selected as curator for the exhibit Mexico Rising: New exponents of performance design at USITT 2018, keynote speaker at Stage|Set|Scenery (Berlin), presenter at the International Biennale of Architecture (Buenos Aires), one of fifteen designers selected to present at 2015 USITT Young Designer’s Forum and the 2015 National Design Portfolio Review in NYC. He has represented the US in Germany, and Wales; and Mexico in Taiwan, the Czech Republic and Venezuela.

This is a series of short interviews with the young designers who brought their work to USITT and were part of the Young Designer Forum. In this episode: Erin Reed - Costume Designer / https://www.ereedcostumedesign.com/ Jenn Bobo - Prop Artisan & Scenic Designer / https://www.jbbdesigner.com/ Qier Luo - Lighting Designer / https://www.qierluo.com/ Izzy Hines - Scenic Designer / https://www.izzyhines.com Natalie Kandra - Technical Direction & Scenic Carpentry Carolyn M Walker - Costume Technology & Shop Management / https://www.carolynmariewalker.com/ Talbot Jenkins - Costume Design / https://talbotjenkins.wixsite.com/talbotjenkins Catie Blencowe - Lighting Design / https://www.cbdesignsltd.com/ Kelli Harod - Scenic Design / https://www.kelliharrod.com/ Aaron Curry - Lighting Designer / https://www.aaroncurrydesigns.com/ Thank you to everyone for participating.

S1 Ep08 2018-11-15 Thespis Interviews Scenic Designer Shannon Robert   Melanie and Bruce interview Shannon Robert, award-winning scenic designer and faculty member at Clemson University. Bruce and Melanie also announce the shows on offer in the Upstate this weekend.

Scenic Designer, artistic visionary, and renaissance man, Jason Kaufman talked with Holly Williams about the magic he has created for the upcoming production of Newsies: The Broadway Musical. The episode was recorded in the new Podcast studio of Idea Works in Mansfield, Ohio.  Idea+Works: Where Plans Come Together

Matt's joined in studio by scenic artist DeAnne Kennedy. For a decade DeAnne has been bringing her creative and physical strengths to theatre performances across Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest and beyond, as a gifted scenic artist. Listen in to a lively conversation about the underlying creative processes she uses to bring a unique perspective to each show, and the rewards of this challenging and unique creative life.  www.deannekennedy.com

David Korins, the Tony nominated and Emmy winning Scenic Designer of Hamilton, Grease Live, Dear Evan Hansen, Passing Strange, and more tells all about creating the universe of the show and shares memories of working on some of Broadway's best loved shows. In the second segment,  Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail talks about staging the showstopping song "Satisfied" along with Renee Elise Goldsberry.

Join Scenic Designer, Bryce Cutler, as he an Lorens chat about about art middle school, Andy Warhol, Bernie Sander, Kanye West's set design, and other randomly connected but unrelated things. 

Jo Winiarski, Scenic Designer for Boeing Boeing and Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

Stop the presses! This week's guest is 'Newsies' Scenic Designer and Tony nominee Tobin Ost! Tobin discusses the genesis of his design for Newsies from his original idea to the current design about to tour the country. Cory and Tobin chat about his first Broadway credit as costume designer for 'Brooklyn' and how he has comfortably bounced back and forth between scenery and costumes. Other topics includes Tobin's time working for designers such as Ming Cho Lee, Santo Loquasto, and Scott Pask, what he learned on his recent touring production of 'Jekyll and Hyde' and how a production of 'Pirates of Penzance' may have changed the course of his life.

The Scenic Designer - with Robin Wagner

Daniel Ostling is a freelance Scenic Designer based in San Francisco with a second residence in NYC. He has worked at numerous regional theaters including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman, San Francisco Opera Center, Shakespeare Theater (D.C.), and Portland Center Stage among others. Internationally, his work has been seen in at the Barbican and the Donmar Warehouse in London, UK and the Melbourne Theatre Co. in Australia. Mr. Ostling is an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago since 1997. He works extensively with director Mary Zimmerman having designed numerous production including Metamorphoses for which he was nominated for a 2002 Tony Award. Upcoming projects include Much Ado About Nothing (California Shakespeare), Candide (Goodman/Chgo, Shakespeare Theatre/ DC), Becky Shaw (South Coast Rep), Arabian Nights (Berkeley Repertory).

Daniel Ostling is a freelance Scenic Designer based in San Francisco with a second residence in NYC. He has worked at numerous regional theaters including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman, San Francisco Opera Center, Shakespeare Theater (D.C.), and Portland Center Stage among others. Internationally, his work has been seen in at the Barbican and the Donmar Warehouse in London, UK and the Melbourne Theatre Co. in Australia. Mr. Ostling is an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago since 1997. He works extensively with director Mary Zimmerman having designed numerous production including Metamorphoses for which he was nominated for a 2002 Tony Award. Upcoming projects include Much Ado About Nothing (California Shakespeare), Candide (Goodman/Chgo, Shakespeare Theatre/ DC), Becky Shaw (South Coast Rep), Arabian Nights (Berkeley Repertory).

Daniel Ostling is a freelance Scenic Designer based in San Francisco with a second residence in NYC. He has worked at numerous regional theaters including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman, San Francisco Opera Center, Shakespeare Theater (D.C.), and Portland Center Stage among others. Internationally, his work has been seen in at the Barbican and the Donmar Warehouse in London, UK and the Melbourne Theatre Co. in Australia. Mr. Ostling is an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago since 1997. He works extensively with director Mary Zimmerman having designed numerous production including Metamorphoses for which he was nominated for a 2002 Tony Award. Upcoming projects include Much Ado About Nothing (California Shakespeare), Candide (Goodman/Chgo, Shakespeare Theatre/ DC), Becky Shaw (South Coast Rep), Arabian Nights (Berkeley Repertory).

Scenic designer Christine Jones, a Tony nominee for "American Idiot", discusses the development of the project from album to Broadway musical, including when she came into the creative process and how her ideas influenced the piece. She also talks about her youth in Canada, including her original plans to be a professional dancer, her flirtation with acting and her shift into the visual medium of scenic design; why she moved to the United States to train; how she got her first design jobs, at Hartford Stage and The Public Theatre; her work on the musical "Spring Awakening", including the genesis of the onstage seating and how the show managed its shift from the Atlantic Theatre Company to its Broadway berth; whether she thinks the Great White Way is hospitable to female set designers; and how she developed "Theatre for One," her unique hybrid of theatrical performance and peep show booth that recently finished a high-profile residency in Times Square. Original air date - June 2, 2010.

Scenic designer Christine Jones, a Tony nominee for "American Idiot", discusses the development of the project from album to Broadway musical, including when she came into the creative process and how her ideas influenced the piece. She also talks about her youth in Canada, including her original plans to be a professional dancer, her flirtation with acting and her shift into the visual medium of scenic design; why she moved to the United States to train; how she got her first design jobs, at Hartford Stage and The Public Theatre; her work on the musical "Spring Awakening", including the genesis of the onstage seating and how the show managed its shift from the Atlantic Theatre Company to its Broadway berth; whether she thinks the Great White Way is hospitable to female set designers; and how she developed "Theatre for One," her unique hybrid of theatrical performance and peep show booth that recently finished a high-profile residency in Times Square. Original air date - June 2, 2010.

Scenic designer Christine Jones (2010 Tony Award winner for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for “American Idiot”) discusses the development of “American Idiot” from album to Broadway musical, including when she came into the creative process and how her ideas influenced the piece. She also talks about her youth in Canada, including her original plans to be a professional dancer, her flirtation with acting and her shift into the visual medium of scenic design; why she moved to the United States to train; how she got her first design jobs, at Hartford Stage and The Public Theatre; her work on the musical “Spring Awakening”, including the genesis of the onstage seating and how the show managed its shift from the Atlantic Theatre Company to its Broadway berth; whether she thinks the Great White Way is hospitable to female set designers; and how she developed "Theatre for One," her unique hybrid of theatrical performance and peep show booth that recently finished a high-profile residency in Times Square.

Scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez creates sets built from the text of a production, creating an honest space for actors and ideas to work within. Hernandez knew he wanted a career designing opera sets by age 10, went on to study at Yale with Ming Cho Lee, and later broadened his work to theatre. At Yale Repertory Theatre, he displays the simple yet aggressive set of "Battle of Black and Dogs" that reflects a cold inhuman world. Also shown is the seemingly collapsing set for the Atlantic Theater Company's "Gabriel" during the most important part of the production process - the technical rehearsal.

Scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez creates sets built from the text of a production, creating an honest space for actors and ideas to work within. Hernandez knew he wanted a career designing opera sets by age 10, went on to study at Yale with Ming Cho Lee, and later broadened his work to theatre. At Yale Repertory Theatre, he displays the simple yet aggressive set of "Battle of Black and Dogs" that reflects a cold inhuman world. Also shown is the seemingly collapsing set for the Atlantic Theater Company's "Gabriel" during the most important part of the production process - the technical rehearsal.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty, currently represented in New York by "Time Stands Still", "A View from the Bridge" and "Venus in Fur", talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw "Peter Pan" as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of "Proof" was actually based on an old sweater. Original air date - February 17, 2010.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty, currently represented in New York by "Time Stands Still", "A View from the Bridge" and "Venus in Fur", talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw "Peter Pan" as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of "Proof" was actually based on an old sweater. Original air date - February 17, 2010.

Veteran scenic designer John Lee Beatty (1980 Tony Award winner for Best Scenic Design for “Talley’s Folley”; 12 other Tony nominations for Scenic Design, including for “Doubt” in 2005 and “The Royal Family” in 2010), currently represented in New York by “Time Stands Still”, “A View from the Bridge” and “Venus in Fur”, talks about why he thinks all American drama is about real estate, making set design particularly integral to every work. He also discusses how he was instantly drawn to set design (as well as flying) when he first saw “Peter Pan” as a child; his self-education in set design through his college years -- and what he discovered when he entered the graduate design program at the Yale School of Drama; his extensive work with not-for-profit companies including the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Goodspeed Musicals, Circle Repertory Company and Lincoln Center Theater -- plus 50 shows for City Center's Encores! series; his affinity for the Victorian era; why he hasn't done many designs for musicals -- and the musical he'd most like to tackle; how he feels about being "typecast" for his interiors and exteriors of homes through the years -- and costume designer Jane Greenwood's sage advice on Beatty's particular specialty; how he chooses his projects -- and the kinds of shows he doesn't like to do; what it was like to imagine different parts of the Talley family property in different eras in Lanford Wilson's famed trilogy; and how the design of “Proof” was actually based on an old sweater.

Kellogg talks about her scenic design work for operas such as Margaret Garner, Broadway productions like American Buffalo with Al Pacino, and for Colgate theater.

Scenic Designer David Gallo ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Lighting Designer Donald Holder ("Little Shop Of Horrors"), Scenic Designer Anna Louizos ("Avenue Q"), Scenic and Costume Designer G.W. Mercier ("Juan Darien"), and Costume Designer Catherine Zuber ("Dinner At Eight") discuss how designing on a restricted budget can force a designer to find a more creative solution; spectacle on Broadway - is it expected and how it does or does not affect ticket prices; the necessity today for a designer to juggle multiple projects and the joy and heartbreak of working in an ephemeral art form.

Scenic designer David Gallo (Tony winner for 2006’s Drowsy Chaperone), lighting designer Donald Holder (Tony Awards for The Lion King and the 2008 revival of South Pacific), scenic designer Anna Louizos (Avenue Q), scenic and costume designer G.W. Mercier (Juan Darien), and five-time Tony Award-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber (Dinner At Eight) discuss how designing on a restricted budget can force a designer to find a more creative solution; spectacle on Broadway -- is it expected and how it does or does not affect ticket prices; the necessity today for a designer to juggle multiple projects and the joy and heartbreak of working in an ephemeral art form.