2014 | Design Meeting
Purgatory in Ingolstadt by Marieluise Fleisser. Directed by Marina McClure. CalArts School of Theater. Photo by Scott Groller, courtesy of Kate Fry, DESIGN MEETING 2013 Participant.
DESIGN MEETING is an annual event that recognizes the work and achievement of MFA students graduating from the theater design programs at CalArts, NYU/Tisch, and Yale School of Drama. More about the event »
2014 Participants
Alex Fabozzi
NYU/Tisch
After attending undergraduate school at Adelphi University, Alex immersed himself in New York’s theater scene.
Alina Smirnova
NYU/Tisch
Alina left St. Petersburg, Russia and set sail for Brooklyn in 1992 to build a new life filled with relentless creative exploration and hard work.
Amber LaRosa
CalArts
Amber LaRosa is a scenic designer, concept artist and graphic designer.
Amy Millan
CalArts
Amy Priscilla Millan is a costume designer, illustrator, actor and dancer.
Angelica Torres
CalArts
Angelica is a set and costume designer for live performance and film, with a strong foundation in architecture and an affinity for dynamic spaces.
Ari Fulton
NYU/Tisch
Ari Fulton is a New York based costume designer for stage, film, opera and dance.
Benjamin Ehrenreich
Yale School of Drama
A native New Yorker, Benjamin is a lighting designer who seeks to foster theatre that is deeply meaningful, exciting, and provocative.
Brian Dudkiewicz
Yale School of Drama
Brian Dudkiewicz is a scenic designer specializing in theatre and film.
Carmen Martinez
Yale School of Drama
Carmen was born and raised in Lima, Peru. She moved to the US to pursue a BFA at The Rhode Island School of Design (GD ’08).
Christopher Ash
Yale School of Drama
Christopher Ash is an international designer of scenery, lighting, and projections for theatre, dance, opera, and film.
David Moyer
CalArts
David Moyer is a costume designer, performer and maker of things.
Doss Freel
NYU/Tisch
Doss Freel is a New York based film, television, and scenic designer.
Elivia Bovenzi
Yale School of Drama
In each new project, Elivia reinforces her work with her passion for excellence, and is determined to live life choosing to be joyful every day.
Feli Lamenca
NYU/Tisch
Feli Lamenca is a production set designer.
Hind Bin Demaithan
CalArts
Hind Bin Demaithan is a Dubai based visual artist and video composer.
Hunter Kaczorowski
Yale School of Drama
Hunter Kaczorowski is a Brooklyn-based costume and puppet designer who lives with a passion for detail, baked goods, and sarcasm.
Jennifer Reiser
NYU/Tisch
Jennifer Reiser is a lighting designer for live performance.
Joel Abbott
Kate Noll
Yale School of Drama
Kate grew up in Northern California as the daughter of an illustrator and architect.
KJ Kim
Yale School of Drama
KJ Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, she used to study computer science for many years, dreaming of becoming someone like Steve Jobs.
Leslie Smith
NYU/Tisch
Leslie Smith is a New York based lighting designer originally from Portland, OR.
Liene Dobraja
NYU/Tisch
Liene Dobraja is a Latvian-born costume designer for theatre and film.
Mary Sievert
NYU/Tisch
Mary Sievert came to costume design from a background in illustration.
Maura Reinhart
CalArts
Maura Reinhart is a lighting designer working in theater, opera, dance, and themed entertainment.
Michael Bergmann
Nicholas Hussong
Yale School of Drama
Nick is a projection designer who is passionate about film, photography, animation, and old projectors.
Nina Caussa
CalArts
Nina is a Scenic and Production Designer originally from Barcelona and now working in the United States.
Oliver Wason
Yale School of Drama
Born to a family of musicians in scenic Rochester, New York, Oliver was taken with theater from an early age, but only found his way to lighting design after moving to New York City.
Reid Thompson
Yale School of Drama
Reid is a scenic designer based in New York. He has a BFA in painting and drawing from the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in design from the Yale School of Drama.
Seth Bodie
Yale School of Drama
Seth Bodie is a graduate of the MFA Program in Design at Yale School of Drama.
Stephan Moravski
NYU/Tisch
Stephan Moravski is a set and production designer based in downtown Manhattan completing his MFA at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.
Steve Brush
Yale School of Drama
Steve is an award-winning Composer and Sound Designer working in theatre, film, and video games.
Vadim Ledvin
NYU/Tisch
Vadim Ledvin, born in Odessa, Ukraine, raised in Brooklyn, New York. NYU MFA in Design for Stage and Film 2014.
William Roller
NYU/Tisch
William Roller is a scenic and costume designer working in New York City and he is currently finishing his MFA at NYU Tisch.
Xi Chen
CalArts
Xi Chen has spent over 8 years studying Scenic Design. She holds an MFA degree from California Institute of The Arts where she double majored in Scenic Design & Integrated Media.
You-Shin Chen
NYU/Tisch
You-Shin Chen is a scenic designer. She completed her MFA in Design for Stage and Film at Tisch, NYU.