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Selected Design Work in Theater & Opera

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Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller

Directed by Rubén Polendo

Presented at The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Brooklyn, NY

Teatro DUOC UC, Santiago, Chile

The Cairo Opera House, Cairo Egypt

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The Merchant of Venice

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Cuccioli

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

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Happy Birthday Wanda June (World Premiere)

by Kurt Vonnegut & Richard Auldon Clark 

Directed by Eric Einhorn

Indianapolis Opera

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The Diary of Anne Frank

Adaptation by Wendy Kesselman

Directed by Joseph Discher

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

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Hamlet/Ur Hamlet

A Theater Mitu Collaboration

Directed by Rubén Polendo

Presented by NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE

 

Barber of Seville

by Giovanni Paisiello

Directed by Eric Einhorn

On Site Opera

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Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Directed by  Scott Wentworth

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

 

Bayonets of Angst

by Rick Kunzi & Justin Zeppa

Directed by Michael Lluberes

NYMF

 

The Devil's Disciple

by George Bernard Shaw

Directed by Paul Mullins

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

 

Pygmalion

by Jean-Philippe Rameau

Directed by Eric Einhorn

On Site Opera at Madame Tussauds, NYC

 

Our Town

by Thornton Wilder

Directed by Joseph Discher

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

 

Tamar of the River (World Premiere)

by Marisa Michelson and Joshua H. Cohen 

Directed by Daniel Goldstein | Choreography by Chase Brock

Prospect Theater Company
 

The Playboy of the Western World 

 by JM Singe

Directed by Paul Mullins

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey



Blue Monday 

by Gershwin

Directed by Eric Einhorn | Choreography by George Faison

On Site Opera at the historic Cotton Club, NYC



The Liar 

by David Ives

Directed by Paul Mullins

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey



Hamlet 

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Corey Atkins

Lincoln Center Theater & Lincoln Center Institute



Chaos (World Premiere)

Conceived & Directed by Rubén Polendo

A Theater Mitu Collaboration

Inspired by the Short Stories of Luigi Pirandello 

Presented by the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 

in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage



Medea 

by Euripides

Directed by Rubén Polendo

A Theater Mitu Collaboration

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A Play on War (World Premiere)

by Jenny Connell

Directed by Rubén Polendo

The National Asian American Theatre Company



Outcry 

by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Thom Sesma

The National Asian American Theatre Company

 

​Scenes for Gypsy Life

Based on the works of Leoš Janáček

Directed by Eric Einhorn

Gotham Chamber Opera

 

Blind Mouth Singing (New York Premiere)

by Jorge Cortinas | Directed by Rubén Polendo

The National Asian American Theatre Company 



Kusika and the Zambezi Marimba Band

Choreography by  Sandra Burton

Williams  College Department of Dance



Raven Odyssey (World Premiere)

by PJ Paparelli and Ishmael Hope

Directed by Rubén Polendo

The Perseverance Theatre



Marat Sade

by Peter Weiss

Directed by Kent DeSpain

The University of Texas at Austin

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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Ken Albers

The University of Texas at Austin

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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip (Regional Premiere)

by Doug Cooney and David O.

Directed by J. Richard Smith

The University of Texas at Austin

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Utah!

by Robert Paxton & Doug Stewart

Music by Kurt Bestor & Sam Cardon

Directed by Tim Threlfall

Tuacahn Center for the Arts​

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The King & I 

by Rodgers and Hammerstein 

Directed by Marion J. Bentley

Tuacahn Center for the Arts

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Affiliations 

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IATSE:  United Scenic Artists Local 829

                 TWU Local 764

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Theater Mitu - Resident Artist

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Theater Mitu is a permanent group of collaborators focused on world performance traditions & methodologies.  Candida has designed for them in the United Arab Emirates and United States, supporting their mission of artist training and research. 

www.theatermitu.org​

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MFA - The University of Texas at Austin

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Guest Artist 

Residencies, Lectures & Panel Discussions

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NYU Playwrights Horizons

NYU Abu Dhabi

Fordham University

The National Portfolio Review

Brigham Young University​​