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Narelle Sissons
Scenic Designer
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Studio:
115 West 30th Street, Suite 1111
New York, NY 10001
917.570.5105 tel


www.narellesissons.com
Agent, Mickey Rolfe
The Rolfe Company
212.757.6756 tel
 
 
Education
 

Royal College of Art, London. Design for Film MA 1989-1991

Central St Martins School of Art and Design, London. Theatre Design BA hons. 1986-1989

   
Memberships and Affiliations
 

Member United Scenic Artists local 829 (professional designers union)
LAByrinth Theatre Company member, since 2005
New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect member, since 2001
Associated Artist PlayMakers Repertory Theatre 2000-2005

   
Awards and Nominations
 

Helen Hayes nomination for best Set Design 2008, Taming of The Shrew
Kevin Kline Award nomination for best Set Design 2007, Bad Dates
Helen Hayes nomination for best Set Design 2006, The Clean House
Cleveland Critics Award nomination for best Set Design, 2004 Taming of The Shrew
Garland Award for best Set Design, 2002 Sideman
Back Stage West Award nomination for best Set Design, 2001 The Skin of Our Teeth
American Theatre Wing nomination for best Set Design, 1999 The Misanthrope
Leon Rabin Award nomination for best Set Design, 1997 An Ideal Husband
Drama Desk nomination for best Set Design, 1996 Entertaining Mr. Sloane

   
NYC Theatre
 

Broadway
All My Sons, Roundabout Theatre Company Dir Barry Edelstein 1997

Barrow Street Theatre

No Child, original production Dir Hal Brooks 2008

Cherry Lane Theatre

Young Playwrights Festival Dir various 2000

Classic Stage Company

The Winter’s Tale Dir Barry Edelstein 2002
Oedipus, Blue Light Theatre Dir Dare Clubb 1999
Look back in Anger Dir Jo Bonney 1999
The Misanthrope, (with Uma Thurman) Dir Barry Edelstein 1999
Therese Raquin Dir David Esbjornson 1997
*Entertaining Mr. Sloane Dir David Esbjornson 1996
Iphigenia and Other Daughters Dir David Esbjornson 1995

Epic Theatre Ensemble
Beauty on The Vine Dir David Schweitzer 2007
A Hard Heart, (with Kathleen Chalfont) Dir Will Pomeranze 2007
No Child, The Beckett Theatre (original production) Dir Hal Brooks 2006

Fordham University
SLAVS! Dir Larry Saccharo 2006

Jewish Rep
The Adjustment Dir Pamela Berlin 1997

Joseph Papp Public Theatre
Little Flower Of East Orange, The Martinson Theatre Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2008
Kit Marlow, Newman Theatre Dir Brian Kulick 2000
Julius Caesar, The Delacorte (Central Park) Dir Barry Edelstein 2000
In The Blood, Shiva Theatre(original production) Dir David Esbjornson 1999
Erotica Project, Joe’s Pub Dir John Gould Rubin 1999
Stop Kiss, Shiva Theatre (original production) Dir Jo Bonney 1998
Young Playwrights Festival, Martinson Theatre Dir Mark Brokaw, Richard Caliban, Susanna Tubert 1996

Juilliard Drama Division
The Birds Dir Chris Bayes 2002
Up Against The Wind Dir Rosemary Andress 2002
The School of Night Dir David Warren 2002
Translations Dir Richard Feldman 2002
Monsieur De Pourcengnac Dir Chris Bayes 2001
The Hothouse Dir Richard Feldman 2001
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Dir Richard Feldman 2000
Pinter One Acts Dir Richard Feldman 1999
A Branch of The Blue Nile Dir Richard Feldman 1997
Women Beware Women Dir Barry Edelstein 1996
Broken Fall Dir Richard Feldman 1996
Ashes Dir Richard Feldman 1995
Midsummer Night’s Dream Dir Jeanette Lambermont 1995
Tartuffe Dir Daniel Fish 1994
Great Pretenders Dir Barry Edelstein 1994
Home Dir Keith David 1994
Blood Knot Dir Jonathan Rosenberg 1994

LAByrinth Theatre Company
Little Flower Of East Orange, co-prod Public Theatre Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2008
Dutch Heart of Man, Public Theatre Dir Charles Goforth, 2003
Our Lady of 121st Street, Union Square Theatre Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2003
Jesus Hopped The A Train, Classic Stage Company Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2000

Light Box Theatre at 3LD (media space)
Milk-n-Honey Dir Ellen Beckerman 2007
(Remount at Amhurst Theatre, Dartmouth 2008)

Lincoln Centre Institute
And Now Miguel Dir Susanna Tubert 1995

Mabou Mines
Mabou Mines Doll House, St Anne’s Warehouse 2004,
USA tour including Spoleto Festival 2005
Mabou Mines Doll House, world tour including,
Europe, Asia, Middle East and Australia Dir Lee Breuer 2004 thru 2009
Baghdad Café staged workshop, PS122 Dir Percy Aldon 2003
Two Little Indians, HERE Dir Lee Breuer 2004

Minetta Lane Theatre
Passion Play Dir Elinor Renfield 2001

New World Stages
CELIA, the Life and Music of Celia Cruz Dir Jaime Azpilicueta 2007

New York Theatre Workshop
Eyewitness Blues Dir Talvin Wilkes 2005
Light Raise The Roof Dir Michael Garces 2004
Patriot Act, with Mark Crispin Miller Dir Gregory Keller 2004
Mabou Mines Doll House workshop(set and costumes) Dir Lee Breuer 2002
Up Against The Wind, Dir Rosemary Andress 2001

Playwrights Horizons
Blue Door Dir Leigh Silverman 2006
Light Years Dir Jamie Richards 2001

Primary Stages
Dedication or The Stuff Of Dreams (with Nathan Lane) Dir Michael Morris 2005
One Thousand Butterflies Dir Tyler Marchant 2003
Byrd’s Boy Dir Arthur Massela 2001

Rattlestick Theatre
That Pretty Pretty or the Rape Play Dir Kip Fagan 2009

Signature Theatre Company
The Oldest Profession Dir David Esbjornson 2004

Soho Rep
Peninsula Dir Madelyn Kent 2006

TACT
The Sea at The Beckett Theatre Dir Scott Allen Evans 2007

The Acting Company
The Turn Of The Screw Dir Davis McCallam 2004
Two Gentlemen of Verona Dir Matthew August 2004
American Dreams, Lost and Found Dir Rebecca Guy 2003
Murder By Poe Dir John Miller Stephany 2003

The Century Centre
How I Learned To Drive (original production)Dir Mark Brokaw 1997- 1998

The Vineyard Theatre
How I Learned To Drive (original production)Dir Mark Brokaw 1997

The Women’s Project
Jump/Cut Dir Leigh Silverman 2006
Our Place in Time Dir Bryna Wortman 2000
The Autobiography of Aiken Fiction Dir Adrienne Weiss 1994

Theatre Row
Broken Journey, Theatre 4, Phoenix Theatre Dir Ted Altula 2005
India Awaiting, The Beckett Theatre Dir Tyler Marchant 2005
The Learning Curve, The Beckett Theatre Dir Michael Sexton 2005
Radio Gals, John Houseman Theatre Dir Marcia Milgrom Dodge 1996

The Lambs Theatre
Retribution, The Lambs Theatre Dir Michael Unger 1998

TheatreWorks USA
Seussical Dir Marcia Milgrom Dodge 2006
The Mystery of King Tutt Dir Gordon Greenburg 2001
Young Tom Edison Dir John Henry Davis 1997

   
Regional Theatre
  Regional Theatre

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT)
Mitzi’s Abortion Dir Kurt Beatie 2006
Grand Magic Dir Mladen Kiselov 2002
*Sideman Dir Mladen Kiselov 2001

Barrington Stage Company
Inconstant Lovers Dir Michael Unger 1997

Bay Street Theatre
Viva La Vida (with Mercedes Ruehl) Dir Susana Tubert 2007
Tropeano Paints Dir Mark Brokaw 1996

Berkeley Rep
No Child Dir Hal Brooks 2008

California Shakespeare Theatre
*The Skin of Our Teeth Dir Richard Hamburger 2001
Henry IV Dir Mladen Kiselov 2001
Taming Of The Shrew DirLillian Garret Groag 2000

Capital Rep
The Syringa Tree Dir Michael Haney 2005

Chautauqua Theatre Company
Reckless Dir Matthew Arbour 2008

Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park
Love Song Dir Michael Haney 2008
Clean House Dir Michael Haney 2006
Crucible Dir Steve Woolf 2005
Syringa Tree Dir Michael Haney 2003
Avenue X, musicalDir Jon Roucco 2001

Clarence Brown Theatre
Galileo Dir Calvin MacLean 2008

Cleveland Playhouse
Bad Dates Dir Leigh Silverman 2005

City Theatre
The Seafarer Dir Tracy Brigden 2009

Dallas Theatre Center
A Christmas Carol (seasonal production) Dir Jon Moscone 1999 to 2004
How I Learned to Drive Dir Jon Moscone 1998
*An Ideal Husband Dir Jon Moscone 1997

Denver Civic Theatre
HATS! The Musical Dir Lynne Taylor Corbett, 2007

George Street Playhouse
Off Key Dir Marcia Milgrom Dodge 1995

Great Lakes Theatre Festival
*The Crucible Dir Drew Barr 2008
Taming Of The Shrew Dir Drew Barr2004

Helen Hayes Performing Arts Centre
Danny and Faye Dir Gordon Greenburg 1998

Idaho Shakespeare Festival
The Fantastiks Dir Drew Barr 2001
Comedy of Errors Dir Christopher Bayes 2001
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Dir Drew Barr 2000
Comedy Of Errors Dir Barry Edelstein 1995

Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Into The Woods Dir Moises Kaufman 2009

Laguna Playhouse
Tranced Dir Jessica Kubansky 2007
The Master of The House Dir Rick Stein 2006
Last Easter Dir Rick Stein2006
The Last Five Years, musical Dir Drew Harris2004
The Secret Order Dir Michael Sexton 2003

Madison Repertory Theatre
Eurydice, original production Dir Rick Corley 2004
Heartland, musical Dir Susan Schulman 2004

Mark Taper Forum
How I learned to Drive Dir Mark Brokaw 1998

McCarter Theatre
The Mad 7 Dir Mara Issacs 2008

New Jersey Shakespeare
As You Like It Dir Barry Edelstein 1994

New York Stage and Film
Romantic Poetry Dir John Patrick Shanley 2007
The Lively Lad Dir Max Mayer 2000
Gramercy Park is Closed to The Public Dir Judy Minor 1999
The Fool and Her Fortune Dir John Patrick Shanley 1994
Play with Repeats Dir Barry Edelstein 1993
The Largest Elizabeth Dir Gregg German 1993
Lysistrata Dir Barry Edelstein, 1992

Pittsburgh Public Theatre
The World Goes Round Dir Marcia Milgrom Dodge 2009

PlayMakers Repertory Company
King Lear Dir Mark Wing-Davey 2004
Frozen Dir Drew Barr 2004
Dinner With Friends Dir Drew Barr 2003
Front Page Dir Gene Saks 2003
Copenhagen Dir Drew Barr 2003
ART Dir Ted Shaffner 2002
Sideman Dir Drew Barr 2001
WIT Dir Drew Barr 2000
Violet Dir Drew Barr 1999
The Three Penny Opera Dir Bart Sher 1998
Molly Sweeney DirSusie Fuller 1997
A Perfect Ganesh Dir Daniel Fish 1995

Repertory Theatre of St Louis
A Number Dir Susan Gregg 2007
*Bad Dates Dir Michael Haney 2007
Henry IV Dir Steve Woolf 2006
The Crucible Dir Steve Woolf 2005
Blue/Orange Dir Steve Woolf 2004
The Last Five Years Dir Jon Ruocco 2004
Syringa Tree Dir Michael Haney 2003
Avenue X, musicalDir Jon Ruocco2000

Seattle Repertory Theater
Blue Door Dir Leigh Silverman 2007

Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Supple in Combat Dir Max Mayer 1996

The Court Theatre
Hamlet Dir Charles Newell 2002

The Shakespeare Theatre DC
*Taming of The Shrew Dir Rebecca Taishman 2007

Trinity Repertory Theatre
The Moliere’s Dir Chris Bayes 2005
A Girls Life Dir Barry Edelstein1998
The Chemistry of Change Dir Constance Grappo 1998

Two Rivers Theatre
The Syringa Tree Dir Michael Haney 2005

The University of Utah
The Three Sisters Dir Daniel Krammer 1994

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
*The Clean House Dir Rebecca Taichman 2005

Williamstown Theatre Festival
As You Like It, (with Gwyneth Paltrow) Dir Barry Edelstein 1999
Arms and The Man Dir Barry Edelstein 1998
The Learned Ladies Dir Jim Simpson 1997
   
Theatre Abroad
  Mabou Mines
Mabou Mines Doll House
World tour: Asia, Middle East, Australia Dir Lee Breuer 2005 to 2009
Mabou Mines Doll House
European tour: Paris, Oslo, Stuttgart Dir Lee Breuer 2005 to 2009

English Theatre of Frankfurt
The Syringa Tree, Frankfurt, Germany Dir Michael Haney 2006

English Speaking Theatre of Vienna
The Syringa Tree, Vienna, Austria Dir Michael Haney 2005

Donmar Warehouse, London
Jesus Hopped The A Train Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2002

The Arts Theatre, West End
Jesus Hopped The A Train, West End Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2002

Edinburgh Festival
Jesus Hopped The A Train, Assembly Rooms Dir Philip Seymour Hoffman 2001
Mabou Mines Dollhouse, Kings Theatre Dir Lee Breuer 2007

Battersea Arts Centre
Aladdin, London (assoc designer set and costumes) Dir Tony Fagan 1986

London Fringe
The Party, British Theatre Association, (set and costumes) Dir Barry Edelstein 1989
Increased Difficulty of Concentration, (set and costumes) Dir Tamsin Oglesby 1990
Edmund Ironside, Bridge Lane Theatre, London Dir Tim Heath 1986
   
Opera
  Lincoln Centre, Avery Fisher Hall
Babes in Toyland, LOS (set and costumes) Dir John Henry Davis 2008

Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
L'incoronazione di Poppea Dir Gregory Lehane 2008

Gotham Chamber Opera, NYC
Die Schwarze Spinne Dir Robin Guarino 2003

Florida Grand Opera
Peter Brooks’ Le Tradgedie Del La Carmen Dir Robin Guarino 2002

Triangle Opera
La Boheme Dir John Moscone 2000

Juilliard Opera
Elergy For Young Lovers Dir Christopher Mattaliano 1998

Manhattan School of Music
Amelia Goes to The Ball Dir Robin Guarino 2002
Post Card from Morocco Dir John Norris 1999
Opera Scenes, (set and costumes) Dir Gordon Ostrowski 1995

Opera Abroad
Choreophae, Greek Opera, Athens Dir Lee Breuer 2006
   
Dance
  Notes in Motion
TILT, devised by company members at John Jay Theatre New York City 2005

Theatre of The First Amendment
Open The Door Virginia, devised by company Dir/Ch Dianne McIntyre, 2005

Film and TV
Polo Ralph Lauren commercial, Production Designer, NYC downtown roof location 1999
Hamlet, Dir Kevin Kline, PBS Great Performances, Art Director 1990-1991
The Exchange, Production Designer RCA film sold to Swedish TV, 1991
Brumbie Production Designer, Royal College of Art 1990
The White Horse, Art Director, National Film and Television School 1990

Industrial Design
Cosmetic launch Fructis, Florida 2005
SKIP HOP industrial booth, www.skiphop.com 2004
   
Teaching
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
School of Drama
Asst Professor of Design, teaching set and costume design to juniors, seniors and graduate design and directing students 2007 to present

Bard College, Rhinecliff NY
School of Art
Adjunct Professor, teaching Visual Imagination For The Modern Stage, a required class for theatre majors exposing students to all areas of design 2006 and 2007
   
Press
  KDKA interview, The Seafarer design at City Theatre 2009
View: http://kdka.com/video/?id=52551@kdka.dayport.com

Washington Post article ‘In the upcoming ‘Shrew’ love is for redder or worse’ 2008
View: http://www.washingtonpost.com

Live Design magazine projection interview 2007
http://livedesignonline.com/theatre/project_yourself/index.html

The Gothamist, online magazine interview 2005
View:http://gothamist.com/2004/06/18/narelle_sissons_set_designer.php

Theatre World vol 57, book by John Willis, Ben Hodges and Tom Lynch 2000-2001

Entertainment Design, Tyro Talent article 1995

Also reviews in the New York Times, London Times and other papers of note, that are not included here.
   
Exhibitions
  Prague Quadrennial, International design exhibitor, featuring Mabou Mines Doll House model and other productions 2007

Design Expo Canada, USITT, digital exhibit 2006

The Royal College of Art, MA exhibition 1991

Art in Industry, The London Institute 1989
   
Agent
  Mickey Rolfe, The Rolfe Company 212 757 6756
 
   
 
 
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