Nominees-Best Design
12-8-14
Designers are an integral part of the theatrical experience that often go under appreciated. We wanted to give special props to them by having a design category. *duh dum cha* Of course, the design world is very diverse and we would have loved to have different categories for the different kinds of design but it just wasn't possible.
So we just stuck all the various types of design into one category for this year. This doesn't mean we don't love designers... We love you very much. Please keep designing our sets and lighting our stages.
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Minna Cheung, Set and Costume Design, The Government Inspector, Shadow Players
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Minna Cheung was both the set and the costume designer on The Government Inspector. She did a great job of taking a simple space, like the Fringe, and transforming it into something over the top for the satire.
Lisa Frain, Costume Design, Doubt, Sweet and Sour Productions
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Doubt is set in a Catholic Church. Lisa Frain's costumes did a great job of solidifying the characters for us. Her costumes were simplistic and yet refined.
Lara Genovese, Set and Props Design, PS- Your Cat is Dead, NAIAD Productions
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Ms. Genovese has become the go to gal for all things set and props related over the past few years. Her sets are always incredibly detailed. PS- Your Cat is Dead! had a lot of secret gems in it.
Kenix Ho, Set Design, Footloose, Face Productions
Kenix was the winner of last year's Heckler for Best Design. Footloose had a very industrial feel to it. We loved the integration of metal work into the design pallette and the use of turn tables helped with the transitions between scenes.
Ian Pratley, Lighting Design, The Colorado Catechism, TSR Productions
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Colorado Catechism was a simple play about people and their stories. Simplicity is supposedly perfection. Mr. Pratley's lighting helped transport us to the hillsides of Colorado.
Moon Yip Cheuk-Tong, Set Design, Red Chamber in the Concrete Forest, Hong Kong Arts Festival
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Red Chamber was about Hong Kong's ladies of the night. The set was the best part about the production. The platforms were tattered mattresses, there was a playground integrated into the design and the sculpture suspended above the stage was a piece of art, in itself.
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