Friday, March 14, 2014

One-on-One Conversation at Opera America/The National Opera Center



Join me and Sean Mathias at Opera America/The National Opera Center for a free conversation about our careers. We will be discussing the relationship between director and designer, our approaches to projects, and our creative processes.

Monday, March 24, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Opera America/The National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001

About the participants:

Sean Mathias has received global acclaim from Northern Ireland to New Zealand, from the West End to Broadway. He has earned an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, a Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival, a London Critics’ Circle Award, and an Evening Standard Award, as well as nominations for Olivier and Tony Awards. He was artistic director of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2009–10 where he staged Waiting for Godot starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, and the debut production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.


Derek McLane's Scenic Design credits include: Broadway:  Beautiful, The Heiress, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Best Man, Follies, Anything Goes, How to Succeed in Business…, Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo…., Million Dollar Quartet, Ragtime, 33 Variations (Tony Award, Best Scenic Design), Grease, Little Women,  The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife, The Women, Present Laughter. Off-Bway: Ruined, Lie of the Mind, Marie and Bruce, Starry Messenger, The Voysey Inheritance, Two Trains Running, Macbeth (Shakespeare in the Park), Hurlyburly, Abigail's Party, Aunt Dan and Lemon. Recently designed the 2013 and 2014 Oscars, as well as NBC’s Sound of Music, Live.  Opera and theatre designs in London, Paris, Dublin, Glasgow, Moscow, Krakow, Sydney, and Warsaw. AWARDS: Winner of 1997, 2004 OBIE Awards, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lucille Lortel Awards; 2009 Tony Award, 2011 Drama Desk Award, 2013 Emmy Nomination. He is member of the board of directors of the New Group and a mentor with TDF’s Open Doors program.

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