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WHO’S WHO


      Seattle Rep, New Harmony Theatre, The   designs for The Rice Players: The Altruists.
      Cherry Lane, Dobama, Grex, Cleveland   University of Houston Moores Opera, 15
      Public, Intiman Theatre, Brave New   seasons including; Manon; The Elixir of
      Works (Atlanta), and The Playwrights   Love; Tales of Hoffman; Il
      Center. A passionate advocate of new
      work, and work by women, Leslie is the   STEFÄN D. AZIZI (Scenic Designer) is
      Executive Director of the Susan Smith   the Managing Director and Resident
      Blackburn Prize, the oldest and largest   Scenic Designer at Rec Room Arts. Rec
      international prize specifically recognizing   Room credits include: Scenic Design for
      women playwrights. Leslie also founded   Appropriate, Pass Over,  The Children,
      the Women Playwright’s Festival in   and Woyzeck; Production Design (Scenic
      Seattle at A Contemporary Theatre and   and Lighting) for The Royal, On The
      Hedgebrook. Opera companies include the   Exhale,  Exit Strategy,  Hansel & Gretel
      San Francisco Opera, Washington National   (2017 & 2018) and Sender. He graduated
      Opera at the Kennedy Center, Vancouver   with departmental honors from The
      Opera, Opera Carolina, Seattle Opera,   Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster
      Houston Grand Opera, Opera Omaha,   University in Scene Design and Technical
      Madison Opera, Dayton Opera, Opera in   Direction. He worked throughout Saint
      the Heights, Opera på Skäret in Sweden.   Louis for The MUNY, The Repertory
      Also an educator, Leslie has taught theatre   Theater of Saint Louis, Opera Theatre
      (directing, stage movement, theatre history,   of Saint Louis, St. Louis Shakespeare
      playwriting and theatre management) at   Festival, The New Jewish Theater, and
      the University of Washington, University   Variety Children’s Theatre in a variety of
      of Texas (Austin), Cornish College of the   roles from Technical Direction to Associate
      Arts, Rice University, University of Houston   Scene Design. After leaving St. Louis he
      and Sam Houston State University.  MFA   became the Technical Director at Casa
      in Directing, University of Washington   Mañana for two seasons and collecting
      School of Drama. Member of the      design credits on Big Fish and Godspell.
      professional unions AGMA and SDC. www.  Additionally, he Is the Project Manager for
      leslieswackhamer.com                Caspian Enterprises currently working on
                                          the renovation of a historic gothic revival
      JODI BOBROVSKY (Properties Designer)   church into The Sanctuary Lofts.
      has been a staff designer at Stages for 20
      seasons. Favorite scenic/properties designs   L.A. CLEVENSON (Costume Designer)
      include: Yankee Tavern, A Picasso, An   Stages: Girls Night: The Musical, Gidion’s
      Infinite Ache, Black Pearl Sings, Anton in   Knot, Panto Sleeping Beauty Jr.; Main Street
      Show Business, Elizabeth Rex, and The   Theatre: Working, Putting It Together;
      Whipping Man, which won the Houston   Catastrophic Theatre: clean/through;
      Press 2014 Best Scenic Design award.   4th Wall Theatre Company: Stage Kiss,
      Playwright: Panto Rapunzel and Zombies,   The God Game, Faith Healer, The Good
      Panto Snow Queen. Recent freelance   Thief, Ho Ho Humbug, Ho Ho Humbug
      designs in Houston include scenic designs   2.0; Classical Theatre Company: A Doll’s
      for Opera in the Heights: Peter Brook’s   House; Mildred’s Umbrella: Becky’s New
      The Tragedy of Carmen, and The Medium.   Car, Pollywog, Foxfinder; SRO Productions:
      Scenic design for Mildred’s Umbrella: The   American Idiot; Landing Theatre Company:
      Drowning Girls, Red Death. Stark Naked   10 Ways on a Gun; Opera in the Heights:
      Theater: Small Mouth Sounds, Stage   Tosca, Carmen, I Pagliacci; HITS Theatre:
      Kiss. Main Street Theater: Dog Act, Time   Anything Goes, Hairspray Jr., The Drowsy
      Stands Still, Coast of Utopia. Properties   Chaperone, Shrek: The Musical; Lonestar
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