Matthew D. McCarren
Rabbithole Scenographic Designs
Scenographic Designs
Mr. Goodbody
59E59 Theatre
The Crook Theatre Co. NYC
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Scenic & Lighting Design:
Directed by Melissa Firlit
Costume Design: Dan Morrison
Technical Direction: Matthew D. McCarren
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*Nominated for 2019 Innovative Theatre Awards, NYC: Best Scenic Design
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* Photos courtesy of Carol Rosegg
Thingamajig Theatre Co.
Pagosa Springs, Co.
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Scenic Designs:
Directed by Melissa Firlit
Lighting Design: Elaine Wong
Technical Direction: Matthew D. McCarren
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Little Women
Directed by: Dr. Dennis Elkins
Lighting Design: Heather Sparling
Costume Design: Nanette Cheffers
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Ring of Fire
Directed by: Chris Willard
Lighting Design: Elanie Wong
Costume Design: Nanette Cheffers
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Jekyll & Hyde
Directed by: Melissa Firlit
Lighting Design: Elaine Wong
Costume Design: Kate Mott
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* Photos courtesy of Jeff Laydon and Elaine Wong
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** West Side Story Nominated for Best Scenic Design 2018-2019 Henry Awards, Denver Co.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
P45 Theatre Co.
Traverse City, MI.
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Scenic Designs:
Lighting Design: Brian Elston
Projection Design: Brittany Merinda
Costume Design:
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Lighting Design: Brian Elston
Projection Design: Brittany Merinda
Costume Design: Jayce
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* Photos courtesy of mckolayphoto.com
** michael@michaelpoehlman.com
Man of La Mancha
My Fair Lady
Catch & Release
The Robbin Island Bible
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks
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Scenographic Design:
The Man of La Mancha
My Fair Lady (scenic design)
A Little Night Music (scenic & lighting design)
​Catch & Release (scenic & projection design)
The Robbin Island Bible
Technical Direction:
The Robbin Island Bible
The Man of La Mancha
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks
Black Box Theatre
Bozeman, MT
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* Photos courtesy of Orange Photographie
Cleveland Opera Theatre
Cleveland, Oh.
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Scenographic Design:
The Marriage of Figaro
Madame Butterfly
*Three Penny Opera
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Scenic Design:
La Traviata
Technical Direction:
The Marriage of Figaro
Madame Butterfly
*Three Penny Opera
La Traviata
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The Three Penny Opera is a collaboration between the Baldwin-Wallace School of Music and COT
Girls Guide to Coffee
Spring Awakening
Trojan Women: A Love Story
Fort Lewis College 2015-2016
Scenographic Designs:
Girls Guide to Coffee
Spring Awakening (scenic design only)
Trojan Women: A Love Story
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Costume Design: Kate Mott
Technical Direction:
Girls Guide to Coffee
Spring Awakening
The Little Prince
Trojan Women: A Love Story
Oberlin in Italy
2013-2016
Icastica Arts Festival, Arezzo, Italy
Cortona, Italy: Teatro Signorelli
Maestri: Ari Pelto, Dr. Kevin Class, Piergiorgio Del Nunzio
Stage Direction: Candace Evans,
Isabel Milenski, Scott Skiba
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Production Design:
Gianni Schicci, Elixir, Alcina, Sour Angelica,
La Rondine, Il Nozze de Figaro, Poppea, etc.
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Technical Direction: Matthew D. McCarren
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*Photos courtesy of Erica Andreini Photography
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Interlochen Center for the Arts
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Spring Awakening​
Scenographic Design & Technical Direction
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Blood Wedding
Lighting Design & Technical Direction
Cyrano
Scenic Design
* Over 2,000 recycled wine bottles were used in this production*
[title of show]
Scenographic Design & Technical Direction
Oklahoma!
Scenic Design
Cabaret
Scenographic Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Interlochen Dance Co.
Lighting & Scenic Design
Winter/Spring Dance Concert
Choreographer: Matthew Lindstrom
Scenographic Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Curse of the Starving Class
​By: Sam Shepard
Directed By: J Wynn. Alexander
Lighting Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Boyd Auditorium
Wilmington, OH
**Dayton City Paper Award for Lighting Design, 2004
Frozen
By: Byrony Laverly
Directed By: Jimmy Bohr
Scenographic Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Technical Direction: Matthew D. McCarren
CPAC, Columbus, Ohio
Trojan Women 2.0
By: Charles Mee
Directed By: Maureen Ryan
Scenic Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Lighting Design: Anthony Pellecchia
Roy G. Bowen Theatre
Columbus, OH
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**Awarded Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable Award for Scenic Design, 2007
Aristophanes Birds Project
Devised New Work
Scenographer: Matthew D. McCarren
New Works Lab, Columbus, OH 2007
Awarded submission to the
2007 Prague Quadrennial
Prague, Czech Republic
Space Ship Cargo Bay
Short Film Project
2014 Traverse City Film Festival
Scenic Design: Matthew D. McCarren
Traverse City, MI.
This project was conceived and created in 2 weeks using all recycled or found materials on a $0 budget.
