Tisch Design for Stage & Film

06/20/2023

Enjoy this great photo of Rachel Myers (incoming faculty member in Film Design), award winning costume designer and alumnus Mark Bridges and members of the class of 2023: Mona Mekkawi, Zoe Allen, Lindsey Eifert and Ryan Marsh at Design Showcase West at UCLA. We are so glad you had a great time!

06/06/2023

Congratulations to costume designer and recent graduate, Celeste Jenngings '23, for being selected as a 2023/2024 season 2050 Artistic Fellow by the New York Theatre Workshop! Find out more here: https://tisch.nyu.edu/design/news/nytw2050

05/13/2023

Design Show 2023 opens today! Come see these designers' incredible work in person starting at 2pm EST. Congratulations Class of 2023! We couldn't be prouder!

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05/11/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Marissa Todd

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05/11/2023

Class of 2023 spotlight: today we feature Marissa Todd!

Marissa is a multidisciplinary designer based in New York City. With roots grounded in design for stage and live performance, Marissa mixes the mediums of stage and film to provide a visual dialogue in support of the actors and director's vision. Each process includes deep exploration into materials that create an environment, this in turn allows for a rumination of truth and authenticity stunningly unique to each collaboration. www.marissatodd.com

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05/10/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Mona Mekkawi

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05/10/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Today we feature Mona Mekkawi

Mona Mekkawi is an Egyptian production designer and filmmaker currently based in New York City. Her work has gained recognition internationally, being featured in renowned film festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. Notably, one of Mona's recent documentaries, "Oversight," which she designed, received three Emmy Awards, solidifying her position as one of the first Egyptian women to achieve such recognition. Mona's passion lies in creating immersive and authentic worlds for her stories, drawing inspiration from her diverse cultural background and personal experiences. She has a keen interest in merging history with the future, exploring themes of time, progress, and societal evolution. Additionally, Mona has a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling in exploring the complexities of the human condition and highlighting universal experiences that connect people across different backgrounds and locations.
www.monamekkawi.com

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05/09/2023

Class of 2023 spotlight: Today we feature Mehula Singh!

Mehula is a production designer hailing from Mumbai, India who is currently based in New York City. When she saw her favorite book as a child “Harry Potter “, turned into a movie, her father leaned over and whispered into her ear, "There are people who make all that stuff, you know." A decade later Mehula walked onto her first movie set and never looked back.

She likes to play around with the very fundamentals of design like Proportion, Contrast, Emphasis, Repetition to create worlds that convey emotion evoking stories. She likes to add a sense of humor to her design and is drawn to surrealism and absurdity.

www.mehulasingh.myportfolio.com/work
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05/08/2023

05/08/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Today we feature Amanda Roberge

Amanda Roberge is a New York based costume designer. Originally from North Carolina, she spent much of her younger years exploring barefoot in the woods. Therefore, Amanda finds great joy in infusing her work with inspiration from nature and delights in sharing her secondarily passion for gardening with anyone who will talk with her about plants. Amanda originally came to theater by way of performance and draws from her on-stage background to highlight and transform the human body. She loves working with actors to create characters and is most energized when she is collaborating with fellow artists in pursuit of telling the story.
amandaroberge.com

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05/07/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Today
we feature Natasha Marie Rotondaro

Natasha Marie Rotondaro is a Canadian Lighting Designer based out of New York City and Toronto. She uses light to build worlds and tell stories within them. She loves collaborating, and aims to explore light through theatre, dance, or other art forms where light can sculpt space. Natasha is excited to continue working in New York City post-graduation, and hopes to find herself working internationally throughout the course of her career. 

natasharotondaro.com

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05/06/2023

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Today
we feature Taylor Friel! (HAPPPY BIRTHDAY) 🍰

Taylor is a scenic designer originally from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Growing up in the spectacle and theatricality of Sin City instilled in Taylor an adoration for scenically rich environments, as well as a constant craving for storytelling. She is interested in interrogating femininity and the human condition through our relationship to horror cinema and the experience of growing up in the anonymity of online spaces. The deeply personal nature of the design process is something Taylor holds close to her heart, as she strives to offer a piece of her soul to each project, creating a collage of the self throughout her work.

Outside of scenic design, Taylor loves photography, her little gray cat Alvin, and is looking forward to starting an herb and flower garden.

Taylorfrieldesign.com
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