About

Brian Redfern is a Chicago based scenic designer with 20+ years of experience creating exciting and thoughtful settings for the stage. His work centers on the belief that environments can shape how we behave, think, and interact with others, and design for theatre should have that same impact upon an audience. Scenery should be visually poetic and the vehicle to transport viewers into the world of the play. It is the character onstage that may not have any lines, but speaks volumes.

Over the past two decades, Brian has designed the scenery for more than 120 theatrical productions with budgets and venues of all sizes. He prides himself on bold visual storytelling, innovative problem solving, and imaginative collaboration.

Recent Designs:
The world premiere of Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage, as well as Disaster! (Oregon Cabaret Theatre) Freaky Friday & Tarzan (Craterian Performances: Teen Musical Theatre of Oregon) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Illinois Wesleyan University) The Whistleblower (Theater Wit), FLEX (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Mud Row (Cygnet Theatre Company)

Awards:
2019 University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) award for excellence in undergraduate education.

2016 San Diego Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Scenic Design, My Mañana Comes, San Diego Repertory Theatre.

2015 San Diego Film Awards Nomination: Outstanding Production Design, The Birthday Party, JayDeeKay Films

Education:
MFA, Scenic Design - San Diego State University
Master of Theatre Studies - Southern Oregon University

Brian is a tenured Associate Professor of Theatre at North Central College where he heads the theatrical design and technology program. He is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA829.