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kristen robinson

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ACHIEVEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

DESIGN

New York City Artist Corp Grant, 2021

Connecticut Critics Circle Nomination, Best Scenic Design, A Flea in Her Ear, 2019

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award, Outstanding Scenic Design, West Side Story 2018

Princess Grace Works In Progress Residency with BAC, Heart of Darkness,  2016

Barrymore Award Outstanding Scenic Design, Rapture Blister Burn, 2015

Princess Grace Theatre Fellowship, Pierre Cardin Award, 2013

The Donald and Zorka Oenslager Scholarship in Stage Design (Yale)

Time Magazine July 11-18, 240 Reasons to Celebrate America, Love's Labour's Lost, Idaho Shakespeare Festival 

Chance Magazine Issue 4, Nora, Westport Country Playhouse

UPCOMING / ONGOING

Oratorio for Living Things, Lee Sunday Evans & Heather Christian, Signature Theatre, 2025

Pansy Craze, Audible / Minetta Lane, 2025

She Loves Me & La Vie Parisienne, Opera Saratoga, 2025

Jersey Boys, Maggie Burrows, The MUNY, 2025

Sunnyside Public Spaces Project: Gateway to Sunnyside, a temporary lighting installation to be installed in Sabba Park in Sunnyside Queens. Co-designed with Masha Tsimring, and created in collaboration with the Sunnyside Community as part of Sunnyside Shines BID's project with the Local Center, an initiative of Urban Design Forum and the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development and NYC’s Art in the Parks. click here for more information

2025

Rheology, Misha Chowdhury, The Bushwick Starr, 2025

[Untitled Miniature], Theater in Quarantine, Here Arts Center, 2025* spatial and lighting design

Turn of the Screw, Mary Birnbaum, Julliard Opera, 2025

2024

Safety Not Guaranteed,Based on the film written by Derek Connolly, Music and lyrics by Ryan Miller, Book by Nick Blaemire, Directed by Lee Sunday Evans, BAM, 2024

Manhattan Variations, Co-created by Chris Thile and Claire Coffee, Little Island, 2024

Boeing Boeing, Julie Boyd, Barrington Stage Company, 2024

Guys and Dolls, Mary Birnbaum, Saratoga Opera, 2024

Così Fan Tutte, Gisella Cardenas, Saratoga Opera, 2024

Hilma, Words by Kate Scelsa, Music by Robert M. Johanson, Director Morgan Green, Wilma Theater in partnership with New Georges, 2024

The Human Dream Project, Admiral Grey, The Tank, 2024

John Proctor is the Villian, by Kimberly Belflower, Director Margot Bordelon, Huntington Theatre Co. 2024

munich medea: Happy Family, by Corinne Jaber, Director Lee Sunday Evans, 2024

2023

Energy Curfew Music Hour, Chris Thile and Claire Coffee, Audible Theatre, 2023

Don Giovanni, John De Los Santos, Wolftrap Opera, 2023

Little Shop of Horrors, Maggie Burrows, The MUNY, 2023

Let’s Call Her Patty by Zarina Shea, Director Margot Bordelon, LCT3, 2023

Drinking in America, by Eric Bogosian, performed by Andre Royo, Directed by Mark Armstrong, Audible Theater, 2023

Proving Up, Mary Birnbaum, Julliard Opera, 2023

2022

Jane Anger, by Talene Monahon, Director Jes Chayes, Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2022

The Flaming Arrow, Riyadh Seasons, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2022

peerless, by Jiehae Park, Director Margot Bordelon, Primary Stages, 2022

The Race of the Ark Tattoo, by W. David Hancock, co-created by Sunder Ganglani, Fisher Neal, and Kristen Robinson, (site specific) 2023

Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee, Director Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse, 2022

Oratorio for Living Things by Heather Christian, Director Lee Sunday Evans, Ars Nova, 2022

Cassandra, An Agony, A work created by Sinking Ship Productions commissioned by the J. Paul Getty Museum in LA, 2022/23

2021

L’Orfeo, Mary Birnbaum, Julliard Opera, 2021

Indecent, Maggie Burrows, Julliard School, 2021

2020

I am Sending You the Sacred Face, by Heather Christian, Theater In Quarantine & Theater Mitu’s Expansion Works, 2020 * Digital Performance

Carbon from Oratorio for Living Things by Heather Christian, Video Direction Lee Sunday Evans & Kristen Robinson, Ars Nova 2020 *Music Video

Hatefuck, Nicole Watson, Round House Theatre, 2020 * COVID Cancellation

Big Love, Meredith McDonough, Round House Theatre, 2020 * COVID Cancellation

Oratorio for Living Things, Heather Christian, Lee Sunday Evans, Ars Nova, 2020 * COVID Pause Estimated Opening 2022*

graveyard shift, Danya Taymor, Goodman Theatre, 2020

Zero Grasses, Jen Shyu, National Sawdust, 2020

2019

Cry it Out, Rachel Alderman, Hartford Stage Company, 2019

Così Fan Tutte, David Paul, Julliard Opera, 2019

Desire, A New Opera by Hannah Lash, Dir. Rachel Dickstein, With Jack Quartet, Miller Theater, 2019

Cyrano, Meredith McDonough, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and Two River Theater, 2019

In the Green, A new musical by Grace McLean, Dir. Lee Sunday Evans, LCT3, 2019

Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man, By Kate Tarker Dir. Dominique Serrand, Wilma Theatre, 2019

Everybody Black, By Dave Harris, Dir. Awoye Tiempo, Humana Festival, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, 2019

The Thin Place, By Lucas Hnath, Dir. Les Waters, Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2019

Miller, Mississippi, Lee Sunday Evans, Long Wharf Theatre, 2019

Minor Character, Morgan Greene and New Saloon, Under the Radar Festival, 2019

2018

Familiar, Danya Taymor, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 2018

Nick's Flamingo Grill, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, The Alliance Theater, 2018

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Meredith McDonough, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2018

West Side Story, Julie Boyd, Barrington Stage Company, 2018

Skeleton Crew, Jade King Carroll, Dorset Theater Festival, 2018

The Marriage of Figaro, David Paul, Charlottesville Opera, 2018

Our Town,  Steve Stettler, Weston Playhouse, 2018

A Flea In Her Ear, Mark Lamos, Resident Ensemble Players and Westport Country Playhouse, 2018

The Wolves, Morgan Greene, Marin Theater Company, 2018

Porto, Lee Sunday Evans, Co-Production The Women's Project and The Bushwick Starr, 2018

2017

Balls, Ianthe Demos & Nick Flint, Stages Repertory Theater 2017, and One Year Lease at 59th East 59th 2018

Georgia Mertching is Dead, Danya Taymour, Esemble Studio Theatre,2017

Uncle Vanya, Anya Saffir, Atlantic Acting School, 2017

Blood Wedding, Whitney White, Atlantic Acting School, 2017

American Idiot, Matthew Decker, University of the Arts Philadelphia, 2017

Wild Honey, Kevin Landis, Theatreworks, 2017

Company, Julie Boyd, Barrington Stage Company, 2017

General From America, Penny Metropolus, Hudson Valley Shakespeare, 2017

Tenderly, Tim Fort, Weston Playhouse, 2017

Love's Labour's Lost, Tyne Rafaeli, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, 2017

Cabaret,  Kevin Newbury, The New School, 2017

Nine, Jen Shyu, National Sawdust, 2017

Minor Character, Morgan Green, Sharon Playhouse, 2017

The Dread Pirate Project, Evan Yionoulis, Princess Grace Foundation Works in Progress Residency, 2017

Vinegar Tom, Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Atlantic Acting School, 2017

Awake and Sing!, Paul Schnee, Atlantic Acting School, 2017

Master Harold and The Boys, Alexandru Mihail, Atlantic Acting School, 2017

Esais' Table, Danya Taymor, Cherry Lane Theatre, 2017

Ear, Nose, Tail, Lauren Jost, Spellbound Theater Company, 2017

12th Night, Alexandru Mihail, New School, 2017

Juke, (Workshop) Danya Taymor, New Dramatists, 2017

Porto, Lee Sunday Evans, Bushwick Starr, 2017

Minor Character, Morgan Green and New Saloon, Under The Radar Festival, 2017

2016

A Lion in Winter, Tyne Rafaeli, Two River Theater, 2016

Julis Cesear, Danya Taymor, Atlantic Acting School, 2016

An Enemy of The People, Alexandru Mihail, Atlantic Acting School, 2016

Motherstruck, Matt Tourney, Studio Theater, 2016

Waiting For Godot, Ben Barnes, Resident Ensemble Players, 2016

Chasing Rainbows, Tyne Rafaeli, Goodspeed Opera, 2016

The Sincerity Project, Alex Torra and Team Sunshine Performance Corporation, FringeArts, Philadelphia 2016

Normativity, Mia Walker, NYMF, 2016

Minor Character (6 translations of Uncle Vanya at the same time) , Morgan Greene/New Saloon, The Invisible Dog Art's Center, 2016

Love's Labour's Lost, Tyne Rafaeli, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 2016

Heart of Darkness, Princess Grace Works in Progress Baryshnikov Arts Center Residency, 2016

Love's Labour's Lost, Tyne Rafaeli, Great Lakes Theatre, 2016

Ethel, Kenneth L. Roberson, Alliance Theatre, 2016

In Quietness, Danya Taymor, Dutch Kills Theater, 2016

The Last Days of Mankind (Workshop), Alexandru Mihail, New York Theater Workshop, 2015

2015

Zoyka's Apartment, Alexandru Mihail, Princeton University, 2015

Motherstruck, Cynthia Nixon, Culture Project, Robert Dragotta, and Rosie O-Donnell, 2015

Alamat: Stories of Philippine Gold, Jack Tamburri, Asia Society/Ma-Yi Theater Company, 2015

The Velveteen Rabbit, Anya Saffir, The Atlantic Theater Company, 2015

The Other Place,  Tim Fort, Weston Playhouse, 2015

Road To Where, Steve Stettler, Weston Playhouse, 2015

And a Nightingale Sang , David Kennedy, Westport Country Playhouse, 2015

The Liar, Penny Metropolus, Westport Country Playhouse, 2015

Three Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time (Acts 1 + 2), Morgan Green, The Invisible Dog Arts Center, 2015

Camp Kappawanna, Alison Beatty, The Atlantic Theatre Company, 2015

Old Paper Houses, Piehole/ Tara Ahmadinejad,  Irondale Ensemble Project, 2015

How I Learned to Drive, Robert Sandberg, Princeton University, 2015

Sisyphus, Ethan Heard, Experiments in Opera, Abron's Art Center, 2015

2014

Everything That Dies and Rises, James Rutherford, IATI Theatre, 2014

Driving Miss Daisy, Mark Lutwak, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2014

Rapture, Blister, Burn, Joanna Settle, The Wilma Theater, 2014

Nora Bergman's adaptation of A Doll's House, David Kennedy, Westport Country Playhouse, 2014

Jen Shyu's Solo Rites: Seven Breaths,  Garin Nugroho, Roulette, 2014

The Last Days of Mankind (U.S. Premiere), Alexandru Mihail,  Bard: Theatre and Performance Program, 2014

Old Paper Houses, Piehole/ Tara Ahmadinejad,  Columbia Stages at The Connelly, 2014

2013

He Ate Quietly Into the Wall, Morgan Green, The New Ohio, 2013

Chorus of All Souls,  Louisa Proske, Experiments in Opera at Abron’s Art Center, 2013

The Caucasian Chalk Circle,  Jessi Hill,  The Atlantic Acting School, 2013

My Friend’s Story, David Chambers, International Festival of Arts and Ideas (New Haven), 2013

Small Things, Emily Reilly,  Yale Cabaret, 2013 

The Island,  Kate Atwell, Yale Cabaret, 2013

2012

The Princess Plays 2&1,  Emily Reilly & Kate Atwell, Independent Performance Project, 2012

American Night, The Ballad of Juan Jose,  Shana Cooper, Yale Repertory Theatre, 2012

Fox Play, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Yale School of Drama, Carlotta Festival of New Plays, 2012

Clutch Your Amplified Heart and Pretend, Chris Henry & Jill Taylor, Yale Cabaret, 2012

The Seagull, Alexandru Mihail, Yale School of Drama, 2012

2011

Persona, Alexandru Mihail, Yale Cabaret, 2011

Pippin, Ken Jones, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2011

Rose Mark’d Queen,  Devin Brain, Yale Summer Cabaret Shakespeare Festival, 2011

As You Like It, Louisa Proske, Yale Summer Cabaret Shakespeare Festival, 2011

The Tempest, Jack Tamburri, Yale Summer Cabaret Shakespeare Festival, 2011

Dorian Gray, Adam Rigg, Yale Cabaret, 2011

Out of the Blue, Elliot B. Quick, Yale Cabaret, 2011

2009

Big River, Ed Cohen & Dee Anne Bryll, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2010

Oliver! Gina Kleesattel, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2009

Equus, Alan Patrick Kenny, New Edgecliff Theatre Company, 2009

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Alan Patrick Kenny, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2009

Engaged, Jeremy Dubin, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 2009

ASSOCIATE WORK

 

 

 

 

PROJECTION DESIGN

TEACHING

EDUCATION

Pericles, Theatre For a New Audience, Set Design Associate, Rob Jones, Trevor Nunn, 2016

Indecent, Yale Repertory Theater, Set Design Associate, Riccardo Hernandez, 2015

The Gin Game, Broadway, Set Design Associate, Riccardo Hernandez, 2015

Twelfth Night , The Old Globe, Set Design Associate, Riccardo Hernandez, 2015

A Song At Twilight, Hartford Stage & Westport Country Playhouse, Alexander Dodge, 2014

Keep Me Posted Series, Pitch Her Productions, Hillary Berkowitz Nussbaum, 2016

Asleep In Harmony, (Instillation Project, Yale University Art Gallery, 2012

Clutch Your Amplified Heart and Pretend, Chris Henry, Jill Taylor, Yale Cabaret, 2012

A Revolutionary Woman, Kasey King, Yale University Art Gallery, 2011

Big River, Ed Cohen & Dee Anne Bryll, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 2010

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design Design, Purchase College, 2018-Present

Senior Lecturer, Set Design, University of the Arts,  Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, Spring 2017

Adjunct Professor, City College of New York, Fall 2015

Yale School of Drama:  MFA Set Design - 2013

Centre College: BA Dramatic Arts and Studio Art - 2009