School of Design & Production

Alumni Industry Connections

The success of School of Design & Production alumni in their chosen fields is extraordinary. Graduates work as designers, artisans, technicians and stage managers for leading performing arts organizations across the United States and around the world.

From Broadway productions to major regional theaters, opera companies, film and television studios, and live entertainment venues, School of Design & Production alumni are making their mark throughout the industry. Organizations that currently employ or have employed alumni include:

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Atlanta Ballet
Ballet Met
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Joffrey Ballet
Joyce Theatre
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Princeton Ballet
State of Missouri Ballet

Theatre

Actors Theatre of Louisville
Alaska Repertory Theatre
Alliance Theatre
American Repertory Theatre
Arena Stage
Ashland Shakespeare Festival
Asolo Theatre Company
Berkshires Theatre Festival
Center Stage
Charlotte Repertory
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cleveland Play House
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Dallas Theatre Center
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
Georgia Shakespeare Festival
Goodman Theatre
Goodspeed Musicals
Great Lakes Theater Festival
Guthrie Theater
Hartford Stage
Huntington Theatre
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Kennedy Center

Long Wharf Theatre
McCarter Theatre
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Minneapolis Children's Theatre
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
Old Globe Theatre
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Pittsburgh Public Theatre
Public Theatre of New York
San Antonio Performing Arts Center
Schiller Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre (formerly Folger)
Stage West
Studio Arena
Utah Shakespearean Festival
Virginia Stage Company
Walnut Street Theatre
Williamstown Theatre Festival
And numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions

Opera

Atlanta Opera
Boston Opera
Charlotte Opera
Florida Grand Opera
Glimmerglass Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Los Angeles Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Miami Opera
Minnesota Opera
San Francisco Opera
Santa Fe Opera
Sarasota Opera
Starlight Opera
Virginia Opera
Washington Opera

Film, Television & Radio

Astoria Film Studios
KABC-TV
National Public Radio
NBC-TV
PBS
WTTW Channel 11
HBO
And numerous feature films

Theme Parks & Entertainment Venues

Barnum and Bailey Clown College
Bellagio Hotel & Casino
Cirque Du Soleil
Harrah's Marina
Harrah's Trump Plaza
MGM Grand Hotel - Reno
MGM Strand
Opryland
Tropicana Club
Universal Studios Escape/Florida
Walt Disney World

Commercial Industry

Atlas Scenic Studios
Barbara Matera Costumes
Carelli Costumes
Creative Realities Creature Shop, London
Entolo
ETC Lighting
ETS
Euro Co. Costumes
Four Star Lighting
Gap, Inc.
Henson Associates
JR Clancy
Mystic Scenic Studios
Production Resource Group (PRG)
Rosco Laboratories
Rose Brand
Show Motion
Strand Lighting
TFA Electric Sound
Unlimited Scenery