A Sampling of Design Projects

South Coast Repertory

• La Posada Magica, by Ocatvio Solis (world premiere) 1994—2000
• A Christmas Carol, adapted from the Dickens by Jerry Patch 1980—2000
• How the Other Half Loves, by Alan Ayckbourn 1997
• Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward 1995
• Wit, by Margaret Edson (world premiere) 1995
• The Interrogation of Nathan Hale, by David Stanley Ford (world premiere) 1995
• Night and Her Stars, by Richard Greenberg (world premiere) 1994
• Man of the Moment, by Alan Ayckbourn 1993
• Hay Fever, by Noel Coward 1993
• Intimate Exchanges, by Alan Ayckbourn 1993
• The Man Who Came to Dinner, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman 1992
• Odd Jobs, by Frank Moher (American premiere) 1992
• Woman in Mind, by Alan Ayckbourn 1992
• Noah Johnson Had a Whore, by Jon Bastian (world premiere) 1992
• The Philadelphia Story, by Philip Barry 1992
• The Caretaker, by Harold Pinter 1991
• Sight Unseen, by Donald Margulies (world premiere) 1991
• Moonshadow, by Richard Hellesen (world premiere) 1991
• The Russian Teacher, by Alexander Buravsky, Keith Reddin, trans. 1991
• You Can't Take It With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman 1990
• Alekhine's Defense, by Robert Daseler (world premiere) 1990
• Man and Superman, by George Bernard Shaw 1990
• Man of the Flesh, by Octavio Solis (world premiere) 1990
• The Ramp, by Shem Bitterman (world premiere) 1990
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare 1990
• Breaking The Code, by Hugh Whitemore 1989
• When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, by Sharman MacDonald 1989
• Sunday in the Park with George, by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine 1989
• The Geography of Luck, by Marlane Meyer (world premiere) 1989
• Dragon Lady, by Robert Daseler (world premiere) 1989
• You Never Can Tell, by George Bernard Shaw 1989
• At Long Last Leo, by Mark Stein (world premiere) 1988
• In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe, by Eric Overmyer 1988
• The School for Scandal, by Richard Sheridan 1988
• Aunt Dan and Lemon, by Wallace Shawn 1988
• Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet 1987
• Haut Gout, by Allan Havis 1987
• The Real Thing, by Tom Stoppard 1987
• Charley Bacon & His Family, by Arthur Giron 1987 (projection design)
• Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare 1987
• Cloud 9, by Caryl Churchill 1986
• All the Way Home, by Tad Mosel 1986
• Highest Standard of Living, by Keith Reddin 1986 (projection design)
• Virginia, by Edna O'Brien 1986
• As You Like It, by William Shakespeare 1986
• Before I Got My Eye Put Out, by Timothy Mason (world premiere) 1985
• Blue Window, by Craig Lucas 1985
• Master Harold…and the Boys, by Athol Fugard 1985
• Reckless, by Craig Lucas 1985
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde 1985
• Rum and Coke, by Keith Reddin (world premiere) 1985
• Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill 1984
• The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov 1984
• Sally & Marsha, by Sybille Pearson 1984
• Boy Meets Girl, by Samuel and Bella Spewack 1983
• The Play's The Thing, by Ferenc Molnar 1982
• Chevaliere, by David Trainer (world premiere) 1981 (scenery and costumes)
• The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare 1981
• The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams 1980 (scenery and costumes)
• Hotel Paradiso, by Georges Feydeau 1980 (costumes)
• Ladyhouse Blues, by Kevin O'Morrison 1980 (costumes)
• Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare 1980 (scenery and costumes)
• Right of Way, by Richard Lees 1980 (scenery and costumes)
• A Life in the Theatre, by David Mamet 1979
• Wild Oats, by John O'Keefe 1979 (costumes)
• Peg O' My Heart, by J. Hartley Manners 1979 (scenery and costumes)
• The Learned Ladies, by Moliere 1979
• The Contractor, by David Storey 1978
• The Time of Your Life, by William Saroyan 1978
• Otherwise Engaged, by Simon Gray 1978
• Comedians, by Trevor Griffiths 1978
• The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia, by Preston Jones 1977

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

• King Lear, by William Shakespeare 1992
• Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet 1991

Old Globe Theater, San Diego

• A… My Name is Still Alice, by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd 1992
• The Show Off, by George Kelly 1991
• Other People's Money, by Jerry Sterner 1991
• Necessities, by Velina Hasu Houston 1991
• Breaking Legs, by Tom Dulack 1989
• Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett 1989
• Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare 1988
• Jeeves Takes Charge, by P.G. Wodehouse, adapted by Edward Duke 1988
• Tea, by Velina Hasu Houston 1988
• A… My Name is Alice, by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd 1987
• Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare 1979
• Macbeth, by William Shakespeare 1979
• Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare 1979

Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles/the Minetta Lane in New York

• Bouncers, by John Godber 1987

Grove Shakespeare Festival

• Henry IV, part I, by William Shakespeare 1986
• Love's Labors Lost, by William Shakespeare 1986
• The Imaginary Invalid, by Moliere 1986
• The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 1985
• The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1985
• Tartuffe, by Moliere 1984
• Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare 1984
• Hamlet, by William Shakespeare 1984
• Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare 1984
• Macbeth, by William Shakespeare 1983
• Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare 1983

Singapore Festival of the Arts

• You Can't Take It With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman 1990

Pasadena Playhouse

• Born Yesterday, by Garson Kanin 1988
• Room Service, by John Murray and Alan Boretz 1987

Ballet Pacifica

• Quiet City, by John Glore, Molly Lynch, choreographer 1996
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Molly Lynch, choreographer 1995
• The Nutcracker, Molly Lynch, choreographer 1993
• Romeo and Juliet, Molly Lynch, choreographer 1993
• Liebeslieder Waltzes, Molly Lynch, choreographer 1992

Southern California Conservatory Theater

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, by Stephen Sondheim 1977
• Two Gentlemen of Verona, the musical by John Guare, Mel Shapiro, and Galt MacDermot 1977
• West Side Story, by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim 1976
• Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare 1976

Art Direction

As a consulting Art Director, Cliff has provided designs for special events, parades, and stage productions seen in North America, Europe, and Japan. Clients include Disneyland, Universal Studios, and the special events firm Jani International. Working with founder Robert F. Jani, Cliff created designs for the visit of H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth to Vancouver, British Columbia; the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; and the American Pavilion of Austria's World Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Find out more about Cliff:

:: Brief Bio
:: Welcome and Intro
:: Resume
:: Production History
:: Teaching Philosophy
:: More Recent Activity