Biography

A freelance designer for almost thirty years, Shigeru has created costume designs for over one hundred and fifty productions in regional theaters and ballet companies across the nation. Recent work includes The Clean House at the Lincoln Center Theatre, Romeo and Juliet at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, My Wandering Boy and A Little Night Music at South Coast Repertory, the Broadway/National Tour production and A&E Broadcasting/Home Video of Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan, nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes, The Cherry Orchard at the Yale Repertory Theatre, and Mystic Rhythms at Tokyo Disney Sea in Japan. Additional design work has been seen at South Coast Repertory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory, Cornerstone Theater Company, A.C.T. in San Francisco, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, A Contemporary Theater in Seattle, the Old Globe in San Diego, Nashville Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, and the Singapore Festival of the Arts. Shigeru has served as a consulting designer for Universal Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Disneyland, and Spectra F/X. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including six Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.

Member: United Scenic Artists, Local 829.

Find out more about Shigeru:

:: Brief Bio
:: Resume
:: Design History
:: Teaching Philosophy

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Address: University of California, Department of Drama, Irvine, CA 92697-2775