Design Resume

Lincoln Center Theater:

The Clean House, directed by Bill Rauch

 

On Broadway, the 1997-2000 and 2004-2005 National Tour, and A&E Broadcasting:

Peter Pan, starring Cathy Rigby, directed by Glenn Casale
2000-2001 Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for costume design

Yale Repertory Theatre:

The Clean House, premiere by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Bill Rauch
The Cherry Orchard, directed by Bill Rauch

South Coast Repertory:

Principal designer for twenty-three seasons, creating costumes for more than forty-five productions including:
A Little Night Music, directed by Stefan Novinski
My Wandering Boy, premiere by Julie Marie Myatt, directed by Bill Rauch
The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, premiere, directed by Bill Rauch
Major Barbara, directed by Martin Benson
The Hollow Lands, premiere by Howard Korder, directed by David Chambers
Sunday in the Park with George, directed by Barbara Damashek

South Coast Repertory and Berkeley Repertory Theatre:

The Birds, directed by Mark Rucker

South Coast Repertory and Intiman Theatre:

The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Mark Rucker

Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland and Portland:

Romeo and Juliet, directed by Bill Rauch
King John, directed by John Sipes

Twelfth Night, directed by Peter Amster

Hedda Gabler, directed by Bill Rauch

Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Pat Patton

King Lear, directed by Richard Seyd

San Jose Repertory Theatre:

Wintertime, directed by Timothy Near
The Piano Lesson, directed by Kenny Leon
Twelfth Night, directed by Michael Butler

 

San Jose Repertory Theatre and A Contemporary Theatre:

Thunder Knocking on the Door, directed by Timothy Near & Michael Butler

 

Cornerstone Theater Company:

Demeter in the City, directed by Shishir Kurup (scene design)
Farewell to Manzanar, directed by Christopher Liam Moore (scene design)
Waking Up in Lost Hills, directed by Bill Rauch (scene design)
Center of the Star, directed by Tracy Young

 

American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco:

Pygmalion, directed by Richard Seyd
Othello, directed by Richard Seyd

Walt Disney Entertainment:

Mystic Rhythms, a spectacle show for Tokyo Disney Sea
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Festival of Fools, Disneyland

Nashville Ballet:

Nutcracker, choreographed by Paul Vasterling (scene design)
The Velveteen Rabbit, choreographed by Paul Vasterling

 

Ballet Pacifica:

The Nutcracker, choreographed by Molly Lynch
Saltimbanques, choreographed by Paul Vasterling

Shigeru Yaji's costume designs have also been featured at Cornerstone Theater Company, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the Sacramento Theatre Company, the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, the Westwood Playhouse, the Pasadena Playhouse and East-West Players in Los Angeles, at The Old Globe in San Diego, the GeVa Theatre in New York, and the 1990 Singapore Festival of Arts.

Awards

Shigeru Yaji is the recipient of numerous awards, including six Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award.

Find out more about Shigeru:

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