Brian Sidney Bembridge

Brian Sidney Bembridge has been working with Lookingglass since 1999, where he has designed sets and/or lights for over a dozen productions. Off Broadway: Jean Cocteau Repertory, Kids With Guns Theater Company, Theatre at St Clement's. National Tours: Chicago Shakespeare. Chicago: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Second City, Court Theatre, Chicago Theater, Writers' Theatre, Ravinia Music Festival, Timeline Theatre Company (Artistic Associate), Teatro Vista (Artistic Associate), UMA Productions (Artistic Associate), Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower/Oakbrook, Luna Negra Dance Theatre, Chicago Civic Ballet, Next Theater, Famous Door Theater Company, The Gift Theatre, Pine Box Theatre Company, Naked Eye Theatre Company, Bailiwick Repertory, Noble Fool Theatricals, Live Bait Theater, among others. Regional: Guthrie Theatre, Virginia Opera, Opera Omaha, The Arden Theatre, The Second City Toronto, Milwaukee Repertory, Madison Repertory, Circle X Theatre Company, Boston Court Theatre, The Power House Theater, Golden Mean Productions, among others. Honors: Brian has been honored with 4 Joseph Jefferson Awards, 5 After Dark Awards including Outstanding Season, 2 LA Drama Critic Circle Awards, 2 Garland Awards and an LA Weekly Award. Brian was named one of the top nine emerging designers in North America Entertainment Design magazine. Film Production Design: Wallace Shawn's Marie and Bruce, Holding Out, MANFAST, Stray Dogs, Late for Church. He also designed sets for MUPPETS FROM SPACE. Brian holds a BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Design and Production. www.briansidneybembridge.com

hometown: Londonderry, NH
college: North Carolina School of the Arts
major: Scenic Design
favorite vacation destination: Maine
favorite book: Reading for Dummies
favorite band while in high school: INXS
favorite text Lookingglass has adapted: Metamorphosis
favorite Lookingglass memory: I will never forget tech for La Luna Muda, it was a very tough tech for me both physically and emotionally, but a very exciting time as well. There was a moment at the end of the show that dealt with memories and going back to what you once had, I got very emotional thinking about what was going on in my life. Laura saw this and came over and held me, then Heidi, Larry, Catlin, Tony and the rest of the team. This is what is amazingly giving about this family.