Christopher and Justin Swader are New York-based scenic designers for theatre and live events. Previous designs include collaborations with: Signature Theatre, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Goodspeed Musicals, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Two River Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Everyman Theatre, People’s Light, Miami New Drama, Dorset Theatre Festival, Lincoln Center Education, Red Bull Theater, Fiasco Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Penguin Rep, Abingdon Theatre Company, John W. Engeman Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, The New School for Drama, Luna Stage, IBEX Puppetry, National Black Theatre, Sotheby's, 3LD, Cherry Lane Theatre, La MaMa, Manhattan School of Music, Park Avenue Armory, Trusty Sidekick, Mason Holdings, Shadowland Stages, Company One, SpeakEasy Stage Company, ArtsEmerson. Collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Sotheby’s, Big Apple Circus, National Geographic.

They are recipients of a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, 7 Henry Hewes Design Award nominations, AUDELCO Award, IRNE Award & Carbonell Award. Originally from Indiana, they are graduates of Ball State University. Members of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.

CURRENT & UPCOMING :

I am Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner
Shadowland Stages | dir. Neil Pepe

Salvage by Lena Kaminsky
Dorset Theatre Festival | dir. M. Bevin O’Gara

Castling by Anthony T. Goss
Penguin Rep Theatre | dir. Daniel Boisrond

Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz
Dorset Theatre Festival | dir. Robert Egan

Treasure Island Adapted by Stuart Paterson
Children’s Theatre Company | dir. Rick Dildine

The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Geva Theatre | dir. Benjamin Hanna

Small by Robert Montano
The Old Globe | dir. Jessi D. Hill

Art by Yasmina Reza
Resident Ensemble Players | dir. Michael Gotch