Christopher and Justin Swader are New York-based scenic designers for theatre and live events.

Previous designs in NYC include collaborations with: Primary Stages, Red Bull Theater, Fiasco Theater, Tectonic Theater Project, Mint Theater, The New Victory Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Lincoln Center Education, York Theatre Company, Trusty Sidekick, Penguin Rep, & Mason Holdings.

Their designs have been seen regionally at The Old Globe, 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, Weston Theater Company, SpeakEasy Stage Company. Collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Sotheby’s, Big Apple Circus, National Geographic.

They are company members of Mason Holdings, creating intimate, experiential theatre inspired by the unseen and unheard.

Christopher & Justin are recipients of a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, 7 Henry Hewes Design Award nominations, Connecticut Critics Circle Award, 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 :

42nd Street
Sharon Playhouse | dir. Carl Andress

Dear Evan Hansen | Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Book by Steven Levenson
Bay Street Theater | dir. Scott Schwartz

Flying Toward the Sun | Music and Additional Lyrics by Neil Berg, Book & Lyrics by Bill Nabel
Penguin Rep Theatre | dir. Joe Brancato

Come from Away | Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Sharon Playhouse | dir. Hunter Foster

Talk | by Theresa Rebeck
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | dir. Melisa Annis

The Da Vinci Code | Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Indiana Repertory Theatre | dir. Benjamin Hanna

Helen & Edgar
Documentary Feature (Production Design) | dir. Kristjan Thor & George Dawes Green