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, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Bay Street Theatre, 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

The Morbs | by Jen Diamond
Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective | dir. Lily Kanter Riopelle

The Steel Man | by Cary Gitter
Penguin Rep / 59E59 | dir. Joe Brancato

Gandhi and the Jew | by Harley Elias
Miami New Drama | dir. Margot Bordelon

God’s Spies by Bill Cain
Red Bull Theater | dir. Nathan Winkelstein

Bad Dates: End Game | by Theresa Rebeck
Hartford Stage, George Street Playhouse, Arena Stage | dir. John Benjamin Hickey

The Fanatics by Miles Malleson
Mint Theater Company | dir. Davis McCallum

The Da Vinci Code | Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Cleveland Play House | dir. Benjamin Hanna

The Saint of Bleecker Street | Gian Carlo Menotti
Mannes Opera | dir. Malena Dayen

The Great Behind by Carmen Peláez
Miami New Drama | dir. Gordon Greenberg

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