Christopher and Justin Swader are New York-based scenic designers for theatre and live events. Previous designs include collaborations with: Signature Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Goodspeed Musicals, 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, 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, 6 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 :
Scarlett Dreams by S. Asher Gelman
Midnight Theatricals / Greenwich House Theatre | dir. S. Asher Gelman
Small Acts of Daring Invention by Tracy Weller
Mason Holdings / HERE | dir. Kristjan Thor
The Sabbath Girl : A New Musical by Cary Gitter & Neil Berg
Penguin Rep Theatre & 59E59 | dir. Joe Brancato
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
Dorset Theatre Festival | dir. Theresa Rebeck
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Classical Theatre of Harlem | dir. Carl Cofield
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Music By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics By Tim Rice
Alabama Shakespeare Festival | dir. Melissa Rain Anderson
The Prom Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, & Book by Bob Martin and Beguelin
Sharon Playhouse | dir. Carl Andress