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, 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 :
Not Ready For Prime Time | by Erik J. Rodriguez & Charles A. Sothers
Newman Mills Theater at MCC Theater Space | dir. Conor Bagley
Finding Neverland | Book by James Graham, Music and Lyrics by Gary Barlow & Eliot Kennedy
White Plains Performing Arts Center | dir. Marc Tumminelli
English Only | by Nicholas Griffin
Miami New Drama | dir. Margot Bordelon
Art | by Yasmina Reza
Resident Ensemble Players | dir. Michael Gotch
Can’t Drink Salt Water | by Kendra Mylnechuk Potter
Montana Repertory Theatre | dir. Meghan Finn
Barefoot in the Park | by Neil Simon
Geva Theatre | dir. Rachel Alderman
The Antiquities | by Jordan Harrison
SpeakEasy Stage | dir. Alex Lonati
Pippin | Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Roger O. Hirson
Signature Theatre | dir. Matt Gardiner
Photos by Matthew Dunivan Photography