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Current Projects


TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California)

  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (director: Meredith McDonough – opens Dec. 2023)


The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois)

  • Legally Blond (director: Claire Johnson – opens June, 2024)


The Mountain Play Association (Mt. Tamalpais, California)

  • Kinky Boots (director: Gary Stanford Jr. – opens May 2024)


San Jose State University (San Jose, California)

  • The Yoga Play (director: Sukanya Chakrabarti –opens March 2024)
  • 1984 (director: Scott Cummins – opens April 2024)


Recent Projects


TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California)

  • Steel Magnolias (director: Elizabeth Carter –June 2023)
  • Fannie (director: Tim Bond – March 2023)

SMUIN Ballet (San Francisco, California)

  • World Premiere of Salsa Til Dawn (choreographer: Darrell Moultrie – September 2023)


San Francisco Playhouse (San Francisco, California)

  • Chinglish (director: Jeffrey Lowe –May 2023)


The Mountain Play Association (Mt. Tamalpais, California)

  • Into the Woods (director: Nicole Helfer – May 2023)


Roann Films (San Jose, California)

  • Nisei (Production Design for short film. Director: Darren Rae – July & August, 2022)


San Jose State University (San Jose, California)

  • The Hunchback of Seville (director: Kinan Valdez –April 2023)
  • Stupid F*cking Bird (director: Kathleen Normington – March 2023)
  • Into the Woods (director: Kirsten Brandt – November 2022)
  • Passage (director: Scott Cummins – October 2022)


The Jewel Theatre (Santa Cruz, California)

  • A Doll’s House Part 2 (director: Bill Peters – March 2023)


Selected Past Design Projects over 350 productions designed, including:


TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California - over 40 productions)

  • Steel Magnolias (director: Elizabeth Carter –June 2023)
  • Fannie - The Music & Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (director: Tim Bond – March 2023)
  • Lizard Boy (director: Brandon Ivie – October 2021)
  • Native Gardens (director: Amy Gonzalez – August, 2018)
  • The Language Archive (director: Jeffrey Lowe - July, 2019)
  • Fun Home (director: Robert Kelley – October, 2018 – Theatre Critics Circle Award for Set Design)
  • Crimes of the Heart (director: Giovanna Sardelli - January, 2017)
  • Outside Mullingar (director: Robert Kelley – October, 2016)
  • The Country House (director: Robert Kelley – September 2015)
  • Sweeney Todd (director Robert Kelley - October 2014)
  • 33 Variations (Regional premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2012)
  • The Pitmen Painters (Regional premiere) (director: Leslie Martinson, 2012)
  • Snow Falling on Cedars (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2011)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (director: Robert Kelley, 2010)
  • Twentieth Century (Regional premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2009)
  • Dessa Rose (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2006)
  • Dolly West's Kitchen (American premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2005)
  • Legacy Codes (World premiere) (director: Amy Gonzalez, 2003)
  • Bat Boy (Palo Alto & San Francisco productions) (director: Linda Goodrich, 2003)
Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado) 17 productions between 2007 - 2012, including:
  • Richard III (director: Tina Packer, 2012)
  • Romeo & Juliet (director: Lynne Collins, 2011)
  • Taming of the Shrew (director: Stephanie Shine, 2010)
  • Hamlet (director: Philip Sneed, 2009)
  • Macbeth (director: Lynne Collins, 2008)
  • Love's Labours Lost (director: Gavin Cameron-Webb, 2008)

Center Repertory Theatre (Walnut Creek, California)
  • The Sisters Matsumoto (director: Mina Morita – April, 2017)
  • Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (director: Mark Phillips – October, 2015)
  • Cowgirls (director: Eleanor Reissa, 2004)
  • Don't Dress for Dinner (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003)
  • Collected Stories (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003)
  • Amy's View (director: David Hay, 2002)

Opera San Jose (San Jose, California)
  • Pagliacci (director: Chuck Hudson – November, 2018)
  • The Magic Flute (director: Michael McConnell, 2003)

The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois) 66 productions between 2007 & 2015, including:
  • Sweeney Todd (director: Michael Webb, 2012)
  • Phantom of the Opera (director: Michael Webb, 2011)
  • After Dark (World Premiere) (director: Michael Webb, 2011)
  • Chicago (director: Michael Webb, 2010)
  • Aida (director: Michael Webb, 2010)
  • Evita (director: Michael Webb, 2009)
  • The Producers (director: Michael Webb, 2009)
American Musical Theatre of San Jose (San Jose, California)
  • Christmas Dreamland (World premiere) (director: Tim Bair, 2005)
  • West Side Story (director: Stephen Bourneuf, 2005)
  • The Big Bang (director: Christopher Scott, 2003)
  • Damn Yankees (director: Dianna Shuster, 2002)

Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, California)
  • Sundiata (World premier) (director: Coleman Domingo, 2002)

The Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, Ohio) 6 productions between 1994 & 1996, including:
  • A Grand Night for Singing (scenic & lighting design) (director: Loretta Greco, 1996)
  • The Lower Rooms (director: Victoria Pero, 1994)

The Magic Theatre (San Francisco, California)
  • 3F, 4F (World premiere) (director: Pam MacKinnon, 2005)

The Stardust Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  • A Stardust Christmas (Christmas concert starring John Brack, 2003)


Chautauqua Theatre Chautauqua, New York

  • Romeo & Juliet (director: Dawn Monique Williams – August, 2017)
Should you want a complete CV please contact me

Awards (selected - please contact me for a full list of awards)


2023

  • San Jose State University, Office of the Provost & University Library: Annual Authors & Artists Award for scenic design of The Weir


2022

  • San Jose State University, Office of the Provost & University Library: Annual Authors & Artists Award for scenic design of Heisenberg


2019

  • Silicon Valley Creates Laureate Award - Backstage Laureate Award
  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Scenic Design: Fun Home
  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nomination for Scenic Design: Native Gardens
  • San Jose State University, Office of the Provost & University Library: Annual Authors & Artists Award for scenic design of The Language Archive

2018

  • Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Outside Mullingar
  • Shellie Award for Outstanding Set Design: Sisters Matsumoto


2017

  • Broadway World Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Outside Mullingar
  • Broadway World Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Crimes of the Heart
  • Broadway World Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Arsenic & Old Lace
  • Broadway World Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Constellations


2016

  • Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award nomination, Outstanding Set Design: The Country House
  • Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark


2010

  • Keynote Speaker & student design adjudicator, USITT / ACTF Northwest Regional Conference


2009

  • Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design: Twentieth Century


2008

  • Ovation Award for Scenic Design: Macbeth


2007

  • Falstaff Award nomination for Scenic Design: Twelfth Night


2005

  • World Design Expo: designs selected for exhibition and inclusion in publication
  • Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award nomination, Outstanding Set Design of a Musical: Crowns


2004

  • Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award nomination, Outstanding Set Design for a Musical: Bat Boy


2001

  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design for a Musical: Jekyll & Hyde
  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination, Outstanding Set Design for a Musical: Floyd Collins


1999

  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design for a Drama: Night of the Iguana
  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design for a Musical: Brimstone


1995

  • Selected Exhibitor at the Prague Quadrennial for Scenic & Costume Designs: Mad Forest


Skills


• technical drafting • model construction • sculpting (foam and wood) • scenic painting and techniques • color theory & color mixing • welding & metalwork • carpentry in hard and soft woods • AutoCAD 2017 • Photoshop CS5 • Power Point • furniture construction & restoration • upholstery • production management • budget control • shop management & safety • Emergency medical and CPR trained • Trained COVID Compliance Officer • crew supervision • high organizational skills • Union contracts & standards • Architectural design • mask making • prosthetics • foam construction & casting • millenary work • dyeing & fabric painting • industrial sewing & soft goods • silk screening • armor construction • fluent German • Certified SSI diver • Active shooter training • Collaboration & Humor



Education


Master of Fine Arts

Production Design & Technology

Ohio University, Department of Theatre, 1994


Bachelor of Science

Theatre Design & Technology

Northern Arizona University, Department of Theatre, 1990




Andrea Bechert - Scorpion Designs


Andrea Bechert is a member of United Scenic Artists, IATSE local 829


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