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Skip Mercier
Born(1954-07-20)July 20, 1954
Yale School of Drama (MFA
)
Occupations
  • Costume designer
  • set designer
  • professor
Years active1983–2021
SpouseRobert Frazier
Children2

G. W. "Skip" Mercier (July 20, 1954 – March 11, 2021) was an American costume, puppet, and

musical theater, opera, dance, film, and television. He is best known for his set and costume designs for Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass in which he received a Tony Award Nomination for Scenery and two Drama Desk Nominations for Scenic Design and Costume Design in 1997. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Washington School of Drama
, where he taught scenic design and costume design to both graduate students and undergraduates.

Life

Mercier was born in

Yale School of Drama where he was named the Oenslager Scholar.[1]

Starting in 1983, he became a Resident Designer for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference until 2004 and has been the O'Neill National Theater Institute's design instructor for over 20 years.

Seattle as a senior design lecturer.[3]

At the

Berkeley Repertory Theater
for Head of Passes (2016).

His first

Vivian Beaumont where he received a Tony Award Nomination for Scenery and two additional Drama Desk Nominations for Scenic Design and Costume Design
.

He has also designed sets for Old Hats (2013) by Bill Irwin and David Shiner, directed by Tina Landau, where he was nominated for the 2013 Henry Hewes Design Award.[4] He has been nominated for the Henry Awards for Outstanding Scenic Award of Denver Theater Center's Measure for Measure directed by Kent Thompson in 2006,[5] awarded the "Bay Area Critics Award" for Best Set Design of William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life (2004) directed by Tina Landau,[6] and has also received a 2001 Jefferson Award Nomination for Best Set Design of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Ballad of Little Jo (2000) directed by Tina Landau[7]

He was the production designer for feature films

Amazon children's short Didi Lightful (2012), and assistant art director for the film Big Blonde (1980) directed by Kirk Browning.[8]

He lived in both Seattle, Washington and Rowayton, Connecticut, with his family while continuing to create, collaborate, and educate others about his work as a theatrical designer. He was married to Robert Frazier, and had two children.[1] Mercier died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Rowayton on March 11, 2021, at age 66.[1][9]

Selected works

  • Head of Passes – by Tyrell McCraney; directed by Tina Landau – Set Design, Lucille Lortel & Drama Desk Award Nominations
  • Old Hats – by Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Nellie McKay; directed by Tina Landau – Set, costume, & puppet design, Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination
  • Dead Man's Cell Phone – by Sarah Ruhl; directed by Anne Bogart – Set and costume design
  • Alice in Wonderland
     – adapted by Sharon Holland; directed by Peter Brosiu – Set and costume design
  • Fiddler on the Roof – book by Joseph Stein; directed by Chris Coleman – Set design
  • Finding Nemo – book & lyrics by Bobby & Kristen Lopez; directed by Peter Brocius – Set design
  • Measure for Measure – by William Shakespeare; directed by Kent Thompson – Henry Award Nomination
  • The Time of Your Life – by William Saroyan; directed by Tina Landau – Set design
  • The Ballad of Little Jo – book by Sara Slessinger, music by Mike Reid; directed by Tina Landau – Set design, Jefferson Award Nomination
  • Dream True – book by Tina Landau, music by Ricky Ian Gordon; directed by Tina Landau – Set and costume design, Drama Desk Award Nomination
  • Juan Darien; A Carnival Mass – by Julie Taymor & Eliott Goldenthal; directed by Julie Taymor – Set and costume design, Tony Award Nomination and Drama Desk Award Nomination
  • Bed & Sofa directed by Andre Ernotte – Set and Costume Design, Drama Desk Award Nomination
  • The Tempest by William Shakespeare; directed by Julie Taymor – Set and Costume Design

[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Barnes, Mike (March 15, 2021). "G.W. Mercier, Tony-Nominated Set and Costume Designer, Dies at 66". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Faculty: National Theater Institute". O'Neill's National Theater Institute. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "UW School of Drama Faculty". University of Washington School of Drama. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "2013 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees Announced". L&S Online America. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Moore, John (June 9, 2006). "Nominees for Henry Awards announced". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Time of Your Life". Seattle Repertory Theater. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Hard Times, Ballad of Little Jo Among Winners of 2001 Jeff Awards in Chicago". Playbill. November 6, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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  9. ^ Tony-Nominated Set and Costume Designer G.W. Mercier Has Passed Away at 66
  10. ^ "G.W. Mercier Resume" (PDF). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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