Tony Straiges
Tony Straiges (born October 31, 1942) is a
Career
His first Broadway production was
Straiges designed the set for
Straiges designed the set for Into the Woods (1987), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Scenic Design[12] and Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Set Design.[13] Frank Rich wrote of the set "The designer, Tony Straiges, transports us from a mock-proscenium set redolent of 19th-century picturebook illustration into a thick, asymmetrical, Sendakesque woods whose Rorschach patterns, eerily lighted by Richard Nelson, keep shifting to reveal hidden spirits and demons."[14]
He has designed for many regional theatres, including
He also designs sets for ballet companies, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.[21]
A collection of 18 models of Straiges' set designs is in the Ohio State University Library.[22]
References
- ISBN 0-521-56444-1, p. 367
- ISBN 0-465-00814-3, p. 160
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Tony Straiges designs". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ISBN 0-8090-8058-3, p.232
- ISBN 0-19-513074-X, p. 750
- ^ "Follies in Concert, with The New York Philharmonic, 1985" sondheimguide.com, accessed January 6, 2011
- ^ Brantley, Ben."Theater Review: 'Chasing Manet'" New York Times, April 10, 2009
- ^ Gates, Anita. "Having a Merry Little Christmas and Pining for the Boy Next Door" New York Times, December 16, 2006
- ^ "Tony Awards, 'Sunday in the Park with George', 1984 (Search Past Winners)" tonyawards.com, accessed January 7, 2011
- ^ "1983-1984 30th Drama Desk Awards" dramadesk.com, accessed January 7, 2011
- ^ Rich, Frank. "Stage: 'Sunday In The Park With George'" New York Times, May 3, 1984
- ^ "Tony Awards, 'Into the Woods', 1988 (Search Past Winners)" tonyawards.com, accessed January 7, 2011
- ^ "1987-1988 34th Drama Desk Awards" Archived 2008-07-04 at archive.today dramadesk.com, accessed January 7, 2011
- ^ Rich, Frank. "Stage: 'Into the Woods,' From Sondheim" New York Times, November 6, 1987
- ^ a b "Straiges biography" filmreference.com, accessed January 6, 2011
- ^ "YALE REPERTORY THEATRE, Production History, 1966/67 – 1979/80 Seasons" Yale Repertory Theatre, accessed January 6, 2011
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey. "Review:Center Stage Grapples with a Particularly Pun-Riddled Script from Oscar Wilde" City Paper (Baltimore), October 6, 2004
- ^ Lardner, James."Winter's Wonderland; Winter's Here; Shakespeare for All Seasons at Arena" Washington Post article (perfectstrangers.tv), October 11, 1979
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "The Stage: Guare Chronicle, 'Women And Water'" New York Times, December 8, 1985
- ^ "Creative Team, Tony Straiges ('A Christmas Carol')" Alley Theatre, accessed January 6, 2011
- ^ "Artists" Pacific Northwest Ballet, accessed January 6, 2011
- ^ "Tony Straiges Collection" Ohio State University Library, accessed January 6, 2011
External links
- Tony Straiges at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tony Straiges designs, 1970-1994, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Internet Off-Broadway Database listing
- Tony Straiges Collection is held by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University Libraries.