Brian Sidney Bembridge

Brian Sidney Bembridge is considered one of North America's most prolific scenic and lighting designers. Based in Chicago for the past 15 years, Brian designs sets and lighting for theaters nationwide in addition to playing an integral role in Chicago's distinguished theater community. He is a member of Lookingglass Theatre Company and Circle X Theater Co. and an Artistic Associate of Timeline Theatre Company, Teatro Vista, and Uma Productions.

Brian is a native of Londonderry, New Hampshire and received his Bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts' School of Design and Production. Shortly after college, Brian assisted Alessandra Branca, and he got his big break in the business designing sets for Sony/Henson's Muppets From Space. He has since collaborated with Directors, Choreographers, Musicians, and Visual Artists such as Gary Griffin, Christoph Esenbach, Nate Berkus, David Cromer, Brian Henson, Nilo Cruz, Gale Edwards, The Q Brothers, and Eduardo Vilaro. Brian has been profiled in Live Design, Lighting & Sound America, Entertainment Design Magazine, Lighting Dimensions, PLSN, Stage Directions, American Theater Magazine, Chicago Social and numerous other publications.

He was named one of the "Most Prolific Theater Artists of the Decade," by Time Out Chicago magazine and one of The Top 50 Players in Chicago Theatre by New City Magazine. The Chicago Sun-Times declared him one of "the finest theatrical architects in Chicago." Brian recently won a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Scenic Design on Timeline's production of The History Boys and garnered a LA Ovation Award and LA Critics Circle Award for his designs for The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder.