KAITLYN PIETRAS is an artist with a background in architecture and scenic design. Kaitlyn has received three LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Revenge Song [Video Design], Vietgone [Video Design] and RII [Video Design] as well as two LA Weekly Award nominations for RII and Slipping [Projection Design], and an Ovation Award nomination for Revenge Song [Projection Design, Large Venue]. She has also received a New York Innovative Theatre Award nomination [Outstanding Innovative Design- Projection Design] for her work in The Gin Baby.
Select credits: Opera: The Valkyries (LA Phil, Detroit Opera), Twilight: Gods (Lyric Opera, Detroit Opera), Lost Highway ... read more
Elizabeth Swados was a multi-talented artist who made a significant impact on the world of theater. Born in Buffalo, New York in 1951, Swados began her career in the arts at a young age. She attended Bennington College in Vermont, where she studied music and theater, and later went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Swados made her Broadway debut as a composer and lyricist for the musical "Runaways" in 1978. The show was a critical and commercial success, earning Swados a Tony nomination for Best Score. "Runaways" explored ... read more