JENNIFER VARBALOW
Scenic Designer - USA - Local 829
 28-28 29th Street, Apt. D1
Astoria, NY 11102
  Home: (718) 626-9200
Cell: (917)-763-5487

jvarbalow@netzero.net


SCENIC DESIGNER    
TRANSFIGURATION Joe Salvatore NYU - Dept. of Theatre Education
BODY IMAGE Nin Smithner NYU - Dept. of Theatre Education
HAZARD COUNTY Blake Lawrence Themantics Group
NAKED Blake Lawrence Themantics Group
RECONSTRUCTION Tom Coash NY Fringe Festival
THE EARTH MOVED Zoie Lam NY Musicals Festival
TOOTH AND CLAW David P. Moore Ensemble Studio Theatre
MARATHONS 2002/3 Jamie Richards (Exec. Prod) Ensemble Studio Theatre
MASHA NO HOME Nela Wagman Ensemble Studio Theatre
SHOLOM ALEICHEM Derek Goldman Daryl Roth 2 Theatre
WORMDAY Tom Herman Daryl Roth 2 Theatre
H.T. CHEN AND DANCERS H.T.Chen LaMama Annex
MISTER! Anthony King The Present Company (with Anthony Rapp)
CIRCLE Eddie Izzard Westbeth Theatre Company
DANTE'S INFERNO Paul Bargetto East River Productions
THEM THAT'S GOT Sharon Walton American Conservatory Theatre
NOBLE LAUREATE Avi Hoffman Queens Theatre in the Park
LADY OF COPPER Gloria Zelaya Theatre Garden
ROMEO AND JULIET Robert McIntosh Theatre Garden

ASSOCIATE DESIGNER
Spaeth Design (1999-2001) 

Designs for Christmas windows and events. Clients included Macy's, Saks, Lord & Taylor, Bloomberg.


ASSISTANT DESIGNER    
MTV Terry Gipson Corporate Events
SPIDERMAN LIVE! Michael Allen National Tour
MISS SAIGON Michael Allen National Tour
THE WIZARD OF OZ Michael Anania Madison Square Garden
STOP!KISS Narelle Sissons Public Theatre/NYSF
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Narelle Sissons Mark Taper Forum

FILM DESIGN    
OLEANNA (Art Dept.) dsn. David & Sandy Wasco David Mamet
SAFETY ZONE (Prod. Dsn.) dir. Sylvia Kinard Imani Productions
NIGHT BLUE (Prod. Dsn.) dir. Elizabeth Meister Northwestern University
SURVIVORS (Prod. Dsn.) dir. Milton Coykendal Somerville Cable Co.
THE APPOINTMENT (Prod. Dsn.) dir. Noelle Brower Noelle Brower Productions

TEACHING EXPERIENCE   
1995-97 VISITING INSTRUCTOR University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
 

Taught set design and scene painting
Designed mainstage productions
Served as advisor to student designers on productions
Served as scenic artist for mainstage productions; oversaw student and professional labor
Awarded travel/research grant in 1996

2002-present TEACHING ARTIST Roundabout Theatre Company
  Design residence in New York City public schools
Teach design workshops to teachers and students
Develop curriculum with teachers and Roundabout
Serve as liaison between Roundabout and teachers/students
2005-present TEACHING ARTIST TADA!
  Design and production residence at PS 346
After school program with kids at Lorraine Hansberry Junior High
2002 SET DESIGN RESIDENCE Children's Aid Society/IS 90
  Teach set design to students and teachers
Serve as set designer for student production
Oversee all scenic aspects of production, including student and professional labor
2003-04 SET DESIGNER/MENTOR Manhattan Arts Institute
Design drama/dance show with student assistants
Take students through design process from meetings to fabric swatching to tech
Act as liaison between students and faculty/staff

EDUCATION/TRAINING
2003

ENACT Teaching Retreat

2002, 2003 Roundabout Teaching Institute
2001 Computer Graphics, School of Visual Arts, NYC
1995 MFA, Design, Brandeis University
1989 BFA, Design, Rutgers University

References available upon request.