Leon Wiebers
Assistant professor of theater, film, and media studies, resident designer. Scenic and costume design, history of costumes and clothes, elements of design, make-up, introduction to theater.
e-mail: lewiebers@smcm.edu
Website: http://faculty.smcm.edu/lewiebers
Leon Wiebers received his M.F.A. in design from the University of California, Los Angeles and his B.A. in theatre from the University of Washington, Seattle. He has designed productions in Europe and America. Leon's recent credits for California Musical Theatre include Kiss Me, Kate, Jekyll and Hyde, Aida, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Grease, West Side Story, The Fantasticks, and The Scarlet Pimpernel; Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the San Francisco Opera Center; Cymbeline at Georgia Shakespeare Festival; Il Trovatore for the English National Opera; El Niño for the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris; Cosi Fan Tutti for Sacramento Opera; Living Pictures for the Getty Museum; and Antigone for Portland Center Stage. Awards include: Back Stage West Garland and LA Weekly Awards for Three Sisters for Interact Theatre, Los Angeles, and an LA Ovation Award for Ubu Roi at A Noise Within. Leon is a current member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.
