155. INTERVIEW: Alex Casillas

Beckett’s Babies

Hello listeners! We were so fortunate to have designer ALEX CASILLAS join us on the show! We had such an incredible time chatting with Alex about her life and experience as a designer as well as thinking about representation in the creative teams. Enjoy!!!

Alex Casillas, a native of Houston, TX, is a professional scenic and lighting designer holding a dual MFA from The University of Iowa. Previously, Alex has designed scenery for The Revolutionists (Strawdog Theatre), Mas Cara (The Vortex) Sonia, Vanya, Masha and Spike, Seven Spots on the Sun, and Braided Sorrow (University of Iowa) and has created a conceptual design for December (Alley Theatre: All New Festival). Also a professional lighting designer, Alex has worked on Secret Things (1st Stage Theatre), Cabaret, The Crucible(Parallel 45), and Peter and the Starcatcher, The Addams Family and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Festival 56). A dramaturgy-focused designer specializing in new work, Alex brings special focus to script analysis and structure to assist playwrights, directors and devisers truly realize their vision. She has a passion for educating young designers and theatre artists from marginalized communities and hopes to one day see true representation both on and off the stage.

Website: http://www.acdesigns.space/

Instagram: @acasdesigns

To Learn More about Design, here are Alex's Top Book recommendations!

1. Unmasking Theatre Design by Lynne Porter
2. The Magic of Light by Jean Rosenthal and Lael Wertenbaker
3. Backstage Handbook by Paul Douglas Carter
4. Technical Theatre for Non-Technical People by Drew Campbell
5. Bonus: White Sight: Visual Politics and Practices of Whiteness by Nicholas Mirzoeff
   

GLISTEN

Cho: Monologue Joke Writing Challenge / LaughtHER Collective

Sam: Film "Patrick and The Whale"

Alex: Dungeons and Dragqueens

EPISODE CORRECTION:

Please note that in the podcast, Alex mentioned Jennifer Tipton had a book when it was equally prolific female lighting pioneer Jean Rosenthal who wrote a book.

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Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

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Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @beckettsbabies

And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: [e-mail]

For more info, visit our website: ⁠www.beckettsbabies.com⁠

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

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