LINDA CHO COSTUME DESIGN ______
email: [email protected] website: LINDACHO.com agent: Russ Rosensweig, Summit Entertainment Group (203) 453-0188 [email protected]
EDUCATION M.F.A. Design, Yale School of Drama, 1998 B.A. Psychology, McGill University, 1995 Certificate, Fine Arts and Fashion, Paris American Academy, 1991
AWARDS______
2017 The Ruth Morley Design Award League of Professional Theatre Women 2016 Connecticut Critic Circle Award, Outstanding Costume Design, Anastasia, Hartford Stage 2014 Tony Award, Best Costume Design for a Musical, GGLAM, Walter Kerr Theater 2014 Henry Hewes Design Award, Outstanding Costume Design, GGLAM 2014 Outer Critics Circle Nomination, Best Costume Design, GGLAM, Walter Kerr Theater, Broadway 2014 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award 2014 Craig Noel Award (San Diego Critics Circle) Nomination, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2014 The Bay Area Award, Outstanding Costume Design Nomination, Orphan of Zhao 2014 Craig Noel Award (San Diego Critics Circle) Outstanding Costumes, GGLAM, The Globe Theaters 2013 Connecticut Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Costume Design, GGLAM &12th Night,Hartford Stage 2011 Elliot Norton Award Nomination, Outstanding Design, The Merchant of Venice, TFNA 2010 Craig Noel Award Nomination, Outstanding Costume Design, Limelight, LaJolla Playhouse 2009 Helen Hayes Nomination, Best Costume Design, Dog in a Manger, Shakespeare Theater 2009 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Costumes, 12th Night, The Globe Theaters 2007 Jeff Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, Two Noble Kinsmen, Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2006 Henry Hewes Nomination, Best Costume Design, Based on a Totally True Story, MTC 2004 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination, Outstanding Costume Design, Two Noble Kinsmen, NYPT 2003 IRNE Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, Blue Demon 2003 Robby Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, Much Ado About Nothing, The Globe Theaters 2002 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Costumes, Pericles, The Globe Theaters 2002 Robby Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, Pericles, The Globe Theaters 2001 Drama Desk Nomination, Outstanding Costume Design, Princess Turandot, Bluelight Theater Co. 1998 Leo Lerman Prize, Excellence in Costume Design, Yale School of Drama
THEATER CREDITS______
Ring Cycle Darko Tresnjak Seattle Opera, WA 2020-2021 Sampson and Delila Darko Tresnjak Metropolitan Opera, NY 2018
Rags Rob Ruggiero Goodspeed Opera, CT 2017 Goose Dreams Leigh Silverman La Jolla Playhouse, CA 2017 Anastasia Darko Tresnjak Broadhurst Theatre, NY 2017
1000 Splendid Suns Carey Perloff American Conservatory Theater, CA 2016 Christmas Carol Adam Immerwahr McCarter Theater, NJ 2016 October Sky Rachel Rockwell Old Globe Theater, CT 2016 Anastasia Darko Tresnjak Hartford Stage, CT 2016 Othello Jonathan Munby Chicago Shakespeare Theater, IL 2016 Aubergine Tony Taccone Berkley Rep, CA 2016
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Gentlemen’s Guide Darko Tresnak National Tour 2015 Rear Window Darko Tresnjak Hartford Stage, CT 2015 Comedy of Errors Scott Ellis Old Globe Theater, CA 2015 The Second Mrs. Wilson Gordon Edelstein Long Wharf Theater Company, CT 2015 George Street Theater, NJ 2015 Ghost Stories Scott Zigler Atlantic Theater Co, NY 2015 Peter Pan Peter Rothstein Children’s Theater Company, MN 2015 Reverberation Maxwell Williams Hartford Stage, CT 2015 Ghosts of Versailles Darko Tresnjak Los Angeles Opera, CA 2015
Two Gentlemen of Verona Mark Lamos The Old Globe Theater, CA 2014 Orphan of Zhao Carey Perloff Actors Conservatory Theater, CA 2014 (co-pro) La Jolla Playhouse, CA 2014 Evolution Mitch Sebastian China 2014 Velocity of Autumn Molly Smith The Booth Theater, Broadway 2014 Around the World in 80 Days Sean Foley TBD 2014 Somewhere in Time Ken Davenport TBD 2014
Arena Stage, DC 2013 Measure for Measure Jonathan Munby Shakespeare Theater, DC 2013 Midsummer Nights Dream Chris Moore Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2013 Twelfth Night Darko Tresnjak Hartford Stage, CT 2013 Clybourne Park Eric Ting Long Wharf Theater, CT 2013 Good People Jackie Maxwell Arena Stage, DC 2013 Gentlemen’s Guide to Love Darko Tresnjak Walter Kerr, Broadway 2013 and Murder (co-pro) The Old Globe Theater, CA 2013 Hartford Stage, CT 2012 The Recommendation Jonathan Munby The Old Globe Theater, CA 2012 The Whipping Man Hana Sharif Hartford Stage Co, CT 2012
The Book Club Play Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2011 Italian American Reconciliation Eric Ting Long Wharf Theater, CT 2011 Winter's Tale Jonathan Munby Guthrie Theatre, MN 2011 Titus Andronicus Darko Tresnjak Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, Canada 2011 Merchant of Venice Darko Tresnjak Theater for a New Audience, NY 2011 (tour) Bank of America Theater, Chicago 2011 Majestic Theater, Boston 2011 Broad Stage, Santa Monica 2011
The Light in the Piazza Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2010 Gee’s Bend Hana Sharif Hartford Stage Co, CT 2010 M. Butterfly Peter Rothstein Guthrie Theatre, MN 2010 Limelight Warren Carlyle LaJolla Playhouse, CA 2010 Twelfth Night Darko Tresnjak Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2010
What once we felt Ken Schmoll Lincoln Center Theater 3 2009 Legacy of Light Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2009 True West Daniel Goldstein Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2009 Twelfth Night Paul Mullins The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2009 Magnolia Anna Shapiro Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL 2009 Die Vogel Darko Tresnjak LA Opera, CA 2009 The Dog in the Manger Jonathan Munby Shakespeare Theatre, DC 2009
Anthony and Cleopatra Darko Tresnjak Theater for a New Audience 2008 All’s Well that Ends Well Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA 2008 The Dwarf Darko Tresnjak LA Opera, CA 2008 The Broken Jug Darko Tresnjak LA Opera, CA 2008
2 Trilogy: James Marvel Julliard Opera School 2008 (The Marriage, Heavyweight, Rothschild’s Violin)
Merchant of Venice Darko Tresnjak Theater for a New Audience, NY 2007 (tour) Royal Shakespeare Company, UK 2007 Noises Off Jonathan Munby Arena Stage, DC 2007 Mary’s Wedding Tazwell Thompson Westport Country Playhouse, CT 2007 Front Page Ron Daniels Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2007 Some Men Trip Cullman Second Stage Theater 2007 Stormy Weather Michael Bush Prince Music Theater 2007 Mikado Ned Canty Opera Theater of Saint Louis, MO 2007
All’s Well that Ends Well Darko Tresnjak Theater for a New Audience 2006 Based on a Totally True Story Michael Bush Manhattan Theater Club 2006 Durango Chay Yew New York Public Theater 2006 (co-pro) Long Wharf Theater, CT 2006 Awake and Sing Zelda Fichandler Arena Stage, DC 2006 Othello Jesse Berger The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2006 Titus Andronicus Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2006 Raisin in the Sun Seret Scott Hartford Stage Co, CT 2006 Two Noble Kinsmen Darko Tresnjak Chicago Shakespeare, IL 2006 The Story of My Life Michael Bush Can Stage, TO, Canada 2006
Two Gentlemen of Verona Matt August The Acting Company 2005 Passion Play Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2005 Anna Christie Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2005 Piano Lesson Seret Scott Arena Stage, DC 2005 Macbeth Paul Mullins The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2005 Winter’s Tale Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2005 Dreams of Sarah Breed Love Regina Taylor Alabama Shakespeare Festival, AL 2005 Hayfever Will Freers Baltimore Center Stage 2005
Love’s Labor Lost Eleanor Holdridge The Julliard School of Drama 2004 The Architecture of Loss Chay Yew New York Theater Workshop 2004 Orpheus Descending Molly Smith Arena Stage, DC 2004 Macbeth Michael Kahn Shakespeare Theatre, DC 2004 Accidental Death of an Anarchist Richard Hamburger Dallas Theater Center, TX 2004 (co-pro) Pittsburgh Playhouse, PA 2004 What the Butler Saw Darko Tresnjak Huntington Theater Co., Boston, MA 2004 Anthony and Cleopatra Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theater. San Diego, CA 2004 Two Noble Kinsmen Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2004
Two Noble Kinsmen Darko Tresnjak New York Public Theater 2003 Last Chance for a Slow Dance Michael Morris New York Stage and Film 2003 Hayfever Darko Tresnjak Westport Country Playhouse, CT 2003 Blue Demon Darko Tresnjak Huntington Theater Co., Boston, MA 2003 Under Milkwood Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2003 Much Ado About Nothing Brendan Fox The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2003 Big Love Richard Hamburger Dallas Theater Center, TX 2003 A Picasso John Tillenger The Philadelphia Theater Company, PA 2003
The Notebook Evan Yionoulis Second Stage Theater 2002 Tempest Patrick Lilis The Pearl Theater 2002 Be Aggressive Claudia Zelivanski Dallas Theater Center, TX 2002 Heartbreak House Darko Tresnjak Huntington Theater Co., Boston, MA 2002 Moving Pictures Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2002 Magic Flute Darko Tresnjak Opera Theater of Saint Louis, MO 2002 Once in a Lifetime Michael Grief Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2002
3 Pericles Darko Tresnjak The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA 2002 Making Tracks Jeff Seitzer Village Theater, Issaquah & Everett, WA 2002 Wenji 18 Songs of a Nomad Flute Rinde Eckert Asia Society, NY 2002 (tour) Hong Kong Performing Arts Center 2002 Firecracker Michael Mao Pepsico Theater, Purchase, NY 2001 (tour) Beijing, China 2002 Nanking, China 2002 Shanghi, China 2002 Suzhou, China 2002 Guang zhou, China 2002
Diane Paulus Vinyard Theater 2001 More Lies About Jerzy Darko Tresnjak Vineyard Theater 2001 Floating Box Jean Randich Asia Society, NY 2001 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Darko Tresnjak Long Wharf Theater, CT 2001 Amphitryon Darko Tresnjak Huntington Theater Co., Boston, MA 2001 Winter’s Tale Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2001 A Little Night Music Darko Tresnjak Goodspeed Opera House, CT 2001 Old Times Ethan McSweeney George Street Playhouse, NJ 2001
Hotel Universe Darko Tresnjak Bluelight Theater Company 2000 Stopless John Rubin Labrynth Theater Company 2000 Skin of Our Teeth Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2000 Tonight at 8:30 Ann Reinking Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 2000 Merchant of Venice Rick Corley New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, NJ 2000 Hair Jon Jory Actors’ Theater of Louisville, KY 2000 Twelfth Night Peter Novack Amarylis Theater, Philidelphia, PA 2000 Molly Sweeney Jonathan Pape Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CT 2000 West Side Story Charles Richter Muhlenberg College, PA 2000 Cave Theory Devon Allen Muhlenberg College, PA 2000
Princess Turandot Darko Tresnjak Bluelight Theater Company 2000 (tour) Westport Country Playhouse, CT 2001 Making Tracks Allan Muroko Second Generation, Taipei, Taiwan 2000 (tour) National Theater, Taipei, Taiwan 2001 Hsinchu Municipal Performance Hall 2001 Chihteh Hall, Kaoshiung, Taiwan 2001
Hurricane Barry Edelstein Classic Stage Company 1999 Author’s Voice & Imagining Brad Evan Yionoulis Drama Dept 1999 Splendora Donna Drake Illyria Theater Company 1999 Belmont Avenue Social Club Connie Grappo Working Theater Company 1999 Open The Gate David Willenger Theater for the New City 1999 Narcissus & Echo John James Hickey Wings Theater 1999 Beauty Queen of Leenane Rob Ruggiero Theaterworks, Hartford, CT 1999 How I Learned to Drive Rob Ruggiero Theaterworks, Hartford, CT 1999 Home Steve Campo Theaterworks, Hartford, CT 1999 Firecracker Michael Mao Hunter College, NYC 1999 Polka Love Lisa Brenner Mulberry Street Theater, NYC 1999 Iolanta Errol Randal Hoey American Opera Musical Theater Co, NY 1999 Orpheus and Eurydice Darko Tresnjak Virginia Opera Association, VA 1999 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1999 Measure for Measure Paul Mullins New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, NJ 1999
Wolf Lullaby Neil Pepe Atlantic Theater Company 1998 All’s Well That Ends Well Paul Mullins New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, NJ 1998 Petersburg Evan Yionoulis Yale Repertory Theater, CT 1998
4 Turandot Darko Tresnjak Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1997 Broken Sleep Lisa Peterson Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1997
Rocket to the Moon Joanne Woodward Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1996 All My Sons Barry Edelstein Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1996 Hard Times Tony Phalen Williamstown Theater Festival, MA 1996
The Servant of Two Masters Myrna Selkirk McGill University, Montreal, Canada 1995 Macbeth Cas Anvar Repercussion Theatre, Montreal, Canada 1994 Twelfth Night Henry Tarvainan Repercussion Theatre, Montreal, Canada 1994
FILM______
Till Death Do Us Part (Feature) dir: Scott Gordon Central Communications, Inc. 1999 Bookie's Lament (Feature) dir: John Postly Produced by Tavern Films 1998
STYLING______
Men's Health Photographer Peter Rad 2010 Remy Martin Cognac Commercial 2004 New York Times Advertisement Photographer Peter Rad 2003 New York Times Magazine Photographer Gregory Crewdson 2002
GUEST TEACHING ARTIST______
Julliard School of Dance, Theater Craft Class 2015 Fordham University, Undergraduate, Theater Design Class 2010 Kennedy Center Summer Design Intensive, with Ming Cho Lee 2008 Yale School of Drama, Graduate Costume Design, 1st, 2nd and 3rd year master class 2004 New York University, Undergraduate Theater Design Class 2001 Broadway Theater Institute, Elementary school 1999
EXHIBITIONS______
Curtain Call, Celebrating a century of women designing for live performance 2009 Presented by NY Public Library for the Performing Arts and League of Professional Theatre Women The Lowe Gallery at Hudson Guild Design for the Theater, NYC 2002 Prague Quadrennial 1999 The United States Schools of Scenography Exhibit, Czech Republic 1999
OTHER______
Textbook Contribution The World of Theater, Tradition and Innovation 2006 + 2011 Interview, with sketches and production photos USA Costume Curator Prague Quadrennial 2011 United States National Pavilion 2008 - 2011
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