Leon Wiebers
Professor of Costume Design and Chair of Theatre Arts Loyola Marymount University
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Biography
Leon Wiebers is an internationally, award-winning costume designer and Fulbright Scholar. Recent credits: The Count of Monte Cristo and School of Rock for the Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 13 Fruitcakes for the Edinburgh Festival, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, and La MaMa ETC; Oslo for Pioneer Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse; The Music Man at Glimmerglass Festival, Royal Opera in Oman; Gypsy and The King and I at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Empire, Man Of LaMancha at LaMirada Performing Arts; other companies include: the Hollywood Bowl; California Music Circus for over 10 years and 20 productions, San Francisco Opera Center, English National Opera, Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the National Theatre of Korea. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, 829, a national board member of the Costume Society of America, and a full professor at Loyola Marymount University.
Education
University of California at Los Angeles
M.F.A.
Design
1999
University of Washington, Seattle
B.A.
Theatre
1993
English & Music Augustana College
Liberal Arts Studies
Theatre
Areas of Expertise
Apparel/Accessories
Musical Theatre
Entertainment
Opera
Music Production
Theatre Production
Costume Design
Costume History
History of Dress
Traditional Korean Culture
Design
Korean Dress
Industry Expertise
Education/Learning
Research
Training and Development
Apparel/Accessories
Design
Accomplishments
Ovation Award
2006-01-01
Best Costume Design - Larger Theatre, Ubu Roi,
Backstage West Garland Award
2001-01-01
Best Costume Design, Three Sisters
LAWeekly Award
2001-01-01
Best Costume Design, Three Sisters
Affiliations
- Fulbright Research Scholar
- Glimmerglass Festival
- Royal Opera
- California Music Circus
- Costume Society of America
- USITT
- Opera America
- United Scenic Artists, Local 829
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology
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