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Scene Shift: The Podcast focuses on conversation between theatrical set designers to convey the process and collaborations that theatre makers rely on. Traditionally designers have played a support role, considered as 'backstage' but the scope of design elements is growing. Today the boundary between design and performance has shifted and designers actively share the stage with performers. In this series, set designers come together to share and uplift their expanding roles in theatre making.
Update frequency:
every 41 days
Average audio length:
50 minutes
Guest interviews
Video podcast
English
United States
10 episodes
since July 8, 2025
episodic
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Multidisciplinary artist Abigail DeVille joins Scene Shift: The Podcast for a conversation about cosmological time, informed intuition, and making space for history to speak.
Known for large-scale sculptures and site-specific installations that engage the material and lived memory of communities, A…
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Tony Award-nominated lighting designer Jiyoun Chang (Stereophonic, Slave Play, For Colored Girls) joins Scene Shift: The Podcast for a conversation about light, time, and the creative process.
Known for transforming stages into emotionally charged visual landscapes, Jiji discusses how she uses ligh…
In this episode of Scene Shift: The Podcast, New York based set designer Afsoon Pajoufar reflects on working across the US and Europe, comparing cultural approaches to risk, resources, and sustainability in theatre making. The conversation moves through what it means to be brave and bold as a desig…
In this episode, Scene Shift's set designers Maureen Weiss and Sibyl Wickersheimer learn so much from lighting designer Pablo Santiago. He explains the process of lighting design in theater, his career path from film, and the art of collaboration with other designers and directors. They discuss the…
In this episode of Scene Shift: The Podcast, hosts Sibyl Wickersheimer and Maureen Weiss reconnect with their former student-turned-colleague Shing Yin Khor, an installation artist, cartoonist, game designer, and puppeteer exploring Mythic Americana, collaborative storytelling, and new human ritual…
Join us for an honest roundtable discussion with theatre designers Chen Wei-Liao, Collette Pollard, Lee Jellinek, Louisa Thompson, Mimi Lien, Yvonne Miranda, and Naomi Kasahara, hosted by Maureen Weiss and Sibyl Wickersheimer.
They share personal stories from gossiping in the theater with their ki…
In this discussion with Tony Award Winning set and costume designer David Zinn, we explore the importance of community among designers, the challenges posed by institutional frameworks, and the nuances of decision-making in design.
We reflect on the performative aspects of our roles and the joy of…
In this conversation with Maureen, Sibyl, and guest Marsha Ginsberg, they discuss Marsha's artistic journey and the role of collaboration in creating impactful designs.
They explore how Marsha's background in fine arts and architecture informs her approach to set design, emphasizing the significan…
In this conversation, Maureen, Sibyl, and Narelle Sissons explore the intricate relationship between set design and painting, discussing how experiences in theatre inform artistic expression.
They delve into the importance of emotional depth in art, the role of improvisation, and the balance betwe…
Scene Shift: The Podcast focuses on conversation between theatrical set designers to convey the process and collaborations that theatre makers rely on.
Traditionally designers have played a support role, considered as 'backstage' but the scope of design elements is growing.
Today the boundary bet…
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