About
Yao Chen is a costume and scenic designer with international design credits. Her designs can be seen in the United States, China and Costa Rica. Her selective productions include Until the Flood (2021) at Merrimack Repertory theatre, Radio Golf (2020) at Trinity Repertory Company, The House that Jack Built (2021),Diary of Ann Frank (2019) at Indiana Repertory Theatre, Little Prince (2018) at Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Music Man (2017) at Berkshire Theatre Group, Antony and Cleopatra (2017), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2016) at Orlando Shakespeare Theatre (AEA), Titus and Andronicus(2018), The Merry Wives of Windsor (2015) for the Shakespeare Company of New Jersey, I am Tai Ping Goat (2015), a children’s production at Dong Gong theatre, Long Fu theatre in Beijing, China; Amadeus (2014) at the Theatre Espressivo, San Jose, Costa Rica; and Pete the Cat (2020) Nancy Drew and Her Biggest Box (2017), Skippy Jon Jones (2016) and Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly (2015) at Orlando Repertory Theatre.
Upcoming:
Holy Fudge ( 2021) at Merrimack Repertory theatre
The Paper Dream of Henry Chin (2022) at Indiana Repertory Theatre
Ushuaia Blue ( 2022) and Babel ( 2022) at Contemporary American Theatre Festival
Stupid Fucking Bird ( 2022) at New Repertory Theatre
Macbeth (2022) at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey