CHASE STAGGS is Resident Scenic Designer for Salvage Vanguard Theater , Technical Director at St Edward’s University, and in Austin has worked with the Rude Mechanicals, Physical Plant, Refraction Arts, Tongue and Groove and Austin Shakespeare Co and the somewhat defunct Shirkworkers Union to name a few. Regionally he has worked with American Repertory Theatre, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, The Lincoln Center, Infernal Bridegroom Productions and Stages Repertory. He has designed for the stage since 1988 and has recently been Art Director and Set Designer for film and television. Chase trained as a painter working in oil and acrylic and as a sculptor sculpting ‘assemblages’ from found objects as well as working in traditional mediums. He worked as puppet master for The 2000-2001 tour of Julie Taymor’s The King Stag and has designed puppets for companies in Houston and Austin. Chase has concocted several musicals including The Tower Massacre Musical. He was just honoured by the Austin Critic’s Table as outstanding Scenic Designer for his work in 2004 and 2005 and has received two nominations for The B Iden Payne awards for his work with Salvage Vanguard Theater. He taught himself to tie his shoes and ride a bike at ages three and four.

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