Sue LePage

Sue LePage (born 1951)[1] is a Canadian set designer and costume designer based in Toronto.[2] She has designed for over 100 theatre productions including ballet and opera.[3][4]

Sue LePage
Born1951 (age 68–69)
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Guelph
OccupationSet designer, costume designer
Years active1973–present

She is a two-time Dora Mavor Moore Award recipient and winner of a Sterling Award.

Life and education

LePage was born in and grew up in Toronto.[5][6]

In 1973, she graduated from University of Guelph[5] where she studied drama.[2]

Career

After graduating university, LePage's first job in the field was as a junior production assistant for a short time at the Stratford Festival.[2] Soon after, she went to Scotland to attend a program affiliated with the Edinburgh Festival.[2]

For nearly 10 years, LePage continued as an assistant at the Stratford Festival while also doing her own design work for smaller theatres.[2]

Her designs have since appeared in many other notable theatres and theatre festivals in Canada: Shaw Festival: Tarragon Theatre, Grand Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts, Canadian Stage, National Arts Centre, Soulpepper, Young People's Theatre, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres, Factory Theatre.[3]

Awards

Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Other

References
  1. Rubin, Don; Solorzano, Carlos, eds. (2013). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: The Americas. 2. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 9781136359217.
  2. Michael Kruse (4 July 2015). "#18 Sue LePage". The Title Block Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. Charlebois, Gaetan (2018-08-11). "LePage, Sue". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. Windle, Victoria (21 May 2019). "Behind the Ballet: Sue LePage". Canada's Ballter Jörgen du Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. Benson, Eugene; Conolly, Leonard, eds. (1989). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 299. ISBN 9780195406726.
  6. "Sue LePage". National Arts Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. "Recipients". Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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