Heather Kenyon
Heather Kenyon joins the faculty as the Assistant Professor of Scene Design after completing two years as an adjunct lecturer. She holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts: Design and Technical Production from San Francisco State University where she studied set and lighting design, and a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a Minor in Dance from Sacramento State University.
Heather is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, IATSE Local USA 829 and USITT. Visit her website to see a portfolio of her work.
Select Scholarship Credits
Guys and Dolls, San Francisco Playhouse, Set Design
Nomination: San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award, Set Design in a house with 100-300 seats
“…the kind of clever, multi-scene set design (by Heather Kenyon) that inspires audiences to applaud the set changes…” – Jean Schiffman, SF Gate
Clue, San Francisco Playhouse, Set Design
Nomination: Broadway World San Francisco, Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
“The toybox set designed by Heather Kenyon is arguably the true star of the show, unfolding and collapsing as it does to depict a half dozen different rooms in Boddy Mansion.” – Jay Barmann, SFist
The Code (World Premiere), American Conservatory Theater – Young Conservatory, Set Design
Ti-Jean and His Brothers, American Conservatory Theatre – MFA Conservatory, Set Design
Spring Awakening, West Valley College, Set and Lighting Design
Heroes of the Fourth Turning, San Francisco Playhouse, Lighting Design
Nomination: Broadway World San Francisco, Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical
Men on Boats, Palo Alto Players, Set Design
American Hero, The Custom Made Theatre Company, Set Design
Nomination: San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award, Set Design in a house with fewer than 100 seats
“…cleverly and accurately designed…” – Eddie Reynolds, Theatre Eddys
Washed Up On The Potomac (World Premiere), San Francisco Playhouse, Set Design
“The set […] was arranged with deliberate nonchalance. Sticky notes were randomly dispersed across the back wall and the desks were artfully mismatched as though the place had been thrown together hastily. Overall, it perfectly resembled the atmosphere of a distressed basement in an overused office building. There was clearly an extreme attention to detail.” – Sophie Kim, The Daily Californian
Chicago, San Francisco State University, Set Design
Upcoming Professional Work
October 2024 Emilia, The Western Stage
February 2025 Exotic Deadly: or the MSG Play, San Francisco Playhouse, Set Design
Introduction to Design
Design Graphics and Rendering
Scene Design
Scene Painting
Advanced Scene Painting
Properties Artisan and Manager for Mainstage Productions
