Josafath Reynoso, Scenographer/ Scenic Designer/ Assist. Professor in Richmond, VA

About

Josafath Reynoso is a Mexican scenographer working in the US as a freelance scenic designer and a faculty member at the University of Richmond. He has a BFA in Scenography from the National School of Theatrical Arts (ENAT) in Mexico City, and a MFA in Theatre/Scenic Design from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. He has designed nationally for Triad Stage (Greensboro, NC), The Clarence Brown Theatre, Lab Theatre, Relix Variety Theatre, Carousel Theatre (Knoxville, TN), Lexington Children’s Theatre (Lexington, KY), Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall (Cape Girardeau, MO), among others, and internationally for Teatro del Borde (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Escena 8 (Caracas, Venezuela), KCDC (Hazafon, Israel), The Industrial Palace (Prague, Czech Rep.), Teatro Salvador Novo, Foro Lopez Mancera, El Circulo Teatral, Teatro Sergio Magaña (Mexico City, Mexico), Teatro del Estado, Teatro Doblado, Foro Luna Negra (Guanajuato, Mexico), among many others. He has been awarded the USITT YD&T Scene Design Award in 2015, the First Place in Scenic Design from SETC 2014, the BroadwayWorld 2013 Award in Set Design, the Ready-for-Work Award from SETC, the Professional Development Award from UT Theatre and a Honorable Mention in Scenic Design from SETC 2015, among many others. He has presented his work at Stage|Set|Scenery in Berlin, Germany and was one of fifteen designers selected nationwide to present at the USITT Young Designer’s Forum and one in twenty nine for the National Design Portfolio Review in NYC. He has represented the US in Berlin, Germany, and Mexico in Prague, Czech Republic at the Scenofest for the 2007 Quadrennial, and Caracas, Venezuela for the 2006 Baruta Festival.

Education

MFA in Theatre/ Scenic Design Theatre/ Scenic Design

University of Tennessee

2012 - 2015
BFA Scenography

Escuela Nacional De Arte Teatral

2003 - 2007
BS Computer Science

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

1999 - 2002

Experience

Designer

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, United States

Freelance Scenic Over 130 productions
Assistant/Carpenter

Production

Peninsula Players
Designer

Theatre

Fish Creek, United States

Resident Scenic Designer/
Faculty

ITESM

Campus Leon - Guanajuato, MEX --2012 Faculty Member UNIPRO - Guanajuato, MEX
Owner/Creative

EscenografiaMX

--2010 Director - Guanajuato, MEX
Designer

Resident

Fish Creek, United States

--2012 El Golem Teatro Laboratorio - Guanajuato, MEX
Assistant

Scenic/Lighting

--2007 Design Various
Director

Technical

--2007 ITESM Campus Leon - Guanajuato, MEX
Running

--2002 Crew/Props master ITESM Campus Leon - Guanajuato, MEX
University of Tennessee

Knoxville TN, United States

Present

USA) THEA 355 (3CR) - Intro to Scenic Design (Primary Instructor)
THEA

Present

550 (3CR) - Special Topics: Design/Technology (Primary Instructor)
Opera Dir

Brown

Guanajuato, United States

others. The Threepenny Calvin MacLean Clarence
Tortuga Dir

Adahli

Guanajuato, United States

Brown Theatre SeÃ±ora Tortuga Dir.
Medea Dir

John

Present

Adahli Lexington Children's Theatre Medea Dir.
Dir

Carousel

Present

Lise Bruneau The
Night Dir

Ginna

Present

Carousel Theatre Arabian Night Dir.
Hank Williams

Lost

Guanajuato, United States

Present

del Borde
Wrens Dir

CBT

The Theatre Carousel Copeland --Halter Tracey Lab Theatre CBT Gala (co --designed) (corporate) Des. Pickart/Reynoso The Standard
Good Dir

Our

Raisin, United States

Country's Calvin MacLean The Carousel Theatre The Rape of Lucretia Dir. James Marvel The Carousel Theatre The Boor (puppet show) Dir. Aaron Dunn The Carousel Theatre The Duck Variations Dir. Ginna Alvarez Foro Luna Negra in the sun (assist.) Des. Felix Cochran Clarence Brown Theatre On the Razzle (assist.) Des. Libby Stadstad Clarence Brown Theatre Lamd'e (dance) Cor. Roberto Mosqueda Kibbutz Gaaton Sperantia (dance) Cor. Roberto Mosqueda, Teatro Manuel Doblado Maastricht Hotel (architectural) Des. Josafath Reynoso Maastricht Hotel Stand Calzado Muro (interior) Des. Josafath Reynoso Poliforum Leon Festival Nacional de MonÃ³logos (corporate) Des. Josafath Reynoso ITESM Campus Leon
(dance) Dir

Roberto

Data (dance) Dir.
(corporate) Dir

Ernesto
Campus

Leon, United States

Opera de Tres Centavos Dir. Gilberto Guerrero Teatro Salvador Novo
Dir

Eliceo

Lara Claustro de Sor Juana La Otra Verdad Dir. Alberto Estrella El Circulo Teatral
CoronaciÃ³n

de la reina de LeÃ³n (corporate) Des. Josafath Reynoso Foro del Lago Stand Calzado Muro SAPICA (interior) Des. Josafath Reynoso Poliforum Leon MJ (dance) Cor. Forz Hiro Forz Dance Studio BÃ´: CizÃ³ Artistique (interior) Des. Josafath Reynoso BÃ´: CizÃ³ Artistique
Dir

SalomÃ©

Cesar Cartagena Teatro Manuel Doblado Pasarela de modas ULSA (runway) Dir. MÃ³nica Calvillo ULSA Volar sin alas (puppet show) Dir. Javier SÃ¡nchez Teatro Manuel Doblado CampaÃ±a MAMBUKA (corporate) Dir. Javier SÃ¡nchez INMERSA Publicidad ExpresiÃ³n en Corto
Teatro

Herrera del Estado Josafath Reynoso 6 of 8 Pinocchio, el musical Dir. Cesar Panini Teatro Manuel Doblado Estatuas vivientes IBERO (costume) Dir. Marco HernÃ¡ndez) IBERO Leon CatÃ¡logo Max Zapatos (corporate) Dir. Edgar Montero De Haro Photography Tito AndrÃ³nico Dir. Armando Holzer Escena 8 Vestuarios Halloween (costume) Dis. Josafath Reynoso EscenografiaMX
Nosotros Dir

El

Asesino Entre Nosotros Dir. Mauricio JimÃ©nez Teatro Lopez Mancera ReanudaciÃ³n (dance) Cor. Paula Moraga Teatro Raul Flores Canelo De Noche Justo Antes de los Bosques Dir. Naolli Eguiarte Teatro Sergio MagaÃ±a A Puerta Cerrada Dir. Milleth GÃ³mez Escena 8 Happy End
Vine

United States

mejor me fui (assist.) Des. Felida Medina Centro Veracruzano El lindo Don Diego (assist.) Des. Carolina Jimenez Teatro Sergio MagaÃ±a Teatro andante: En tierra de nadie (assist.) Various Independent 2Â° ï¿½ Festival ï¿½ de ï¿½ Comedias ï¿½ Musicales ï¿½ (corporate) ï¿½ Various ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Teatro ï¿½ Manuel ï¿½ Doblado ï¿½ Pasaporte ï¿½ del ï¿½ Arte ï¿½ 2005 ï¿½ (assist.) ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½
ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir

Minuetto

Panorama, United States

ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Gabriela ï¿½ Carballido ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ IBERO ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ Notre ï¿½ Dame ï¿½ de ï¿½ Paris ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Ginna ï¿½ Alvarez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ITESM ï¿½ Campus ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ Pluma ï¿½ y ï¿½ la ï¿½ Tempestad ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ SÃ¡nchez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ La ï¿½ Salle ï¿½ La ï¿½ Opera ï¿½ de ï¿½ los ï¿½ Tres ï¿½ Centavos ï¿½ (assist.) ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ SÃ¡nchez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Teatro ï¿½ Manuel ï¿½ Doblado ï¿½ ï¿½
ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir

Nuestra

Leon, United States

ï¿½ SeÃ±ora ï¿½ de ï¿½ las ï¿½ Nubes ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ SÃ¡nchez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ITESM ï¿½ Campus ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ PeticiÃ³n ï¿½ de ï¿½ mano ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Francisco ï¿½ MÃ¡rquez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Foro ï¿½ Luna ï¿½ Negra ï¿½ Frankenstein ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ SÃ¡nchez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ITESM ï¿½ Campus ï¿½ La ï¿½ guerra, ï¿½ la ï¿½ paz ï¿½ y ï¿½ los ï¿½ libros ï¿½ (performance) ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ SÃ¡nchez ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Poliforum ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ Pienso ï¿½ en ï¿½ ti, ï¿½ ErÃ©ndira ï¿½ (assist.) ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Dir. ï¿½ Javier ï¿½ AvilÃ©s ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ITESM ï¿½ Campus ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ Un ï¿½ hogar ï¿½ sÃ³lido ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Various ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ITESM ï¿½ Campus ï¿½ Leon ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ Josafath ï¿½ Reynoso ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 ï¿½ of ï¿½ 8 ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½
calva Dir

Teatro

Bolivia, United States

Mosqueda Manuel Doblado Un cuento: Fomento a la lectura Dir. Montserrat Diaz Biblioteca Wig. JimÃ©nez Annie Dir. Ricardo Navarro Teatro Manuel Doblado Festival de la canciÃ³n (music) Des. Josafath Reynoso ITESM Campus Leon Carro alegÃ³rico Bolivia (corporate) Des. Josafath Reynoso Embajada de cantante Mayed Nazzoure Teatro Manuel Doblado Planeta Tierra Dir. Marcia DamiÃ¡n Foro del Lago
(TV) Dir

Cineminutos

ExpresiÃ³n Corto (TV) Dir. Ernesto Herrera Expresion en Corto BatallÃ³n Bicentenario (TV) Dir. Margarita OrtÃ©ga Canal 4 Stand Fuerza Karate (interior) Des. Josafath Reynoso Poliforum Leon Ella y El Candidato (movie) Dir. Roberto Giraud Halo Studios Un campo Dir. Oscar GarduÃ±o Teatro Manuel Doblado

Awards

Winner - 2015 USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand

Selected – 2015 USITT Young Designer’s Forum Portfolio Review

Winner - SETC 2015 Ready-to-Work Award for Triad Stage

Honorable Mention – SETC 2015 Graduate Scenic Design Competition

First Place – SETC 2014 Graduate Scenic Design Competition

Finalist - SETC 2014 Ready for Work award

Finalist - Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of College Photography 2014 Contest

Fist Place - BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Awards, Scenic Design

Finalist - Rose Brand Scholarship Design Contest

Finalist - SETC 2013 Graduate Scenic Design Competition

Finalist - SETC 2013 Ready for Work award

First Place - ITESM National Dance Festival 2012 Logo Design contest

First Place - ITESM National Monologues Festival 2012 Logo Design contest

First Place - Scenofest'07 Mexico National Pavilion Design Contest

Acknowledgment - ENAT Student Council Service

First Place - ITESM High School Theatre Scenic Design Contest

First Place - ITESM High School Theatre Scenic Design Contest

Affiliations

United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT)

Southeast Theatre Conference (SETC)

The University of Tennessee Theatre Department (UTk)

Southeast Missouri State University - Department of Theatre and Dance (SEMO)

Skills

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