Regina García has been
designing scenery for almost twenty years. She has collaborated with theatre
directors Daniella Topol, Thomas
Kail, Ron OJ Parson, Michael J. Garcés, Ron Himes, Kinan Valdez, Hallie Gordon,
JC Clementz and Meghan Carney amongst others; and designed for renowned Latinx
theaters including Repertorio Español, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater,
INTAR, Teatro Vista, and Pregones Theater, Bronx, New York. Regina was invited
to exhibit at the 2013 World Stage Design Conference & Exhibit, Cardiff,
Wales; and is a Fellow of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers
and the Princess Grace Foundation, USA Awards. Recently completed projects
include: The Merry Wives of Windsor for the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival; The River Bride by Marisela Treviño Orta for the
Arizona Theatre Company; The Rembrandt by Jessica Dickey for
Steppenwolf Theatre Company; and American Mariachi by José
Cruz González for The Denver Center for the Performing Arts in a co-production
with The Old Globe. She is currently working on projects for American Players
Theatre, Steppenwolf and Merrimack Repertory Theatre.
As an educator,
Professor García served as Instructor and Resident Designer at The Dalton
School, New York City, and Lehman College (CUNY) in the Bronx, before joining
the faculty in the Department of Theatre at the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign in 2008. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and NYU Tisch
School of the Arts’ Department of Design for Stage and Film, Professor Garcia
is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829, and a Regional Associate
Member of the League of Professional Theatre Women.