I grew up in South Africa in a family of two painters, two graphic designers and three ballet dancers and am proud to continue this creative legacy as a set designer here in Chicago. I studied design at Northwestern University with Dan Ostling, Todd Rosenthal, Linda Roethke and Virgil Johnson, doubling my theatre studies with art history. After graduating I spent two years (2009-2010) working in London, UK, for amazing small houses like The Almeida, The Gate Theatre, The Bush Theatre and The Finborough.

In Chicago I work all over the city from The Goodman Theatre and Steppenwolf to Remy Bummpo and Steep Theatres. I have been a company member with the Griffin Theatre since 2011 and an Artistic Associate with Remy Bumppo Theatre since 2018 and an ensemble member with Steep Theatre since 2020. My design work is focused on the impact a stage has on the performers: how they interact with each other, with objects and of course with the audience.  I believe in a performer-centric design philosophy, and stage design that impacts the performers’ actions in ways fruitful to furthering the story. I draw my influences from artists whose work  captures the distillation of ideas into simple strokes, like Japanese calligraphy. I am a great admirer of the work of my university professors Dan Ostling and Todd Rosenthal, and artists as different as Clyfford Still and Egon Schiele.