Laura Jellinek

Laura Jellinek is a New York City based scenic designer known for her work on A Life at Playwrights Horizons.

Career

Jellinek started her scenic design career in high school where designers came into her school and mentored her. She then obtained an internship with the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She went to college for design began with scenic and costume design, and met her mentor Michael McGarty.[1] She then went on to get her MFA at New York University Tisch School of the Arts's Design for Stage and Film.[2]

She was touted by Live Design, a national magazine for theatrical and concert design and technology, as a Young Designer to Watch in 2010.[3]

She opened her first show on Broadway in 2017 with Marvin's Room at the American Airlines Theatre with Roundabout Theatre Company.[4]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Show Result
2019 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical Oklahoma! Nominated
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Nominated
2018 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design Mary Jane Nominated
2017 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design A Life Won
Henry Hewes Design Award for Outstanding Scenic Design
Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Scenic Design Nominated
Henry Hewes Design Award for Outstanding Scenic Design The Wolves
The Light Years
2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design The Nether
2013 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Set Design N/A Won

References

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