Sue LePage

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Sue LePage
Born1951 (age 7273)
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater University of Guelph
Occupation(s)Set designer, costume designer
Years active1973–present

Sue LePage (born 1951) [1] is a Canadian set designer and costume designer based in Toronto. [2] She has designed for over 100 theatre productions including ballet and opera. [3] [4]

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She is a two-time Dora Mavor Moore Award recipient and winner of a Sterling Award.

Life and education

LePage was born in and grew up in Toronto. [5] [6]

In 1973, she graduated from University of Guelph [5] where she studied drama. [2]

Career

After graduating university, LePage's first job in the field was as a junior production assistant for a short time at the Stratford Festival. [2] Soon after, she went to Scotland to attend a program affiliated with the Edinburgh Festival. [2]

For nearly 10 years, LePage continued as an assistant at the Stratford Festival while also doing her own design work for smaller theatres. [2]

Her designs have since appeared in many other notable theatres and theatre festivals in Canada: Shaw Festival: Tarragon Theatre, Grand Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts, Canadian Stage, National Arts Centre, Soulpepper, Young People's Theatre, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres, Factory Theatre. [3]

Awards

Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Other

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References

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  4. Windle, Victoria (21 May 2019). "Behind the Ballet: Sue LePage". Canada's Ballter Jörgen du Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 Benson, Eugene; Conolly, Leonard, eds. (1989). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 299. ISBN   9780195406726.
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