Collette Pollard

Scenic Designer

Collette Pollard

Collette Pollard resides in Chicago and is thrilled to be making her Marin Theatre Company debut. Originally from San Jose, CA, she moved 20 years ago to pursue scenic design and designs locally, regionally and internationally. Last fall Collette was the Jeff Award recipient for Best Scenic Design for In The Garden at Lookingglass Theatre, directed by Jessica Thebus. Recent Chicago credits include Head of Passes and To Kill a Mockingbird (Steppenwolf Theatre), The Happiest Song Plays Last and Fish Men (Goodman Theatre), Isaac’s Eye (Writers’ Theatre), The Illusion, (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination for Best Scenic Design, Court Theatre). Collette is a Company Member at The House Theatre Company of Chicago where she has designed 20 plus productions, including Rose & the Rime, Death & Harry Houdini, The Nutcracker, The Sparrow and The Magnificents. Regional credits include A Minister’s Wife (San Jose Repertory Theatre), Geller Girls, Good People and The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (Alliance Theatre, all receiving Suzi Bass Award and Atlanta Fan Award Nominations), Harriet Jacobs and The Glass Menagerie (Kansas City Repertory Theatre). Collette received her MFA from Northwestern University where she currently co-teaches the Toy Theatre course with Jessica Thebus. She is an Artistic Associate at Timeline Theatre in Chicago where she recently designed Danny Casalaro, The How and the Why, Blood & Gifts and The Front Page which received a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Scenic Design. www.collettepollard.com

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