Frederica Nascimento
Scenic Designer
Works in theatre, film and multidisciplinary design in the US and internationally. Being an architect informs her work with a focus on materiality, storytelling and conceptual thinking, creating spaces and environments that are alive and empowered by collaboration. MFA in Scenic and Production Design for Film at NYU/TSOA, scholar with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and FLAD, Portuguese Architects Association member, Usual Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop, USA 829/IATSE. Faculty at LAPC, LASC and Guest Artist (Scenic/Costume) at CSUN. Nominated for NAACP, Ovation and LADCC Awards. In 2022 received the Los Angeles Drama Circle Critics Award in Best Scenic Design for An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at the Fountain Theatre. Recent and upcoming designs at A Noise Within (Resident Artist): A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Julia Rodriguez Elliott/Geoff Elliott (LADCC 2024 Best Scenic Design Nomination); The Skin of Our Teeth (Fall 24); Jane Eyre (Spring 25). www.fredericanascimento.com/IG:@fredericanascimentodesign