PENNOYER, John
JOHN PENNOYER
Set & Costume Designer
Curriculum Vitae
YEAR PLAY DIRECTOR COMPANY
2014 Mother Courage Martha Henry Stratford Festival of Canada
Set and Costumes
Mole’s Christmas Peggy Coffey Stratford Artist’s Alliance
Set and Costumes
2013 Measure for Measure Martha Henry Stratford Festival of Canada
2012 Abduction from David Overton Opera Nova Scotia
The Seraglio
Set Design
2012 The 39 Steps Marti Maraden The Globe Theatre, Regina
Set and Costumes
2011 The Wizard of Oz Glynis Leyshon Alberta Theatre Projects
Set and Costumes
2010 Seussical, the Musical Glynis Leyshon Alberta Theatre Projects
Set and Costumes
2010 The Winter’s Tale Marti Maraden Stratford Shakespeare
Set and Costume Festival of Canada
2010 Hymn to the North David Atkins Vancouver Olympics
Costumes and Props Opening Ceremonies
2009 Shakespeare’s Dog Nigel Shaun Williams Alberta Theatre Projects
Set and Costume
2009 Three Sisters Martha Henry Stratford Shakespeare
Set & Costume Festival of Canada
2008 The Trojan Women Marti Maraden Stratford Shakespeare
Set & Costume
Festival of Canada
2007 Anne of Green Gables Susan Ferley Grand Theatre
Costume London ON
2007 Of Mice and Men Martha Henry Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2006 She Loves Me Scott Denton Sheridan College
Set & Costume
2006 Twelfth Night Leon Rubin Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2006 Peter Pan Leon Rubin Hong Kong Repertory
Set & Costume Hong Kong
2005 Annie D. Michael Dobbin Grand Theatre
Set London ON
2005 Measure for Measure Leon Rubin Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2005 Love’s Labour’s Lost Marti Maraden National Arts Centre,
Set & Costume English Theatre
2004 Goodnight Disgrace Dean Gabourie Postscript Productions
Set & Costume Sratford ON
2004 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Leon Rubin Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2004 Hamlet Marti Maraden National Arts Centre,
Set & Costume English Theatre
2003 Pericles Leon Rubin Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2003 The Winter’s Tale Mardi Maraden National Arts Centre,
Set & Costume English Theatre
2002 Henry VI Leon Rubin Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
2002 Enemy of the People Marti Maraden National Arts Centre,
Costume
2001 Twelfth Night Marti Maraden National Arts Centre,
Costume
2001 All’s Well That Ends Well Marti Maraden National Arts Centre,
Set & Costume English Theatre
2000 – 1990 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Henry IV Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Merry Wives of Windsor Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
The Taming of the Shrew John Hadden Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Much Ado About Nothing Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Twelfth Night Eleanor Holdridge Shakespeare & Co.,
Costume Lenox MA
The Millionairess Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Julius Caesar Tina Packer Shakespeare & Co.,
Costume Lenox MA
The Merchant of Venice Marti Maraden Stratford Festival of Canada
Costume
Macbeth Martha Henry Stratford Festival of Canada
Costume
Little Women Marti Maraden Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
Alice Through the Looking Marti Maraden Stratford Festival of Canada
Glass
Costume
The Death of a Salesman Gloria Muzio Manitoba Theatre Centre
Costume
King Lear Martha Henry Manitoba Theatre Centre
Set & Costume
Coronation Voyage Marti Maraden Vancouver Playhouse
Costume
Ah Wilderness Vyvian Matalon Stratford Festival of Canada
Costume
Candide D. Michael Dobbin Alberta Theatre
Costume Projects/Calgary Philharmonic
1990 – 1980 Cendrillon Colin George Banff Festival
Costume Tornrak Mike Ashman Banff Festival
Costume Welsh National Opera
Holiday Duncan McIntosh Shaw Festival
Set & Costume
Hay Fever Denise Coffey Shaw Festival
Set & Costume
The Merry Wives of Derek Goldby National Arts Centre
Windsor English Theatre
Costume
Noises Off Derek Goldby National Arts Centre
Costume English Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Derek Goldby Shakespeare & Co.,
Set & Costume Lenox MA
Love’s Labour’s Lost Michael Langham Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
White Biting Dog Bill Glassco Tarragon Theatre
Costume
Romeo & Juliette G. Verdecchio Le Theatre du Trident
Costume
Le Jeu De L-Amour John vanBurek Le Theatre Francais de Toronto
Et Du Hasard
Set & Costume
What is to be Done? Paul Bettis Tarragon Theatre
Costume
L’Avare John vanBurek Le Theatre du P’tit Bonheur
Set & Costume
Le Systeme Ribadier John vanBurek Le Theatre du P’tit Bonheur
Set & Costume
Le Misanthrope John vanBurek Le Theatre du P’tit Bonheur
Costume
Barnum Don Shipley Manitoba Theatre Centre
Costume
Agnes of God Don Shipley National Arts Theatre,
Set & Costume English Theatre
A Christmas Carol Peter Moss Young Peoples’ Theatre
Set & Costume
1980 – 1975 Dracula Peter Moss Young Peoples’ Theatre
Costume
Beauty and the Beast Peter Moss Young Peoples’ Theatre
Costume
Alice Peter Moss Young Peoples’ Theatre
Set & Costume
The Emperor’s Panda Peter Moss Young Peoples’ Theatre
Set & Costume
The Taming of the Shrew Pamela Hawthorne Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
Henry IV, Part I & II Peter Moss Stratford Festival of Canada
Henry V
Costume co-design with Daphne Dare
Ghosts Arif Hasnain Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
The Devils Robin Phillips Stratford Festival of Canada
Set & Costume
Hamlet Robin Phillips Stratford Festival of Canada
Props & Costume
Awards
First recipient of the Tom Patterson Award for a Young Designer at the Stratford Festival showing commitment and excellence
Nominated for Dora Award six times
Nominated for a Jessie Award for costume in Vancouver
Nominated a TopGirl in the Tarragon’s production of Top Girls: which credit for set and costume I have omitted.
Betty Mitchell Award for costume design; Shakespeare’s Dog at Alberta Theatre Projects
Teaching
2011-2014 Department of Theatre, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Lecturer Costume Studies
2006 & 2007 Artist in Residence Wharton Centre Michigan State University
One semester at Humber College teaching Drawing to first year students of Theatre Arts
Two month-long stints with first year students of Design at The National Theatre School in the 90’s.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from McMaster University, 1971; French, Spanish and Fine Arts, Studio and Art History as the bulk of credits.
