Janie E. Howland** (Scenic Design) – Janie considers the Lyric Stage her theatre home having designed over 60 shows including: Urinetown: The Musical, Thirst, Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, Rooted, The Little Foxes.  Janie has just returned from a residency at Willamette University where she taught and designed Far Away, and Bloom Bloom Pow. Recent productions include Umbrella Stage: The Spitfire Grill. SpeakEasy Stage Company: Ja-Ja’s African Hair Braiding. Other Venues: Trinity Rep, InterAct Theatre (PA), Southwark Playhouse (UK), Berkshire Opera Festival, Mass MOCA, Reagle Music Theatre, Central Square Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Weston Playhouse (VT), Company One, Gloucester Stage. 2024 recipient of Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence, eight prior design awards, adjunct faculty at Bridgewater State University and Wellesley College. She is the founder of Prop Co-Op, www.prop-co-op.com |  janiehowland.com | USA Local 829.