Set Designer
Jay Havens is a multi-media 2Spirit artist, educator, and collaborator of Haudenosaunee Kanien’keha:ka and Scottish ancestry. They are a scenographer with experience in site-specific design and regularly lead teams of artists while making Indigenous designs for professional stage companies, collaborative murals, gallery installations or building public artworks. Several of Jay’s sculptures can be found in the permanent collections at the New York State Museum. They are a new tenure-track professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo. Visit www.jayhavens.me for more information.
For Aquarius: Debut.
Other Theatre: Caravan Farm Theatre. Costumes. The Wonderful. By L. Reece. Original Musical Production (Armstrong, BC).
The Frank Theatre Co. Costumes. White Girls in Moccasins. Y.Bonnell. Orpheum Annex (Vancouver, BC).
Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Costumes. Frozen River by M. Washburn, J. Peter, C. Costello. Original Production + Tour. (Winnipeg MB).
Axis Theatre Company. Costumes & Production Design. The Film of Kwi’ah the Girl Who Heals by J.A.Dandurand (Kwantlen Nation).
Axis Theatre Company. Set, costumes, masks + props Th’owxiya: The Film by J.A Dandurand. (Vancouver, BC).
Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Costumes. Frozen River by M. Washburn, J. Peter, C. Costello. Original Production + Tour (Winnipeg MB).
Stratford Festival. Set. The Rez Sisters by T. Highway. (Stratford, ON).
Urban Ink Productions. Costumes. Sedna by C. Payette, R. Arluk + M. McMahen. Site-specific in Stanley Park. (Vancouver, BC).
Lemontree Creations. Sets. Lilies by M.M.Bouchard. Set. (Montreal, QC).
Axis Theatre Company. Set, costumes, masks + props. Th’owxiya the Hungry Feast Dish by J.A. Dandurand. (BC + National Tour). *Winner Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Production *Nominated Outstanding Design.
Theatre Passe Muraille + Native Earth Performing Arts + Manidoons Collective. Set + costumes. bug by Y. Bonnell. (Toronto, ON).
Buddies in Bad Times. Set + props. Lilies by M. M.Bouchard. (Toronto, ON).
Instagram: @jay.havens
Website: www.jayhavens.me