Leon Wiebers

Professor of Costume Design and Chair of Theatre Arts

  • Los Angeles CA UNITED STATES

Professor of Costume Design and Chair of Theatre Arts

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Biography

Leon Wiebers is an internationally, award-winning costume designer and Fulbright Scholar. Recent credits: The Count of Monte Cristo and School of Rock for the Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 13 Fruitcakes for the Edinburgh Festival, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, and La MaMa ETC; Oslo for Pioneer Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse; The Music Man at Glimmerglass Festival, Royal Opera in Oman; Gypsy and The King and I at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Empire, Man Of LaMancha at LaMirada Performing Arts; other companies include: the Hollywood Bowl; California Music Circus for over 10 years and 20 productions, San Francisco Opera Center, English National Opera, Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the National Theatre of Korea. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, 829, a national board member of the Costume Society of America, and a full professor at Loyola Marymount University.

Education

University of California at Los Angeles

M.F.A.

Design

1999

University of Washington, Seattle

B.A.

Theatre

1993

English & Music Augustana College

Liberal Arts Studies

Theatre

Areas of Expertise

Apparel/Accessories
Musical Theatre
Entertainment
Opera
Music Production
Theatre Production
Costume Design
Costume History
History of Dress
Traditional Korean Culture
Design
Korean Dress

Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Research
Training and Development
Apparel/Accessories
Design

Accomplishments

Ovation Award

2006-01-01

Best Costume Design - Larger Theatre, Ubu Roi,

Backstage West Garland Award

2001-01-01

Best Costume Design, Three Sisters

LAWeekly Award

2001-01-01

Best Costume Design, Three Sisters

Affiliations

  • Fulbright Research Scholar
  • Glimmerglass Festival
  • Royal Opera
  • California Music Circus
  • Costume Society of America
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