Szu-Feng is an artist, designer, and educator from Taiwan, where she received her training in Theatrical Design from Taipei National University of the Arts. Her interest in integrating unconventional materials in her artistry has fueled her passion for sustainable practices in visual storytelling and ecoscenography. Over the course of her career, Szu-Feng has worked and collaborated with artists around the world on more than a hundred productions. Her design and research projects have been presented in exhibitions and conferences, including the Prague Quadrennial, World Stage Design, United States Institute of Theatre Technology, the Chinese-American Art Faculty Symposium, and the Beijing Annual Theater Art Exhibition. Szu-Feng has received awards for her work both in artistry and teaching, including the Gold Sustainability Award and the Outstanding Assistant Professor Award at UNH, as well as the Outstanding Alumna of the School of Theatre from Taipei National University of the Arts. Szu-Feng holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from The University of Texas at Austin and currently serves as the Director of Design and Theatre Technology for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Hampshire.
CV and Reference available upon request | email: szu-feng.chen@unh.edu
Selected Works
2023 | The Soldier and His Virtuous Wife, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2022 | Extinction Feast, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Ang Xiao Ting
2022 | Footloose, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Dir. Tom Alsip
2021 | Twelfth Night: or What you Will, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. David Richman
2021 | Hecuba, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. David Kaye
2019 | The Odyssey, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. David Richman
2019 | Bright Star, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. Deb Kinghorn
2018 | ImmoralX, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2018 | I Came at last to the Seas, Hua Yi Arts Festival, The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2018 | Knyum, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Dir. KJ Sanchez
2017 | Jane Eyre, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Dir. Danielle Howard
2017 | Lao Jiu: The Musical, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2016 | Little Mermaid, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Dir. David Kaye
2016 | Titanic, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Dir. Danielle Howard
2016 | Shrek the Musical, Educational Theatre Collaborative, Dir. Patricia Lindberg
2015 | Big Fish, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. Raina Ames
2015 | South Pacific, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Dir. Danielle Howard
2014 | Sila, Undergrand Railway Theatre, Dir. Megan Sandberg-Zakian
2014 | Sila, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. Deb Kinghorn
2013 | The Bride always Knocks Twice, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2012 | Avenue Q, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. Raina Ames & Carol Fisher
2012 | Lao Jiu: The Musical, Singapore The Theatre Practice, Dir. Jian Hong Kuo
2011 | Three Sisters, UNH Theatre & Dance, Dir. David Richman
2010 | Self Defense or Death of Some Salesmen, Swine Palace, Dir. Joanna Battles
2010 | A Doll's House, Swine Palace, Dir. George Judy
2008 | L'apres-midi d'un Faune, American Repertory Ensemble, Chor, David Justin
2007 | Elephant's Graveyard, UT Austin, Dir. Laura Kepley
2006 | Holes, UT Austin, Dir. Rod Caspers
Honors & Exhibitions
2023 | Prague Quadrennial US National Exhibition, [ Set & Costume Design - I came at last to the Seas]
2022 | CAAFA Unbounded Silk Road Exhibition, [ Set & Costume Design - I came at last to the Seas]
2021 | UNH Gold Sustainability Award for Creative Scholarship
2014 | USITT Design Expo Selected for TD&T Spring Issue, [ Set Design - Sila]
2014 | UNH Outstanding Assistant Professor
2013 | World Stage Design Digital Exhibit, [Set and Costume Design - Lao Jiu: The Musical]
2012 | Taipei National University of the Arts Outstanding Alumna of the School of Theatre
2010 | USITT By the Hand of Scenic Exhibit
2009 | World Stage Design Gallery & Digital Exhibit, [ Set Design - Holes]
2009 | New York International Fringe Festival, Outstanding Set Design, [ Alchemist of Light]
2007 | USITT Excellence in Design, [ Prague Quadrennial Display Design for University of Texas at Austin Student Exhibit]
2007 | Prague Quadrennial US Emerging Exhibition, [ Set Design - Holes, Bacchae, & 82 Degree]
2005 | World Stage Design Exhibit, [ Set Design - Wu Sung and Grandaunt Tiger]
2003 | Prague Quadrennial Taiwan Emerging Exhibition, [ Set Design - Who would need a Palm-Leaf Fan] [Costume Design - Moon Dance of Miao]
2002 | Beijing Annual Theatre Design Exhibition, [ Set Design - Lady Mouse got Married] [Costume Design: Moon Dance of Maio]
Presentations & Workshops
2022 | Design Process and Sustainable Practice in Theatre Storytelling, Presenter, National Academy of Chineses Theatre Arts, Beijing, China
2022 | The Story Garden, A Collaboration between Ecoscenography and Community-Orientated Drama, Co-Presenter, World Stage Design
2021 | Environmental Responsibility, Panelist, Theatre Teaching Collaborative, Southeastern Theatre Conference
2019 | Artistic Development in Cross-Cultural Context, Presenter, The Chineses-American Art Faculty Symposium
2015 | You Used What? Unconventional Materials and Styles in Scene Design, Panelist, USITT
Education
MFA | Theatrical Design, The University of Texas at Austin
BFA | Set Design, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan