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Ruben Arana-Downs
Scenic Designer
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P.O. Box 26633
Baltimore, MD 21207
443.572.9667


www.koormadesign.com






 
 
Set Designer

Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD

Amen Corner

Dir: Amini Courts

2007

Zooman and the Sign

Dir: D. Wambui Richardson

2006

Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery

Dir: Amini Courts

2006

The Face of Emmett Till

Dir: D. Wambui Richardson

2005

 

Reid Temple AME, Glenn Dale, MD

10 Virgins

Dir: Derek Stewart

2007

And Now I See

Dir: Derek Stewart

2006

Go Tell It

Dir: Derek Stewart

2005

 

Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel, MD

Six Degrees of Separation

Dir: Daniel Wynn

2006

 

Maryland Arts Festival, Baltimore, MD

Gypsy

Dir: Todd Pearthree

2006


Out 'Da Box Ministries, Baltimore, MD

More Than Conquerors

Dir: Christina Stansberry

2005


State University of New York, Albany, NY

110 Flights

Dir: Mark Dalton

2005

Tartuffe

Dir: Beatrice Terry

2005

Marisol

Dir: Mark Dalton

2004

All in the Timing

Dir: Samuel Bugglin

2004

Noises Off

Dir: Leigh Strimbeck

2003

The Private Life of the Master Race

Dir: Marna Lawrence

2003

Hair

Dir: Kris Bendikas

2003

Checkov's Shorts

Dir: Mark Dalton

2003

The Shadow of a Gunman

Dir: Marna Lawrence

2002

The Woman in Black

Dir: Graham MacKenna

2002

Measure For Measure

Dir: Mark Dalton

2002

Flyin' West

Dir: Candice Taylor

2002

See How They Run

Dir: Keith Hale

2001

Stop Kiss

Dir: Kris Bendikas

2001

Hedda Gabler

Dir: Marna Lawrence

2001

Hippolytus

Dir: Leigh Strimbeck

2001

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Dir: Mark Dalton

2001

Italian-American Reconciliation

Dir: Marna Lawrence

2000


Stageworks Theatre, Hudson, NY

Lebensraum

Dir: Laura Margolis

2004

The Drawer Boy

Dir: Laura Margolis

2003

Brutal Imagination

Dir: Laura Margolis

2002


Capital Repertory, Albany, NY

Driving Miss Daisy

Dir: Regge Life

2003

Raisin in the Sun

Dir: Regge Life

2002


Pulse Ensemble Theatre, New York City, NY

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Dir: Alexa Kelly

2005

WEB Dubois: A Prophet in Limbo

Dir: Alexa Kelly

2001

Hamlet

Dir: Alexa Kelly

2000


The Duke Theatre, New York, NY

The In-gathering

Dir: Hope Clarke

2001


N. Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC

Eugene Onégin (Opera)

Dir: Steven LaCosse

2000

Little Dorrit

Dir: John Dillon

1999

The Maids

Dir: Robert Francesconi

1998

       
Production Design

Film/Video Productions

Capital Christamas (Art Department)

Pro: Candace Hewitt

2006

Special Day

Dir: Anna Dudley

2000

Last Shot

Dir: Clifford Bell

2000

The Nobodies (music video)

Dir: Clifford Bell

1999

   
Employment
 

Coppin State University, Adjunct Professor, 2005-2007
Fisher Theatrical, Painter, 2005-2006
Tom Moore Studios, Painter, 2005-2006
SUNY-Albany, Assistant Professor of Set Design, 2000-2005.
Alvin Ailey School, New York City, NY, Guest Lecturer, 2001-2002.
James Joy Studio, New York City, NY, Assistant Set Designer, 2000
Kings of Comedy (movie), North Carolina, Production Assistant, 2000
Neil Patel, New York City, NY, Assistant Set Designer, 1996-1997.
McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, Production Intern, 1995-1996.
Kent State University, Kent, OH, Theatre Production Intern, 1995.

   
Courses Taught At Coppin State University
 
  • Public Speaking
  • 2-D Design
   
Courses Taught at SUNY Albany
 
  • Introduction to Theatre Design
  • Set Design
  • Rendering
  • Scenic Painting I and II
  • Décor
   
Education
 
  • North Carolina School of the Arts, MFA in set design 2000
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana, BFA in theatre design 1997

 
   
 
 
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