St. Louse Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Today
The Go! List 2015: The Best Scene Designer:
Dunsi Dai
"From a cruise ship in “White to Gray” at Mustard Seed to an imaginative reconfiguration of the New Jewish Theatre’s Wool Theatre for “Sight Unseen” to one spare tree for “Two Headed” at the Black Cat to a fairyland disco for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Black Rep, Dunsi Dai is the kind of artist that directors must dream of meeting. Whatever the play, he discovers its authentic visual language. A professor at Webster University, Dai seems to have the energy to work with theaters all over town". JN
Dunsi DaiScene Designer, United Scenic Artists, Local 829 |
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Selected Scene Designs:
2019 | The Night of Iguana | Tim Ocel, director | Tennessee Williams Festival, MO |
2019 | Indecent | Joanne Gordan, director | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2019 | Avenue Q | Lee Anne Mathews, dir. | Westport Plaza Playhouse, MO |
2018 | Torn Asunder | Ron Himes, director | St. Louis Black Rep, MO |
2018 | Crowns | Linda Kennedy, director | St. Louis Black Rep, MO |
2018 | The End of the Rainbow | David New, director | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2018 | Love, Linda | Ken Page, director | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2017 | Dot | Ron Himes, director | St. Louis Black Rep. MO |
2017 | Souvenir | Sydnie Grosberg, direct. | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2016 | Grey Gardens | Anna Pileggi, director | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2016 | Old Wicked Songs | Tim Ocel, director | New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2015 | Sight Unseen | Bobbie Miller, director | New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2014 | Quills | Brook Edwards, director | Max&Louie Productions, MO |
2014 | Little Mermaid | Lara Teeter, director | Variety Theatre, MO |
2013 | Peter Pan | Lara Teeter, director | Variety Theatre, MO |
2013 | Speed the Plow | Tim Ocel, director | New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2012 | Value of Names | Alec Wild, director | New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2012 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
Chris Anthony, director |
St. Louis Black Rep, MO |
2011 |
Godspell |
Deanna Jent, Director |
Mustard Seed Theatre, MO |
2011 |
Treading Backwards thru Quicksand with. |
Wayne Loui, director |
The Black Cat Theatre, MO |
2010 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Robin Weatherall, direct. |
New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2010 |
Oliver |
Lara Teeter, director |
The Variety Theatre, MO |
2009 |
Conversations with My Father |
Sidney Friedman, director |
New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2009 |
Diary of Ann Frank |
Steven Woolf, director |
Arrow Rock Lyceum Thea. MO |
2009 |
An Almost Holy Picture |
Bruce Longwolth, direct. |
Mustard Seed Theatre, MO |
2009 |
Blues to An Alabama Sky |
Andrea Fry, director |
True Color Theatre, Atlanta |
2008 |
Hanna’s Suitcase |
Carol North, director |
Metro Theatre of St. Louis |
2008 |
Two Headed |
Kim Hughes, director |
Black Cat Theatre, MO |
2007 |
Kinder Transport |
Doug Finlayson, director |
The New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2007 |
Remnant |
Deanna Jent, director |
Mustard Seed Theatre, MO |
2006 |
1776 |
Quin Gresham, director |
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO |
2006 |
From Door to Door |
EdwardCoffield, direct. |
The New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2005 |
Big River |
Joe Deer, director |
The Human Race Theatre, OH |
2005 |
Harvey |
Doug M., director |
Maple Rep, MO |
2004 |
Hearts |
Milton Zoth, director |
The New Jewish Theatre, MO |
2004 |
River Niger |
Buddy Butler, director |
St. Louis Black Rep. MO |
2003 |
Bash |
Traver Bishop, director |
Most Harmless Theatre, MO |
2003 |
Don’t Dress for Dinner |
Kat Singleton, director |
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO |
2002 |
Only Haven |
Joe Deer, director |
Musicwork, OH |
2002 |
Jesus Christ Superstar |
Michael Bollinger, direct. |
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO |
2001 |
Women Who Steal |
Carter Lewis, director |
Repertory theatre of St. Louis |
2000 |
West Side Story |
Cary Libkin, director |
Struthers Library Theatre, PA |
1999 |
WIT |
Susan Gragg, director |
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO |
1999 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
Michael Hamilton, direct. |
Stages of St. Louis, MO |
1999 |
Waiting for Godot |
J. Joblin, director |
St. Louis Black Rep. Co., MO |
1998 |
The King and I |
Joe Deer, director |
Strouthers Library Theatre, PA |
1997 |
A Question of Mercy |
Steven Woolf, director |
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO |
1997 |
Tambourines to Glory |
Ron Himes, director |
St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO |
1996 |
Desert Song |
Sue Lawless, director |
Hampton Playhouse, NH |
1996 |
Once Upon Mattress |
C. Dufrenoy, director |
BroadHollow Players, NY |
1996 |
Carmen |
Rob Parrish, director |
Trenton State Theatre, NJ |
1995 |
Rita's Resources |
K. Kuroda, director |
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. NY |
1994 |
Cinderella |
C. Krohn, director |
Houston Children Theatre Festival |
1993 |
Italian American Reconciliation |
John Cameron, director |
Stony Brook Theatre, NY |
1992 |
M. Butterfly |
Farley Richmond, direct. |
Stony Brook Theatre, NY |
1991 |
A Little Hotel on the Side |
Windy Knight, direct. |
Illinois Repertory Theatre, IL |
1989 |
Marat/Sade |
David Saltz, director |
Stanford University, CA |
1983 |
Returning |
Xiaopin Wei, director |
Jilin Repertory Theatre, China |