Kate Sutton-Johnson is a 3D designer, specializing in environmental, exhibit, and stage design for both live events and permanent installations. From her home base in Minneapolis, Kate designs for dozens of theaters and museums locally and throughout the U.S. She holds a BFA degree in set design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and she was the recipient of the 2007 Ivey Award for Emerging Artist and the 2016 Ivey Award for Set Design.
Bringing Backstage into the Spotlight: Karen Sherman on Soft Goods
To bring any theater piece to life, a raft of unseen technicians works quietly backstage. In Karen Sherman’s Soft Goods, stagehands—and their vulnerabilities and mortality—take center stage in an arresting meditation on labor, life, and loss.