STAGES Episode 565: VAUGHAN EDWARDS

Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Vaughan Edwards trained in theatre, film and television design at London's prestigious Wimbledon College of Art.After graduating, he worked in theatre design in London's West End before moving to New York.  Here, he was an associate to celebrated Oscar and Tony Award winner Tony Walton, working with him on such films as All That Jazz, Deathtrap, Prince of the City and Equus before moving on to solo production design.As production designer, he has worked in all parts of the United States, in Europe, Canada and Mexico on feature films, long form and episodic television, music videos and commercials.Edwards' continued interest in fine art, history and architecture has been sustained by regular visits to world capitals to experience diverse cultures at first hand. The wealth of knowledge gained has enabled him to design settings of detailed accuracy covering periods from the Shakespeare of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to post civil war American west in Last Stand at Saber River, and America during the depression in Arthur Miller's The American Clock, 1950s and 1960s WASP society in Stealing Home, to the technology of an imagined future of Seaquest DSV, and the contemporary urban grittiness of CSI: NEW YORK.Now based in Los Angeles, Vaughan is a long-standing member of both the Art Directors' Guild, Local 800, and United Scenic Artists, local 829 in New York. He joins STAGES to offer a unique perspective on designing for the screen, and to reflect on a dynamic areer working in the theatre design departments of the West End and Broadway.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au