About the Artist

Michael Schweikardt enjoys a successful career as a set designer working for opera and theatre companies across the United States and abroad. He is a third-year MFA candidate at The Penn State University School of Theatre with an emphasis on pedagogy and academic writing. His work can be viewed on his website:  http://www.msportfolio.com/

Other writing:

Designing the Domestic: A Photo Essay

http://www.etudesonline.com/dec2019photoessay.html

The Thumbnail Series:

The Impulse for Scenic Design

https://thetheatretimes.com/thumbnail-sketch-series-paige-hathaway-impulse-scenic-design/

The Courage to Remain Incomplete

https://thetheatretimes.com/thumbnail-sketch-series-sean-fanning-courage-remain-incomplete/

Interviews:

I Can’t Hear You in the Dark

https://thetheatretimes.com/i-cant-hear-you-in-the-dark-how-scenic-designer-sean-fanning-negotiates-the-deaf-and-hearing-worlds/

Less is More or More is Less

https://thetheatretimes.com/less-is-more-or-less-is-less-the-balancing-act-of-designing-big-musicals-in-small-spaces/

Psychological Spaces, #MeToo, and “The Crucible”

https://thetheatretimes.com/psychological-spaces-metoo-crucible-conversation-set-designer-andrew-r-cohen/

Finding Common Language

https://thetheatretimes.com/finding-common-language-paul-tate-depoo-iii-brings-set-design-titanic-seoul-south-korea/