Prominent NYC scenic designers debut at Everyman with ‘Radio Golf’

Everyman Theatre of Baltimore is proud to have Christopher and Justin Swader in house to design the set for their new production of August Wilson’s “Radio Golf.” The New York-based team has worked with theaters all over the country, and created installations for A$AP Rocky. “Radio Golf” is the final play in renowned playwright’s 10-play opus, THE AMERICAN CENTURY CYCLE, and highlights the challenges faced by modern-day African-Americans straddling the line between monetary success and cultural assimilation.

Christopher and Justin Swader. Photo courtesy of Everyman Theatre.
Christopher and Justin Swader. Photo courtesy of Everyman Theatre.

The Swader Brothers received a 2016 American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination (The Offending Gesture), and are winners of the 2017 AUDELCO Award (The Three Musketeers), 2018 IRNE Award (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and the 2019 Carbonell Award (One Night in Miami). They were finalists in the 2017 World Stage Design exhibition (Jarring). In addition, their work will be exhibited at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial.

Photograph of the set of Radio Golf courtesy of Everyman Theatre.
Photograph of the set of Radio Golf courtesy of Everyman Theatre.

Recent designs include collaborations with: Two River Theater, Miami New Drama, Lincoln Center Education, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Abingdon Theatre Company, John W. Engeman Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, The New School for Drama, Luna Stage, IBEX Puppetry, National Black Theatre, Sotheby’s, 3LD, Cherry Lane Theatre, La MaMa, Manhattan School of Music, Park Avenue Armory, Trusty Sidekick, Mason Holdings, Astoria Performing Arts Center, Bristol Valley Theatre, The Orchard Project, Shadowland Stages, Columbia Stages, Company One, SpeakEasy Stage Company, and ArtsEmerson.

Artist rendering of the set of Radio Golf. Image provided by Everyman Theatre.
Artist rendering of the set of Radio Golf. Image provided by Everyman Theatre.

The production team for “Radio Golf” includes set designers Christopher and Justin Swader
(Everyman debut), costume designer David Burdick† (Proof), lighting designer Harold F. Burgess II† (Sweat), sound designer Kathy Ruvana (Everyman debut), and stage manager Cat Wallis*† (Queens Girl in the World).
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
† Indicates an Everyman Resident Production Member

Radio Golf runs October 15th – November 17th, 2019. Tickets and information can be found on the Everyman Theatre website, by phone (410.752.2208), or at the Everyman Theatre Box Office (315 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD).

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