Lynne Koscielniak

Lynne Koscielniak is a member of United Scenic Artists USA Local 829 in the set and lighting design categories and a Professor of Theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo. With over 100 production credits in theatre, dance, and site-specific installation, her work has been seen regionally—particularly in Chicago and Western New York—and internationally at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space and at World Stage Design Expositions.

In academia, she has served as department chair, associate chair, and producing director, and has mentored undergraduate designers on more than 100 productions. Select honors include an Emerging Designer Residency at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the Michael Merritt Scholarship for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and four Artie Awards for Outstanding Set Design. She is also the recipient of a Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Gold Medallion Award, recognizing extraordinary contributions to the teaching and producing of theatre.

Lynne is co-author of Made by Teams: Bringing Sets and Costume Designs to Fruition (Routledge, 2023) and a co-founding member of the Great Lakes Climate Theatre Initiative. She holds a BA in Theater with Honors from Buffalo State College and an MFA in Stage Design from Northwestern University.

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