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James Haycock
Scenic & Costume Designer

James Haycock is an award-winning scene & costume designer, theatre director & the instructor of stagecraft at Mountain View High School and formally Twin Falls High School for 18 yrs. James has directed over 65 productions including his favorites: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Skin of Our Teeth, Dancing at Lughnasa, The 39 Steps, Imaginary Invalid, Metamorphoses, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Crimes of the Heart. James has designed costumes & scenery for regional and academic theatre, dance and opera. Costume credits include: Chicago (Liberty Theatre Co.), Hound of the Baskervilles (Liberty Theatre Co.), Thoroughly Modern Millie (BHP), Macbeth (Odyssey Theatre, LA); Smile-The Musical (CMU School of Music), and The Marriage of Figaro (CMU School of Drama). Scene design credits include: Romeo & Juliette (Opera Idaho), Desdemona (Liberty Theatre Co.), Wilder Night (BYU Provo), Radium Girls (BYU Provo); Crimes of the Heart (BHP); Caucasian Chalk Circle (BHP); Honk (Idaho State University); Tuesdays With Morrie with comedian Danny Marona; and Die Fledermaus (CMU School of Music). James earned his MFA in Design from Carnegie Mellon University, BA in Theatre Design from Boise State University, and the ATAS Costumes Design Internship with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Los Angeles). Other training & experience include Cirque du Soleil, City Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Washington & Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, Walt Disney Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox Films. James is an avid fan of cycling, swimming, film, art, theatre, and Jeff.