was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and is now based in Connecticut, USA. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Production Design at the De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde, School of Design and Arts in 2007 and since then designed shows for various theater companies in the Philippines. He received his MFA in Costume Design from University of Connecticut (UCONN). As a costume designer, Raven has designed productions for New York Lyric Opera at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, plays and musicals such as WAITRESS, KINKY BOOTS, MATILDA and BEAUTIFUL: CAROLE KING MUSICAL (Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, Manila, Philippines) and La Mama Experimental Theatre Club’s world premiere of Dying in Boulder. He presented his paper “Filipiniana: Fabrics and Silhouettes in the Transnational Journey” at the Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures conference in Roubaix, France. Raven Ong is an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Central Connecticut State University and a recipient of Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Award Best Costume Design of a Musical for Red House Art Center’s production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. ravenong.com