Derek Van Heel's designs have been seen in venues large and small, from Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Town Hall, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to the kinds of basements, bars, churches, and teeny-tiny rooms where New York theater is often forged. He is especially drawn to new works and has contributed to dozens of premieres and workshop productions. Notable collaborations include New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Madison Opera, The Montana Repertory Theatre, Finger Lakes Opera, Syracuse Opera, Red Fern Theatre Company, Palm Beach Opera, Actor’s Studio Drama School, Scandinavian American Theatre, Origin Theatre, and The Civilians. His award-winning designs for Ren Gyo Soh’s Butoh Medea have been seen internationally in Italy, Turkey, Poland, Czechia, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.