James V. Raymond (Scenic Designer) earned a Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design and Technology at West Virginia University and a bachelor's at DeSales University. James was recently brought on to set dress and source props for the Broadway production of A Strange Loop, currently at the Lyceum Theatre, New York. James set design of Cabaret in 2020 for Ovations Theatre of Rockville, Maryland, was nominated for Broadway Regional Awards- DC for Set Design of the Decade (Non-equity). James has worked closely with the late six-time Emmy award-winning production designer of Sesame Street, Bob Phillips, as well as two-time Tony Award Nominated Broadway Designer Dede Ayite. James has also done carpentry work for Round House Theatre, ARTECHOUSE, Woolly Mammoth and Constellation Theatre Company, just to name a few. He also started working recently as a scenic artist at the Tony Award-winning Regional Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Visit www.jamesvraymond.com to learn more.