Carrie Fishbein Robbins Biography (1943-)

Original name, Carrie Mae Fishbein; born February 7, 1943, in Baltimore, MD;daughter of Sidney W. and Betty A. (maiden name, Berman) Fishbein; married Richard D. Robbins (a doctor), 1969. Addresses: Office: Carrie Robbins Designage, Inc., 11 West 30th St., 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Costume designer, scenic designer
Birth Details
February 7, 1943
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Work
  • Costume Designer
  • Leda Had a Little Swan, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1968
  • Inner Journey, Forum Theatre, New York City, 1969
  • The Year Boston Won the Pennant, Forum Theatre, 1969
  • The Time of Your Life, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1969
  • The Good Woman of Setzuan, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1970
  • Look to the Lilies, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1970
  • An Enemy of the People, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1971
  • Narrow Road to the Deep North, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1972
  • The Crucible, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1972
  • Grease, Eden Theatre, then Broadhurst Theatre, both New York City,1972, later Royale Theatre, New York City, 1972-1980 and Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1980
  • The Hostage, Theatre at Good Shepherd-Faith Church, New York City,1972
  • Sunset, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1972
  • The Beggar's Opera, Chelsea Theatre Center, 1972
  • The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Let Me Hear You Smile, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1973
  • The Plough and the Stars, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center,1973
  • Molly, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1973
  • The Iceman Cometh, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1973-1974
  • The Beggar's Opera, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1973-1974
  • Merry Wives of Windsor, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1974
  • Over Here!, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1974-1975
  • Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy, Chelsea Theatre Center, 1974, then EugeneO'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1974-1975
  • Polly, Chelsea Theatre Center, 1975
  • Truckload, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1975
  • The Boss, Chelsea Theatre Center, 1976
  • Rebel Women, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1976
  • The Misanthrope, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1977
  • The Creditors, Public Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • The Stronger, Public Theatre, 1977
  • Happy End, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • (And set designer) Old Man Joseph and His Family, Chelsea WestsideTheatre, New York City, 1978
  • Fearless Frank, Princess Theatre, New York City, 1980
  • Samson et Dalila (opera), San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, CA,1980
  • The Stitch in Time, American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1980-1981
  • Macbeth, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1981
  • (And puppet designer) Frankenstein, Palace Theatre, New York City,1981
  • El Bravo, Entermedia Theatre, New York City, 1981
  • The First, Martin Beck Theatre, 1981
  • It Had to Be You, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1981
  • Agnes of God, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1982-1983
  • (And designer of special effects) The Boys of Winter, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • The Octette Bridge Club, Music Box Theatre, 1985
  • Twelfth Night, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage, AL, 1986
  • Raggedy Ann, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1986, then Forty-First Street Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
  • Sugar Hill, c. 1989
  • The Mass (opera), Opera Company of Boston, Boston, MA, 1989
  • A Fierce Attachment, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1991
  • Anna Karenina, Circle in the Square, 1992
  • Golden Boy, 1992
  • The Madwoman of Chaillot, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1994
  • The Shadow Box, Circle in the Square, 1994-1995
  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1997-1998
  • Rags, Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ, 1999
  • Samson and Delilah (opera), San Francisco Opera, 1999
  • The Exact Center of the Universe, Theatre Four, New York City, 1999, then Century Theatre for the Performing Arts, New York City, 1999-2000
  • Two-Headed, Theatre Four, 2000
  • High Infidelity, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 2000
  • Tallulah Hallelujah!, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 2000
  • Toys in the Attic, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 2000
  • A Class Act, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 2000-2001, then Ambassador Theatre, 2001, later Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA,2002
  • Samson and Delilah (opera), Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 2002
  • Costume designer for Bench in the Sun, Westport Country Playhouse;Big Potato; Flea in Her Ear, Los Angeles production; Hamlet, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; The Little Foxes, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA; Ruslan and Ludmilla; The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wilde; Suite in Two Keys; Sweet Bird of Youth, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, and Scottsdale, AZ, then Los Angeles; Taverner; The Tempest, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; Tennessee Williams Remembered, Arclite Theatre; and Three Penny Opera,Guthrie Theatre; designed costumes and sets for Scenery; also designed costumes for productions at Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; Inner City Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington,DC; Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven CT; McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA; and Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY; designer for the opera Rigoletto, Opera Company of Boston, and for operasat Washington Opera Society, 1975, Hamburg State Opera, 1979, and Los AngelesOpera, 1999.
  • Other
  • Scenic designer, Bells Are Ringing, Schwab Auditorium, UniversityPark, PA, 1962
  • Film Costume Designer
  • In the Spirit, Castle Hill, 1990
  • Television Costume Designer
  • Specials
  • Designer for The Beggar's Opera, In Fashion, and The Seagull.
  • Other
  • Saturday Night Live (series), NBC, 1985-1986
  • Also designed costumes for the pilot The Rita Show, CBS.
  • WRITINGS
  • Contributor of articles to periodicals, including Theatre Crafts.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Designers, 3rd edition, St. James Press, 1997

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