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Herbert Senn Biography (1924-)

Born October 9, 1924, in Ilion, NY; son of Robert Charles (a farmer) and Elizabeth Amelia (a teacher; maiden name, Deutsch) Senn.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 9, 1924

Ilion, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Work; Production Designer, Except Where Indicated
• Decor designer, House of Connelly, Equity Library Theatre, New York City,1955.
• Liliom, 1956.
• The Beaver Coat, 1956.
• Idiot's Delight, 1957.
• Right You Are (If You Think You Are), 1957.
• The Brothers Karamazov, 1957.
• Oklahoma!, 1958.
• Ardele, 1958.
• Hamlet of Stepney Green, 1958.
• She Shall Have Music, 1959.
• Time of Vengeance, 1959.
• The Gay Divorcee, 1960.
• La Ronde, 1960.
• The Idiot, 1960.
• Man and Superman, 1960.
• Emanuel, 1960.
• Montserrat, 1961.
• Five Posts in the Market Place, 1961.
• Smiling the Boy Fell Dead, 1961.
• Lighting Designer, O Marry Me, 1961.
• The Merchant of Venice, 1962.
• I Got Shoes, 1963.
• Set design, The Boys from Syracuse, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1963.
• Lighting Designer, Double Dublin, 1963.
• Lighting Designer, What Makes Sammy Run?, 1964.
• Roar Like a Dove, 1964.
• Great Scot! 1965.
• Hippolyte, Boston Opera Company, 1966.
• By Jupiter, 1967.
• The Dodo Bird, 1967.
• The Peddler, 1967.
• Private Lives, 1968.
• Little Boxes, a double bill of Trevor, The Coffee Lace, 1969.
• The Divorce of Judy and Jane, 1971.
• Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, 1972.
• Oh, Coward!, 1972.
• The Trojans, Boston Opera Company, 1972.
• No Sex Please, We're British, 1973.
• A Community of Two, U. S. Cities, 1974.
• War and Peace, Boston Opera Company, 1974.
• Benvenuto Cellini, Boston Opera Company, 1975.
• A Musical Jubilee, 1975.
• Oh, Coward!, London, 1975.
• Ariadne and Naxos, New York City Opera, 1975.
• Montezuma, Boston Opera Company, 1976.
• Russlan and Ludmilla, Boston Opera Company, 1977.
• The Ice Break, Boston Opera Company, 1979.
• Merry Widow, New York City Opera, 1983.
• Showboat, Houston Grand Opera tour, then Gershwin, NY, 1984.
• Oh, Coward!, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• The Magic Flute, Opera Company of Boston, The Opera House, Boston, MA, 1990.
• Driving Miss Daisy, Bushnell Theatre, Hartford, CT, 1994.
• Definitely Doris!, 57 Theatre, Boston, MA, 1996.
• The Nutcracker, Boston Ballet, Wang Center, Boston, MA, 1997-98.
• Also has done production design over 40 seasons at the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA.
• Credits; Television Work
• Scenic Designer, The Barber of Seville (special), 1976.
• Credits; Film Work
• Production Designer, Macbeth, 1982.