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Andrew Jackness Biography (1952-)

Born September 27, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Jack (in advertising) and Meredith (an education administrator) Jackness.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Production designer

Birth Details

September 27, 1952

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Work
• Scenic Designer
• Wings, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978
• The Bundle, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Idiot's Delight, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown,MA, 1979
• Wings, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Justice, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1979
• The White Devil, Acting Company, New York City, 1979
• Emigres, Dodger Theatre Group, New York City, 1979
• Wings, National Theatre, London, 1979 , then Schiller Theatre, Berlin, West Germany, 1981
• Barbarians, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn, NY, 1980
• American Days, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980
• Coming Attractions, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1980
• John Gabriel Borkman, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1980
• Whose Life Is It Anyway? Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1980
• The Cherry Orchard, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1980
• The Cherry Orchard, American Stage Festival, Milford, NH, 1980
• Terry by Terry, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1980
• Grownups, American Repertory Theatre, 1981
• Trilogy, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., Charleston, SC, 1981
• The Little Foxes, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Grownups, Lyceum Theatre, 1981
• Caritas, National Theatre, 1981
• Beyond Therapy, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Whodunnit, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Geniuses, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1982
• The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket, Playwrights Horizons Theatre,1982
• The Man and the Fly, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Trelawny of the Wells, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1982
• Molly, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982
• Dog Eat Dog, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983
• Not Quite Jerusalem, Long Wharf Theatre, 1983
• An American Comedy, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1983
• Sound and Beauty, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1983
• Christmas on Mars, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1983
• Lorenzaccio, Double Image Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Isn't It Romantic, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1984
• Cinders, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Linda Her, Second Stage, New York City, 1984
• The Fairy Garden, Second Stage Theatre, 1984
• Isn't It Romantic, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Uncle Vanya, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1984
• The Glass Menagerie, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1985
• Salonika, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1985
• Before the Dawn, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1985
• The Vienna Notes, Second Stage Theatre, 1985
• Mrs. Warren's Profession, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Isn't It Romantic, Los Angeles Stage Company, Los Angeles, 1985
• The Taming of the Shrew, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford,CT, 1985
• Die Fledermaus, Santa Fe Opera Company, Santa Fe, NM, 1986
• Present Laughter, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1986
• A Doll's House, Hartford Stage Company, 1986
• Isn't It Romantic, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1986
• Precious Sons, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1986
• The Adventures of Kathy and Mo, Second Stage Theatre, 1986
• School for Scandal, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1986
• Tent Meeting, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Little Murders, Second Stage Theatre, 1987
• A ... My Name Is Still Alice, McGinn/Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1992
• As You Like It, Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington, DC, 1992
• Whistle Down the Wind, National Theatre, Washington, DC, 1996
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1997
• Thunder Knocking on the Door, Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1998
• The Butterfly Collection, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 2000
• Also set designer for Spoils of War, Broadway production; designerfor dance productions, including Bad Blood, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Urban Folk Dance, and Vespers.
• Major Tours
• Scenic designer, South Pacific, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, U.S. cities, 1985
• Film Work
• Production Designer
• Longtime Companion, 1990
• Prelude to a Kiss, 1992
• Ethan Frome, 1993
• Golden Gate, 1994
• Reckless, 1995
• Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
• The Associate, Buena Vista, 1996
• The Imposters, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1998
• The Love Letter, DreamWorks Distribution, 1999
• Joe Gould's Secret, USA Films, 2000
• Television Work
• Specials
• Scenic designer, "Grownups," Great Performances, PBS, 1985
• Scenic designer, "Blue Window," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
• Set designer, Two by Dove, PBS, 1995
• Movies
• Production designer, In the Gloaming, HBO, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Scenic designer for music videos by Motley Crue, Kool and the Gang, Kiss,and April Wine, 1984.
• WRITINGS
• Books
• (Illustrator) Wendy Wasserstein, Pamela's First Musical (juvenile), Hyperion Press (Westport, CT), 1996