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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Gary Kasper to Florence Klotz
Willa Kim Biography ((?)-)
Born in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Shoon Kwam and Nora Kim; married WilliamPene du Bois (a designer).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
Famous Works
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Credits; STAGE WORK; COSTUME DESIGNER
- Red Eye of Love, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1961.
- Fortuna, Maidman Playhouse, New York City, 1962.
- The Saving Grace, Writer's Stage Theatre, New York City, 1963.
- Have I Got a Girl for You!, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1963.
- Funnyhouse of a Negro, East End Theatre, New York City, 1964.
- Dynamite Tonight, York Playhouse, New York City, 1964.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Mobile Theatre, New York City, 1964.
- The Old Glory, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Church, New York City, 1964.
- Helen, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, New York City, 1964.
- The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis and Sing to Me Through Open Windows (double-bill), Players Theatre, New York City, 1965.
- The Stag King (opera), Santa Fe Opera Company, Santa Fe, NM, 1965.
- Malcolm, Theatre 1966, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- The Office, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- (With Howard Bay) Chu Chem, Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1966.
- Hail Scrawdyke!, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- Scuba Duba, New Theatre, New York City, 1967.
- The Ceremony of Innocence, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Church,1967.
- Promenade, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1969.
- Papp, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Church, 1969.
- Operation Sidewinder, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1970.
- Sunday Dinner, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Church, 1970.
- The Screens, Chelsea Theatre Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn,NY, 1971.
- Sleep, American Place Theatre, 1972.
- Lysistrata, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- The Chickencoop Chinaman, American Place Theatre, 1972.
- Jumpers, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., then Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, both 1974.
- Goodtime Charley, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1975.
- The Old Glory, A Trilogy, American Place Theatre, 1976.
- Dancin', Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1978.
- The Grinding Machine, American Place Theatre, 1978.
- Bosoms and Neglect, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1979.
- Sophisticated Ladies, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1981.
- Family Devotions, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1981.
- Lydie Breeze, American Place Theatre, 1982.
- Chaplin, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Theatre, Los Angeles, 1983.
- Elizabeth and Essex, York Theatre Company, Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City, 1984.
- Song and Dance, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1985.
- Long Day's Journey into Night, Broadhurst Theatre, 1986.
- The Front Page, Lincoln Center Theatre, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1986.
- Legs Diamond, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1989.
- The Will Rogers Follies, Palace Theatre, 1991.
- Also costume designer for ballets, Birds of Sorrow, 1962; Gamelan, Lennigrad, U.S.S.R., 1963, U.S., 1965; and Game of Noah, Netherlands, 1965, U.S., 1965. Costume and set designer for ballets, Daphnis et Chloe, Papillon, Scenesfor the Theatre, A Song for Dead Warriors, Shinju, Rodin, Dream Dances; andfor operas, The Magic Flute, Santa Fe Opera Company, Le Rossignol, and Help,Help, the Gobolinks.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS; COSTUME DESIGNER
- Dancin', U.S. cities, 1979-83, European cities, 1980-84.
- Sophisticated Ladies, U.S. cities, 1982.
- Song and Dance, U.S. cities, 1987.
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Credits; FILM WORK; COSTUME DESIGNER
- (With Judianna Makovsky), Gardens of Stone, Tri-Star, 1987.
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Credits; TELEVISION WORK; COSTUME DESIGNER; SPECIALS
- "St. Patrick's Day," Esso Repertory Theatre, PBS, 1964.
- "The Forced Marriage" and "The Beautiful People," Esso Repertory Theatre,PBS, 1965.
- (And set designer) A Song for Dead Warriors PBS, 1984.
- Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (also known as The Sound of Christmas), ABC, 1987.
- "Long Day's Journey into Night," Showtime on Broadway, Showtime, 1987, American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.
- Also costume designer for The Tempest, 1981, and Le Rossignol, PBS.
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