About Me
Christopher Mumaw is a Scenic Designer based in Seattle, Washington, originally from Dayton, Ohio. Graduating with a MFA in Scenic Design from University of Washington, Christopher has established his place as a defining voice in Pacific Northwest Theatre, designing for such companies as Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Village Theatre, Book-It Repertory Theatre, ArtsWest, and others. In addition to working as a freelance Designer, Christopher teaches Scenic Design at Seattle University. Christopher has been nominated for Emmy, Princess Grace Fellowship, and Gregory awards for his designs.
Press and Reviews
The Thanksgiving Play, Seattle Public Theater
“And speaking of the room, scenic designer Christopher Mumaw has once again created a fantastic environment in which the actors get to play.”
-Jay Irwin, Broadway World
The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Village Theatre
”Barnes, the refreshingly stupefied main character (played by Joshua Carter), begins his initially reluctant journey in a quintessential bachelor pad (set with a remarkable balance of playfulness and sparseness by Christopher Mumaw)”
-Zoe Sayler, Seattle Times
Grease, 5th Avenue Theatre
“Chryssie Whitehead’s choreography is full of the necessary youthful energy and zest the show runs on, and Christopher Mumaw’s set design is snazzy.”
-Dewey Mee, Daily Record
Disney’s Newsies, Village Theatre
”The set and lighting designs by Christopher Mumaw and Aaron Copp evocatively convey the ambiance of life on the streets in 1899 New York City.”
-Dewey Mee, Daily Record
Howl’s Moving Castle, Book-It Repertory Theatre
”Christopher Mumaw’s elegant new set design creates locations with personality”
-Dusty Somers, Seattle Times
On Clover Road, Seattle Public Theater
”In Seattle Public Theatre’s polished local premiere, the play unfolds in one 90-minute gulp on scenic designer Christopher Mumaw’s perfectly grim, B-movie setting: a drably menacing motel on (where else?) the outskirts of nowhere.”
-Misha Berson, Seattle Times
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,
Book-It Repertory Theatre
”Designer Christopher Mumaw has painted cityscapes in tall panels to keep the ambience suspended between real-life New York and a comic-book version of Metropolis.”
-Brendan Kiley, The Stranger