Reid Thompson

Scenic Design

Reid Thompson (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based scenic designer for plays, musicals, and opera. Originally from Connecticut, Reid started his journey at The Art Institute of Chicago, training in figurative oil painting. Before pursuing a design career, he worked as a scenic artist, painting scenery and backdrops for Broadway at Hudson Scenic and Scenic Art Studios, and for five seasons at the Metropolitan Opera. Reid’s work is informed by his passion for opera and contemporary art, the accidental beauty of found utilitarian spaces, European movement-based performance, and subversive comedy. He trained in theatrical design at the Yale School of Drama, earning an MFA in 2014. He is a member of Wingspace and USA-829, and is represented by Ben Izzo at A3 (Abrams) agency.

Selected scenic design credits include: Wives at Playwrights Horizons; Too Heavy For Your Pocket at Roundabout and Alliance Theaters; Something Clean at Roundabout; You Lost Me at Denver Center; A Doll’s House Part Two at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Eddie and Dave at Atlantic; Miss You Like Hell at Baltimore Center Stage; Fun Home at Virginia Stage; Gloria and Disgraced at Asolo Rep; Up And Away at Pittsburgh CLO; Wilder Gone at Clubbed Thumb; and Fruiting Bodies, Among The Dead, and House Rules with Ma-Yi. Reid is an Associate Artist with Heartbeat Opera, where favorite credits include Madama Butterfly, Fidelio, and La Susanna.