by Maria Crooks and Caroline Russell-King
Theatre Calgary
April 2024
Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Costume Design by Adejoke Taiwo
Lighting Design by Tim Rodrigues
Projection Design by Brendan Briceland

Photos by Trudie Lee
Featuring: Christopher Clare, Christopher Hunt, Norma Lewis, Heather Pattengale

adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Vertigo Theatre
March 2024
Directed by Jack Grinhaus
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Costume Design by John Iglesias
Lighting Design by Narda Maccarroll
Projection Design by Brendan Briceland

Photos by Tim Nguyen
Featuring: Lauren Brotman, Filsan Dualeh, Tyrell Crews, Stafford Perry, Jamie Konchak, Mike Tan and Anna Cummer.

by Young Jean Lee
Verb Theatre
April 2023
Directed by Kathryn Smith
Production Design by Hanne Loosen

Photos by Jirapan Nilmanee
Featuring: Elena Belyea, Sacha Crow, Caleigh Crow, Gus Rendell

Adapted for stage by Lee Hall
University of Calgary
November 2023
Directed by Steven Conde
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Anton Degroot
Photos by Tim Nguyen

Featuring: Liam Akehurst, Amber Billingsley, Keith Boniol, Stephen Brooks, Brooke Burron, Jordon Burron, Jason Cabuenos, Sophia Garcia, Richelle Ho, Mariza Itube-Becerril, Oli Khubyar, Zakk MacDonald, Wyliem McDonald, Andres Garcia Munoz, Ryan Plante, Ian Riep, Andy Roy, Nicci Rvachew, Kevin Sandal, Joseri Villarta, Gabrielle Vos de Wael,

Bright Half Life
by Tanya Barfield
Persephone Theatre
October 2023
Directed by Kathryn Smith
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Costume Design by Anna Yaworski
Lighting Design by Jonathan Kim

Photos by Daneille Stasiuk Photography
Featuring: Kris Alvarez and Margo MacDonald

by R. Hamilton Wright
Vertigo Theatre, March 2022
Directed by Jenna Rodgers
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Costume Design by Jordan Wieben
Lighting Design by Ajay Badoni
Photos by Tim Nguyen
Cast: Mike Tan, Curt Mckinstry, Kathryn Kerbes, Thomas Romero, Vanessa Leticia Jetté

by Marie Jones
Rosebud Theatre
September 2022
Directed by Morris Ertman
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Costume Design by Amy Castro
Lighting Design by Becky Halterman

Photos by Morris Ertman
Featuring: Nathan Schmidt and Griffin Cork

by Anna Cummers
Alberta Theatre Projects, November 2021
Directed by Haysam Kadri
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen

For Design’s Sake in a visual installation project that is entirely orchestrated by myself without a specific story or theatre production in mind. By starting with the scenography first I want to challenge the structures of theatre institutions and the traditions of a normal design process.

As a theatre designer my connection to storytelling is not far away. My goal for an installation design is not just the visual appeal and aesthetic, but also the entire experience an audience has with sound, lights and feel.

For Design’s Sake was made possible with a Project Grant from the Calgary Arts Development.

Thanks to an in-house residency from Vertigo Theatre and a collaboration with Verb Theatre I was able to organize a 5-day workshop with a variety of Calgary artists. These artists were invited into the space to see and play in the set installation that I designed. They each got 4 days to create an artistic performance or experience that was inspired by the installation.

Artists participating in this experiment lab included: Ajay Badoni, Joel Braun, Anton DeGroot, Kris Demeanor, Jamie Dunsdon, Chris Hunt, Michaela Jeffery, Karen Johnson-Diamond, Heidi MacDonald, Sylvie Moquin, Tim Nguyen, Rebbekah Ogden, Rufi Oswaldo, and Javier Vilalta.

Concept and Design by Hanne Loosen
Directorial support by Jamie Dundson
Light Design support by Ajay Badoni

Photos by Tim Nuyen
Featured artists: Chris Hunt, Sylvie Moquin, Heidi MacDonald, Kris Demeanor and Hanne Loosen

by Jamie Dundson
Verb Theatre, September 2021
Directed by Jamie Dundson
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Ajay Badoni
Photos by Rob Galbraith
Featured Actors: Daniel Fong and Ali DeRegt

by Steven Gallagher
Alberta Theatre Projects, October 2021
Directed by Andrew Scanlon
Set Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Scott Reid

based on the novella by Virginia Woolf
adapted by Tim Carroll
Shaw Festival 2021

Directed by Tim Carroll
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Nick Andison

Photos by Lauren Garbutt
featured actors: Julie Lumsden, Drew Plummer, Jonathan Tan and Jaqueline Thair

Cutter: Bobbi Pidduck
Flush the puppet was built in the Shaw Festival’s props shop by Mike Leckie and Anna-Marie Baumgart.

by C.S. Lewis, adapted by Joseph Robinette
Alberta Theatre Projects
November 2019
Directed by Darcy Evans
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Siobhan Sleath
Photos by Benjamin Laird

by Nicolas Billon
Theatre Calgary
October 2019
Directed by Jenna Turk
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design by Cimmeron Meyer
Photos by Trudie Lee

by William Shakespeare
adapted by Anna Cummer
The Shakespeare Company/ Hit & Myth
March 2019
Directed by Craig Hall
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Light Design by David Fraser
Photos by Tim Nguyen

The Trials of Brother Jero
by Wole Soyinka
Shaw Festival, Directors Project 2018
Directed by Tawiah Ben M’Carthy
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Photos by Mark Callan

by Moliere
Red Deer College
April 2018
Directed by Alice Nelson
Set Design by Hanne Loosen

by John Longenbaugh
Rosebud Theatre
November 2018
Directed and Photos by Morris Ertman
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Light Design by Becky Halterman

by David Hare
Theatre Calgary
February 2017
Director: Valerie Planche
Set and Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: April Viczko
Photography: Trudie Lee

by William Shakespeare
The Shakespeare Company/ Vertigo/ Hit & Myth
April 2016 & May 2017
Director: Craig Hall
Set and Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Anton DeGroot
Photography: Howard Cummer

after Alexander Dumas
The Shakespeare Company/ Hit & Myth/ Ground Zero
March 2017
Director: Haysam Kadri & Karl Sine
Set and Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Alexandra Prichard
Photography: Benjamin Laird

by Lucia Frangione
Rosebud Theatre, November 2017
Directed by Paul Muir
Set and Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Light Design by Becky Halterman

Photos by Morris Ertman
Featured actors: Zack Running Coyote, Anna Dalgleish, Norma Roth and Nathan Schmidt

by Morris Panych
Verb Theatre
April 2017
Director: Jamie Dunsdon
Set and Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Ajax Baldonie
Photography: Rob Galbraith

by Emil Sher
Storybook Theatre
April 2017
Director: Valerie Planche
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light & Projection: Kris Mish
Photography: Hanne Loosen
 

by Jill Connell
Handsome Alice Theatre
September 2016
Director: Denise Clarke
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Nicole Olson
Photography: Tim Nguyen

by Mick Gordon
Sage Theatre
November 2016
Director: Kevin McKendrick
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Shane Anderson
Photography: Jeff McDonald

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conceptual Competition 2015
Director: Aria Umezawa
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen

by Donizetti
Conceptual work for Ring Award 2016
Director: Aria Umezawa
Costume & Set Design: Hanne Loosen

after William Golding
Storybook Theatre
February 2016
Director: Kevin McKendrick
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design: JP Thibodeau
Photography: Benjamin Laird

by Tennessee Williams
Spirit Fire Theatre
November 2016
Director: Paul Welch
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Meghan Westelmajer

 

by Vern Thiessen
Sage Theatre
November 2015
Director: Kelly Reay
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Lighting Design: Ajay Badoni
Photography: Jeff & Rayna McDonald

by Edward Albee
Artists' Collective Theatre
January 2015
Director: Amanda Liz Cutting
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: Lisa Floyd
Photography: Hanne Loosen
NOMINATION FOR BEST SET DESIGN, CALGARY CRITICS AWARD 2015

by Leslie Bricuss & Anthony Newley
Storybook Theatre
May 2015
Director: JP Thibodeau
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Light Design: JP Thibodeau
Photography: Benjamin Laird

by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
Artistis' Collective Theatre
May 2014
Director: Amanda Liz Cutting
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Costume Design: Brenda Spenard
Light Design: Eugenio Sáenz
Photography: Hanne Loosen

Composition by Stefan Johannes Hanke
New Scenes: international composition competition
Deutsche Oper Berlin & Hanns Eisler Berlin
April, 2013
Director: Tamara Heimbrock
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Martin Christopher Welker

Composition by Leah Muir
New Scenes: international composition competition
Deutsche Oper Berlin & Hanns Eisler Berlin
April, 2013
Director: Michael Höppner
Set Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Detlef Kurth

by Jacques Offenbach
Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin
April 2012
Director: Eva-Maria Weiss
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Stewart Emerson

by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari
Berlin State Opera
November 2011
Director: Eva-Maria Weiss
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Thomas Bartilla

by Martinu Bohuslav
Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin
March 2010
Directed: Eva-Maria Weiss
Set & Costume Design: Hanne Loosen
Photography: Eva Orthuber