Teaching Areas: Theatre construction techniques and scenic design workshops
Production Area: Scene Shop Supervisor
Degrees: B.A., Virginia Tech; M.F.A., Tisch School of the Arts
office - Squires 166
phone - (540) 231-0799 or 231-7301
e-mail - kmorganjohnson@vt.edu
Kristen joined the department in the fall of 2006. Prior to returning to Virginia, she worked in New York City as a production designer for Hotopp Associates, Ltd. and CPR Group. She designed scenery for productions at Soho Rep, The Piano Store, the Richard Foreman Festival at St Mark's Place, and Columbia University, among others. After the birth of her daughter, Tamsin, in 2001, Kristen relocated with her husband, Kenneth, to the small mountain community of Fraser, CO, where she worked as an architectural assitant and illustrator for Custom International, and started her own design and advertising venture, Off The Grid Inc. with partner Julia Stephens. At Tech, she oversees building and production work in the Studio Theatre and scene shop, working with graduate and undergraduate students.