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DANAE IRIS MCQUEEN is an award-winning theatrical and TV/film costume designer living in Los Angeles. You can see her work right now in FOURSOME at IAMA Theatre! Previously on stage in LA - ARROWHEAD at IAMA Theatre (starring Amielynn Abellera), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Pasadena Playhouse (starring MJ Rodriguez & George Salazar), WITCH at Geffen Playhouse (Los Angeles Critics Circle Award & LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award), and ANNIE at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL).
Last year she WON AN EMMY for her work as an ACD on BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A 30TH CELEBRATION on ABC and Disney+. Selected additional theatrical credits include THE PRIDE (Wallis Annenberg Center, LA Stage Alliance Ovation Nomination), and the world-premiere productions of Kyle Bradstreet's FROM PRAGUE and Johanna Adams' GIDION'S KNOT (Contemporary American Theatre Festival). She was the associate designer on Michael Arden's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (The Wallis Annenberg Center, costume designer Dane Laffrey) and on UP HERE, an original musical written by Bobby Lopez and Kristin Andersen-Lopez and directed by Alex Timbers, with costumes designed by living LA legend Ann Closs-Farley (at La Jolla Playhouse). Danae's designs have appeared on the Late Late Show with James Cordon, in American Theatre Magazine, and as the cover art for the book "Plays by Women from the Contemporary American Theater Festival." Selected film/television/live event costume design credits include RINGSIDE, directed by Deborah Stein and written by Tory Stewart, YOUR OLD MAN, directed by filmmaker Tim Hautekiet (official LA SHORTS FEST and BUFFER FESTIVAL selection), SNAPDRAGON DUAL CAMERAS (commercial) from VISUAL STORYTELLERS, and PASSPORT TO IRON CITY, a multi-city immersive experience based on the world of ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, created by IAM8BIT in collaboration with TSG Entertainment, 20TH Century Fox, and Lightstorm Entertainment. Selected film/television/live event costume fabrication credits include THE LION KING at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL on DISNEY+, FOX’s THE MASKED SINGER, the MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE LONG LIVE the BLACK PARADE tour, P!NK BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA tour, MAGIC MIKE LIVE, and more. Danae has also worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Old Globe Theatre, Alley Theatre, Delaware Resident Ensemble Players, and the Cincinnati Ballet, among others. She holds an MFA in Costume Design from the University of California, San Diego and is a proud member of the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892. |
She has an eye for what matters — always aware of the telling detail that helps make the actors’ performances vibrant and real.” |
