Jordan is a Scenic Designer and Artist with a BFA in Performance Production from Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently based in Illinois, where she is expected to earn her MFA in Scenic Design in May, 2027. When not in school or designing, she spends her summers as the Scenic Charge Artist for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Her previous work includes the scenic designs for Radium Girls for the University of Illinois, Chicago (Cancelled due to Covid-19), The Secret in the Wings, and Jesus Christ Superstar for Cornish College of the Arts. She has also worked around Seattle as a scenic artist for Café Nordo, and Book-It Repertory Theatre, and as the Assistant Scenic Designer for Village Theatre’s production of She Loves Me with Scenic Designer Matthew Smucker.
“Finding the sweet spot between storytelling and creating a physical place is crucial in scenic design. While storytelling by actors alone can significantly impact a viewer, creating the world around them only furthers what an audience member feels and thinks. I believe theater is an ever evolving space, allowing not only designers to reinterpret scripts but the audience as well.
The ultimate goal in my work is to have the creative freedom to generate significant, inventive, and highly detailed designs to immerse audiences fully. I want my work to assist people’s understanding of the stories they are witnessing and give them something to think about even after they have left the space.”
