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Gretchen Ugalde

Scenic designer with professional work spanning regional theatre, graduate training, and collaborative production across new work, musicals, and classical storytelling.

gretch.ugalde@gmail.com gretchenugalde.com

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Scenic Design

Production

Director

Company

How I Became A Pirate

DirectorKari Hayter

CompanySouth Coast Repertory Theatre

Noises OffView Project

DirectorEli Simon

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Translating Ngugi (Co-Design with Ashley Mendez)

DirectorS.Ama Wray

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

The Little MermaidView Project

The Little Mermaid portfolio cover image

DirectorScott Koonce

CompanyUniversity of Missouri

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes MysteryView Project

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery portfolio cover image

DirectorBrandon V. Riley

CompanyUniversity of Missouri

GloriaView Project

Production photo from Gloria showing performers in Gretchen Ugalde's sleek alley-stage office environment at UCI.

DirectorAndrew Borba

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Lucky StiffView Project

Production photo from Lucky Stiff showing Gretchen Ugalde's playful scenic design for Maples Repertory Theatre.

DirectorBrandon McShaffrey

CompanyMaples Repertory Theatre

The Importance of Being EarnestView Project

Production photo from Importance of Being Earnest showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design in performance at Maples Repertory Theatre.

DirectorJef Awada

CompanyMaples Repertory Theatre

The Bald SopranoView Project

Scenic rendering for The Bald Soprano showing a mid-century dream living room with exaggerated patterns and theatrical absurdity.

DirectorMihai Maniutiu

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Vanya & Sonia & Masha & SpikeView Project

Production photo from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design in performance at Okoboji Summer Theatre.

DirectorJim Bray

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

Promises, PromisesView Project

Production photo from Promises, Promises showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design in performance at Okoboji Summer Theatre.

DirectorBernie Monroe

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

Side by Side by SondheimView Project

Production photo from Side by Side by Sondheim showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design at Stephens College.

DirectorBernie Monroe

CompanyConservatory for the Performing Arts

Painting ChurchesView Project

Production photo from Painting Churches showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design at Okoboji Summer Theatre.

DirectorCourtney Crouse

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

A Comedy of TenorsView Project

Production photo from A Comedy of Tenors showing Gretchen Ugalde's elegant amber-toned Paris hotel suite at Okoboji Summer Theatre.

DirectorStephens Brotebeck

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

9 to 5View Project

Production photo from 9 to 5 showing Gretchen Ugalde's office-world scenic design for Stephens College.

DirectorBernie Monroe

CompanyConservatory for the Performing Arts

RipcordView Project

Production photo from Ripcord showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design at Maples Repertory Theatre.

DirectorPeter Reynolds

CompanyMaples Repertory Theatre

Gods of ComedyView Project

Production photo from Gods of Comedy showing Gretchen Ugalde's scenic design at Okoboji Summer Theatre.

DirectorStephen Brotebeck

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

GreaseView Project

Wide production photo from Grease showing the full company dancing in front of Gretchen Ugalde's neon diner-inspired set.

DirectorStephen Brotebeck

CompanyOkoboji Summer Theatre

Living OutView Project

Production photo from Living Out showing performers in Gretchen Ugalde's Los Angeles-inspired scenic environment.

DirectorJane Page

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

TeaView Project

Production photo from Tea showing Gretchen Ugalde's hexagonal tatami-mat set and shoji screen environment at UCI.

DirectorKelley Ho

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Love's Labour's Lost

DirectorAndrew Borba

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Associate & Assistant Scenic Design

Production

Designer

Company

Hamlet (Scenic Apprentice)

DesignerClint Ramos

CompanyMark Taper Forum

South Pacific

DesignerArnel Sancianco

CompanyThe Muny

A Chorus Line

DesignerMiguel Urbino

CompanySamsung Performing Arts, TGA Manila

Shrek (Associate)

DesignerEfren Delgadillo Jr.

CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival

Comedy of Errors (Associate)

DesignerEfren Delgadillo Jr.

CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Associate)

DesignerEfren Delgadillo Jr.

CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival

Much Ado About Nothing (Associate)

DesignerEfren Delgadillo Jr.

CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival

Jane Eyre (Associate)

DesignerEfren Delgadillo Jr.

CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival

9 to 5 (Associate)

DesignerBrandon PT Davis

CompanyUniversity of Missouri

The Importance of Being EarnestView Project

DesignerLeah Ramillano

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Company

DesignerBrandon PT Davis

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Refugee Hotel

DesignerFernando Penaloza

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Legally Blonde

DesignerTyler Scrivner

CompanyUniversity of California, Irvine

Education

2026

Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design

University of California, Irvine

2019

Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Emphasis in Scenic Design

University of California, Irvine

References

Available upon request.