ABOUT DANIEL
DANIEL IS A NEW YORK CITY BASED DESIGNER.
DANIEL DESIGNS PREDOMINATELY MUSICAL THEATRE AND PLAYS. HIS WORK HAS BEEN SEEN AT THE JUNGLE THEATER, CAPE FEAR REGIONAL, FIREHOUSE THEATRE, RICHMOND TRIANGLE PLAYERS, PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA, COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE, NEW LONDON BARN PLAYHOUSE, PENN. STATE UNIVERSITY, 5TH WALL THEATRE, AND ITHACA COLLEGE AMONG OTHERS.
DANIEL HAS PERFORMED IN BOTH ASSISTANT AND ASSOCIATE ROLES FOR DESIGNERS ON BROADWAY, INTERNATIONAL, OFF-BROADWAY AND REGIONAL PRODUCTIONS. HE'S BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE WORKED ON PRODUCTIONS IN SUCH THEATERS AS CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE (BROADWAY), LG ART CENTER IN KOREA, 2ND STAGE THEATRE (2ND STAGE UPTOWN & THE TONY KISER), LINCOLN CENTER THEATRE, MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB, THE GUTHRIE, WOLF TRAP OPERA, SIGNATURE THEATRE, SOUTH COAST REP, THE OLD GLOBE, NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES!, LONG WHARF THEATER, THE ALLEY THEATER, SOUTH COAST REP, THE OLD GLOBE, PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL, DORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL, BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY, DALLAS THEATRE CENTER, LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE, TO NAME A FEW.
DANIEL HAS COLLABORATED IN ASSISTANT AND ASSOCIATE ROLES FOR SUCH DESIGNERS AS TOBIN OST, LAWRENCE MOTEN, RACHEL HAUCK, ARNULFO MALDONADO, LEE SAVAGE, MEREDITH RIES, ALLEN MOYER, WILSON CHIN, DONYALE WERLE, ADAM RIGG, DANIEL ZIMMERMAN, RYAN HOWELL, AND MANY OTHERS.
PROUD MEMBER OF UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, LOCAL 829
NORTON AWARD NOMINEE (W/ LAWRENCE E. MOTEN III)
- OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN, LARGE THEATRE
- "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING", COMMONWEALTH SHAKESPEARE CO.
SELECTED PRESS MENTIONS:
"The other star of the show is Daniel Allen's visually stimulating set, which takes us from a lecture hall to a bright apartment to a tv writing room, all in several shades of yellow and gray and framed by phrases in big block lettering. Under Shá Cage's direction, the Jungle's production is driven by an electrifying friction..." - Pioneer Press on A JUMPING OFF POINT
"Speaking of the space, there was a most amazing set change during the intermission. The minimalist backstage area, dominated by a brick wall, was transformed into a homey two-bedroom Manhattan apartment. The credit for this goes to scenic designer Daniel Allen – and the team who made this happen in fifteen minutes each night." -RVA Art review on TORCH SONG
"Daniel Allen... has skillfully crafted a set that imparts a feeling of expansiveness and openness, successfully evoking the vastness of the Oklahoma prairie without relying on conventional representations." -Florida Today on OKLAHOMA
" An impossibly balanced jumble of chairs greets the audience on entering the space, and Daniel Allen’s set filled with racks of rolled maps and map tables and all things cartographic is stunning and immersive." -RVA Art Review on LONELY PLANET
"The striking set by Daniel Allen fills a full quarter of the stage with stacked chairs, a palpable reminder of the human toll being dramatized." -Style Magazine on LONELY PLANET
"Daniel Allen's scenic design is brilliant. There's a small tributary around the set, a two inch gulley of water surrounding a long island. Propped up on the island are the remnants of the boats. On one end of the theater space there s a rock wall expertly lit in crimson hues by Madelyn Miessmer... Point Park's production of "Men On boats" is well crafted, and it's an amazing exploration of history told in a unique way." -Burgh Vivant on MEN ON BOATS.
"Designed by New York City designer Daniel Allen, the set for CVP’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s multiple Tony Award-winning musical about intertwined, fractured fairy tales does the show justice with a faded yet fanciful atmosphere." -Florida Today on INTO THE WOODS