by Sara Porkalob

Geffen Playhouse

DIRECTOR Andrew Russell
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Spenser Matubang
SOUND Erin Bednarz

Photos by Jeff Lorch
Additionally produced at Marin Theater & Center Rep

“Scenic designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke lavishes the audience with his recreation of a jeweled crimson and amethyst-colored nightclub, with a lithe serpentine body framing the stage.” -Stage Raw

“And the stage is flat out gorgeous. The set by Randy Wong-Westbrooke transforms from the basement where Maria Sr. lives into the Manila nightclub where she sang, and our imaginations help us see the trailer in which the kids are crammed. Set off in hot red colors, we see the karaoke machine at the center, the curved sofa/banquette to the right, to the left a bar with turquoise tufted bar stools, a small, curvy railed staircase, massive red curtains draped from the ceiling, the vaguely “Chinese” looking cabinetry, all framed by the massive, scaly, dragon-tail proscenium that changes colors at strategic moments from brilliant red to turquoise to orange, as lit by Spense Matubang.”-Stage and Cinema

“Dragon Lady looks drop-dead gorgeous too on Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s crimson-hued, Chinese dragon-themed nightclub set, dramatically lit by Spense Matubang.”-StageSceneLA

“Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s basement set gives the impression of an old-world restaurant with red motifs, dragon-tail proscenium arch, and distinctive chandelier.”-TheaterMania

“To begin, this show is visually a sight to behold with gorgeous set design by Randy Wong-Westbrooke. The strong red accents, touches of dragon scales present throughout the design, and the area where the band is revealed are just glorious!”-Larchmont Buzz

“Porkalob shares the stage with three extraordinary musicians (Pete Irving, Jimmy Austin and Mickey Stylin) who largely appear in the shadows of an inset space on the fabulous, garish red nightclub set by Randy Wong-Westbrooke.” -LA Times

“The action takes place in a vibrant, kitschy Oriental lounge setting, the expert work of designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke.”-Politics Money Culture

by Leah Nanako Winkler
World Premiere

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Michelle Talgarow
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
COSTUMES Madeline Berger
LIGHTS Spenser Matubang
SOUND Alex Fakayode
PROPS Vincent Khiết Châu

STAGE MANAGER Brooke Cox
FABRICATION CAL SCENIC

CAST Lauren Andrei Garcia, Soren Santos, nic feliciano

Photos by Ben Krantz

“There’s a static quality to the staging of Thirty-Six that enhances its unflinching post-modernity. Paneled white walls — designed by Randy Wong-Westbooke — frame the action like an Instagram reel. Matching clear lucite tables and rolling office chairs are the only furniture, easily transforming from bistro interior to apartment décor to subway seating by the power of suggestion. Table mics on stands, worthy of a podcast studio, pin the actors to their seats during their most intimate moments, allowing that same power of suggestion (and a nod to ASMR) to illustrate a far more ribald encounter than the chastely garbed performers seated on opposite sides of the stage would otherwise suggest.”-KQED

“But in Shotgun Players’ world premiere […] all their actions are narrated by a character called Stage Directions (Nic Feliciano), who perches upstage, clad all in white. She’s a bit like a Greek chorus fused with a guardian angel, intoning into her Britney Spears mic. But in Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s sleek, minimalist Apple Store-adjacent set, she’s less in heaven than in a hipster podcast studio.”-San Francisco Chronicle

Music by Kay Rhie
Libretto by Amanda Hollander
World Premiere

UCLA, Freud Theater

CONCEIVED by Mary Birnbaum
REHEARSED by Alison Moritz
STAGED by Staci Mize

SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Benedict Conran
COSTUMES Yasi Sarabipour

Photo Credit: Taso Papadikis &
Randy Wong-Westbrooke

by Francis Poulenc

Double Bill with Quake
UCLA, Freud Theater

CONCEIVED by Mary Birnbaum
REHEARSED by Alison Moritz
STAGED by Staci Mize

SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Benedict Conran
COSTUMES Sophia Weltman

Photo Credit: Taso Papadakis &
Randy Wong-Westbrooke

by W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan

Conceptual Design, Mark Taper Forum

PROFESSOR Bill Brzeski

by Anna Ouyang Moench

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Michelle Talgarow
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Gabe Rodrigeuz
COSTUMES Madeline Berger
SOUND Lana Palmer
PROPS Starr Jiang

by Dael Orlandersmith

Aurora Theater

DIRECTOR Elizabeth Carter
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Jon Tracy
COSTUMES Regina Evans
SOUND Ariella Cooley

By Annie Baker

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Jon Tracy
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Kurt Landisman
COSTUMES Nikki Anderson-Joy
SOUND Kristoffer Barrera
PROPS Devon Labelle

“Now, before I go any further, it’s only right that I mention the real star of this production: set designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke. Whereas the script fumbles a great many details and characterizations, Wong-Westbrooke’s cinema set is meticulous. From the leftover popcorn and candy wrappers to the muted brown wall curtains and sconces to the water-stained ceiling and posters visible in the projection booth, every detail is fussed upon to perfection. […] In any case, the set stands as conclusive proof that Randy Wong-Westbrooke is one of the best set designers in the game.” -The Thinking Man’s Idiot

“[…]three workers sweep and mop floors, change reels and challenge each other on movie trivia in a dingy movie house in Worcester County, Mass. Puke green, 1981 orange and a whole palette of muddy browns cake Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s set design, which seems to crawl with a sticky patina of spilled concessions and sludgy mop water.” -San Francisco Chronicle

“Some essentials: Baker, who works in a tradition of strict realism, demands lifelike perfection in her settings, and Randy Wong-Westbooke’s set satisfies completely. Their design fully realizes a rundown movie house. It is typical of Baker’s vision that this realistic setting is also surreal because the audience is sitting in a theatre looking at a theatre. We sit where the screen would be. In a sense, we are the show.” -TheaterStorm

“Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s magnificently realistic set fully conjures a small, run-down old cinema, from the exit doors and curtain-lined walls to the quirky old lighting fixtures.” -Mercury News

composed by Missy Mazzoli
libretto by Royce Vavrek

Conceptual Design, BAM Harvey Theater

PROFESSORS: James Darrah & Myung Hee Cho

by Eugenie Chan
World Premiere

Eugenie Chan Theater Projects, EXIT Theater

DIRECTOR Jessica Heidt
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Allen Willner
COSTUMES Keiko Shimosato Carreiro

by George Frideric Handel

Conceptual Design, LA Opera

PROFESSOR Adam Rigg

by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Libby Appel

ACT M.F.A. Program, Rembe Stage

DIRECTOR Lavina Jadhwani
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Haley Miller
COSTUMES Brooke Jennings
SOUND Teddy Hulsker
PROPS Mary Naughton

by Patricia Cotter
World Premiere

San Francisco Playhouse Sandbox, Creativity Theater

DIRECTOR Jessica Holt
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Chris Lundahl
COSTUMES Chanterelle Grover
SOUND Lana Palmer
PROPS Stephanie Dittbern

by Yasmina Reza

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Emilie Whelan
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
COSTUMES Alice Ruiz
LIGHTS Gabriel Rodriguez
SOUND Ray Archie
PROPS Emily Summers

CHOREOGRAPHER Bear Graham
STAGE MANAGER Gabriella Howell
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Latiece Brown
FABRICATION CAL SCENIC

CAST Woody Harper, Benoît Monin, David Sinaiko

Photos by David Boyll & Randy Wong-Westbrooke

“Set designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke could not have done a better job of bringing Serge’s spare-but-elegant apartment to life—a perfect fit for the compact Ashby Stage.” -Stage and Cinema

“Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s set transforms cleverly into each of the three characters’ apartments.” -Local Art Matters

“Pieces of Scenic Designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s minimalist set literally fall apart—a light drops from the wall, a chair collapses. Serge frantically tries to Scotch Tape them back together, mirroring the trio’s desperate attempts to repair their crumbling friendship. The production is cleverly staged, featuring modern movable set pieces that transition seamlessly between the characters’ homes.” -Front Row Review

by Leah Nanako Winkler

Ferocious Lotus Theater Company, Potrero Stage

DIRECTOR Lily Tung Crystal
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Kevin August Landesman
COSTUMES Kathleen Qiu
SOUND Michael Kelly
PROPS Devon LaBelle

Theater Bay Area Award Nomination
Scenic Design (Tier 3)

Photo Credit: Annie Wang

by Sean Daniels
West Coast Premiere

B Street Theatre, Voris Theater

DIRECTOR M. Graham Smith
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
COSTUMES Gina Coyle
LIGHTS Wade Mckenzie-Bahr
SOUND Ethan Hollinger
PROPS Amanda Mason

STAGE MANAGER Kelsey Hammontree
TECHNICAL DIRECTION Jarrod Bodensteiner
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Christian Tanton

CAST Hunter Hoffman, Tara Sissom, Greg Alexander

Photos by Jonathan Martinez

by Arthur Miller

Los Altos Stage Company, Bus Barn Stage

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Lo
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Nick Kumamoto
COSTUMES Brooke Jennings
SOUND Howard Ho 

by Oren Stevens
World Premiere

The Breadbox, EXIT Theater Stage Left

DIRECTOR Ariel Craft
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Amanda Ortmayer
COSTUMES Brooke Jennings
SOUND Ryan Lee Short
PROPS Stephanie Dittbern

Photo Credit: Alandra Hileman

By Molly Smith Metzler

Just Theater in Association with Custom Made Theater

DIRECTOR Molly Aaronson-Gelb
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Beth Hersh
COSTUMES Brooke Jennings
SOUND James Ard
PROPS Amelia Burke-Holt

by Korde Arrington Tuttle
World Premiere

SF Playhouse Sandbox, Creativity Theater

DIRECTOR Melissa Crespo
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Brittany Mellerson
COSTUMES Madeline Berger
SOUND James Ard
PROPS Stephanie Dittbern

CAST Sam Jackson, Rondrell McCormick, Amanda Farbstein, Gwen Loeb, Max Carpenter

by Jeffrey Lo & Adrienne Walters
World Premiere

TheatreFIRST, Live Oak Theater

DIRECTOR Joy Carlin
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Stephanie Anne Johnson
COSTUMES Miyuki Bierlein
SOUND Kevin Myrick
PROPS Devon LaBelle

by Kimber Lee

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Margo Hall
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Allen Willner
COSTUMES Katherine Nowacki
SOUND Joel Gimbell II
PROPS Devon LaBelle

Photo Credit: Chesire Isaacs (4-8) & RWW

by Susan Soon He Stanton
World Premiere

ACT M.F.A. Program, Rueff Theater

DIRECTOR Mina Morita
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Haley Miller
COSTUMES Maggi Yule
SOUND James Ard
PROPS Mary Naughton

Photo Credit: Adam Tolbert (1-5) and RWW

by Wole Soyinka

ACT M.F.A. Program, ACT Costume Shop Theater

DIRECTOR Stephen Buescher
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Haley Miller
COSTUMES Callie Floor & Jeff Valentine
SOUND Sara Huddleston 

Photo Credit: Haley Miller & RWW

by Young Jean Lee

Crowded Fire Theater, Potrero Stage

DIRECTOR Mina Morita
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Cassie Barns
COSTUMES Alice Ruiz
SOUND James Ard 

Photo Credit: Adam Tolbert

by Matthew Lopez

Los Altos Stage Company, Bus Barn Theater

DIRECTOR Linda Piccone
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Craig Vilbig
COSTUMES Y. Sharon Peng
SOUND Gary Landis

by Marisela Treviño Orta
World Premiere

Brava Theater Center. Brava! for Women in the Arts

DIRECTOR Mary Guzmán
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Cathie Anderson
COSTUMES Courtney E. Flores
SOUND Cliff Caruthers

by Kevin Vincenti & Noelle Viñas
World Premiere

PianoFight

DIRECTORS Kevin Vincenti & Noelle Viñas
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Kirt Siders
COSTUMES Belgica Rodriguez
SOUND Evan Wardell
VIDEO Colin Johnson

Photo Credit: Andy Strong & Kevin Vincenti

by Britney Frazier (LAVEAU), Jeffrey Lo (7 FINGERS), Katie May (PUSSY HAT), Cleavon Smith (JUST ONE DAY), Noelle Viñas (LA PROFESORA), Jeanne Sakata (TURNING THE PAGE), and Jon Tracy and James Tracy (THE RACKET)

TheatreFIRST. Live Oak Theater

DIRECTORS Margo Hall, Jeffrey Lo, Phoebe Moyer, Elizabeth Carter, Noelle Viñas, Jeffrey Lo, and Robert Parsons
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Stephanie Anne Johnson
COSTUMES Nikki Anderson-Joy
SOUND & PROJECTIONS Kristoffer Barrera 

by Tom Stoppard

Ithaca College, Hoerner Theater

DIRECTOR Greg Bostwick
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Ryan McSherry
COSTUMES Anna Blazer
SOUND Scott Halstead

by Naomi Iizuka

Ithaca College, Clark Theater

DIRECTOR Jen Wineman
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Emily Weisbecker
COSTUMES Anna Blazer
SOUND Josh Samuels

by Nilo Cruz

Ithaca College, Clark Theater

DIRECTOR Wendy Dann
SET Randy Wong-Westbroke
LIGHTS Ryan McSherry
COSTUMES Emmanuel Garcia
SOUND Josh Samuels