Simean “Sim” Carpenter is an award-winning scenic, lighting and production designer from Baltimore, MD currently based in New York City.
Sim holds a deep passion for social equality. His goal as a designer is to use his many mediums to captivate the audience, craft environments that elevate storytelling and reveal the, far too often, disregarded truths of marginalized groups.
From intimate black box theaters to large-scale national tours, Sim has brought visionary designs to life on stages across the country. Sim is a recipient of the 2024 Princess Grace Theatre Honoraria Award.
Selected credits: Long Way Down (Olney Theatre/Apollo Theater); Tiny Beautiful Things (Baltimore Center Stage); The Folks at Home (Baltimore Center Stage); Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Marriott Theatre Chicago); D.R.E.A.D. (New York University); FLEX (New York University); Hoodoo Love (Raven Theatre).
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Selected Work
FLEX, Directed by Carl Cofield, Photo by Ella Bromblin
D.R.E.A.D., Directed by Mark Wing-Davey, Photo by Ella Bromblin
D.R.E.A.D., Directed by Mark Wing-Davey, Photo by Ella Bromblin
Long Way Down, Directed by Ken-Matt Martin, Olney Theatre Center
Long Way Down, Directed by Ken-Matt Martin, Olney Theatre Center
The Wiz by William F. Brown, NYCC, A1. S1. "Well I've Been Savin Up To Buy Me Some Brains!"
The Wiz by William F. Brown, NYCC, A1. S8. "So You Wanted To Meet The Wizard!"
The Seven Deadly Sins by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht, Abrons Arts Center
Cosmographic Nights Event, 99.99% by Kaytranada Album Project, New York Theatre Workshop
Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, Abrons Arts Center
Funnel of Tun, Choreographers, Composers & Designers Dance
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Theatre for a New Audience