Andrea Huelse

Andrea is a San Francisco native and Flux Factory family member, arriving in New York City for graduate school after receiving her BA at University of California at Santa Cruz. The daughter of two parents involved in the arts, she continued the family tradition with a major in literature and design, then attended New York University in order to receive her MFA in Design for Theater and Film in 1998. Now a freelance designer, as well as an Associate with the design group Creative Production Resources (CPR), Andrea has spent the past five years working hard to build both her business and her home in Brooklyn. Her work can be seen nationally at numerous theaters and film festivals, including the independent film “Beautiful World,” Pittsburgh Playhouse’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” the Connely Theater’s “Candida,” and Marin Theatre Company’s acclaimed “Bleacher Bums.” Though most of her work centers around the New York City area, productions often take her to other states and occassionaly other countries, an aspect that she finds very pleasurable, as exposure to new ideas and environments often inspires projects back home. Costume Design is her primary focus, and her goals include Broadway and international theater, and opera projects, but scenic painting, illustration, and fashion design have all played a role in rounding out her experience, and she even occasionally finds time to work on her own canvases for both pleasure and sale. This love of painting and the visual arts has motivated Andrea to also work with an entirely different sort of client - the public school children of Brooklyn, organizing art lessons and mural workshops that are free to any Brooklyn school child, providing supplies and instruction at her own cost. She is working with Flux Factory to make these classes available to more children, and to a wider breadth of age groups.

Flux Factory has provided a valuable forum of information and support for Andrea, not only because of the many friends who reside there (and the cable TV), but also because of the events, such as the weekly salons. These provide oppurtunity for exchange of ideas and exploration of studies outside of her own, as well as a supportive venue to which one can introduce a work- in-progress without feeling overwhelmed or vulnerable. The feedback for such new proposals or projects can go a long way towards gaining direction and understanding of one’s own ideas. In addition to the Salon evenings, Flux has also been a space for work and recreation, and a venue to utilize in getting what you need to get done, done. Be it the computer scanner, the dark room, or just a bit of space, everyone here is welcome to turn whatever Flux can offer to an advantage.

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Andrea Huelse :
A Resume
NEW YORK
The Country Girl David Perry,dir. Mint Theater 2000
A Funny…Forum Ray Lamone,dir. Wagner Theater 2000
Company ChrisCatt,dir. Wagner Theater 2000
BonBons Rasa Allan-Kazlas,dir. Producer’s Club 2000
Candida David Perry,dir. Connely Theater 1999
Godspell Rusty Herchio,dir. Lycian Centre 1999
King Lear Floyd Rumhor, dir. Chekhov Company 1999
Beautiful World Justin Dorazio,dir. Independent Film 1999
House of Seven Brad Sheldon,dir. HERE 1998
Our Town Ron VanLieu, dir. NYU Graduate Acting 1998
The Birds D.Herbert/P.Smith,dirs. Voice and Vision 1997
Jackpot Swing Dan Hope, dir. KGB Theater 1997
American Icon Dan Hope, dir. Turnip Theater 1996
REGIONAL
Gulliver’s Travels David Vinski,dir. Pittsburgh Playhouse 2000
Bleacher Bums Lee Sankowich,dir. Marin Theater Company 1998
Guys and Dolls Nora McFarland, dir. Hot Box Theater 1996
Buried Child Nora McFarland, dir. UC Santa Cruz Mainstage 1995
Merchant of Venice Danny Scheie. dir. Shakespeare Santa Cruz 1995
Backstage Broadway Kathy Simm, chor. College of Marin Dance 1994
La Vita Breve Martin Frick, dir. Dominican Theater 1993
The Learned Ladies Annette Lust, dir. Domincan Theater 1992
ASSISTANT DESIGN
Spirit (Broadway) Chris Morey Schubert Theater 1999
Hydriotaphia Theresa Squire, des. NYU Graduate Acting 1997
Tartuffe Pat Pollen, des. College of Marin Theater 1993
ILLUSTRATION/SCENIC/RELATED EXPERIENCE
Associate Designer/Illustrator CPR Design Group of Manhattan 2000+
Scenic Painter Connely Theater 1999
Scenic Painter Madison Square Garden 1999
Dresser Savion Glover 1999
Dresser Michael Mao Dance Co. (video) 2000
Stitcher/crafts/millinery/shopper NYU Graduate Design 1995 - 1998
Stitcher/crafts/millinery/scenic painter UC Santa Cruz Shop 1993 - 1995
Stitcher/scenic painter College of Marin 1992 - 1993
Scenic Painter Stage Ventures Scenic 1993
AWARDS
1998 NY Off-Off Broadway Review Award
1998 Ettinger Award for Design Excellence, NY
Merit Scholarship, NYU
Robin Williams Grant, CA
Chuck Smith Grant, CA
EDUCATION
MFA — NYU Department of Design for Stage and Film, 1998
BA — University of California at Santa Cruz,
1995