Santo Loquasto
| Santo Loquasto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 26, 1944 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Production designer, Scenic designer, Costume designer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Santo Richard Loquasto (born July 26, 1944) is an American production designer, scenic designer and costume designer for stage, film, and dance. His work includes the productions of the ballet Don Quixote, the film Don't Drink the Water, Great Performances Dance in America: Fosse, and the television show TriBeCa.
Loquasto has worked on some 61 Broadway productions, either as scenic or costume designer, frequently both, starting with Sticks and Bones in 1972 and with his most recent production, Waiting for Godot in 2009. He has received 18 Tony Award nominations for his work as either costumer or scenic designer, and won three times, and he also has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design three times and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design once. In 2004, Loquasto was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Loquasto has been a production designer for many Woody Allen films, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for his production design for Allen's Bullets Over Broadway and Radio Days, and for costume design for Zelig. He has a B.A. in English literature from King's College, Pennsylvania. He got his start as a designer at the Showcase Theatre in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.
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