Alex Winterle is a Seattle-based set designer for theater and film. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, he has called Seattle home since 2015. He has lead and assisted set designs for over 50  theatrical productions, varying between large scale outdoor musicals, and immersive theater, to intimate black box or found-space dramas and comedies. You might even find him on the occasional film set. It doesn't matter the style of performance,  or type of venue, if it's daring, bold, or different, Alex is interested. He is flexible, and knows how to work with budgets of any size,  bringing big imagination to every production.

 

Above all, Alex is passionate about new stories, and revealing fresh perspectives. He looks forward to exploring, and giving view to previously unseen landscapes. 

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Alex has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington School of Drama in Scene Design, studying with esteemed nationally recognized designers Thomas Lynch, and G.W. "Skip" Mercier. In 2017, He interned in New York, assisting Tony Award nominated designer Arnulfo Maldonado on off-Broadway, regional theatre, and Humana festival plays. Locally, Alex's work has been on many of Seattle and Western Washington's largest and smallest stages, and he is a regular assistant for Lex Marcos and Parmida Ziaei, two of Seattle's most in-demand designers. 

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Alex's energetic way of working, mixed with a "complex ideas presented simply" aesthetic, he brings an eye for arrangement, detail and color to every production. Alex is poised to bring energy and fresh perspective to the world of theater to come.

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