About Benjamin Weigel
Contact: ben@jamin.design
Benjamin Weigel is a costume designer invested in an anti-racist, accessible, and sustainable path forward in global theatre. He is based in New York City.
Between an early career in his native Idaho and relocating to the D.C. area, Benjamin has been working in the costume industry for 11 years. In that time, he has had the opportunity to collaborate with remarkable storytellers working in classic and contemporary theatre, ballet, and opera.
He has designed works for Rep Stage, IN Series, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Maryland Opera Studio, the University of Maryland, Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho, and Idaho Theatre for Youth. Benjamin has also worked with Ford's Theatre, Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA), The Kennedy Center, Studio Theatre, Olney Theatre, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Live Onstage, and Company of Fools.
Press
“…the design team (most notably costume designer B. Benjamin Weigel) really brought the characters to life through imaginative “recycled” costuming that referenced both traditionally child-bedroom fabrics, textures, and patterns, as well as classic children’s toys, such as the “rock-em-sock-em” robots (with oven-mitt gloves), plastic soldiers (whose uniforms had a real plastic veneer), and even a stuffed glow worm (a goggle-wearing dancer wrapped in a sleeping bag).” - Opera Today
“Costume designer Benjamin Weigel wows with inspired colorful creations worn by Rowe as Ariel and Rogers as Sycorax. The costumes provide a rich variety of gender expression.” - DC Metro Theatre Arts
Designed by B. Benjamin Weigel, the modern costumes with Renaissance-evoking details correlate perfectly with the play’s conceit. - The Washington Post
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