Education :
MFA - Set Design - UC San Diego
BA - Theatre/Music - Western Washington University
CONTACT INFO
nicholaspontingdesign@gmail.com
509.590.7364
Nick Ponting is a multidisciplinary designer, performer, and glass artist from the Pacific Northwest currently residing in sunny San Diego, CA. After graduating from Western Washington University in 2014 he performed and designed in Seattle (The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Rep, Showtunes Theatre Co., Theatre Battery) while also working at Seattle Stained Glass as a fabricator. In 2016 Nick would move to Texas to work as a resident designer at The Public Theatre of San Antonio. In 2018, Ponting moved back to the west coast and attended graduate school at UC San Diego, graduating in 2021 with an MFA in set design. In 2022, Nick taught scenic design at Western Washington University. He also served as Assistant Director on LA Opera’s production of On Gold Mountain at The Huntington Library. Nick is a regular collaborator with David Reynoso & Optika Moderna, creating immersive performance installations in San Diego such as Las Quinceañeras, Porteleza, and Teatro Piñata.
CV available upon request.
CURRENT & UPCOMING PROJECTS:
La Lucha - Opitka Moderna in partnership with The La Jolla Playhouse & Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Love All - The La Jolla Playhouse
Radical - IAMA Theatre Company
Deep Purple Wiggle - Theatre Battery