About Ryan Emens

(He/ Him/ His)
​Ryan is a Chicago based scenic designer, a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, and company member at Jackalope Theatre. He holds an MFA in scenic design from Yale School of Drama as well as a BFA from University of Central Florida.

Designs include work with: 
The Goodman Theatre, Timeline Theatre, Jackalope Theatre, Imagine U at Northwestern University, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Saint Sebastian Players, Underscore Theatre, Prologue Theatre, Black Button Eyes Productions, Project 891, Thin Ice Theatre, Coriolis Theatre, and Orlando Repertory Theatre.

He currently teaches Scenographic Drafting and Acrylic Painting at DePaul University as well as Drafting for Theatre at University of Illinois at Chicago. 

He enjoys a good cup of Earl Gray tea.