Michael Schweikardt has designed sets for several musicals by Joe Iconis: ReWrite, A Musical Comedy Triple Feature at Urban Stages, The Black Suits for the S.P.F. at The Public Theater, The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks for Theatreworks U.S.A. at The Lucille Lortel Theater and Things To Ruin at The Zipper Factory. He is the set designer for Ella, a musical about Ella Fitzgerald, which is appearing in cities all across the country. Recently he created the sets for The Asolo Theatre Company’s 50th anniversary production of Barnum and the critically acclaimed productions of 1776 and Big River for Goodspeed Musicals. He designed the American premier of Frank McGuinness’ The Bird Sanctuary for Pittsburgh Public Theatre (starring Elizabeth Franz and Hayley Mills) and productions of Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories (starring Lynn Redgrave) and Joe Sutton’s Restoring The Sun. For Blue Light Theater Company Michael designed the set for Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy directed by JoAnne Woodward. He would go on to design two more productions for Ms. Woodward: Waiting For Lefty (starring Marisa Tomei) and The Big Knife. Michael continued his association with Blue Light, designing sets for The Seagull (directed by Austin Pendelton) and Michael Cristofer’s Amazing Grace (starring Marsha Mason). Other credits include All Under Heaven (starring Valerie Harper) and Tallulah, Hallelujah! (starring Tovah Feldshuh). He has designed for Arizona Theatre Company, St. Louis Rep, Hartford Stage Company, Sarasota Opera, Syracuse Stage, Philadelphia Theater Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Juilliard, NYU, HB Playwrights Foundation, Abingdon Theater Company, Barrington Stage Company, Florida State Opera, Riverside Theater, SoHo Rep, Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, Sacramento Music Circus, Contemporary Stage Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, San Jose Rep, Asolo Rep, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, E.S.T., Maltz Jupiter Theatre, GeVa, Theaterworks in Hartford, CT and others. Mr. Schweikardt also designed the set for James Taylor’s One Man Band Tour which toured the U.S.A. and Europe. Upcoming projects include Camelot for Goodspeed Musicals, the American premier of Frank McGuinness’ Gates Of Gold at 59E.59th and the new Duncan Sheik/ Kyle Jarrow musical Whisper House.