Marina Draghici
Marina Draghici | |
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Marina Drăghici | |
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| Education | Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupations | Costume designer, set designer |
| Website | marinadraghici.com |
Marina Draghici is a Romanian costume and set designer best known for her work on Fela!.[1]
Early life and education
Draghici was born in Bucharest, Romania, and later emigrated to the United States. She graduated from Yale's David Geffen School of Drama in 1988.[2]
Career
Draghici's Off-Broadway credits include Mercedes (1991), Mad Forest (1991,1992), Woyzeck (1992), Henry V (1993), The Lights (1993), The Striker (1996), Cymbeline (1998), The Taming of the Shrew (1999), Hamlet (1999), Everything that Rises Must Converge (2001), Small Tragedy (2004), Richard III (2004), Mother Courage and Her Children (2006), and And Then There Were No More (2025).[3] For Mad Forest, Draghici won an Obie Award for Sets and Costumes.[4]
In 2008, Draghici designed the costumes and scenery for the Off-Broadway musical Fela!.[5] At the 2009 Lucille Lortel Awards, Draghici was nominated for Outstanding Scenic Design and won for Outstanding Costume Design.[6][7] In October, 2009, the production moved to Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre.[8] At the 64th Tony Awards, Draghici was nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical and won for Best Costume Design of a Musical.[9][10]
Draghici has worked in costume design for film and television. For her work on Precious, she was nominated for the Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Film.[11][8]
References
- ↑ "Curtain Up: Broadway Behind the Scenes / Biographies of artists". Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- ↑ Piane, Charlie (2010-06-13). "2010 Tony Awards: Marina Draghici Wins 'Best Costume Design of a Musical'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- ↑ "Marina Draghici". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "92". Obie Awards. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Rooney, David (2008-09-05). "Fela!". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Sandberg, Marian (2009-04-06). "Lortel Awards Design Nominations Announced". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Gans, Andrew (2009-05-04). "Ruined, Fela!, Our Town and Humor Abuse Among Lucille Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- 1 2 Trebay, Guy (2009-12-17). "A Wizard Who Works With Color and Pattern". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "2010 Tony Award Winners". The New York Times. 2010-05-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Armstrong, Linda (2011-04-12). ""Fela!" and "Fences" lead the way in Tony noms". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "12th Costume Designers Guild Awards". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved 2026-06-30.