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Mr. Russell's varied career includes costume and scenic design, costume and property crafts, and event design and project management. He has been an instructor of costume design and crafts at Ohio University since 2003.

His recent design work includes costumes for Julius Caesar at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey and costumes for Lobby Hero at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. He was also responsible for the costumes, puppets and scenic designs for The Enchantment Theatre Company of Philadelphia's Pinocchio, as well as The Firebird, which toured with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland and Seattle Symphonies.

Mr. Russell has designed for Theater Works in Hartford, Connecticut,  Barrington Stage Company in Massachusetts, The Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware, Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, Williamstown Theater Festival, New York, and in New York City at New York University, Off Broadway Cap 21, and Lincoln Center.

His event design and project management experiences in New York City include the International Toy Fair, Little Golden Books at the U.S. Open Tennis Center, and Save the Children, at Chelsea Piers.

Mr. Russell is the Master Craftsperson of Props at The Santa Fe Opera, where he has been a staff member since 1992. He has also worked as a craftsperson for Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey and Arena Stage in Washington D.C.

C. David Russell received an MFA in Costume and Scenic Design from New York University TISCH School for the Arts. He is a proud alumnus of Ohio University School of Theater, where he earned a BFA in Production Design and Technology.