Narda is a set, costume and lighting designer based in Calgary, Alberta. She has an MFA in theatre design from the University of Alberta. Since her graduation in 2000 she has worked steadily in Alberta and across the country on over 100 productions.
Some of Narda’s favorite design credits over the years include: set/lights forTo the Light, The Circle, production design for Red, Mary’s Wedding, set for Around the World in 80 Days (Alberta Theatre Projects); set/lights for Cipher, Sweeney Todd, set for Sherlock Homes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); lights for Blithe Spirit (Theatre Calgary); set/costumes for Brontë: The World Without (Stratford Festival); costumes for Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); lights for Peter and the Starcatcher, A Few Good Men, costumes for Einstein’s Gift, Julius Caesar, The Penelopiad, co-production design for Vimy (Citadel Theatre); set for Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz (Rainbow Stage); set/lights for Glory (Western Canada Theatre/ATP/National Tour); lights for the National Tour of The Drowning Girls (Bent our of Shape);.
Narda designed costumes for The Freewill Shakespeare Festival in Edmonton for 16 seasons. She also designed the costumes for the feature film Cut Bank starring John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton and Liam Hemsworth. Narda is the recipient of 4 Sterling Awards, 4 Betty Mitchell Awards, a Victoria Critic Choice Spotlight Award, a Calgary Critter Award and a Sat Award. She is a full member of the Associated Designers of Canada which recently joined IATSE, local 659. See her work at: https://narda.ca/