Mimi Lien

Mimi Lien
Mimi Lien
Born	1976
Education	Yale University (BA); New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Set Designer
Years active	2003–present
Awards	Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical; MacArthur Fellowship;
Website	https://www.mimilien.com/work

Mimi Lien (born 1976) is an American set designer, best known for doing the scenic design of Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812. In 2017, she received a Tony Award for her work with the Broadway production.^[1] Lien is also a 2015 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.^[2]

Education[]

Lien graduated from Yale University in 1997, and she then attended New York University where she earned her MFA in design from Tisch School of the Arts in 2003. Much of Lien's education is centered around architecture, which contributes to the large scale of her set designs. She has designed over 100 shows, operas, and installations, including 2 Broadway premiers. Lien is currently teaching as an adjunct professor in Set Design at NYU Tisch.^[3]

Theater[]

LOVE UNPUNISHED 2021 (2021)
Help (2020)
Moby-Dick (2019)
The Thin Place (2019)
SUPERTERRANEAN (2019)
Fairview (2019)
The Secret Life of Bees (2019)
Die Zauberflöte (2019)
True West (2018)
Lifespan of a Fact (2018)
Fairview (2018)
Memoirs of a Unicorn
A Period of Animate Existence (2017)
Four Nights of Dream (2017)
Pelleas et Melisande (2017)
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet (2016)
24-Decade History of Popular Music (2016)
War (2016)
Lost in the Meadow (2015)
Memory Palace (2015)
John (2015)
The Long Walk Opera (2015)
Preludes (2015)
An Octoroon (2015)

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design	Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812	Won
2015	MacArthur Fellowship
2016	Obie Award	Special Citation for Collaboration	John by Annie Baker
2017	Tony Award	Best Scenic Design in a Musical	Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Set Design
	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Scenic Design	Signature Plays	Nominated
2019	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design	Fairview	Nominated

References[]

^ Chow, Compiled By Andrew R. (2017-06-11). "2017 Tony Awards Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
^ "Mimi Lien — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
^ "Faculty & Staff". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

External links[]

Mimi Lien at the Internet Broadway Database
Mimi Lien at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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[1] Chow, Compiled By Andrew R. (2017-06-11). "2017 Tony Awards Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

[2] "Mimi Lien — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

[3] "Faculty & Staff". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

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