

HAIR; Director: John Rodaz; Area Stage Company; Miami, FL

Loaded Yoke; Choreographer: Bianca Mendoza; REDCAT; Los Angeles, CA

Woman from the Past; Director: Allison Keating; CALARTS; Valencia, CA

Interrupted; Choreographer: Amanda McNussen; Sharon Disney Lund Theatre; Valencia, CA
Born in Miami, FL; Desiree graduated Magna Cum Laude with her B.A. in Theatre (Costume Design) and Dance from Rollins College (2008) where she was the recipient of The Priscilla Parker Theatre Scholarship. She helped start and acted as Head of Dance and Design for Miami Theatre Center’s (formerly The Playground Theatre’s) summer intensive youth program since 2009. She showcased her work at The Prague Quadrennial and Scenofest (2007) for The Birds Parade and Carnival lead by Laura Crow and for the piece Catharsis. Theatre design credits include: The Phantom TollBooth; HAIR; and Godspell Jr. (Area Stage Co., FL), How I Learned to Drive and Murder We Wrote (Annie Russell Theatre; FL), Woman from the Past; Hide/Seek; and A House of Yes (CALARTS; CA). Dance design credits include: Loaded Yoke (REDCAT; CA), Wake and Interrupted (Sharon Disney Lund Theatre; CA). Film design credits include: Holy Land (Rabbit Bandini Pro.)