Originally from Kobe, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. in 1993.  Mikiko has been a freelance set designer, educator, and technical theatre interpreter based in New York City.

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As a freelance set designer, her work has appeared on Broadway and off-Broadway, in London’s West End, at regional theatres, opera companies, Kabuki, Rakugo, theme park live entertainment, and in film. To date, She has designed approximately 130 productions.

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As an associate set designer, She has worked for more than 30 Broadway and West End productions, as well as U.S., U.K., Australian, and international tours.

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Mikiko is currently a design faculty member at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University (formerly the Yale School of Drama) and has previously taught set design at Fordham University and Rutgers University.

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In addition, as a technical theatre interpreter (English–Japanese), facilitating communication for production meetings, email exchanges, and technical operations including load-ins and load-outs.

 

 

BFA, Cornish College of the Arts

MFA, Yale School of Drama​​