Biography

Emily Anne MacDonald and Cameron Jaye Mock (scenic and costume design) are the creators of Mac Moc Design, LLC. Working internationally in opera, theater, dance, and concert, they have worked with the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard School, Bard Summerscape, Merola, Opera Omaha, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, and Trinity Wall Street. Ms. MacDonald is an active painter, printmaker, and sculptor, having been a resident artist at Burren College of Art in County Clare, Ireland and at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA, as well as a member of the California Society of Printmakers. Having studied music and dance, and worked professionally in museum design, fashion, and fine art, she has ventured into entertainment design. Mr. Mock, an avid student of live performance, worked and studied for the last fifteen years throughout California living and working as a scenic and lighting designer for companies such as Berkeley Opera, the Broad Stage, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and the Los Angeles Theater Center before pairing up with Ms. MacDonald. The two hold Master of Fine Arts degrees in Design for Theater and Entertainment Media from University of California, Los Angeles, a Theater Arts degree from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Studio Art degree from Mills College.

(June 2018)