Milagros Ponce de León is a freelance Set Designer, an Associate Professor of Scenic Design, and Head of the B.F.A. Program in Theatre Design & Technology in the School of Theatre at Penn State University. She studied drawing and painting at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and holds MFA degrees in both Studio Arts and Scenic Design from the University of Maryland at College Park. Her areas of specialization include scenic design, 3D drafting, scene painting, and rendering for the theatre.
Recent design credits include scenic designs for School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play at Cincinnati Playhouse, Quixote Nuevo at Round House Theatre, The Thanksgiving Play at Olney Theatre Center, Steel Magnolias at Everyman Theatre, and Detroit’67 at Signature Theatre. Additional regional credits include Silent Sky, Into the Woods, Jefferson’s Garden, and Ragtime at Ford’s Theatre; Miss you Like Hell, Matilda, and In the Heights at Olney Theatre Center; and Life is a Dream at Gala Hispanic Theatre.
Her work has also been seen at Ensemble Studio Theatre in NYC, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte in NC; and Catalyst Theatre, Imagination Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Metro Stage, National Players, Opera Vivente, Theatre Alliance, and Studio Theatre 2nd Stage in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. Upcoming projects include Silent Sky at Asolo Rep and Kinky Boots at Olney Theatre Center.
Milagros has received five Helen Hayes Nominations for Outstanding Scenic Design in the Washington, D.C. area. She is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local-829, and an Associate Artist at Ford’s Theatre.