Ellyn Essig

ELLYN ESSIG (Set Decorator) has been the decor designer for more than 35 mainstage productions at BCP, Players Guild of Leonia and Nutley Little Theatre. She received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of a Play for her direction of Steel Magnolias and the Perry for Outstanding Scenic Design for The Lion in Winter and Table Manners here. Other set design Perry nominations include BCP productions of Ruthless: The Musical and Angel Street. Directing credits include The Toxic Avenger (Perry nominee for Outstanding Musical), Ghost Train, Pippin, Getting Away With Murder, Hair, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catch Me If You Can, Veronica’s Room, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and A Christmas Carol. 

Previous Credits:

• Season 2023-2024
• Set Decorator in Pride and Prejudice
• Décor in A Christmas Carol
• 2021-2022
• Mentor in Moon Over Buffalo
• Décor Design in Moon Over Buffalo
• 2019-2020
• Set Design & Decor in The Lion in Winter
• Director in Pippin
• Sound Mixer in Pippin
• 2018-2019
• Director in Veronica's Room
• Program in Mission: Improv-able 3
• Décor in Church & State
• Set-Décor in You Can't Take It with You
• 2017-2018
• Program in While Shakespeare Slept / When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet
• Director in Steel Magnolias
• 2016-2017
• Décor Mentor in Time Stands Still
• Decor in The Last Night of Ballyhoo
• 2015-2016
• Décor in The Irish Curse
• Set Decor in Leading Ladies
• Director in Getting Away With Murder
• 2014-2015
• Set Design & Décor in The Mouse That Roared
• Décor in The Drowsy Chaperone
• 2013-2014
• Decor in Ruthless! The Musical
• Set Decor in To Kill A Mockingbird
• Director in A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Décor in A Midsummer Night's Dream
• 2012-2013
• Decor in Fools