Ana Kuzmanić is Yugoslav-born costume designer for theatre and opera. Ana’s design work was seen in opera houses across the US including multiple premieres at the Metropolitan Opera. She exhibited in Czech Republic, People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, Mexico, as well as many other countries across Asia, Europe and North America. She made her Broadway debut with the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Kuzmanić’s other Broadway credits include Desire Under the Elms with Brian Dennehy and Carla Gugino; Superior Donuts with Michael McKean; and The Minutes with Tracy Letts. Off Broadway credits include The Jacksonian with Ed Harris. Ana designed numerous world-premieres in collaboration with Tony Award-winning directors Mary Zimmerman, Robert Falls, and Anna D. Shapiro. Internationally her design work was produced in Canada, Australia, UK and Serbia. Ana earned her undergraduate degree in Costume and Fashion Design from Faculty of Applied Arts (Belgrade, Serbia) and an MFA in Theatre Design from Northwestern University. Ana teaches courses in theatrical figuration, analogue/digital drawing, costume design for performance and creative process.
Education
- MFA Stage Design, Northwestern University
- BA Costume and Fashion Design, Faculty of Applied Arts and Design in Belgrade, Serbia
Recent Awards and Honors
- Joseph Jefferson Award for Costume Design for Comedy of Errors (2008) and Matchbox Magic Flute (2024)
- Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for Camelot, Washington, DC (2018)
- San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Costume Design for Treasure Island (2017)
- Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Costume Design for Treasure Island (2016), Steadfast Tin Soldier (2019), The Cherry Orchard (2023)
- American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Award nomination for Best Costume Design for The Jacksonian (2014)
- Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for August Osage County (2008)
- Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award (2007)