

He was a resident designer for both The Alley Theatre, where he designed over 25 productions including the American Premiere of.HENCEFORWARD, written and directed by Alan Ayckborn and The Asolo Center for the Performing Arts where he created the costumes for over 20 productions including A TALE OF TWO CITIES, and the World Premiere of Horton Foote’s' TALKING PICTURES.Īrticles about his work have appeared in Theatre Crafts, American Theatre, Opera News, Style, Sarasota Magazine and The New Yorker Magazines. and Barnum and Bailey Clown College THE MIKADO at Pittsburgh Public Theatre directed by Ted Pappas a futuristic production of MADAMA BUTTERFLY for San Antonio Opera directed by John Delancie MAN OF LA MANCHA for the Olney Theatre for which he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award PIRATES OF PENZANCE for Malabar Limited-Toronto The World Premiere of SNAPSHOTS, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz for The Virginia Stage Comp THE CONSTANT WIFE and THREE DAYS OF RAIN for The Westport Playhouse, both directed by Joanne Woodward. His recent endeavors include designing the costumes for Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Tarzan the Musical, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Three Musketeers and Ring of Fire for Barter Theatre Barber of Seville, Werther, Cosi Fan Tutte, Eugene Onegin and The Consul for Florida Grand Opera and Le Comte Ory for the Des Moine Metro Opera.ĭesign credits include twelve years as the principal designer for Ringling Bros.

Kaplan has been the Resident Costume Designer for the Sarasota Opera Association, where he has designed over 85 productions including Barber of Seville, The Crucible, Italian Girl in Algiers, Giovanna D’Arco, The Magic Flute, Mice and Men, Hansel and Gretel, Teifland and Pearl Fishers.
