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NEW! Our Town
Costume Design | Theatre Rusticle | Director, Allyson McMackon | Lighting, Michelle Ramsay | Photos, Jeremy Mimnagh

"Brandon Kleiman’s costumes are understated in the first part but literally shine in the last... It’s an unforgettable ending."
- Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine. NNNN

"The cast's impressive physical performance is pushed further with the breathtaking transformation of the space using innovative lighting and costumes (designed by Michelle Ramsay and Brandon Kleiman respectively) that enhance the images created in this world.”
- Alexandra Caprara, The Theatre Reader

Moose On The Loose
Set & Costume Design | Sudbury Theatre Centre | Director, Caleb Marshall | Lighting, Simon Rossiter | Photos, Robert Provencher

Armstrong's War
Set Design | Sudbury Theatre Centre | Director, Caleb Marshall | Lighting, Michelle Ramsay | Costumes, Miranda VanLogerenberg

The Immigrant: An American Musical
Set & Costume Design | Harold Green Jewish Theatre | Director, Robert McQueen | Lighting, Kimberly Purtel

"Brandon Kleiman’s set and costumes are just right "
- Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star

Mockingbird - a new play by Rob Kempson
Set & Costume Design | Next Stage Theatre Festival | Director, Rob Kempson | Lighting, Michelle Ramsay.

"Out of the entire Next Stage lineup, Rob Kempson's high school staffroom comedic drama is the one you could pluck out of its festival context and plunk right down into almost any seasoned Toronto theatre. First of all, Brandon Kleiman’s costumes and set are beautifully monotone and drab with a level of thought and detail that’s rare for any festival. The large ensemble cast of 11 features some memorable performances. And Kempson’s script is funny and thoughtful."
3/4 starts, Carly Maga, Toronto Star.

"designer Brandon Kleiman hits it out of the park with Wing’s outfits; she’s every English teacher I ever had. Every festival has a must-see; this is it for Next Stage 2016."
Kelly Bedard, myentertainmentworld.com

"I also loved Brandon Kleiman’s set. "
Sam Mooney, mooneyontheatre.com

NNNN - Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine

A Christmas Carol - a new adaptation by Heather Davies
Set & Projection Design | Theatre North West | Director, Heather Davies | Lighting, Bryan Kenny | Costumes, Marian Truscott

"The set is conceptual - giant machine cogs and Dickensian imagery interspersed with the furniture and trappings of the 19th century - and wondrous in its size, layers and shapes."
- Frank Peebles, Prince George Citizen

"Brandon Kleiman’s minimalist, multi-tiered set is an urban showcase with steel girders set against a cityscape backdrop. Some very colourful characters pop out of this inner-city jungle and their interactions are swift and punchy. "
- Istvan Dugalin, Mooney on Theatre
" Brandon Kleiman has designed a very clever set that can change into the numerous interior and exterior locations in downtown Toronto that Walker demands."
- Christopher Hoile, Stage-door.com

A fast paced Italian comedy by Steve Galluccio set in a small Piazza in Naples, August 1952.

" Brandon Kleiman's 1950's costumes ... transport the audience to a Naples that's full of ageless appeal and small town charm". - Scott Overton, Northern Life.

Roughly 130+ costumes and 16 very talented students take us through the life of Peer Gynt, into the mountains, across the oceans, and back home. Part reality and part fantasy.

Mourning Dove
Set & Costume Design | Sudbury Theatre Centre | Director, Matthew Thomas Walker | Lighting, Jareth Li

"The set, by Brandon Kleiman, pulls us into Doug and Tina’s world in a personal and concrete way. It’s a place where Sandra and Keith enter as guests and sometimes interlopers, and where objects like a garden hose or shears take on multiple meanings." - Lara Bradley, Sudbury Star

Venus In Fur
Set & Costume Design | Theatre Kingston | Director, Brett Christopher | Lighting, Michelle Ramasy | Photo, Mark Aidan Bergin

The first professional production staged, thrust style, in the 100 seat studio theatre space inside the brand new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.

Real Estate by Allana Harkin
Set Design | Sudbury Theatre Centre | Director, Shari Hollett | Lighting, Travis Hatt | Costume, Sara Pasmore

39 Steps - Toronto Premier
Set Design | Gin Soak'd Productions | Director, Charles Roy | Costume, Cat Hayword | Lighting, Joseph Patrick

Boeing Boeing
Set Design | Hart House Theatre | Director, Cory Doran | Lighting, Joseph Patrick

Speaking of the set, I thought it was the perfect subtle backdrop for this very animated play. Set designer Brandon Kleiman did an excellent job at keeping the 1960’s style Parisian flat classy with clean lines. I loved how it was all one tone, really allowing the characters to be the eyeline and the gorgeously vibrant costumes, designed by Kathleen Black, to pop
- Tracey Beltrano, Mooney on Theatre

Harbourfront Theatre 2015 Summer Season
Costume Design & Set Design Co-ordinator | Harbourfront Theatre, PEI | Director, Caleb Marshall (39 Steps) and Catherine O'brien (The Affections of May) | Lighting, Leigh Ann Vardy | Photos, Louise Vessey

The Wedding Singer - The Musical
Set, Costume and Projection Design | Hart House Theatre | Director, Luke Brown | Lighting, Dominic Manca
Photo, Daniel Dimarco and Scott Gorman

" Brandon Kleiman’s costumes threw me right back into the 80s. He created a gorgeous landscape of colour and made every performer look fabulous. He worked double duty also creating a flashy, sleek set." - Nicole Fairbairn, thesceneinto.com

" It is quick, simple and effective, leaving lots of space to move, plus room for creative license. To set and costume designer Brandon Klieman- nicely done. " - Michael Piscitelli, Ontario Arts Review

"The set was radiant and rich with bright colours, glitter, and glam which gave off a flashy feeling fit for this production. ... and costumes that questioned the sanity of that decade filled the stage with excitement" - Adriana Alilovic - The Varsity

Romeo & Juliet
Set and Costume Design | Hart House Theatre | Director, Jeremy Hutton | Lighting, Andre du Toit | Photo, Daniel Dimarco

"And Brandon Kleiman’s set, atmospherically lit by Andre du Toit, morphs beautifully into a variety of locations.You know when a DJ booth transforms into Juliet’s balcony, you’re watching something special." - Glenn Sumi, Now Magazine NNNN

"...there can be no mention without including Brandon Kleiman’s glorious set. It may be the most functional set of The Importance I’ve ever seen, but it is also a beautiful reflection of the script’s grandiose sparsity" - Louis Train Blogut.ca

"Brandon Kleiman's set design was simple yet properly Victorian and captured the right tone for each act. The floral arrangements in act two were particularly impressive." - Stephanie Silva, Theatre Isn't Dead

Escape From Happiness
Set Design | Alumnae Theatre | Director, Andrea Wasserman | Lighting, Paul Hardy | Costumes, Sara Brzozowski

Cabaret
Set and Costume Design | Hart House Theatre | Director, Adam Brazier | Lighting, Siobhan Sleath | Photo, Daniel Dimarco

"I really loved the thoughtful production design. The set is framed by a charred and partially broken proscenium suggesting violence and decay, the costumes are appropriately sexy and each chorus member is given a unique costume treatment suggesting a distinct character." - Wayne Leung, Mooney on Theatre

"The gritty, theatrical aesthetic by costume and set designer Brandon Kleiman helps to blur the line between the two worlds forcing the audience to constantly question where the action is actually taking place." - Stuart Munro, The Carlebois Post

“... Brandon Kleiman’s set design, ... does a good job of recreating the grimy interior of a struggling indie music shop with stacks of vinyl and dilapidated shelving.” - NOW Magazine

“Brandon Kleiman’s set design is also stunning, as colourful lanterns are lowered from the ceiling during the dances and hang like stars over an elaborately created Gypsy caravan.” Medium Online

RENT
Set and Costume Design | Sheridan College / Mirvish Productions | Director, Lezlie Wade | Lighting, Kevin Fraser | Photo, John Jones

A Woman of No Importance
Set and Costume Design | Alumnae Theatre | Director, Paul Hardy | Lighting, Michael Kangas | Photo, Bruce Peters

"Brandon Kleiman’s minimalist and stunning set design (he does double duty as costume designer) provides the audience with a first peek at the world" - Life With More Cowbell.

Macbeth
Costume Design | Classical Theatre Project (TYA) | Director, Jack Grinhaus | Lighting, Siobhan Sleath

Aromas (Remount)
Set & Costume Design | Alumnae Studio Theatre | Writer/Director, Andrew Fiaz | Lighting, Ed Rosing

Praise for Original Production:

"Brandon Kleiman has created a clever design for the tiny stage at the storefront Red Sandcastle Theatre. ... he has made a backdrop of hotel keys hanging above their corresponding room numbers. This image helps link the two halves of Katalin/Chanel’s life – the touring through hotels with the escort calls to hotels." - Christopher Hoile, Stage Door

"Brandon Kleiman’s set, with boxed rows of hotel room keys as a backdrop, provides an visually appealing and versatile playing area for this production, the story unfolding nowhere and anywhere, past and present" - Life With More Cowbell

Associate Design
Often as an assistant or associate I design smaller scenic or prop elements in a production. Below are a collection of a few favourites.

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