Janice Benning Lacek

Costume Designer

BIRTHDAY CANDLES marks Company Member Janice’s 24th Curious production since 1999  – most recently 2024’s TRUTH BE TOLD, THE LIFE SPAN OF A FACT, and THE SOUND INSIDE.  National credits: the west coast premiere of MARISOL, THE SWAN, WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (La Jolla Playhouse); SCAPIN (ACT); GOODNIGHT, DESDEMONA… (San Diego Rep); REVENGER’S TRAGEDY (Sledgehammer Theatre); PAIR OF THREES (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); CYMBELINE (Utah Shakespearean Festival); ALL’S WELL (Great River Shakespeare Festival); TWELFTH NIGHT,  TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, HENRY V, TEMPEST, MIDSUMMER (Tennessee Shakespeare Company), among others.   Colorado audiences have seen her work in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, PLAZA SUITE (Arvada Center), CORIOLANUS, RICHARD II, 12TH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT (CSF); FENCES (Lone Tree Arts Ctr).  Janice has taught costume and theatre design at the University of Memphis (TN), University of Colorado at Boulder, and Kenyon College, and joined the DU faculty in 2016, where she is professor of costume design and technology.  She holds an MFA from UC-San Diego and is a proud member of USITT and United Scenic Artists.