2024 Princess Grace Honoraria
Nominated by: New York University Tisch Department of Design for Stage & Film
Simean “Sim” Carpenter is an award-winning, African-American scenic, lighting and production designer from Baltimore, MD.
Sim holds a deep passion for social equality. His goal as a designer is to use his many mediums to captivate the audience and reveal the too often disregarded stories of marginalized groups.
Selected credits: Long Way Down (Olney Theatre/Apollo Theater); Tiny Beautiful Things (Baltimore Center Stage); The Folks at Home (Baltimore Center Stage); Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Marriott Theatre); D.R.E.A.D. (New York University); FLEX (New York University)
Sim holds a B.F.A. in Stage Design from DePaul University and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Design for Stage & Film from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. simcarpenter.com
