PIETRAS X THOMPSON
Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras are designers living in Los Angeles, CA. PXT Studio was created out of a shared love for fusing art and technology, and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of storytelling. Together they share over 30 years of experience covering a wide variety of industries with their craft including: theatre, opera, dance, museums, theme parks, corporate, and immersive environments.
They’ve designed for major companies and theaters all over the world including: The Industry, Vienna State Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, Center Theatre Group, Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Philharmonic, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New World Orchestra, The Public Theatre, Broadway, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie Theatre, Kansas City Rep, South Coast Rep, The Geffen Playhouse, and Pasadena Playhouse. Collectively they have won two Los Angeles Ovation Awards, four LADCC awards, as well as having work showcased at the Prague Quadrennial in 2019, 2015, and 2011.
JASON H. THOMPSON designs for opera, dance, theatre, theme parks, commercial, architecture and corporate events. He recently received two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Revenge Song and Vietgone. Jason has also been awarded The Kinetic Lighting Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Design. Jason has also won two Ovation Awards for Chavez Ravine and Venice.
Key Projects: Grounded (Washington National Opera), Proximity (Lyric Opera), The Valkyries (LA Phil, Detroit Opera), Lost Highway (Oper Frankfurt), Die Walküre (Karlsruhe, Germany), Tri Sestri (Vienna State Opera), Tarzan and Frozen Sing A-Long (Shanghai Disneyland), Twilight: Gods (Detroit Opera/ Chicago Lyric), A Trip to the Moon and Young Caesar (LA Phil), Hopscotch, Invisible Cities, Crescent City (The Industry), Cage Songbooks (SF Symphony, Carnegie Hall, New World Symphony), Cunning Little Vixen (Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna and Sweden). Broadway: Baby, It's You!
Additionally, Jason has worked at a number of New York and regional theaters including: The Public Theatre, Center Theatre Group, The Geffen Playhouse, The Guthrie, KC Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theatre in DC, South Coast Repertory Theatre and many others. He’s also created four video installations for the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles as well co-designed Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage with Yuval Sharon at LACMA.
Jason is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 and a company member of The Industry, an independent artist-driven company creating experimental productions that expand the definition of opera.
KAITLYN PIETRAS is a visual artist with a background in architecture and scenic design, and her design work has been seen on stages and in unexpected places across the country as well as internationally. She has received three LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Revenge Song, Vietgone and RII. Kaitlyn’s design for Mojada was featured in the US Exhibit for the Prague Quadrennial in 2019.
Key Projects: Grounded (Washington National Opera), Proximity (Lyric Opera), The Valkyries (LA Phil, Detroit Opera), Twilight: Gods (Lyric Opera, Detroit Opera), Lost Highway (Oper Frankfurt), A Trip to the Moon, Young Caesar (LA Phil). Gun & Powder (Signature Theatre), unseen, How to Catch Creation, Mother Road, Unison, Mojada (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Revenge Song, Key Largo, Mysterious Circumstances (Geffen Playhouse).
Kaitlyn’s work has also been seen at Pasadena Playhouse, Cherry Lane Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, East West Players, Interborough Repertory Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and The Theatre @ Boston Court.
Kaitlyn is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.