Bio &
Experience
Photo Credit: Pascal Hsieh
Biography
Gwendoline Kuan-Jen Chen, born and raised in Taiwan, is an illustrator, graphic and theatre designer currently based in London. Some of her highlights to date include designing the immersive dance performance The Hours, designing and illustrating for the website A Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and series of promotional materials for NTU Wind Band Concert Series.
Currently finishing her master degree in Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Gwendoline is well-equipped with skills required as a theatre designer and maker.
Aside from art and design, she also worked as an assistant producer of motion pictures and a translator.
Working Experiences
Assistant Producer, Intern
Halide Production
January 2018 – May 2019
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Pitch creative content ideas and minor changes to scripts storyboards in production meetings
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Assisted the Associate Producer and Director on casting, researches and script organization
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Edit highlights, montages and other short-form video clips using Adobe Premier Pro
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Manages the company’s official website, including the composition of introductory notes on each production
Project Base Experiences (Highlights)
Set Designer/Assitant Lighting Designer/Graphic Designer
The Hours by MA Collaborative Theatre Production and Design, Class 19/20 of Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2019 MA CTPD Project Production, GSMD
December 2019
Producer
Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco
2018 NTU DFLL Graduation Production
July 2018
Deputy Stage Manager
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
2017 Taipei Fringe Festival
Invoc. Project
September 2017
Assistant Director
Time Stays for No Heroes by Shun Yuan
2017 Taipei Fringe Festival
Dream Creator Team
August 2017
Assistant Stage Manager
Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
2017 NTU DFLL Graduation Production
July 2017
Director
If We Hadn’t by Dyann Jiang
2017 NTU DFLL Show Night
May 2017