About
Lonnae as an Artist
Lonnae Hickman is a DePaul University Alum who got a double degree in B.F.A. in Theatre Studies in which she focused on soft good props and technical work, as well as cultural criticism. Her second degree is in American studies which focused on American pop culture, Black/underrepresented media, and immersive entertainment.
She has a love of collaborating, making things, and a curiosity to find out how the world works around her, even if that means laborious research.
She is also trained in all Adobe formats, Autocad, Model Building, and Microsoft Office.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lonnae-hickman/
Passionate about:
Props / Puppet Making
Set Decorating
Immersive Storytelling
Tourism
Museum Studies
Curating and preserving artifacts
Education
The Theatre School at DePaul University,
Chicago (2017-2021) BFA
DePaul University American Studies Program (2019-2021), Undergraduate
Awards
2022 Non Equity Jeff Award Winner - Artistic Specialization for Puppet Design
54th Jeff Award - Best Midsize Musical "Somewhere over The Boarder"
54th Jeff Award - Design (Angie Weber Miller) of Short Run Production "Who's Holiday"
Live Mas Scholarship (2017-2021)
Santa Barbara International
Film Festival’s Film Studies
Program (2019)
Santa Barbara International
Film Festival Critic and Reviewer (2021/22)
Tessa Craib-Cox Memorial
Endowed Scholarship (2020)
