MARIKO OHIGASHI is a New York City based costume designer for opera, theatre,dance, and film. She was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.

Her U.S. theater credits include SUMO (La Jolla Playhouse & Ma-Yi); Romeo and Juliet (Lynn F. Angelson Theater / Two River Theater & NAATCO); A Little Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (Two River Theater, NJ); Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance (Connelly Theater, NYC); Out of Time (The Public Theater, NYC & NAATCO); Veil Widow Conspiracy (New York Theater Workshop, Next Door & NAATCO); Vis-à-Vis (New York City Ballet, Choreographic Institute); Hanjo (Japan Society, NYC / SUNYPurchase & SITI Company); Williams College Dance Concerts. 

International theater credits in Japan include The Barber of Seville &The Marriage of Figaro (Rohm Theater Kyoto, Opera); Hansel and Gretel (Sony Music Foundation, Opera / Suntory Hall, Tokyo); The Count of Monte Cristo (Kinokuniya Hall). As a costume coordinator, she has worked on Lulu (Shinjuku Bunka Kaikan) and Carmen (Kanagawa Kenmin Hall) with Tokyo Nikikai Opera.

Mariko was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical category for SUMO at BroadwayWorld San Diego in 2024.

MFA - NYU Tisch; BA - UNC Chapel Hill. Member of USA 829.

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