Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1531774
2 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 5 Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists Craft Winner: Lisa Frazza N E W S Lisa was inspired by her love of art from a young age. Her parents helped foster her love of art by scraping enough money together to send her to a private art school in their hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey. Lisa could always be found in her room using crayons instead of doing chores. The family lived twenty- five miles from New York City, allowing easy access to museums and theater. Lisa has early memories of visiting The Met Museum and The New York City Ballet, as well as Radio City Music Hall. She was also very fortunate to have a single aunt residing in NYC who took an interest in her. She would take her for the weekends to visit museums while her parents were busy with Lisa's three younger brothers. College weekends were spent working as a waitress in a golf & country club in Oradell, New Jersey. The tips were great and meals were included. During the week at Montclair State College, Lisa was on a work-study program to supplement her tuition. She worked in the NJ State Theater, which was on campus. She stage managed, ran spotlight and sound for touring shows like Billy Joel and Chaka Khan in the evenings. Lisa lived and worked in New York City after college (1979- 86). She attended Lester Polakov's Studio & Forum of Stage Design in NYC from 1979-82, while continuing to work in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia as a Scenic Artist. Off Broadway, Lisa worked on a production of Johnny Got His Gun, starring Jeff Daniels at The Sheridan Square Theatre. In Philadelphia, she worked under Production Designer Franco Colavecchia, as a Scenic Artist on various operas. In Boston, the summer of 1986: She was a Scenic Artist on The Witches of Eastwick, starring Jack Nicholson. Polly Platt was the Production Designer. Lisa belonged to two unions on the East Coast in those early years of her career: Boston IATSE Local 481 and New York City Local 829 United Scenic Artists. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and joined IATSE Local 816 in 1988. Lisa spent her early days (1986-88) in Los Angeles working on many commercials as a Scenic Artist. Lisa freelanced as a union Scenic Artist in Los Angeles from 1988-91 and was elected to Local 816's Board of Directors in 1989. In 1991, she began working full time at CBS Television City as a Scenic Artist and went on staff in 1997. A. LISA FRAZZA. B. LISA FRAZZA PAINTING THE FLOOR FOR SURVIVOR. A B A D G L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D L I S A F R A Z Z A