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Congratulations to John Pollard ’89 on his recent Emmy Award! John was a member of the team that won an Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) on Season 3 of Only Murders In The Building. Over the past 30 years, John has designed sets for over 100 theatrical productions for opera, region, and off-Broadway shows. A few memorable projects as an Assistant Art Director were The Wolf of Wall Street, American Gangster, and Boardwalk Empire. John had a passion for the arts while at Friends and was an Art Major his junior and senior year under the program run at the time by Ron Roberson. After Friends, John went on to pursue a BFA in Theatre Design / Technology at Purchase College. In addition to his Emmy, John has 5 Art Director Guild nominations and many credits as an Art Director and Assistant Art Director for TV & Film.
John shared with us a view of the 3D model of the “Theater Dressing Rooms” set which he drafted for Season 3 of Only Murders In The Building and a set photo from The Magic Flute Production by Arizona Opera.