Ulises Alcala currently calls Ashland, Oregon his home base, where he joined the faculty at Southern Oregon University teaching Costume Design and Construction. From 2005 to 2015 he designed for the San Francisco Opera Center’s Merola Program, including The Marriage of Figaro, L’Elisir D’Amour, Don Giovanni and Don Pasquale. Past projects include The Winter's Tale at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, The Good Person of Szechuan, The Winter's Tale and Quixote Nuevo (world premier) at California Shakespeare Theatre, The Merry Wives of Windsor at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and The Cake at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Recent projects include Zorro at Opera San Jose and Alcina in Houston at The Sherman School of music at Rice. Upcoming productions include Light in the Piazza for Opera Theatre St. Louis, Dolores Huerta at San Diego Opera, and Zorro at Utah Opera.
Before his work in academia, Alcala was a draper at the San Francisco Opera for seven seasons, producing costumes for internationally recognized artists including designers Bob Mackie, Thierry Bosquet and Bob Ringwood, as well as singers Renee Fleming, Jane Eaglan and Anna Netrebko. Mr. Alcala received the Bay Area Critic's Circle award for his costume designs of The Winter's Tale at The California Shakespeare Festival. In the spring of 2006, his designs for CSUEB’s production of Tongues were featured at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival, DC.
Additional credits include tailoring consultant for Megamind and CFX Initiative for PDI/Dreamworks. During his time at CSUEB he has also directed Scapin, the Cheat for Aces Wild, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Yerma for CSUEB’s Highland Summer. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.
Before his work in academia, Alcala was a draper at the San Francisco Opera for seven seasons, producing costumes for internationally recognized artists including designers Bob Mackie, Thierry Bosquet and Bob Ringwood, as well as singers Renee Fleming, Jane Eaglan and Anna Netrebko. Mr. Alcala received the Bay Area Critic's Circle award for his costume designs of The Winter's Tale at The California Shakespeare Festival. In the spring of 2006, his designs for CSUEB’s production of Tongues were featured at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival, DC.
Additional credits include tailoring consultant for Megamind and CFX Initiative for PDI/Dreamworks. During his time at CSUEB he has also directed Scapin, the Cheat for Aces Wild, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Yerma for CSUEB’s Highland Summer. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.