Roger LaVoie is a graduate of the Yale Drama School, where he studied scenic design under Ming Cho Lee. He has designed scenery and costumes for both theatre and dance in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. His theatre credits include work for the Juilliard School of Music under John Houseman, the Williamstown Theatre under Nikos Psycharopoulos, the Adelphi University Theatre, and the Missouri Repertory Theatre. His first experience working in dance was Ravel's Daphnis & Chloe for the Milwaukee Ballet. Other dance credits include work with Ali Pourfarrokh for the Alberta Ballet in Canada; Benjamin Harkarvy for the Pennsylvania Ballet; Saeko Ichinohe & Co, Jonas Kage for the Malmo Stadsteater in Sweden; Jean Paul Comelin for Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France; Kirk Peterson for the Hartford Ballet. Mr. LaVoie is a member of IATSE/United Scenic Artists local 829, the union of Theatrical Stage Employees.