Tamara Marie Kucheran is an award-winning set and costume designer who centers her practice in an atmosphere of collaboration, trust, and respect with a focus on supporting performers to do their best work. She has had the privilege of collaborating with some of the industry’s top theatre creators on stages across Canada.

Tamara is a recipient of the prestigious Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design (2017). Other awards include a Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Costume Design (nomination for Outstanding Set Design), a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Costume Design (multiple nominations for Set and Costume), a Tyrone Guthrie Award (Stratford Festival), and the Ian and Molly Lindsay Young Design Fellowship (Stratford Festival).
Tamara’s teaching credits include The National Theatre School of Canada, University of Victoria, University of Winnipeg, and Michigan State University. Tamara is a graduate of the University of Victoria (BFA with Distinction) and the National Theatre School of Canada. She recently completed her MA at the University of Guelph.

Tamara is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada | IATSE Local ADC659. Tamara is most proud of her role as Fynneas and Amelia’s mom. To learn more, please visit www.tamaramariekucheran.com