RUEBEN D. ECHOLES is an accomplished playwright, director, choreographer, illustrator, and costume and wig designer. He has worked with Black Ensemble, eta, MPAACT, Congo Square, Porchlight, Drury Lane, Skylight Milwaukee, Writers, Paramount, Theo Ubique, Invictus, Goodman, Phoenix Theatre Company, and Studio One. He most recently created wig and hair design concepts for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead here at Court. Rueben has designed wigs for Rent at The Muny and for Dreamgirls at Paramount and North Carolina Theatre Company. He also designed the costumes for You Can’t Fake the Funk (Jeff Award – Costume Design) and for four episodes of WTTW’s Chicago Stories, two of which (“Ida B. Wells” and “The Birth of Gospel”) won Emmys for Best Production. Rueben would like to thank Christ his Savior for everything!
Bio as of 4/2024