Ursula K. Bowden

Ursula K Bowden (she/her) is a freelance set and properties designer and scenic charge in the Upper Midwest. A BFA Technical Theater and Theatrical Design degree holder from Drake University, Bowden has done about ~30 shows with nimbus. Her work has also been seen in various incarnations on the stages of History Theatre, Park Square Theater, Theatre Pro Rata, Swandive Theatre, Open Door Community Theatre, Freshwater Theatre, Theatre Unbound, Frank Theatre, Theatre Latte Da, the Guthrie Theater, among others. She also works as the properties coordinator for the University of Minnesota here in the Twin Cities, putting props in the mainstage shows and teaching Intro to Properties. Ursula’s eye for detail was featured in American Theatre Magazine in 2014 for her scenic design for Swandive Theatre’s An Outopia for Pigeons. She loves Northern Light hunting and making costumes with her spouse and kids.

nimbus credits

Set Designer:
The Red and the Bright
The Pathetic Life and Remarkable Afterlife of Elmer McCurdy, the Worst Robber in the West
The River Becomes Sea
Ludlow
The Storms of November
Tesla
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Golden Ass

Properties Designer:
A Very Electric Christmas
Nimbus Presents: A Count Up to Christmas
A Life of Days
The Kalevala
In the Age of Paint and Bone
Ghost Sonata
Babel