STARLYNN CHEN
ABOUT ME

Starlynn Chen (she/her) is an emerging set and costume designer and a graduate of the Production Program at Studio 58.
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Next: Costume Design for The Replacement Wife (United Players), Set Design for A Journal of the Plague Year (Studio 58). ​
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Recent credits:
[Set Design]
Jack and the Beanstalk, Dec 2025 @Metro Theatre
Rent, Sep 2025 @Metro Theatre
Au Grand Jour, Apr 2025 @Théâtre la Seizième
Linck and Mülhahn, Nov 2024 @Studio 58
[Costume Design]
The Odd Couple, Nov 2025 @Theatre NorthWest
James and the Giant Peach, Oct 2025 @CTORA
Rent, Sep 2025 @Metro Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong, Sep 2024 @Metro Theatre
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​[Assistant Design]
Much Ado About Nothing, Jun 2025 @Bard on the Beach
Apprentice Costume Designer:
Twelfth Night, Jun 2024 @Bard on the Beach
Design Assistant:
Father Tartuffe: An Indigenous Misadventure, Feb 2025 @Arts Club, Touchstone Theatre
Assistant to the Set Designer:
Blood Wedding ,Nov 2024 @Studio 58
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She holds a BA in the Indonesian Language and Literature from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and has a background in event planning and multi-language translation.
Starlynn was the recipient of 2023-2024 BC Arts Council Scholarship, 2023 David Pritchard Stage Management Scholarship, 2023 Boca del Lupo’s SLaM Program Bursary. ​
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She would like to acknowledge that she is fortunate to be able to live, learn, and work on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish People.