Neno Russell

Neno Russell teaches construction, draping and patternmaking classes at the University of Tennessee. His Broadway Credits include Paradise Square, Amazing Grace, Finian’s Rainbow, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Footloose, Bring in da’ Noise Bring in da’ Funk, and The Rose Tattoo. National and International Tours: Footloose, 5 companies of Come From Away. Film, TV, and commercials: Wild Cat, The Black Phone, Tomb of Joseph, Loving, Good Lord Bird, 2 seasons of Mercy Street, 4 seasons of Turn: Washington’s Spies, more than seventy national commercials for brands such as MTV, VH1, Journeys, Thomasville, Petsmart, NFL Films, The History Channel and Old Navy, and designed seven documentaries for the History Channel. Regional Work includes: Arena Stage- Catch Me If You Can, Riverside Theatre- Man of La Mancha, Ford’s Theatre- Guys and Dolls, Christmas Carol, and Into the Woods. Cleveland Playhouse- The Royale.

After working as a freelance artist for fifteen years and teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond for eleven years Neno took the position Of Costume Technologist at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

He received an MFA in costume technology from Florida State University, and a BS in speech and theatre from Middle Tennessee State University.

To View Neno’s work prior to His appointment at The University Of Tennessee please visit: neno.russell.com