West Bay Opera

Lisa Patnoe

Lisa Patnoe (née Garbin) has been West Bay Opera's Resident Makeup Designer since the 1992 production of Norma. She attended Stanford University, where she worked with the Drama Department and the Ram's Head Theatrical Society, graduating in 1991. She is a journeyman member of IATSE Local 706, and currently freelances in and around San Francisco in theater, film, video, and photography. Her ongoing projects include the San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Ballet, and Berkeley Opera. Recent work includes the Livent touring production of Showboat, the feature films What Dreams May Come and The Rock, and television work on the C-Net programs and Nash Bridges. For Ms. Patnoe, every day is Halloween.


20 May 2000

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