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Alumni Spotlight Lauds and Laurels
Darcy Prevost to be honored by the UC Irvine Alumni Association
Darcy Prevost, M.F.A. ’09 is named the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts by the UC Irvine Alumni Association, recognizing her award-winning work in set and production design for theater, film and television.
Upon earning her M.F.A. in drama at UC Irvine, Prevost has collaborated with leading film & television companies like HBO, Netflix and Disney+. In 2022, her production design work on Muppets Haunted Mansion earned her an Emmy in the Children’s and Family Awards category for Outstanding Art Direction/ Scenic Design. She is also a two-time Art Directors Guild Awards nominee for her production work in the Netflix children’s show, Waffles + Mochi: Restaurant and the Disney+ show, Earth to Ned.
Prevost’s approach to scenic and production design is characterized by creativity, curiosity and meticulous attention to detail. From crafting backgrounds to identifying design styles, she brings stories to life with depth and play, captivating audiences. To visualize her sets, Prevost creates real-life models, including clay drafts for the Disney+ show Earth to Ned, before just recently refining them with computerized renderings and models.
“It was really hard the first years out of grad school with the recession and just not knowing if I had made the right choice,” reflected Prevost. “Since 2014, I have had no regrets or doubts, and I have been having the time of my life.”
The UC Irvine Alumni Association will honor Darcy Prevost and 23 other accomplished Anteaters at the 2024 Lauds & Laurels ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.
For more information about the event, please visit engage.alumni.uci.edu/s/lauds.
