Academic Plans
- Theater Studies Major (AB)
- Minors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Concentration in Japanese)
- Minor in Biology
Ivy Sun is an artist, designer, and puppeteer who dwells in a realm of imagination and fiction, expressing herself through her paintbrush and wood carving tools. Her work delves into the realm of storytelling, blending interactive elements with visual languages. You can find her name in the credits of the 2022 Fall Mainstage Production She Kills Monsters and the 2023 Fall Mainstage Production Twelfth Night as the stage manager, the 2024 Spring Mainstage Production Eurydice as a work-study in the costume shop, and in Duke Chinese Theater’s 2021-2024 productions, where she served as the president, executive producer, and artistic and technical director. Under the guidance of Professor Torry Bend, she directed and designed her own puppet performance, Bloom in Rust.
Independent Study
Bloom in Rust
A puppet performance
Directed and Designed by Ivy Sun
Supervised by Professor of the Practice Torry Bend
Supported by the Department of Theater Studies, Duke Arts, and the Office for Undergraduate Research
April 23, 2024 Brody Theater
Program Note
“As long as we draw breath, we are compelled to extract beauty from the formless and ascribe meaning to it.”
Awards
- 2024 Duke Arts Benenson Award in the Arts
- 2023, 2024 Theater Studies Award for Excellence in Design or Theater Design
- Magna Cum Laude
Mainstage Productions
- 2022 She Kills Monsters – Stage Manager
- 2023 Twelfth Night – Stage Manager
- 2024 Eurydice – Costume Shop