Abby Yu Bi

Designer

2026 MFA , Video & Media Design

Abby Bi is a multimedia artist and video media designer specializing in projection and media design for live performance, immersive environments, and cinematic storytelling. Her work bridges theater, film, and interactive media, with a growing interest in live entertainment and themed experience design.

Growing up across multiple cultures, Abby approaches media design through storytelling as a universal language. She believes that while cultures differ, human emotion remains shared, and her work translates this emotional core into visual and motion-based experiences. Her designs respond to the body, interact with space, and extend storytelling beyond words, focusing on transforming narrative into environments that can be seen, felt, and inhabited.

Abby’s interdisciplinary background includes theater, video arts, game design, and animation. She has also worked as a LARP game and escape room designer, where she developed a strong interest in audience engagement and responsive environments shaped by choice and participation.

Approaching each project with curiosity and experimentation, Abby is a fast learner and always interested in exploring new tools to expand what live visuals can do and creating experiences that are immersive and emotionally grounded.

Work Samples

Lorca in a Green Dress

By Nilo Cruz
Directed by Samantha Pazos
Projection and animation design by Abby Yu Bi
CMU School of Drama – November 2024

House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca
Adapted by Chay Yew
Directed by Samantha Pazos
Projection and media design by Abby Yu Bi
CMU School of Drama – October 2025

Company

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Directed & Choreographed by Darren Lee
Projection and animation design by Abby Yu Bi
CMU School of Drama – April 2026