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Selected Design 

Avenue Q

Constellation Theatre (2015)

 

14 Helen Hayes Nominations 

Incl."Outstanding Musical" & "Outstanding Costume Design"

 

Music & Lyrics by Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez

Book by Jeff Whitty

 

Directed by Allison Stockman

Musical Direction by Jake Null

Scenic & Light Design by AJ Guban

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Sound Design by Gordon Nimmo-Smith

 

 

 

The Human Capacity

​​Kogod Theatre: TDPS (2015)

 

World Premire 

Written by Jennifer Barclay

 

Directed by Michael Dove

Scenic Design by Andrew Cohen 

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Lighting Design by Rob Siler

Sound Design by Jeff Dorfman

 

 

 

Mary Kate Olsen Is In Love

​​Studio Theatre's 2ndStage (2015)

 

Written by Mallery Avidon

 

Directed by Holly Twyford

Scenic Design by Paige Hathaway

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Lighting Design by Adiran Rooney

Sound Design by James Garver

 

"Stalking about in a bright orange cocktail dress, patterned stockings and boa, Tisdale is very funny as Ashley, who is depicted as the more cartoonishly shallow and self-absorbed of the Olsen twins. Wearing a more down-to-earth top-and-trousers outfit, Stanley fleshes Mary-Kate out into a more naturalistic character"

                                                 -Washington Post

Spring Awakening 

​​Kay Theatre: TDPS (2014)

 

Based off the play by Frank Wedekind

Books & Lyrics by Steven Sater

Music by Duncan Sheik

 

Directed by Brian MacDevitt, Sara Pearson, Patrik Widrig

Scenic Design by Ruthmarie Tenorio

Lighting Design by Robert Denton

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Projections Design by Andrew Cissna

Musical Director Bill Yanesh

Sound Design by Eric Shimelonis

 

"They [the directors] choose to enhance the main story lines with a troupe of ghostly dancers they call elementals who spent a semester workshopping the intense movements of the piece. The designers of set, costume, and lighting built upon this foundation for an unusually cohesive and creative vision."

                                           -dcmetrotheatrearts.com

 

Collidescope: Adventures in Pre & Post Racial America 

​​Kogod Theatre: TDPS (2014)

 

New Desvised Work

 

Written & Directed by Ping Chong & Talvin Wilks

Scenic Design by Lydia Francis

Lighting Design by Max Doolittle

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Projections Design by Ian McClain

Sound Design by Jeff Dorfman

 

“Collidescope” is, however, beautifully designed and conceptually intriguing, at least insofar as its hopscotching narrative seeks with such sweep to illuminate the staying power of racism."

                                                       -Washington Post

                                          

Harvey

​​1st Stage (2015)

 

Written by Mary Chase

 

Directed by Michael Chamberlin

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Lighting Design by Brittany Shemuga

 

 

 

 

Going to a Place You Already Are

​​Theatre Alliance (2016)

 

Written by Bekah Brunstetter

 

Directed by Colin Hovde

Scenic Design by Brian Gillick

Costume Design by Kara Waala

Lighting Design by Mary Keegan

Sound Design by Matthew M. Nielson

Props Design by Patti Kalil

*Photos by Stan Barouh

 

 

 

 

Molière Impromptu 

Kogod Theatre: TDPS ​(2013)

 

By Molière

Translated & adapted by Rinne Groff

 

Directed by Matt Wilson

Scenic design by Lydia Francis

Lighting design by Brittany Shemuga

Costume design by Kate Fulop

Mask & Makeup design by Kara Waala

Music & sound design by Eric Shimelonis

 

"The University of Maryland School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies invokes a mastery of comedy in their new production of Molière Impromptu. Molière was a 17th century satirist and playwright whose work, like a few classic comedians, is still really funny 350 years later.

​                                                          -dcmetrotheatreasrts.com

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