LARA KNOPF
Sets
I've been constructing sets since 2015 and designing since 2021. I have experience in carpentry, scenic painting, Vectorworks software and hand renderings.
The Station
August 2024
Written by Maggie Cregan, directed by Mackenna Goodrich
An original, award-winning play as part of the SheNYC festival at the Connelly Theater.
My work encompassed design and fabrication of the set and props, including foley props and practical effects.
Hamlet Set
Dressing Room
Hamlet Set
Hope Springs Internal
Fall 2021
Written by Eleanor Evans-Wickberg for her Senior Drama Thesis
I designed this set while the play was being written by a senior drama major for her thesis. It consisted of simple, but transformable elements to accommodate for the variety of settings and lack of budget.
I designed this set while the play was being written by a senior drama major for her thesis. It consisted of simple, but transformable elements to accommodate for the variety of settings and lack of budget.
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Outdoor Shadow cast)
Spring 2021
Kenyon College Players
Low Budget and made for outdoor performance and rehearsal
For this production, I designed and constructed a low budget, weather proof set for an outdoor shadow cast during the pandemic. Most elements are made of cardboard and garage insulation foam and sealed for protection.
For this production, I designed and constructed a low budget, weather proof set for an outdoor shadow cast during the pandemic. Most elements are made of cardboard and garage insulation foam and sealed for protection.
Hamlet
Spring 2019
Irish Classical Theater
Directed by Kate LaConti Alcocer
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I assisted the set designer paint an aged castle floor, which included careful measurement, painting, sponging, and sealing. In this production, I also researched period appropriate furniture and attended production meetings and design runs.
I assisted the set designer paint an aged castle floor, which included careful measurement, painting, sponging, and sealing. In this production, I also researched period appropriate furniture and attended production meetings and design runs.
Unrealized Productions
Scene Design Class (Spring 2021)
Model
Model
Set Construction and Painting
Clarence High School (2015-2018)
I used scumbled the blue-black of the boat and hand-painted silver wood grain to give it this mystical effect (detail in next slide)
For this production, I painted the large words on the back wall and the words on the thrust floor. I also helped construct the walls and put down the flooring and Assistant Stage Managed this production.
I used scumbled the blue-black of the boat and hand-painted silver wood grain to give it this mystical effect (detail in next slide)