Brag Book

Kate happens to do a lot of things in her spare time. Here are her works from the past few years that she's most proud of.

Back Stage

Set Designer - Frankenstein, 2024

In April 2024 (in the midst of The Play That Goes Wrong), the set builder of Frankenstein asked Kate to join his team as set designer. She tried to make it very clear to everyone that she had no experience and really had no idea what she was doing. That's ok, they said, you'll be fine. They gave her one requirement: "Use this giant 14'x8' platform, and make it rotate. Make sure it doesn't hit the new video screen." Ok, she said. And so she did. Kate wrote a booklet, she drafted designs, she made models, and then she got to watch it all come to life.

The play needed seven separate scenes (graveyard, sitting room, laboratory, cabin exterior, cabin interior, chateau grounds, and Elizabeth's bedroom), easily changed with minimal effort and a 4 person crew. With minimal storage space backstage and in the wings, all large pieces needed to remain on stage throughout the show. In addition to 2 shark-tooth scrims and a rolling cabin on a platform, the 14'x8' rotating platform and staircase remained on (relatively small) stage for the entire show and combined for all scenes.

These pictures only showcase the laboratory scene, not any of the six others.

After planning out dimensions, Kate made a scale model to double check her measurements.

A page from the design booklet Kate wrote and then distributed to the set builder and production team.

Lab set in the midst of building and painting.

Final design of the Frankenstein set. November, 2024. Exactly what she had envisioned.

Set Painter - Play That Goes Wrong, 2024

Working on the set of The Play That Goes Wrong at her local community theatre, April 2024

The yellow stained-glass elevator doors for The Play That Goes Wrong were painted by Kate.

Approximate time: 20-30 hours for four double-sided doors. Medium: Kilz, Valspar wall paint on wood panel.

Prompt: "Can you paint this mirror covered in contact paper to look like a window during winter?"

Set piece for The Play That Goes Wrong, 2024

Costuming Assistant – Savannah Sipping Society, 2023

Costumer – The Lightning Thief, 2024

Kate was a costumer for The Lightning Thief at her local community theatre. These camper necklaces were heavily researched and designed by Kate's child, and made by Kate.