Workshop: Set Design Through the Gingerbread House

SET DESIGN THROUGH THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE LIVE Online with Kathryn Smith

COURSE DESCRIPTION: From the first sketch to the final product, Kathryn Smith will walk workshop participants through the process of Scenic Design via a virtual process. How do we create the world of our show? How do you communicate with your director and fellow designers? What are some tips and tricks when designing a set on any budget?

In this workshop, we will cover the early design process and work towards a 'final' set model. With winter and the holiday season upon us, participants will be invited to use a gingerbread house kit to build their final set model!*

This workshop is open to anyone, regardless of set design background. Whether you've worked as a theatre designer for many years, or if you're just learning what a set designer does, all are welcome.

*Participants will have to provide their own gingerbread houses. If this component is a barrier, folks are welcome to use paper, cardboard or other household items.

WHEN: Nov 24, 26 & Dec 1 (6:30 pm – 8:30 PM)

SUGGESTED PRICE: $60 (for all three sessions, materials not included) NOTE: Pay-what-you-can options are available, please contact Morpheus Theatre.

This workshop is presented at this low cost in the spirit of community theatre. This workshop is sponsored by Theatre Alberta with funding from The Alberta Foundation for the Arts as part of the ‘Workshops by Request: Hometown Series’.

INSTRUCTOR: Kathryn Smith (they/them or she/her) is a designer, director, and creator who has worked across western Canada in puppetry, music, and clown. They are an Artistic Associate at Vertigo Theatre, and last year was Lunchbox Theatres RBC Emerging Director. Kathryn considers themself a 'multi tool' artist, jumping from design, to technician, to director, to producer, working under a variety of budgets, time constraints, and production teams. They are currently invested in projects for social change within communities, and is investing time in 2020 to become an artistic leader within Calgary. Select design/directing credits: inVISIBLE, A Chitenge Story, Between Us (Handsome Alice Theatre);Benefit, Safe Site Sessions, Bottle Picker Monologues (Downstage Theatre); A Beautiful View (Sage Theatre); Brave Girl, Care Takers, Pink Unicorn, In Flanders Fields (Lunchbox Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet, Hit Parade, Divine (New West Theatre); Amahl & the Night Visitors (Calgary Opera); Secret Garden(Theatre Calgary: Design Mentee); The Democratic Set (Inside Out Theatre); GIANT (Ghost River Theatre). Apart from theatre, they are also an award winning singer songwriter under the name KP Smith.