DESIGN | Katie Orr

KATIE ORR | Artist, Designer, Technician

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Here you will find galleries full of my work as prop master and a scenic artist including progress photos for some of the props I've constructed as well as examples from my scenic painting portfolio...

KATIE ORR | Artist, Designer, Technician

PROPS DESIGN

Dining Room Setting

Letter from the Homeland

Pass-Through Curtains

Family Dinner

Bedroom Dressing

Liver and Onions

Liver

Liver

Liver

Boiled Cabbage

Boiled Cabbage

Boiled Cabbage

Family Photos

Blanche's Sewing Machine

Sewing Basket w/ Dressing

Ice Cream in a Box

Bowl of Fruit

Cigar Box

Eugene's Journal

Back of Notebook

Back of Notebook

Eugene's Bat

Eugene's Bat

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS by Neil Simon

NEW JEWISH THEATRE (St. Louis, MO)

Set by Margery & Peter Spack | Costumes by Michele Siler | Lights by Michael Sullivan

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

Large Storybook

The Storybook (Before Picture)

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

Double-Sided Unit (Oven)

Double-Sided Unit (Oven)

Double Sided Unit (Fireplace)

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

Dwarf Garb

The Crab People

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

Fishing Tournament Announcer Mics

Fisher Girl Gear

The Prince's "Body"

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon

INSIGHT THEATRE COMPANY (St. Louis, MO)

Set, Props, and Costumes by Katie Orr | Lights by Brian Ebbinghaus

The Grimm Brothers Spectaculthon

Phonograph

Sink w/ Baking Soda

Sink

Switchboard Headset

Switchboard Headset

Switchboard

Cigarette Case

Broken Bottle

Broken Bottle

Cigarette Box

Gavel

Bible

Dinner Scene Set Dressing

Suitcases

Bar Set Dressing

MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell

WAREHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY (Columbia, MO)

Set by Jessica Lorenz | Costumes by Mattison Williams | Lights by Isabelle Scheibe

machinal prop construction photos

Phonograph Progress Photos

Phonograph Progress Photos

Designed, Crafted, & Painted by Katie Orr

What I had: A broken record player

What I had: A broken record player

I gutted the turn table from the record player and decided to build a base around it.

What I had: A broken record player

What I had: A broken record player

Turntable (Back View)

Step 1:

Step 1:

I built a basic box structure, then lined the inside with plywood scraps for the turn table to rest on.

Step 2:

Step 2:

I cut pieces of plywood and attached them to the box to act as the base/legs.

Step 2 (Full View)

Step 2 (Full View)

Step 3:

Step 3:

Set turntable into the base

Step 4:

Step 4:

Add trim on top of the turntable to secure in place

Step 5:

Step 5:

Add trim to the top edges and corners for dimension

Step 6:

Step 6:

Add plate for the phonograph emblem

Step 7:

Step 7:

Utilized a combination of plywood, one-by, and a wooden rod to make the funnel attachment

Step 8:

Step 8:

Attach the funnel and you're ready to paint!

Step 8 (Side View)

Step 8 (Side View)

Finshed Product

Finshed Product

Finished Product

Finished Product

Finished Project

Finished Project

Cigarette Case

Cigarette Case

What I had: E-cigarette case

What I had: E-cigarette case

Inspiration Photo

Inspiration Photo

Final Product

Final Product

Case spray painted gold, details hand painted, center details made with hot glue

Sink Unit Progress Photos

Sink Unit Progress Photos

Designed, Crafted, & Painted by Katie Orr

What I had: a metal bowl and faucet heads

What I had: a metal bowl and faucet heads

I found these peices in storage and decided to build a base to make a moveable sink unit that still looked realistic rather than just putting a basin on a table.

The Base

The Base

Heads up: measuring, cutting, and assembling and octagon is not for the weak at heart.

The Faucet Unit

The Faucet Unit

Finished Base

Finished Base

Base w/ Bowl

Base w/ Bowl

Insert Faucet Heads

Insert Faucet Heads

Finished Unit (Before Paint)

Finished Unit (Before Paint)

Final Product (Painted)

Final Product (Painted)

"Broken" Bottle

"Broken" Bottle

What I had: an AW bottle

What I had: an AW bottle

Finished Product

Finished Product

Ludo Game Set

Ludo Game Set

Fake Blunt

Fake Blunt

Tea Set w/ Consumables

Vodka and Diced Tomatos

Record Player w/ Records

Toy Chest

Toy Chest

Bloody Axe

"The Donahue Sisters" Set Dressing

"Horrors" Set Dressing

One Act Festival

(Horrors, Barefoot in Nightgown in Candlelight, Hold for Three, The Donahue Sisters)

WAREHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY (Columbia, MO)

Costumes by Daria Perkova | Lights by Jasmine Fowlkes