Resume
Education
MFA in Sceneography, Ohio University 2005. Primary Areas: Scenic Design mentored by Ursula Belden; Props mentored by Tom Fiocchi. Secondary Area: Lighting Design mentored by Michael Lincoln.
Awards, Honors and Grants
- 2016 Finalist in World Stage Design 2017, Set design, Fences, exhibited in Taipei, Taiwan July 1-9, 2017.
- 2014 Fund for Excellence grant-RC4 wireless dimming gear.
- 2014 Faculty Research and Development Summer Fellowship in Custom Designed Masks.
- 2013 Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning grant funding supplies for a new Mask making Class.
- 2012 Fund for Excellence grant funding guest artists for Theatrical Design and Production; Faculty Research and Development grant-mask making.
- 2011 Grants awarded at Elon University to fund a campus visit by key members of the Belarus Free Theatre.
- 2011 Associate Provost Special Grants-awarded for mask work including Peer teaching and study in mask making at the Sartori Museum in Italy.
- 2010 Elon University, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Grant funds awarded to purchase a full set of scenic paints for use in my class and for professional training for students.
- 2007 Designs featured in Ohio University's winning exhibit at Prague Quadrennial 2007.
- 2005 Designs featured in the Digital Exhibition at World Stage Design, Toronto.
- 2005 Ezekiel Award for The Mineola Twins. (Work featured at USITT Louisville Design Expo).
- 2005 Selected to participate in The Clambake, hosted by Ming Cho Lee.
- 2005 Selected to participate in the Young Designer's Forum at USITT National Convention.
- 2005 Recipient of the Ohio Valley USITT scholarship for the National Convention.
- 2004 Ezekiel Award for The Gods Are Not to Blame (Ohio Valley Chapter, USITT).
- March 2003 Winner of "Best in Show" at SETC Props Competition; Deer Haunches from A Lie of the Mind.
Selected Scenic Designs
| January 2019 | White Lightning | Triad Stage |
| Dir. by Sarah Hankins | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| January 2019 | Trojan Barbie | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kim Blair Shively | Elon, North Carolina | |
| October 2018 | School for Wives | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| February 2018 | Baby | Elon University |
| Dir. by Linda Sabo | ||
| February 2018 | Our Town (as Scenic Consultant) | Triad Stage |
| Dir. by Carl Forsman | ||
| October 2017 | American La Ronde | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| February 2017 | Having Our Say | Triad Stage |
| Dir. by Elizabeth Flax | ||
| February 2017 | You Can't Take it With You | Elon University |
| Dir. by Fred Rubeck | ||
| April 2016 | Fences | Triad Stage |
| Dir. by Tamera Izlar | ||
| February 2016 | The Light in the Piazza | Elon University |
| Dir. by Linda Sabo | ||
| October 2015 | Harper Regan | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| April 2015 | Servant of Two Masters | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| January 2014 | Much Ado About Nothing | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| October 2013 | Ragtime | Elon University |
| Dir. by Catherine McNeela | ||
| April 2013 | August: Osage County | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kirby Wahl | ||
| February 2013 | The Wild Party (Lippa) | Elon University |
| Dir. by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato | ||
| January 2013 | Cloud 9 | Elon University |
| Dir. by Fred Rubeck | ||
| November 2012 | As You Like It | Burning Coal Theatre |
| Dir. by Mark Sutch | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| October 2012 | Crazy For You | Elon University |
| Dir. by Catherine McNeela | ||
| April 2012 | Pride and Prejudice | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kevin Otos | ||
| February 2012 | She Loves Me | Elon University |
| Dir. by Linda Sabo | ||
| January 2012 | Macbeth | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kirby Wahl | ||
| October 2011 | Hair | Elon University |
| Dir. by Catherine McNeela | ||
| April 2011 | Ajax | Elon University |
| Dir. by Kirby Wahl | ||
| February 2011 | Rent | Elon University |
| Dir. by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato | ||
| January 2011 | Crimes of the Heart | Elon University |
| Dir. by Fred Rubeck | ||
| October 2010 | Children of Eden | Elon University |
| Dir. by Catherine McNeela | ||
| July 2010 | Blithe Spirit | Monomoy Theatre |
| Dir. by Michael Montel | Cape Cod | |
| October 2009 | Slave Shack | Algonquin Theater |
| Dir. by Debra Whitfield | New York City | |
| February 2007 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Hartt School |
| Dir. by Alan Rust | Hartford, CT | |
| March 2006 | The Crucible | Columbia University |
| Dir. by Marcina Zaccaria | New York City | |
| March 2006 | Children of Eden | The Oakridge School |
| Dir. by Michael Newberry | Arlington, Texas | |
| November 2005 | Man of La Mancha - Sets and Lighting | Ohio University |
| Dir. by Michael Page | Athens, OH | |
| February 2005 | The Mineola Twins | Ohio University |
| Dir. by William Fisher | ||
| July 2004 | OldFriends.com | Monomoy Theatre |
| Dir. by MichaelJohn McGann and Julie Harris | ||
| April 2004 | The Gods Are Not to Blame | Ohio University |
| Dir. by Dr. Esiaba Irobi | ||
| March 2004 | Life in the Fat Lane | Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
| Dir. by Bert Goldstein | Cincinnati, OH | |
| September 2001 | Art | University of North Texas |
| Dir. by Marjorie Hayes | Denton, Texas |
Design Assisting Experience
| November 2006 | Associate to Charlie Smith | Papermill Playhouse |
| It's a Wonderful Life, Dir. by James Brennan | New Jersey | |
| October 2006 | Drafting Assistant to Neil Patel | Various venues |
| Spring 2006 | Associate Scene Designer to David Gallo | Beatrix Theater, Utrecht |
| The Wiz, Dir. by Glenn Casale | The Netherlands | |
| Summer 2005 | Assistant Scene Designer to Steve Gilliam | The MUNY |
| Beauty and the Beast, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mame, The Sound of Music | Saint Louis, Missouri | |
| May 2005 | Assistant Scene Designer to David Gallo | Royal Theater Carre |
| Beauty and the Beast, Dir. by Glenn Casale | Amsterdam | |
| March 2005 | Assistant to the Environment Designer | Royal York Hotel |
| World Stage Design 2005 | Toronto, Canada | |
| Sept-Dec 2003 | Assistant Scene Designer to Ursula Belden | Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
| Drawer Boy, Dir. by Michael Evan Haney | Actors' Theatre of Louisville | |
| January 2002 | Assistant Scene Designer to Michael Sullivan | Watertower Theatre |
| I Hate Hamlet, Dir. by Henry Fonte | Dallas, Texas | |
| April 2001 | Assistant Scene Designer to Michael Sullivan | University of North Texas |
| The Crucible (opera), dir. Paula Homer | Denton, Texas |
Other Design Experience
| May 2013 | Djealor - Projection Design | Elon University |
| Choreographed by Jason Aryeh | Elon, North Carolina | |
| May 2011 | Stones From the River - Lighting Design | Elon University |
| Choreographed by Chris Burnside | Elon, North Carolina | |
| November 2006 | Event Design Director | |
| to July 2009 | Corporate and Social Events | New York and Los Angeles |
| December 2005 | Relative Obscurity - Production Design | Par-T-Com Productions |
| Feature Film written and dir. by Jeff Rosenberg | Athens, Ohio | |
| November 2004 | Hair - Lighting Design | Ohio University |
| Dir. by Michael Page | Athens, Ohio | |
| December 2003 | Final Critique - Production Design | Ohio University |
| Short Film written and dir. by Dominika Dittwald | Athens, Ohio |
Publications
Hart, Natalie. "Fences." World Stage Design 2017. Taipei, Taiwan Association of Theatre Technology, 2017. Wang, Samuel, editor. pp. 166-167.
Hart, Natalie. "African Automaton." Poster Session: I Made It Myself. United States Institute for Theatre Technology. Fort Worth Convention Center. Fort Worth, TX. 27 March 2014. Poster presentation.
Taylor, Natalie. "A Dance of African Images: American Designers Explore the Beauty of Yoruba Culture in Ola Rotimi's The Gods Are Not To Blame." Theatre Design & Technology. Vol. 41 No. 2 (Spring 2005): 32
ABSTRACT: Designing the scenery, costumes, and props for a production of an African play at Ohio University required an in-depth exploration of another culture.
Featured in The Prop Building Guidebook by Eric Hart, published 2013 by Focal Press.
Props Artisan Production Experience
| Assistant Properties Director at The Santa Fe Opera | 2013 |
| "Motorized African Art" in premiere of All New People by Zach Braff, Second Stage, New York. The same featured prop traveled to the production in London at the Duke of York's Theatre. | 2011 |
| The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino. | 2010 |
| Deer haunches created for Lie of the Mind at Ohio U also used in The New Group's Production. | 2010 |
| Co-creator of the Gnome in Broke-ology at Lincoln Center | 2009 |
| The Julliard School | 2010 |
| New York University | 2009-2010 |
| The Public Theater/NYSF | 2009-2011 |
| The Santa Fe Opera (staff position) | 2003, 2005 |
| Ohio University | 2003-2004 |
| Adirondack Theatre Festival | 2002 |
| University of North Texas | 2001-2002 |