Project Type: Productions

Choose Your Own

Choose Your Own

Posted on by Hannah Trobaugh

Choose Your Own was a devised improv-comedy piece developed by my peers for Hampshire College Theatre’s 2017-18 slotted season.

I was brought on as the scenic designer, tasked with creating a multi-purpose set to fit any of the series of devised events that would occur. The theatrical style is derived from 16th century Commedia del’Arte work. In that vein, I focused on adapting 16th century Italian architecture into the design. 

Natalie in her Garden

Natalie in her Garden

Posted on by Hannah Trobaugh

Natalie in her Garden is a play produced in 2017 by the Hampshire College Theatre Program. I served as the scenic designer and technical director for this project.

I worked closely with the playwright capture the magical realism aesthetic of the world. The most important elements were the separation of Natalie’s Garden from the icebox that she is trapped in, and in contrast, the suggestion that the icebox and apartment exist in the same space.

The crux of the production is the moment when the four women in the icebox and Steven’s current girlfriend realize their own power to shake their abusers’ hold on them, thus breaking Steven’s world – along with their icy prison.