Theatre Projection Design: The 12 Trials of Hercules

The 12 Trials Of Hercules - projection design at the Pantheon, Greece from Konstantinos Koutsoliotas on Vimeo.

The 12 Trials of Hercules
Pantheon Theatre
Athens, Greese

Projection Animation by Melancholy Star
Collaboration with Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, Janet Lennon
Role: Shadow play design and matte painting

Scenic Rendering: TED Global 2013 Stage Design

Had the pleasure of designing the main Stage Set for the TED  Global 2013 conference in Edinburgh.  With the thrilling speakers and the magic of Liz Berry's lighting, it was an amazing experience.  The set combined concepts from photons and wider lunar landscapes. The challenge was in creating something that would play equally well for the live audience and for the many cameras and viewers at home.  

Plus, we got to see quad copters in action.  

Costume Design: Circus & Aerial

Costume Design

"In theatre, I love to emerge the crowd in the action unfolding around them: to feel the claustrophobia of a trench, the thrill of dangerous acrobatics. Texture, psychology, and architecture are passions of mine. From gritty realism to art nouveau, I love finding the style to suit the action and the story.

With film, the opportunity to direct the audience's attention and emphasize specific moments with the frame of the set is fantastic. I try to bring my theatre sensibilities and imagination into real world locations. Storyboarding and 3D experience are great tools for understanding how to best get the director's ideas and the story to come to life."

Circus Set Design: Madame Pain's Boudoir Circus

Madame Pain's Boudoir Circus
Low Budget/Re-use/Recycled 
Circus Installation/Immersive Theatre
- London, Fringe
- Festival Tour Version, Download Festival 2011

by AirCraft Circus
Directed by: Alex Frith
Production Designer: Elizabeth E. Schuch
Costumes: Poppy Flint

Theatre Set Design: Mojo

Theatre: 'Mojo'

Mary-Arrchie Theatre, Chicago
Director: David Cromer
Set Design: Elizabeth E. Schuch

Set in a seedy nightclub in Soho in the 1950's. Making use of the unique black-box theatre shape to it's full depth and width, using the building's architectural features where possible.

Theatre Set Design: Journey's End

Theatre: Journey's End

Seanachai Theatre
Director: David Cromer
Set Design: Elizabeth E. Schuch

WINNER
Chicago Joseph Jefferson award for Best Set Design, 2003





Trapped in a claustrophobic underground bunker, the whole production team aimed to make the experience feel as real as possible, bringing the audience into the WWI bunker to witness the tension intimately.

Real dirt, twig-woven trench walls and found felled trees dragged into the theatre gave the set realistic texture and earthy smell. I wanted realism, but also psychological weight to the space.

Theatre Set Design: Polaroid Stories

Theatre: 'Polaroid Stories'

Merle Reskin Theatre
Director: Lisa Portes
Set Design: Elizabeth E. Schuch

Greek myths crash with inner city youths, in the environment of an abandoned theatre. Set and prop design, scenic painting.

Scenic Rendering: Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler, Set Design, Gouache. Elizabeth E. Schuch 2000

Scenic Design for Hedda Gabler.  Concept Rendering.  Using a muted palette and a round room to increase the sense of being trapped and depressed, as an echo of Hedda's current view of her life.