Current Projects in the Works!

A Petite Wingback

and my Great-Grandmother's Rocker...

Whimsical Furniture- by Katelin

I have recently launched a side business refurbishing furniture. The goal is to bring them back to life with color and a bit of whimsy! Stay tuned for more to come.

New York Holiday Install

In November of 2012, I was hired by TINC Productions to work alongside Holiday Image to decorate the city of New York for the upcoming holiday season. Technicians from around the country and the greater New York area work long days and many nights to transform the city into its iconic holiday splendor. Holiday Image is responsible for decking out some of the most famous buildings, businesses and parks in the city. As an employee last season I found myself in constant awe of where I was working everyday, such as the Chrysler Building, Met Life, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and Zucotti Park.

The Resistance

The Resistance

Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts- 2012

Graduate Film- Written by Lara Erman, Directed by Rochan Redelinghuys

Art Direction and Properties by Katelin Ashcraft

Writing Crime

Writing Crime

University of Arizona's School of Film Theatre & Television- 2012

Senior Thesis Film- Written & Directed By Christopher MacDonald

Production Designer: Katelin Ashcraft

Hard To Hurt

Hard To Hurt

Music Video for Andrew Colberg- 2011

Directed by Rory O'Rear

Costume Designer & Weapons Wrangler: Katelin Ashcraft

To see our music video visit: http://vimeo.com/30119488

True Love's Kiss

True Love's Kiss

University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film & Television- 2011

Senior Thesis Film- Written & Directed By Jesse Klein

Production Designer: Katelin Ashcraft

To see our film short click here: True Love's Kiss

Shakespeare Rep

The Taming of The Shrew & The Tamer Tamed

Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona- 2010

Properties Master: Katelin Ashcraft

In the spring of 2010 and the last semester of my senior year I was the Properties Master for the Shakespeare Rep which preformed the Shakespearian favorite, Taming of the Shrew as well as the "sequel" by John Fletcher, The Tamer Tamed. The pairing of these two shows gave audiences a unique experience that refreshed our memory of the classic version while asking viewers to contemplate the enduring questions of the original in Fletcher's more feminist story. Our production of The Tamer Tamed featured a "war of genders," literally and for some, a resolution to one of Shakespeare greatest works. 

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Arizona Repertory Theatre at The University of Arizona- 2009

Scenic Designer- Katelin Ashcraft

Senior Thesis 

In the fall of my senior year I was the Scenic Designer for The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Harold Dixon and Jeremy Selim. Harold and I felt very strongly about doing the show in the round versus a thrust or proscenium where this show is most commonly done. We really wanted that feeling of absolute isolation in our re-creation the famous attic space. We even went so far as to keep the actors on stage throughout the entire show, even during intermission, to further demonstrate the characters struggles and sense of entrapment. The entire production team also fully committed to the overall idea of realism. Our Lighting Designer, Rachel Minor made full used of practicals and paid close attention to detail when adding the chestnut tree gobo to illuminate the attic, and the realistic flickers of light that lit up the stove. Thanks to Sound Designer Carson Scott, Properties Master Timothy Smith and Master Carpenter Allen Shapiro, all other practicals on the set worked as well; from the period bakelite radio to the running water; the music box to the real live cat, Mouschi! Our Water Closet was the only exception to our attempt at complete realism, to the great disappointment of the actors.

My original design was inspired by a charcoal rendering that I did a year earlier of a spiral staircase. The set itself fans out around a central point, the WC, and gradually winds its way up to the attic. Like a staircase to nowhere the design attempted to evoke both despair and hope as it reaches up to the sky, the heavens, and freedom.

Leading Ladies

Leading Ladies

Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona-2009

Properties Master- Katelin Ashcraft

Leading Ladies is one of my absolute favorite shows to date. This riot of a comedy was a joy to watch in rehearsals and was constantly changing based on what the actors could come up with. This show was a first for me in terms of creating props that were essential to the more physical humor that carried the show. Everything from an exploding trunk of clothes to flipping on and over furniture. This was also the production that really launched my interest in upholstery; all of the furniture you see on stage I re-upholstered myself.