Set Design and Scenic Painting Portfolio

HAILEY J. STRADER set designer and scenic painter

DESIGN

Hemline

Window Display Design Final window display design at Hemline

window display design

This project was displayed for the winter holiday season in the 2nd Street Shopping District in downtown Austin. My team had a $500 budget and 3 weeks to plan, build, and install. The design centers around the customers who frequent Hemline: strong, young, fashion-forward women. We strived to create a display that was as bold, chic, and trendy with faux fur rugs, gold highlights, and lively greenery.

Research / Scale color rendering

© Gerson Novelty Lighting

© Meidän Harmonia

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© Sugar & Charm

© Rare Bird Designs

© Pantone © Studio Drift

League of Rebels

Window Display Design

Final window display design at League of Rebels

Details

Detail shots showcasing store products/ props

window display design

This was my first window display design highlighted in the 2nd Street Shopping District during the winter holidays. I had a $500 budget for materials and about 3 weeks to plan, build, and install. We collaborated closely with the store’s owner to create a design with the elegance and sophistication of League of Rebels interior.

Research

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© L Dawning Scott

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© inCollective

© Newsmax - Themeruby

© Popsugar

© Tile Ideaz

THE NETHER

Interrogation room

Garden

Photoshop digital rendering illustrating the lighting design

Photoshop digital rendering illustrating the lighting design

Foyer

Iris’ Bedroom

Photoshop digital rendering illustrating the lighting design

Photoshop digital rendering illustrating the lighting design

conceptual set and light design

When does a dangerous idea become a heinous crime? My project, a conceptual theatrical design of Jennifer Haley’s play The Nether, pushes audiences to deeply consider the ethical dilemmas that could arise from virtual reality. My design emphasizes the isolation and dark reality of real world while highlighting the surface level beauty of the virtual. This setting acts as an extreme contrast to the horrific actions that happen within the virtual world, making audiences fight to reach a clear resolution.

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© Lady Frances Jocelyn

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© Theo Lowenstein

© Rick Owewns

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© Charles Sandison © Victoriana Nursery Gardens © Jenny Graver

© VSCO

© Enesher

Garden

Model box illustrating the set design

Model box illustrating the set design

Foyer

Iris’ Bedroom

Model box illustrating the set design

Model box illustrating the set design

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Interrogation room

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Othello

Groundplan

Section view

Aerial view of the painted floor

Section view Vectorworks drafting

conceptual set design

Othello is a dark, haunting play about Iago sinking Othello into deep anxiety, and I wanted the set to reflect that. The floor is crashing waves, since the unpredictability of the ocean and rain is a constant theme throughout Othello. Jagged abstract forms jet out of all four walls of the theatre, surrounding the audience like Iago does to Othello.

Gentle moss hangs against these structures on each Vom top, expressing the ways Iago mascaraed as friend, only to try and kill the king, like moss does to a tree. Desdemona’s blind love for Othello is represented in the sheer fabric of a curtain draped across the stage. The curtain, delicate as Desdemona, later becomes stained in her blood, the green standing as a contrast to the deep red.

© Mira Nedyalkova

© New Floridians

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© Cornelia Parker

© Cornelia Parker

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Research

model box Model box showing hanging moss with jagged sculptural pieces (aka “the chaos ring”)

Act V

Model box showing the Desdemona murder scene

© Mark Rothko

© Mark Rothko

© Nadav Kander

© Bed Bath Home

© Amanda Demme

La Traviata

Act 1 Groundplan

Act II1 groundplan

Vectorworks draftings of the groundplan

Vectorworks draftings of the groundplan

Act i

Act ii

Act ii.II

Act iII

conceptual set design

My set design for La Traviata centers around Violetta’s illness. As the play moves forward, her sickness becomes worse and worse. Her sickness is shown through cooper lines crossing over each other on the furniture. They become more dense on the set as time goes on. Colors slowly fade through each act. The flower chandelier that was once open in Act I is now wilted and closed in Act III. The portal has waved metallic details, moving like DNA across the borders. Large, thick curtains show wealth in Acts I and II.II, while thinner fabrics show the opposite. Act II has vibrant life in its earthy greens, contrasting against Violetta fight for health.

Research

© Studio Drift

Watercolor rendering

Watercolor rendering

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© Studio Drift

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© Studio Drift

Watercolor rendering

Watercolor rendering

© Tracie Cheng

© Kim Noble

© The Magasin au Bon Marché

© Bastien Hall

Clybourne park

draftings Vectorworks draftings of the groundplan and section view

conceptual set design

This show flips between 1959 and 2009, and I wanted to highlight the changes between the decades long difference. Act I shows the house still relatively fresh, with this bungalow about 20 years old. The wallpaper is vibrant with newly painted walls around it. Going into the changes in Act II, small things are replaced and modified. Walls are knocked down going into the kitchen. Leftover paint and wallpaper is faded. Carpet is added to the living room. New white doors are added. The sky behind them is darker as tall complexes build up around them. A lot has changed, but many things haven’t, paralleling to the main conflict in the play.

© Chicago Architecture Center © Sears Home

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© Sears Homes

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Research

Act i

Charcoal rendering with digital coloring in Photoshop

Act ii

Charcoal rendering with digital coloring in Photoshop

© Sanderson Mobiles

© Moss Design

© Ultra Swank

© Medill Reports Chicago

Oedipus Rex

Section view

Model box

1/4 “ = 1 ft white model

Hand drafting of the section view

conceptual set design

The city in Oedipus Rex is slowly dying, but their king sits high on a hill away from the issues. I placed the palace entrance past a curving staircase and up a slanting path, making the trek to the king an exhausting feat for the people. As their city falls apart, the stone palace begins to crumble. The set is deep greens and reds to symbolize the sickness and sin running through the town.

Architectural Research

© Milan Cathedral D E S I G N H A I L E Y J .

© Tajo de Ronda

Color Research

Vectorworks drafting of the groundplan

Color reseach to support the white model

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© Anna Mika

Groundplan

© Kevin Fitzgerald © Scenes from the Life of Saint Andrew

© Pieter Bruegel the Elder

© Mark Rothko

© Kevin Fitzgerald

Three Musketeers

draftings Vectorworks draftings of the parque flooring for the Vom tops

assistant set designer

NOTES: ALL ANGLED LINES ARE 45° THE INTERAL CROSSING LINES OF BOTH SQUARES ARE IDENTICAL

Playwright - Megan Monagan Rivas Director - Michelle Polgar Set Design - Jessica Colley-Mitchell Costume Design - Susan Branch Towne Lighting Design - Kathryn Eader Sound Design - K. Eliot Haynes Makeup and Hair Design - Tara Cooper Properties Design - Leilah Stewart Production Stage Manager - Robert Tolaro Fight Director - David M. Long

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Groundplan and research Draftings and research from the set designer, Jessica Colley-Mitchell

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1'11" SQUARE FIXED VERISON

2'0" SQUARE ORIGINAL VERISON

Mary Moody Northen Theater Tile Details

Mary Moody Northen Theater Three Musketeers Designer: Jess Colley Mitchell No.

Drafter: Hailey J. Strader Scale = 1/2" = 1'-0" Date = 01/05/19

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Three Musketeers Designer: Jess Colley Mitchell No.

Drafter: Hailey J. Strader Scale = 1/2" = 1'-0" Date = 01/05/19

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Three Musketeers headquarters

Three Musketeers headquarters

The parque flooring on the Vom tops

Detailing on the walls

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Original Tile Plan

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© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

the Queen’s Apartment

Beauvais

Detailing on the chair, writing desk, and door

Stone carving out of sytrofoam

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© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

© Jessica Attie

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floor Golden tile pattern on the floor

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© Jessica Attie

© Jessica Attie

Scenic PAinting

Mary Moody Northen theatre scenic painter

anon(ymous)

Golden detailing on the grate

Water painting and texture on floor

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romeo and juliet

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Wooden texture on room divider

Water painting and texture on floor

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© Jessica Attie

© Jessica Attie

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romeo and juliet

© Jessica Attie

© Jessica Attie

the long center for the performing arts scenic painter

Rape of lucretia

utnt 2018

Translucent drop painting

Painting on the floor and flats

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Painting on the floor

p a i n t i n g

mattawan

Giant faux wooden panels

© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

fallstaff

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© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

© Hailey J. Strader

Art

Screen prints handmade screenprints

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11 x 15, based on NPR’s Codeswitch podcast “The Dog Show!”

THe momentary mantra 11 x 15, made for when I need to take a moment and breathe

Ink to paper

ink drawings with digital or watercolor painting Inktober 4 x 4, collection of ink drawings made in October 2018

Te amo 9 x 12, watercolor and ink piece

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Hailey J. Strader haileyjstrader.com / 832-341-6610 / haileyjstrader@gmail.com