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Education
Toggle EducationM.F.A., Stage Design, Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, 2022
B.F.A., Directing, Hardin-Simmons University, College of Fine Arts, 2012
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Specialties
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- United Scenic Artists (USA 829)
- Wingspace Theatre Collective
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
- Theatre Collective Group
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Research and Teaching Interests
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- Scenography
- Scenic and Projection design
- Philosophy of theatrical space and visual storytelling
- Historiography of theatre design, architecture, and decorative arts
- Dramaturgy of theatrical environments and material culture
- Bauhaus design principles: composition, craft, form, function, and interdisciplinary
practice
- Brechtian-Svobodian approaches to theatricality, media, architecture, and revealed
stage systems
- Emerging technologies in performance design: 3D modeling, rendering, virtual production,
AR, VR, and image capture
- Generative AI in design pedagogy, authorship, ethics, and creative process
- Digital visualization, drafting, model-making, and design communication
- Audience experience, spatial storytelling, and visual literacy
- Collaborative production practice and design mentorship
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Courses Offered
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- Scenic Design
- Theater Appreciation
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Publications
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- The Rocky Horror Show, Pittsburgh CLO
Projection Design
“Scenic (Noah Glaister), lighting (Cat Wilson), and projection (Natalie Rose Mabry)
designs are in perfect harmony, immersing us in a visually rich world…”
— OnStage Pittsburgh
- Jersey Boys, Flat Rock Playhouse
Scenic and Projection Design
“[A] stage-lining urban scenery designed by Natalie Rose Mabry” anchors the production,
while “Mabry’s subtle projection work” helps transport the audience across locations.
— Edwin Arnaudin, Asheville Stages
- ≈[Almost Equal To], Pittsburgh Playhouse
Projection Design
“Natalie Rose Mabry’s projection design is [a] wonderful highlight… Their fanciful
video images enhance the production, bringing the audience into the moment.”
— Michael Buzzelli, Burgh Vivant
- Jet Fuel, Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Projection Design
“The projections serve as more than just set dressing; they symbolize the omnipresent
force of outside opinions and digital interactions…”
— Ricky Wax, OnStage NTX
- High Five, Kitchen Dog Theatre
Projection Design
“…clever use of multimedia with Natalie Rose Mabry’s projection designs.”
— Dallas Voice
- Fool for Love, The Classics Theatre Project
Scenic Design
“The scenic design does much to create a realistic motel room inside of a fairly limited
space while still giving performers the room to move and breathe easily.”
— Zac Thriffiley, TheaterJones / review listed in CV
- Life Sucks, Stage West Theatre
Scenic Design
“The set is breathtaking. A beach house and outbuildings, complete with walkways,
a bridge, hammock, boat, bicycle and real dirt.”
— Mildred Austin, review listed in CV
- The Aliens, Stage West Theatre
Scenic Design
“The set by [Natalie Rose Mabry] was masterfully designed,” with “so much attention
to detail” in the rundown coffee shop environment.
— The Column
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Grants & Awards
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- 2025 - American College Theater Festival National, Outstanding Scenic Design, The
Inseparables
- 2025 - American College Theater Festival National, Citizen Artist Award, The Inseparables
- 2024 - American College Theater Festival National, Outstanding Projection Design,
≈[almost equal to]
- 2024 - American College Theater Festival National, Citizen Artist Award, ≈[almost
equal to]
- 2023 - University of Pittsburgh / Pitt Stages, Chosky Scholar Teaching Artist
- 2022 - Bill and Jean Eckhart Award for Excellence in Stage Design - Scenic, Southern
Methodist University
- 2020 - Taubman Scholarship for Excellence in Stage Design, Southern Methodist University
N.R. Mabry is a scenic and projection designer, educator, and theatre artist whose
work investigates how space, image, texture, and technology shape theatrical storytelling.
Their designs move between historical research, contemporary visual culture, and immersive
worldbuilding, with a focus on creating environments that support actors, clarify
narrative, and invite audience imagination.
Their professional credits include Gulfshore Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Dallas Theater
Center, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Stage West, TheatreSquared, New Hazlett Theater,
and the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival. Their work has been recognized nationally
by the American College Theater Festival, including awards for Outstanding Projection
Design and Outstanding Scenic Design. They have also received the Bill and Jean Eckhart
Award for Excellence in Stage Design and the Taubman Scholarship for Excellence in
Stage Design.
In the classroom and production process, Mabry emphasizes collaboration, curiosity,
technical skill-building, and design as a form of research. They are especially interested
in helping students connect creative intuition with practical execution, preparing
them to communicate clearly, work generously, and develop sustainable artistic practices.
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