SARAH BETH HALL is a freelance scenic designer based in the greater DC area.

Prior to her time in DC, Sarah Beth spent four years at the Know Theatre of Cincinnati as the Design and Production Associate. During her time at the Know, Sarah Beth designed four world premieres and numerous regional premieres, with some of her favorites including Karen Hartman’s SuperTrue, Kara Lee Corthron’s Listen for the Light, and Robert Kauzlaric’s adaptation of the novel Neverwhere. She also assisted in putting up the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, for which she was the festival’s lead graphic designer and Bar Series Manager from 2016-2018. Her time with the Know and Cincy Fringe cemented passions for both new works and inventive storytelling.

Outside of the Know, she has designed scenery for The Cape Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Constellation Theatre, Imagination Stage, Rorschach Theatre, 1st Stage, NextStop Theatre Company, Adventure Theatre MTC, Summer Repertory Theatre Festival, and The Carnegie.

And in addition to having designed at these venues in the past, Sarah Beth is excited to be serving as the Resident Scenic Designer for both Adirondack Theater Festival and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2025 seasons.

In the academic world, Sarah Beth is currently a lecturer for the Scenic Design MFA Program at the University of Maryland, where she did her graduate work. During the ‘23-’24 academic year, she served as the Theatre Designer-in-Residence at American University, where she taught multiple courses in addition to designing shows. Sarah Beth has also taught at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where she received her BFA in Scenic Design.

RECENT PROJECTS

Sleeping Giant - dir. Jenny McConnell Frederick / Rorschach Theatre Company
As You Like It - dir. Aaron Posner / American University
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie (world premiere) - dir. Tatiana Godfrey / Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Assistant Designer to Afsoon Pajoufar for Out of Character - dir. Tony Taccone / Theater J
The Rivals - dir. Eleanor Holdridge / Catholic University

UPCOMING PROJECTS

La Boheme - dir. Erica Marie Ferguson / Catholic University
Associate Designer to Misha Kachman for Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live & active cultures!) - Aileen Wen McGroddy / Woolly Mammoth Theater
The Importance of Being Earnest - dir. Brian B. Crowe / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
The Berlin Diaries - dir. Elizabeth Dinkova / Theater J
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] - dir. Jeffrey Bender / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains - dir. Danielle Drakes / Adirondack Theatre Festival
Gutenberg! The Musical! - dir. Martha Banta / Adirondack Theatre Festival
Romeo & Juliet - dir. Bonnie J Monte / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein - dir. Brian B. Crowe / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play - dir. Paul Mullins / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey