Grace Dinges

Property Design and Scenic Art

Grace Dinges is a properties designer and scenic artist currently based in Galesburg, Illinois.

Reused and recycled materials

Pictured: cardboard set dressing for J. Porter’s The Laundromat

Realistic fake food

Pictured: Sandwich fixings and set dressing for Lynn Nottage’s Clydes

Custom molded plaster masks

Pictured: Plaster mask with hand sculpted detail for N.R. Ivan’s The Kassandriad

Faux Finishes

Pictured: 3’x3’ samples of stone and brick for Scenic Painting Class

Large Scale Puppetry

Pictured: One of two Tiamat wings and all 5 dragon heads for Qui Ngyuen’s She Kills Monsters

CREDITS

    • The Laundromat, November 2022, Set Design by Hadley Mollman

    • The Language Archive, November 2022, Set Design by Tristan Blus

    • The Aliens, May 2023, Directed by Kate Snyder

    • The Kassandriad, November 2023, Set Design by Hadley Mollman and Costume Design by Meridian Lattig

    • Clyde’s, March 2024, Set Design by Craig Choma and Hadley Mollman

    • 4.48 Psychosis, Set Design by Hadley Mollman

    • She Kills Monsters, March 2025, Set Design by Craig Choma and Hadley Mollman

    • Antigone, March 2025, Set Design by Craig Choma and Emily Kunkel

    • Birthday Candles, February 2026, Set Design by Craig Choma

    • Trifles, May 2026, Set Design by Emily Kunkel

    • The Wolves, May 2023, Set Design by Craig Choma

    • Twilight Bowl, November 2024, Set Design by Craig Choma

    • 4.48 Psychosis, November 2024, Set Design by Hadley Mollman

    • She Kills Monsters, March 2025, Set Design by Craig Choma and Hadley Mollman

    • Antigone, March 2025, Set Design by Craig Choma and Emily Kunkel

    • Our Town, November 2025, Set Design by Emily Kunkel

    • Lighting Design

      1. Momentum, Terpsichore Dance Collective, November 2022

      2. Aetherius Veritas, Knox College Dance Department, May 2023

      3. Fearless, Terpsichore Dance Collective, November 2023

      4. The Coast Starlight, Directed by Jeff Grace, May 2024

      5. 4.48 Psychosis, Directed by Jonas Dodge, November 2024

      6. Luminary, Terpsichore Dance Collective, November 2025

      7. Shockwave, Terpsichore Dance Collective, March 2026

    • Projection Design

      • A Night at the Theatre: Les Miserables, Tritones and Enharmonic Fire, May 2023

      • The Coast Starlight, Knox College Theatre Department, May 2024

    • Lead Electrician

      • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Lighting Design by Tristan Blus, March 2023

      • The Kassandriad, Directed by Kamanaʻokekai Lattig, November 2023

    • Stage Management

      • A Night at the Theatre, Tritones and Enharmonic Fire, May 2023

      • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Assistant Stage Manager to Kamanaʻokekai Lattig, March 2023

      Stagehand

      • Tilt! Produced by Cirque Mechanics, Presented by The Orpheum Theatre, October 2025

      • LXIV‍ ‍(six four) Produced by Chicago Dance Crash, Presented by the Orpheum Theatre, February 2026

      • Dinosaur World Live Produced by Nicoll Entertainment, Presented by the Orpheum Theatre, February 2026

    • Costume Design

      • Trifles by Susan Glaspell, Directed by Kai Woitalla

gesdinges@gmail.com || 509-592-0619

Galesburg, Illinois 61401

All designs and resources were created by humans without the use of generative artificial intelligence.