“Tech Support” follows technophobe Pamela Stark as she accidentally travels through time while staying in her own apartment near the South Street Seaport. She stumbles into a quest for authentic connections and a simpler life.

Hart’s design accommodates several decades from 1919 to the near future, all set within a world suggestive of the technology that has connected us throughout these time periods. Reviewers called the scenery “stunning” and said the scenery was “clever and really uses the space perfectly.”

During summer 2019, Hart was accepted by exam into IATSE Local USA 829, the professional union of theatre and film designers. The union provides collective bargaining for professional design contracts and many support services.

Hart will return to New York in October to design an Off-Off-Broadway production of “Tartuffe” featuring an all-female cast. It will be produced by Titan Theatre Company at the Queens Theatre. Tamir Eplan-Frankel ’20, who is majoring in theatrical design and technology, will design the music and sound effects for the play.

Natalie Taylor Hart, assistant professor in the Performing Arts Department, has been selected as a finalist in World Stage Design 2017. Her entry is the scenic design for “Fences” by August Wilson produced at Triad Stage in Greensboro in April. Her work will be exhibited at the event and in the digital portfolio.

Since its launch in 2005, World Stage Design has attracted thousands of visitors and participants from across the globe. World Stage Design is an event produced every four years which provides attendees and participants with a much anticipated opportunity to experience an inspiring program of theatre design, performances, workshops, seminars and thought-provoking exhibitions.

The jury chose 120 entries for the WSD2017 Professional Designers Exhibition and 60 entries for the WSD2017 Emerging Designers Exhibition, for a total of 180 designs to be displayed from 149 designers across 36 countries. Fifteen of the 120 professional designs represent the U.S.A. The WSD2017 Exhibition will take place at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taipei from July 1 through July 9, 2017.