About the Artist

Laura Merrill (All,Any)

Sideshow (circus) performer since 2014

Stage manager since 2016

Theater Design since 2024

Laura is the current Technical Director for Mid-Pen High School.

A Properties Artisan, Lighting Designer, and general tech crew/shop member for many Bay Area theaters. A Sideshow performer. Alt model. A SFX Makeup artist.

Laura works across the Bay Area with many productions such as: Opera San Jose, Teatro Visión, Ópera Cultura, City Lights Theater Company, Los Altos Stage Company, TheatreWorks, and more! They also regularly Stage Manage for The Circus of Sin (a neo-burlesque variety show hosted by the Caravan Lounge every 2nd Friday at 10PM).

General Skills:

Light board operation primarily ETC, Q-Lab, script analysis, calling cues, model making, scenic build and painting, light hang and focus, power tool operation, basic hand sewing, sewing machine, prop building, prop procurement (shopping), basic upholstery, SFX makeup. Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Zoom, Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, collaborating with others, list making, problem solving, task delegation, time management. Familiar with: Sketch-up, Vectorworks, video recording and basic formatting, sound set-up.


Notable Designs Include:

  • Los Altos Stage Company's The Toxic Avenger The Musical, Props (2026)

  • City Lights’ Dracula a Comedy of Terrors, Props (2025),

  • City Lights’ Head Over Heels, Props (2025),

  • Foothill’s The Prom, Props (2025),

  • Teatro Visión’s The House on Mango Street, Props (2025)

  • Teatro Visión’s La Mariposa and Breaking Through, Props (2024)

  • City Lights’ In Love and Warcraft, Props (2024)

  • Foothill’s Rhinoceros, Set (2025)