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Selected Design Portfolio

The Drowsy Chaperone
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Drowsy Chaperone Lake Forest High School Director: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Aria Broxterman Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Front Flat Drawing

Front Flat Drawing

Trap
By Stephen Gregg

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Trap Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Assistant Technical Director: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Model Box for Trap

Model Box for Trap

The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

1st pass 3D rendering

Mostly cleared stage for Importance of Being Earnest

Painting of Brick Process Photo

Process of floor treatment & set build

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Music by Richard Roddgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Cinderella Lake Forest High School Directors: John Wanninger & Kelly MacBlane Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Projection Designer: Abboye Lawrence Sound Engineer: Rick Day Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast
Conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen. Written by Rose Courtney

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Lake Forest High School Director: Sara Dreiling Assistant Director: Jack Taylor Technical Director & Scenic Designer: Aidan Lynn Smith Costume Designer: Dawn Neal

Babette's Feast Progression of House painting

Babette's Feast Wood Treatment first layer

Babette's Feast Wood Treatment completed with students

Babette's Feast Teaching Wall painting techniques

Babette's Feast First Sketch Design

Paint Samples

© 2026 by Aidan Lynn Smith

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