STARLA KOVAR joined OpenStage Theatre in spring 2005, working behind the scenes in OpenStage etcetera's production of Extremities as stage manager and board operator. Currently in her thirteenth season with OpenStage, she most recently designed properties for Every Brilliant Thing, served as the assistant director and set dresser for Avenue Q, stage manager for Steel Magnolias, designed properties and set dressing for The Flick, served as the assistant director/stage manager for Outside Mullingar and the assistant director for True West, and has taken on the roles of stage manager and assistant director for The Book of Liz, assistant director for The Seafarer, Dirty Blonde and Enchanted April, and properties designer and set dresser for Bug. Other roles with OpenStage etcetera include production manager for Rag and Bone, assistant director and stage manager for True West, assistant director for Desperate Affection and stage manager for The Six That Fell. Starla received the OpenStage OPUS Award for Outstanding Properties Design and Set Dressing for Bug and also received a 2016 Director's Award for Outside Mullingar.Starla received the 2021 Founders’ Award for her outstanding contributions to the Company.
Starla's Work in OpenStage Theatre
| Event | Role |
|---|---|
| Hedwig And The Angry Inch | Properties Designer/Set Dresser |
| Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express | Assistant Director |
| Natural Shocks | Properties Designer / Set Dresser |
| Every Brilliant Thing | Properties Designer |
| Men On Boats | Assistant Director |
| Steel Magnolias | Stage Manager/Light Board Operator |
| Avenue Q | Assistant Director/Set Dresser |
| Christmas Chaos: Getting Scrooged | Properties Designer/Stage Manager |
| The Flick- Essential Season | Properties Designer/Set Dresser/Properties Supervisor |
| Outside Mullingar | Assistant Director/Stage Manager |
| True West | Assistant Director |
| The Seafarer | Assistant Director |
| Bug | Set Dresser/Properties Designer |
| The Book Of Liz | Assistant Director/Stage Manager |
| Rag And Bone | Set-In Crew |
| Dirty Blonde | Assistant Director |
| Rag And Bone | Production Manager |
| True West | Assistant Director/Stage Manager |
| True West | Light Board Operator |
| Enchanted April | 1st Assistant Director |
| The Six That Fell | Stage Manager |
| Desperate Affection | Assistant Director |
| Extremities | Set-In Crew |
| Extremities | Set Painter |
| Extremities | Light Board Operator |
| Extremities | Set Construction |
| Extremities | Stage Manager |
| The Women | Stagehand |