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 eighteenth season, she has worked with OpenStage on more than 20 productions. Most recently, Starla served as Assistant Director for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Men on Boats, designed properties for Every Brilliant Thing and Natural Shocks, served as the Assistant Director and Set Dresser for Avenue Q and as Stage Manager for Steel Magnolias. Starla is a two- time recipient of the OpenStage OPUS Award for Outstanding Properties Design and Set Dressing. In 2021, Starla received the OpenStage Theatre Founders’ Award in recognition for her outstanding contributions to the Company
Starla's Work in OpenStage Theatre
| Event | Role |
|---|---|
| The Revolutionists | Assistant Director |
| Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express | Assistant Director |
| Natural Shocks | Properties Designer / Set Dresser |
| Men On Boats | Assistant Director |
| Every Brilliant Thing | Properties Designer |
| Avenue Q | Assistant Director/Set Dresser |
| Steel Magnolias | Stage Manager/Light Board Operator |
| 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 | Light Board Operator |
| Enchanted April | 1st Assistant Director |
| True West | Assistant Director/Stage Manager |
| Desperate Affection | Assistant Director |
| The Six That Fell | Stage Manager |
| Extremities | Set-In Crew |
| Extremities | Set Construction |
| Extremities | Stage Manager |
| The Women | Stagehand |
| Extremities | Set Painter |
| Extremities | Light Board Operator |