Kerith Parashak is a St. Louis native. She received her MFA in Scenic Design in 2012 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City under the mentorship of John Ezell. She received her BA in Art History with a minor in Archaeology from Washington University in St. Louis in December of 2008. Kerith has worked with a number of professional companies in both St. Louis and Kansas City. Her St. Louis credits include Muddy Waters Theatre (Three Tall Women), and HotCity Theatre (Glenngarry Glen Ross). Kansas City credits include work with Kansas City Actor’s Theatre (Billy Bishop Goes to War), Unicorn Theatre (The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge), and Coterie Theatre (Ben Franklin’s Apprentice).

She currently resides in Chicago, IL. She worked for two years as a member of the scenic art crew at Paramount Theater. For the next few years she worked as a freelance scenic artist at a number of companies including Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane Theater and Marriott Theater. She also worked as the charge artist for the 2014-2015 season at the American Theater Company including the Jeff nominated production of The Royale. Shortly after, she became the non-union charge artist at Crosstown Scenic, where she oversaw or painted a number of shows for various companies including White Christmas at Drury Lane Theater and the new set of The Steve Harvey Show. She now works as the assistant scenic artist and printer for RedBox Workshop, who specializes in children’s museum and library exhibits.

When not painting, she designs around Chicago. Recent shows include Unwilling and Hostile Instruments with Theater Seven of Chicago and Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol with NightBlue Theater. During the summer of 2014, she worked as the resident scenic designer at The Barn Theater in Augusta, Michigan. Recently, she has worked as the unofficial resident scenic designer at Moraine Valley Community College, designing shows such as The Playboy of the Western World and Spring Awakening. When not creating her own designs, she works as the assistant to scenic designer J Branson.