Lisa Renkel
Video Design and Interactive Media
Lisa is a video and projection designer based in New York City. Her passion for collaborative design has allowed her the opportunities to work on a wide variety of productions ranging from theatre to music tours.
Featured Project
Indecent - Cape Rep Theatre
A story of a theatre troupe for the ages, Indecent at Cape Rep Theatre boasted an intimate yet powerful design under the direction of Maura Hanlon. The Evoke Team created stunning lighting and projection in collaboration with scenic designer, Ryan McGettigan, that allowed us to be transported through from World War 2 Europe through modern day New York. Ending with the infamous rain dance at the end echoed by live music on stage, Indecent is one of our favorite projects to date.
Featured Project
LaGuardia Airport - Terminal B Water Feature
The Terminal B Water Feature is the only one of its kind in the Americas and the only one of its kind found globally in an airport. 4,000 gallons of recirculated water run through the system and fall from two rings to create a water curtain. 450 nozzles individually open and close to create shapes falling from the water. Three projectors are used to wrap light around the water. Video content, lights, and audio are played back in sync to create unique shows for travelers played throughout the day.
We tell stories.
Lisa recently won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Emojiland The Musical and was nominated for a Drama Desk. She also won a New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Innovative Design for her work on Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home.
Select designs: The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll’d (Off-Broadway), Emojiland The Musical (Off-Broadway), Projection Mapped Water Feature Installation (LaGuardia Airport), Reefer Madness (New 42), Drama League Gala (The Plaza), Indecent (Cape Rep Theatre), Learn to Speak Doll (Peppercorn Theatre), Pedro Pan (Theatre Row), Broadway Bares (BC/EFA 2018-2020), Merrily We Roll Along (Cape Rep Theatre), Dutchman (Secret Theatre), She Persisted (Drama League), Boundless (Cape Rep Theatre), Outside Paducah (Poetic Theater Productions), Village Orpheus (Fresh Fruit Festival).
Select associate designs: Tina, The Tina Turner Musical (Broadway), JUNK (Broadway), Clay Aiken’s Broadway Christmas (Broadway), The Stone Witch (Off-Broadway), The Spoils (Off-Broadway), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Off-Broadway), My Very Own British Invasion (Paper Mill Playhouse), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Kennedy Center), A Perfect Harmony (Smithsonian - IlluminAsia).
Select artist/animator projects: Ariana Grande (Sweetener World Tour & Coachella), Lady Gaga (Enigma Las Vegas Residency), League of Legends World Championship (Paris & Shanghai), Justin Bieber (SNL), Billboard Music Awards 2019 (MGM Grand), Childish Gambino (Coachella), MTV TV and Movie Awards (Los Angeles).
Lisa is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. USA Local 829. Check out her work and upcoming projects at: lisarenkel.com