Emily Lohrbach is a scenic painter and prop maker who believes that a bit of paint really can fix most things.

Emily graduated with her BFA in Scenic Design from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2015 and has been having fun working in props and scenic painting for theatre as well as wood finishing for retail products since then.

Theaters, Companies, TV

  • Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

  • Writers Theatre

  • Steppenwolf Theatre

  • The Old Joliet Haunted Prison

  • Cards Against Humanity’s Chicago Board Game Cafe (now Snakes & Lattes Chicago)

Specializing In

  • Faux Finishing and Texturing

  • Upholstery and Sewing

  • Sculpting

  • Graphic Design

  • Casting and Molding

  • Wood Finishing and Staining

  • Aging and Weathering

  • General Carpentry

  • Repair and Maintenance

  • Organization

  • Ralph Lauren (Michigan Ave. location)

  • Mercury Theater Chicago

  • The Steve Harvey Morning Show

  • Masterchef Junior

  • Second City Chicago