Bob Knuth Designs

09/12/2021

This is Tiny Town! I was so lucky to concept, design, build and install this fun interactive exhibit at The Kohl Children’s Museum at the start of 🌞 summer.

Teaching 5-7 year olds about signs and the importance of the post office. 📬

I hear it is still standing strong and ready for fall. 🎃👻🍁

08/12/2018

I was recently honored to design the set for “The Second City’s Generation Gap” - our summer show at the Kennedy Center - with an amazing cast and crew.

“The set was also impressive... three doors, seemingly one for each generation, and surrounded them by LED lighted blocks... they used some portable props and movable set pieces to transform the stage from scene to scene” - MD Theatre Guide

“the stage and simple, yet effective set of three doors surrounded by Windows 97-esque window panes.... effectively creates different senses of place by lighting the windows with different colors—pastel tones to suggest a rococo 18th century France; an American flag in lights; or stars and fire for prehistoric times.” - DC Metro Theatre Arts

Lighting Design by Mary Keegan
Directed by Anthony LeBlanc
Created by Asia Martin

11/20/2017

The magical transformation of The Second City Toronto lobby in to a Winter Wonderland just in time for the holiday season shows. Goal to increase social media activity and word of mouth. The Second City Toronto

06/29/2016

Working on a new website to show off my stuff.
Work-in-progress.
Simple and sweet.

Check it out.

03/07/2016

I completely neglected to post the art for the fabulous new (well, it opened a few months ago) Second City Chicago mainstage r***e... "Fool Me Twice, Deja Vu"

03/07/2016

I recently traveled to Toronto to art direct a photoshoot for a hot new show at The Second City Toronto, "The Hotline Always Blings Twice."

Here is the result.... it was a ton of fun.

10/28/2015

I'm so honored to be included as a winner in the 2015 Winter In-House Design Awards from HOW Design Magazine. I received a Merit Award in the Entertainment division for my Second City "Panic on Cloud Nine" poster.

08/21/2015

Congrats to The Second City and Mercury Theater for the JEFF nominations for Best Production for "Panic on Cloud Nine" and "The Addams Family" respectively - two productions I very much enjoyed working on! Kudos to cast, crew and producers!

When the Paramount Theatre in Aurora began producing its own musicals, the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee deemed the theater ineligible, on the grounds that Aurora was too far from the city of Chicago. But the Jeff Committee was pressured to change its rules and relented last year. The decision w…

02/03/2015

The Addams Family set is coming together. This is under work lights. Should be ready for opening on Feb. 5, 2015.

12/14/2014

This year's results from our annual Holiday Crafty Weekend!

11/28/2013

Art work for The Second City's A Christmas Carol - Twist Your Dickens @ The Kirk Douglas Theatre in L.A. Photo by Ithamar Enriquez