Yaro Yarashevich
Yaro is a Belarusian-American Technical Designer, specializing in theater rigging and stage machinery. She currently works for Texas Scenic Company’s Northeast office, focusing primarily on the large-scale projects. Since August 2020, she is assisting with the design development of the Brown University Lindemann Performing Arts Center machinery. Other projects include work for Palace Theatre (NYC), NBC, NYU, Times Square Church, The Juilliard School, Hudson Theater (NYC), Center Stage. Yaro holds a BTech in Entertainment Technology (summa cum laude) from NYC College of Technology and an MFA in Technical Design and Production from Yale School of Drama. She is a recipient of the USITT Golden Hammer Award, and an ETCP certified rigger. Stage credits include technical direction for Manahatta (Yale Rep) and multiple shows at the Yale Cabaret; ATD for Cadillac Crew and The Prisoner (Yale Rep), and Small Mouth Sounds (Ars Nova). Yaro also toured with the Belarus Free Theatre for over four years, overseeing all technical aspects of the shows and occasionally acting, but enjoying theatre tech the most.