Lucky Stiff

The stones are made of foam covered in a joint compound-paint mixture. To get the stones texture, we used a chip brush and pushed it up and down, giving the rock texture. We used a beige base, and then had watered down greys and oranges to create the sandstone. We used a sea sponge to blend the colors together. The same technique was used on the pillars minus the joint compound base. Lastly, we used a tint sealer to tie it all together.

Don't Dress for Dinner

The house in Don't Dress for Dinner is a renovate barn, so we wanted a rustic feel throughout. We sourced the stone texture online, and we based them in 2-3 different reds or grays with a scumble. After, we stipled on a different combination of the colors over top. I used a joint compound and paint mixture to fill in the grout lines with a chip brush. Lastly, we painted over the grout and stone with a tinted sealer.

During our run of Don't Dress for Dinner, our stage management intern was not available to finish out the run. We had trouble trying to find a replacement, but I was available to hep out. I was supposed to have 2 shadow runs and then 2 reverse shadows, but we had illness strike our cast so I only had 1 shadow and 1 reverse. I was very nervous with the limited time to learn the show, but the cast and our stage manager were incredible. I had many different tasks like assist quick changes, prop hand offs, help reset top and post show, and up keep costumes. This was a nice change of pace because although I've done deck crew before, I was the only crew backstage.

Dorothy's Dictionary

The deck of Dorothy's Dictionary is split in half: one side is Dorothy's hospital room and the other side is waves. With the hospital side, we started with a blue base, then spattered on a darker blue. We used a dry brush to drag out the spatter. We repeated the process with the lighter blue, and then with the tan colors.

Dames at Sea

During the run of Dames at Sea, I was an emergency replacement for 3 performances. I only had one put in rehearsal to learn all of my cues for spotlight, and it was my first time ever doing it so I was very nervous. Although it was nerve racking, it was thrilling to learn on the spot to help the show go on and learn a new skill.

My cute little costume

My view from the booth

Romeo and Juliet

Watch this for a step by step how I made the blood bags!

Being blood captain, my job included making the blood bags for the actors, collaborating with our wardrobe team, and cleaning up blood on the stage and actors. I learned a lot through out this process like delegating people to put blood bags on actors and making sure that the bags don't pop early

Advanced Scenic Painting Final Project

Reference photo, sourced from Pintrest

For my final project, we were tasked to paint a 6'x7' stain glass window. After getting my image approved, I printed out a reference image and color chart to accurately color match. Color matching was definitely the hardest part of the project because I wanted to get close as possible, and I had over 20 colors to match which was time consuming. After basing my canvas, I projected my image and traced it. I mixed many of my colors before hand, but did some mixing in between painting. My favorite part was the daffodil petals, it was a lot of fun blending and getting lost in the painting. This project took me at least 30 hours to do, possibly more!