"Shabby Tech"
EXPEDIENT SCENIC DESIGN IDEAS FOR THE FRUGAL THEATRE PROGRAM
Friday, September 3, 2010
Converting a Stock "Carriage"
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This is a local community theatre "stock" prop that I have used several times over the years. It is a period wagon that was made ...
Monday, August 30, 2010
Periaktoi that revolve on Lighting Booms!
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Expedient Design: I had a tremendous amout to stock "hollywood style" flats that were 10 feet tall but only 2 feet wide. And whe...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The "Marilyn Monroe" Effect
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When we produced the musical comedy "The Return to the Forbidden Planet" , there was a song about Miranda, the young female lead f...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Practical Tree Stump
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My recent production of "Picnic" with high school actors. Click on photo to enlarge it: EXPEDIENT SOLUTION: This is a fun proje...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Mr. Lowell's "Gold Rosettes" - the epitome of "Shabby Tech"
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Wow, I get more internet comments on my simple "Gold Rosettes" than any other design element I have ever done! The show sold out a...
Monday, August 23, 2010
Stone Temple for "Children of Eden"
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Click photos to enlarge: The "Children of Eden" script calls for a scene at a location like Stonehenge in Act I. But our Directo...
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Colorful Undersea Life - on a budget
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Click photos to enlarge: Here's an expedient idea for giving your stage an "undersea" look. Last year we did a children's...
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