She Kills Monsters
The build on “She Kills Monsters” continues. There’s not much permanent scenery, so the focus remains on all of the puppetry and prop items that need to be constructed. First, a pic of the stage floor, getting closer to completion:
My first attempt at the beholder failed. In my rush, I put fans on the papier mache, which then dried on the outside and prevented the interior from hardening; therefore it remained much softer than hoped. We’ve begun again.
Light hang began this week, with student lighting designer Harry and student M.E. Trevor running the show:
In the shop, the craftiness ramps up. Here’s Alexis cutting out scales for the dragons, of which we will need ever so many. . .
Props assistant Lucas attaches a layer of muslin to the dragon neck harnesses. Eventually, we’ll glue the scales onto this surface (once I finish the heads and figure out how to attached them to the frames.
Props manager Abby and assistant Madelyn work on bugbear clubs, the fireball, and boxing ring signs:
Assistant TD Mary works with Kate on putting casters on the gelatinous cube frame:
One of my day’s projects was to build up the structure of the dragon heads. Here’s the first of five, in progress: