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Scenic Design & Projection
Men on Boats
Smith College Theatre; Directed by Tara Franklin
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The play follows the Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, where John Wesley Powell and his men take their boats from the Green River to the Colorado River, becoming the first US sanctioned expedition through the Grand Canyon. The comedic play retells the story, recasting it with 10 non-cis white men to put a spin on the story.
This production placed heavy emphasis on movement through the space and the physicality of the actors. Thus, I worked with the director to create an open acting space. The wall of spandex-like fabric in the back provided a flexible, fluid piece for the actors to interact with, in addition to functioning as a projection surface for the canyon wall. To illustrate the expanse of nature, the rp screen upstage is a second projection surface, showing the sky, up until the walls of the canyon become oppressively looming. The floor is a desert-like sand, functioning as both the river bottom and the river bank in different scenes. It is the third projection surface, where I projected water videos to create the movement of the river, especially during scenes where the river is rushing fast.
April 2018
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The play follows the Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, where John Wesley Powell and his men take their boats from the Green River to the Colorado River, becoming the first US sanctioned expedition through the Grand Canyon. The comedic play retells the story, recasting it with 10 non-cis white men to put a spin on the story.
This production placed heavy emphasis on movement through the space and the physicality of the actors. Thus, I worked with the director to create an open acting space. The wall of spandex-like fabric in the back provided a flexible, fluid piece for the actors to interact with, in addition to functioning as a projection surface for the canyon wall. To illustrate the expanse of nature, the rp screen upstage is a second projection surface, showing the sky, up until the walls of the canyon become oppressively looming. The floor is a desert-like sand, functioning as both the river bottom and the river bank in different scenes. It is the third projection surface, where I projected water videos to create the movement of the river, especially during scenes where the river is rushing fast.
April 2018
Scenic Design
Marriage of Figaro
Panopera Productions; Directed by Alan Schneider
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The play follows the Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, where John Wesley Powell and his men take their boats from the Green River to the Colorado River, becoming the first US sanctioned expedition through the Grand Canyon. The comedic play retells the story, recasting it with 10 non-cis white men to put a spin on the story.
This production placed heavy emphasis on movement through the space and the physicality of the actors. Thus, I worked with the director to create an open acting space. The wall of spandex-like fabric in the back provided a flexible, fluid piece for the actors to interact with, in addition to functioning as a projection surface for the canyon wall. To illustrate the expanse of nature, the rp screen upstage is a second projection surface, showing the sky, up until the walls of the canyon become oppressively looming. The floor is a desert-like sand, functioning as both the river bottom and the river bank in different scenes. It is the third projection surface, where I projected water videos to create the movement of the river, especially during scenes where the river is rushing fast.
April 2018