Thursday, April 25, 2013

Quick Window Awning

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I made this quick window awning for Living Large in a Mini Kind of Way at 16th Street Theatre. We had a limited budget, and needed to build...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

Running water onstage

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About a year ago, when someone initially described this trick to me in a production meeting, I looked at him like he was crazy. "There...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Potting fake plants

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For  Living Large in a Mini Kind of Way at 16th street theatre, we decided that in the last scene it be great for the two characters to be ...
Friday, March 15, 2013

To All The Small Theatre Companies

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I had a wonderful meeting with a woman the other morning. She is planning to produce her first storefront show here in Chicago, with the hop...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Altered Mission Desk

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For The City and The City at Lifeline Theater we had been using this old mission style desk from stock for a rehearsal furniture piece. I ...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The evolution of a weapon

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 In the The City and The City at Lifeline Theater I had a very interesting design challenge. The play takes place in a fictional alternat...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Poster Rig

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 For The City and The City, at Lifeline Theatre we had the interesting challenge of attaching fliers and posters to the walls over the cou...
Monday, February 25, 2013

UV Lamp

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In Disconnect at Victory Gardens, one of the hardest pieces to figure out was a UV lamp that had to be assembled onstage and then light (...