Saturday, November 30, 2013

knotted lamb and baby

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For Paulus , at Silk Road Rising, the concept of the show was very theatrical. We felt specifically that two props, a dead baby, and a sacr...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Some things are worth paying more for: Percussion

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For Paulus at Silk Road Rising, the director had an idea to create a theatrical moment out of falling coins with actors in the wings usin...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Barbed Wire Crown

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For Paulus at Silk Road Rising, we needed a barbed wire crown to put onto one of the actors. It was supposed to be very similar to the bibl...
Monday, November 18, 2013

"Dream Candles"

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I just bought one of these candles for Appropriate , at Victory Gardens and I'm blown away. Chicago has particularly strict regulations ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Wooden Axe

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For Paulus at Silk Road Rising, we needed an ax for the final scene (a decapitation that is pretty awesome and very theatrical). Initially t...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

When should contracts be renegotiated

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So this is more of a question than a statement, but I am starting to wonder when I should consider changes to the script and budget as motiv...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Green Tea Frappuccino

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For Broken Fences at 16th Street, we needed three Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccinos. The director would have loved to have something real, bu...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Egg carton spiders

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This project, for the children's show Click Clack Boo, at Lifeline theatre feels like it belongs on Pinterest more than on my blog. In ...