Sunday, December 15, 2013

Never be afraid to ask...for WAY more than you can afford

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An Inspector Calls at Remy Bumppo, turned out beautifully, with a huge beautiful oriental rug and beautifully finished wood furniture.  ...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Scraps of dessert

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For An Inspector Calls at Remy Bumppo, the show opens at the end of a dinner party. The characters are supposed to be finishing last bites ...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Newspaper with inserted articles

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Period newspaper props are getting more and more difficult passing year. As color ink gets cheaper and more common, it is harder and harder ...
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...