Man of Mode
This was the last show I had the pleasure of technical directing at school. because it was my last show I wanted to try something different with the materials we used to craft the scenery. The set was constructed from Poplar instead of our typical spruce board. This allowed for joinery techniques like pocket screws.
Since we made a different materials choice we were able to construct the set much faster than anticipated. 85% of the scenery was built after one 40 hour work week. Because of this it allowed time for us to have a beautiful set with a wonderful two-way mirror effect to reveal a completely different scene with lighting.
After the fall
This was the first show that I Technical Directed at School of the Arts. it was a smaller more close up set so details were imperative in the process of this show. To have a "seamless" show we worked from the beginning to find a texture to cover the entire set in. The scenic artist found that adhering butcher paper to the entire set, then ripping it strategically to create texture.
Because of this we did not have to worry about seams in the construction of the main frame or the seams in the deck from installing it. This made load in very quick and efficient to accomodate actors requesting to be on stage a day early for a tech rehearsal.
Carmen
I was the Assistant Technical Director for this show. It was a very enduring proccess because of a large budget and many desired effects from the designer.
Some features I engineered were: a "hill system" made out of styra-foam and a deck sub-system to create a hill for the front of the stage. The use of rubber playground mulch to cover the entire deck to act as dirt for the set.