Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

Completed set with lighting

Installation of turf

Added finishing touches to the set with additional ivy

Completed set with lighting

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Technical Director: Garret Weeda

Assistant Technical Director: Maya Bowers

Scenic Designer: Paige Hathaway

Completed set

Tree covered in roofing compound

Completed set

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Technical Director: Garret Weeda

Assistant Technical Director: Maya Bowers

Scenic Designer: Paige Hathaway

Completed 'interior' with all trim/molding, walls, doors, and floors

Walls and doors assembled with top framing piece

Constructed four 'pillars' to hide curtain edges

Completed 'interior' with all trim/molding, walls, doors, and floors

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Carpenter - Little Red & Much Ado About Nothing

Built in blackbox style theatre
Set was multifunctional - a quick changeover of small set pieces (a door, bed, gate, etc.) would allow the set to switch between the two shows
18' stock walls were used, refaced with brick, and decorated with ivy
Worked on all aspects of the set - focused on flooring and platform construction
Worked in a team of 3 to construct two custom functional opening windows and shutters

Worked on all aspects of the set, but focused on trees - construction, detailing, painting, and installation
Trees were first constructed using a plywood base and top connected with a series of 2x4 supports and additional 1x to create a shape
The wooden frames were then covered in chicken wire attached with staples
The chicken wire was then covered with stretched muslin so that the paper would have something to stick on to
Muslin was covered in paper soaked in a glue and water mixture, which created a bark-like texture
Paper was sealed with roofing compound, then painted to look like trees

Worked solo to interpret drawings and construct wall and door units for main platform
Worked with one other carpenter to install vinyl flooring to 2 4'x8' platforms
Assisted in the installation of all molding and trim
Assisted paint charge with simple painting tasks - underpainting platform, solid walls, and touch-ups

Technical Director: Garret Weeda

Assistant Technical Director: Maya Bowers

Scenic Designer: Paige Hathaway