Carpenter & Artisan
Furniture Carpentry
Tête-à-Tête
In The Next Room
Ohio University 2017
Scenic Designer: Janhavi Chaudhari
Prop Master: Samantha Llanes
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Built, Upholstered, and Painted with fellow prop artisan Ariel Lacey
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Hand-carved base and legs out of poplar
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S-curve is 1/2" ply with a veneer on the exterior sides, sitting on ribs attached to the base
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Most dowels taken from an old chair, two lathed to match
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Top is buttoned and pulled through the ply, then the string is hidden underneath in a small canal.
Top 3 Board's Choice Ezekiel Award
Scenic Technology
2017 USITT Ohio Valley Section
Pouffe
The Ladies Man
Ohio University 2016
Scenic Designer: Erin Hemming
Prop Master: Jose Nunez
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Has a diameter of 5'
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Custom carved poplar legs
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Base made out of 3/4" ply and bendy ply
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Applique self-contained so that it could roll on and off stage without damage
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Center and side wedges removable for storage
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See upholstery page for upper section photos
Board's Choice Ezekiel Award
Scenic Technology
2017 USITT Ohio Valley Section
Chariot
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Stages St. Louis 2017
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Rolls out on casters, fake wheels on sides
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Every feather piece is 1/8" styrofoam layered over top of each other
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Base of front made from bendy ply
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Wings flare out once they're on stage, kept up via bungee cords on back.
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Rolled out on a knife in stage.
Boat Cart
South Pacific
Stages St. Louis 2017
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Given two different plans on the build, opted for a mixture of both
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Wheels are bicycle wheels with axles run through large angle irons attached to the base.
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Sides and front are a double-layer bendy ply.
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Handles are PVC made to look like bamboo
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Hanger for decoration made from real bamboo, tied with twine and fastened with a center screw.
Day Bed
The Rover
Ohio University 2017
Scenic Designer: David Russel
Prop Master: Erin Brandt
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My part of the project was the custom carved poplar legs
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Used a Lancelot grinder attachment, sanding flap wheels, and a dremel.
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Eva Foam was applied for other details
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The wood/foam sections were then covered in gold leaf after painting
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I also upholstered the back pillow rest.
Conference Table
9 to 5
Stages St. Louis 2017
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Originally built for several people dancing on it.
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Originally the feet were on sliders, not casters
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Top is 3/4" ply, topped in masonite, wrapped around the edges with bendy ply and masonite.
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All sides covered in masonite.
Bamboo Planter
South Pacific
Stages St. Louis 2017
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Created out of different sized PVC to stand in for bamboo.
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Side panels are made of wood plank placemats cut to size and glued onto luan sheets that are inserted in the top and bottom pieces of PVC.
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Smaller arches filled with sand and bent with a heat gun.
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On a rolling caster base.
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Twine hot glued around PVC to make "knuckles" in bamboo.
Replica Chair
Anything Goes
Stages St. Louis 2015
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Sarah Harris
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Chair replicated from existing chair
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Made out of pine, birch plywood, and dowels.
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Back pieces inserted into sides.
Touring Bench
The Velveteen Rabbit
Barter Theatre 2014
Scenic Designer: Holly Breur
Prop Master: Helen Stratakes
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Can be broken down in pieces: base, legs, and top stretcher, for touring. Bolted together.
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Legs and back supports lathed out of poplar and doweled together where needed
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Rest of piece made of pine, seats of pine planks
Vanities
It Shoulda Been You
Stages St. Louis 2016
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Two vanities with identical fronts.
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One has opening mini bar doors, one has pull out drawers to be a desk.
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Made out of plywood and pine with an MDF top
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Molding Applique
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Painted by Grey Stowers