Miscellaneous Sets Archive
The timeline for scenic painting is often quite brief and the workspace is often shared with other technicians trying to complete their tasks in a crunch, so it’s sometimes difficult to get a good photograph of the set (with no actors, under a simple wash light). Here are a few shows I worked on where I only managed to capture a few images.
“The Electric Baby” Rorschach Theatre, April 2016
Written by Stefanie Zadravec, Directed by Randy Baker, Set design by Betsy Zuck
Spatter and Lightning? I didn’t get to relish this one very much as I was in the process of moving back the Shenandoah Valley at the time.
“The Electric Baby” Rorschach Theatre, April 2016 , Production Still
Written by Stefanie Zadravec, Directed by Randy Baker, Set design by Betsy Zuck
"Overnight paint call
bleeds into midmorning
the gentleman who cleans
the lobby & house brings the sunlight
with him into the black box
Oh wow! It looks so real!
I wish it could stay like this forever!"
NextStop Theatre “Boeing Boeing” By Beverley Cross | Francis Evans | Marc Camoletti Directed by Evan Hoffmann, Set Design by Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden
Production Still by Traci J. Brooks Studios
“Whipping, or The Football Hamlet” Longacre Lea, 2017, Tech Rehearsal
Written/Directed by Kathleen Akerley, Designed by Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden
A more difficult design with forced perspective and precise measurements, it took three of us to complete.
“Whipping, or The Football Hamlet” Longacre Lea, 2017, Production Still
Written/Directed by Kathleen Akerley, Designed by Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden
The bright stadium lights and intricate gobos achieved a powerful dramatic effect, but production stills of the paintwork were washed out.
FLYING V FIGHTS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD, June 2017
Conceived and Directed by Jonathan Ezra Rubin and Jason Schlafstein - Fight Directed by Jonathan Ezra Rubin, Written by Matt Bassett & Jason Schlafstei, Original Music Composed by Navid Azeez & Michael Winch, Set Design by Joseph Musumeci, Lighting by Kristin A. Thompson, Props & Puppets by Andrea “Dre” Moore , Sound by Neil McFadden, Special Effects by Andrew Berry , Costumes by Sydney Moore
Click here for Flying V Facebook page with more production stills.
I had the opportunity to work with Joe as assistant Set Designer as well as the Scenic Charge on this one. From previous experience, I knew that the small space of the Bethesda Writer’s Center often caused paint work to be washed out by the intensely saturated LED lighting. Given the timeless style the storyline required, I suggested we do the set in a grey scale to allow the projections and lights to take their appropriate focus. This show was a doozy, first time painting on Marley dance flooring and learned it took a lot longer to dry than the masonite flooring I was more accustomed to.
Twas a pleasure working alongside Props & Puppeteering Wizard Andrea “Dre” Moore on this show. She was up to her ears in props demands and let me paint this car cut-out (which was a nice break from the black&white world I asked for.
“You Or Whatever I Can Get” Flying V Theatre, February 2016
Written by Suzanne Edgar, Vaughn M. Irving, Farrell Parker, Steve Przybylski, Jason Schlafstein, and Doug Wilder
Directed by Jason Schlafstein, Music Direction by Steve Przybylski,
Set Design by Joseph Musumeci
A full scale musical with a revolving stage, the set itself designed to recall elements of the DC Metro System- Metro-esque map on the wall, and terra-cotta hexagon tiles on the stage apron. The grid of the Silver Spring Black Box created shadows that rendered photographs of the set difficult to take. Most production stills were focused tightly on the action.
Ryan Maxwell Photography Production Still
“You Or Whatever I Can Get” Flying V Theatre, February 2016
Written by Suzanne Edgar, Vaughn M. Irving, Farrell Parker, Steve Przybylski, Jason Schlafstein, and Doug Wilder
Directed by Jason Schlafstein, Music Direction by Steve Przybylski,
Set Design by Joseph Musumeci
Click here for Flying V Facebook page with more production stills.
“Blossom’s Rainbow” Arts on the Horizon, March 2015
Created and Directed by Margot Greenlee
Music Composed and Performed by Mark H. Rooney
A painter’s brush sets a young cherry blossom’s world into motion. Infused with whimsical dance, vibrant colors, and dynamic live music, join Blossom on her journey from the red mountains down to the indigo city in this delightful piece that celebrates Japanese culture.
When painting a Portal to Hell, you don't need much instruction- "buy all of Home Depot's Spray Foam" will suffice. — painting Sarah Ruhl's “Eurydice” at Nextstop Theatre Company in 2016.
NextStop Theatre, “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl, 2016
Production Still by Traci J. Brooks Studios
Audience photo courtesy of theater wizard, Daniel Mori
NextStop Theatre, “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck, 2018
Production Still by Locke & Company