ShakesFear: An Autumn's Tale

I was the props coordinator, working with guest and faculty designers, for the CU Presents production of ShakesFear: An Autumn's Tale. An outdoor immersive show in the style of a haunted house, I made a lot of spooky props as well as learning from a guest puppet designer.

Witch's Forest Dressing

(Skulls) Plastic Skulls,Tie Line, Drill, Washers, Paint, Spray Paint (Spine) Scrap Plastic Spines, Hacksaw, Dowels, Wood Glue, Drill, Armature Wire, Hot Glue, Paint, Spray Paint (Bone Wind Chime) Scrap Wood, Drill, Band Saw, Belt Sander, Wood Stain, Jute Twine, Hot Glue, Fake Long Bones, Plastic Mandible, Paint, Cheesecloth, Vines, Spray Paint, Tie Line (Eyeball Garland) Premier Clay, Drill, Acrylic Paint, Jute Twine, Gloss Sealer, Cheesecloth (Limbs, Organs, and Miscellaneous Bones) Fake Limbs, Organs, and Miscellaneous Bones, Cheesecloth, Jute Twine, Tie Line, Screws, Hot Glue, Paint

Hanging Bloody Skulls

Spine

Bone Wind Chime

Eyeball Garland

Limbs and Organs

Caesar's Note

Paper, Fountain Pen, Ribbon

Severed Neck

Cardboard, Foam, Paper Mache, Paint, Hot Glue, Plastic Spine Scrap, Sewing

Deer Head

Mesh Wire, Foam, Cloth, Paper, Tape, Antlers, Cardboard, Paper Mache, Paint, Sealer

Deer Head Progress

Deer Head in Show

Pie Tins, Foil, Clay, Paint, Amber Shellac

Titus' Pies

Pies in Progress

Finished

Pies in Show

Seven Stages Skeletons

After a workshop with puppet designer Jill Hibbard, my crew and I carried out her instructions to turn plastic skeletons into seven full sized puppets, two of which were on walking machines (constructed and designed by other members of our scene shop). I did most of the work on the old man skeleton with the hunched back and the skeleton baby, seen in photos below.