The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Painted by Chloe Calzolano
Wednesday’s Crossbow
Archives
Thing – The Addams Hand
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Grenade & Explosion
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Confetti Air Cannon
Pugsley’s Plunger & Explosion
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Carpentry Assistance by Breanna Suarez (who also played Pugsley in this production)
Confetti Air Cannon
Addams Tassel comes to Life
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Tweeting Bird gets Killed
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Heretic’s Chair
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Grandma Addams’ Pet Rat
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Acrimonium
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Dry Ice Video coming soon!
Sneaky Spider
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
Shadow Puppets – The Moon & Me
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Monster Iguanadon
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Fester’s Rocket to the Moon
The Addams Family | Davidson College | April 2022
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Electric Sparking Shock Device
Cambodian Rock Band | Victory Gardens Theater | April 2019
Functional Sparking “Torture” Device
How I Made It:
Dutch Masters Set Dressing (& Destruction)
Dutch Masters | Jackalope Theatre Company | March 2019
Before Fight
Shelf
During/After Fight
Phase 1 – Atari and Accessories
Phase 2 – Games & Toys
Phase 3 – Basketball Hoop into Grandfather Clock
Phase 4 – Clothing
Phase 5 – Table Flipping
Phase 6 – Armchair Flip
After
Fight Choreography by Rachel Flesher
Dutch Masters Blunt
Dutch Masters | Jackalope Theatre Company | March 2019
“Smokable” Blunt Rig
Vape Pen next to Dutch Master Cigar
Gaff Sleeve for Vape Pen
Covering with “Cigar Leaf”
Oregano Filling
Mouthpiece Cover
Burnt End
Gaff Tape Sleeve allows vape pen to be removed for charging and refilling.
Real Dutch Master Cigar split and rolled into blunt on stage and switched out with slight-of-hand.
Materials: Smok Vape Pen and E-fluid; Paper, Gaff Tape; Oregano
Grandfather Clock with Sugar Glass Pane
Dutch Masters | Jackalope Theatre Company | March 2019
Grandfather Clock Construction
(Made mostly from scrap wood)
Design Plans
Base
Inside Base
Faux Columns
Gluing Faux Columns
Lower Door Routed
Split Pediment
Stained
Clock Face Print
Before
After Glass Breaking
Glass Pane
Boiling Mixture to Hard Crack Temperature
Silicone and Tin Foil Mold
Cooling Pane
Pane in Unfinished Clock
Glass Breaking Rehearsal
To see more about the set dressing, props, and fight scene click here.
Queen’s Birthday Cake
Opening Ceremony | Sterling Renaissance Festival | Summer 2016
Oops!
Her Majesty tasting the cake.
Tudor Rose Inspired Frosting
Her Majesty’s birthday cake accidentally being pushed into the baker’s face.
Materials: Round box, sand for weight, joint compound, sealant, fake flowers, whipped cream, food coloring.
Bleeding Rat
Dracula | Cravat Productions | December 2017
The rat was modified to hold a small compressed blood pack, which allowed the actor to bite the head of the rat, piercing the blood pack.
Materials: Fake rat, film canister, hot glue
Rat Underside
Blood Pack Compartment
Rat
Victorian Blood Transfusion Apparatus
Dracula | Cravat Productions | December 2017
This device was used to perform two ‘live’ blood transfusions. The blood would flow from a funnel and tube on the other side of the bedroom wall, into a latex piece on the donor’s arm. The end of this tube was sealed, but when stabbed with the needle ‘blood’ would flow through the device and to the receiver’s needle (which was closed to stop the flow).
Materials: Amber Bottle, Latex Tubing, Plumbing Fittings, Two-way Valve, Oven-bake Clay, Acrylic Paint, Flavor Injector Needles, Clear Tubing, Hot Glue
Needle
Apparatus Valve
Apparatus and Tubing
The ‘cut’ tube was fitted over itself, making it a single length of tube for the first transfusion. In Act II, this modification allowed Dracula to cut the tube and drink from the device.
Painted Tube Connection
Bottle
Amber Bottle Fitting
Painted Valve
Bleeding Bone Knife
Dracula | Cravat Productions | December 2017
Bleeding Bone Knife Grip
Renfield cut Dr. Seward’s arm with this jaw bone knife. As he did this, blood poured out of the hole and ran down the blade, which Renfield then licked off.
Materials: Cow Jaw Bone, Mod-Podge, Clear Tubing, Plastic Bag, Hot Glue
Bone Knife Blood Hole
Bone Knife Blade
Bone Knife
Hollowed Out Base for Blood Bag
Cut Cow Jaw Bone
Cow Jaw Bone
Drinks & Table
Pride & Prejudice | SUNY Oswego | Spring 2017
Magnetic Drink Tables for Assembly Balls
Materials: Magnets, Found Tables, Steel Sheets, Spray Paint
Adding Magnets to Plastic Glassware
Glue Drying
Steel Sheet Attached
Painted Table
Also used on Metal Drink Tray
Two drink tables with plastic glassware filled with fake champagne were carried out by actors during a 10 second scene change. In order to decrease the likely hood of spilling and/or breaking glass, I found convincing plasticware, glued industrial magnets to the bases, and screwed steel sheets to the tops of the tables.
The champagne was a mixture of white grape juice and seltzer (to make any stains easier to remove).
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