Vendetta

 Various venues
May - August 2006

Set and Costume Designer

 Directed by Ralph Mondi
Set during the plague of Cholera in Naples, Italy, a man presumed dead from the disease returns to his home, only to find his wife and best friend are more romantically linked than he previous thought. Working on a tight time limit and budget, I am working on a set of simple truckable objects, supporting the actors in a small variety of spaces. Costumes similarly reflect the period in a strikingly simple way. The production is still a work-in-progress, but expect more photos and development in the coming weeks.

 

 

Theatre Spaces

 Sherman Theatre, Torch Theatre
 

Digital designer

 July 2005
A client was after digital models of his regular venues in SketchUp, and commissioned me to build them. Using original ground plans, the venues were built from the ground up, including markings such as fly bars, screens, various obstructions and seating, as necessary. This allowed the client to get a feel of the space in a short space of time.

 

The Laramie Project

 Sherman Theatre, Venue Two
February 2005

Set and Costume Designer

 Directed by Phil Clark
The Laramie Project, originally written by the Tectonic Theatre Workshop in the wake of the brutal murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard, takes a long hard look at the attitudes and views towards homosexuality in America today. Ten actors play about sixty characters in the course of the play, so I had to visually represent each one quickly and efficiently in a way the audience could understand and wouldn't hinder the emotion. By dressing the actors very plainly when playing "themselves", they could add a an item or take up a prop, and would automatically shift character. For the set, I designed huge cloths painted to represent the sweeping plains of Wyoming, with a large fence dissecting the acting area, a constant reminder of Matthew's final resting place.

 

The Cunning Little Vixen

 Sherman Theatre
June 2004

Assistant Designer

 Designed by Corinna Everett
Directed by Phil Clark
Janacek's work about the life of a vixen was the tenth opera performed by the Royal Welsh College required an enormous of a production work in a very short time. As assistant designer, I helped in ordering materials, completing technical drawings of the set, liaising between production teams and realising the design. Quick and efficient work was the order of the day, and the opera was staged on time and under budget.

 

Blood Wedding

 Caird Studio, RWCMD
February 2004

Design Assistant

 Designed by Blaanid Maddrell
Directed by Chris Monks
Set in Spain, Blood Wedding focuses on the nuptials of a couple caught up in other relationships, and how they overcome their problems with help and hindrance from the personification of the Moon and Death. With an adaptable set of two truckable walls, a large backcloth and plenty of props, I worked in a team responsible for all scenic artistry, sourcing and rendering.

 

Wide Awake and Dreaming

 RWCMD and Bute Park
June 2003

Designer, Maker and Performer

 Directed by Amy Rose
Based on Kafka's Metamorphosis, Wide Awake and Dreaming follows a protagonist's trip through his dream and out the other side where he becomes a bug. As part of a small team, I worked on the segment "Unrequited Love", where a toy soldier and ballerina finally get the chance to be together only for their clockwork to run out, locking them forever in an almost-embrace. As well as assisting in designing and constructing the puppets, set and props, I narrated the show and played the role of the soldier.