Skin of Our Teeth

In working on the show Skin of Our Teeth, I learned how to work with wheel jacks to adjust the set walls from scene to scene and how to be able to take the weight of the set wall and move it by using a 2X4 by pressing it and setting a castor wheel which was attached to the board against the stage floor to pivot the wall to maneuver it one way or another.












In addition to working with wheel jacks, I also learned how to create the simple illusion of a wall collapsing by screwing hinges from the floor to the panel and tying a rope to the top of the panel so that it can be raised back to normal or lowered and tied to stay in position.

Quake

In working on the building of the set of Quake we found that one of the challenges was how to create a stable set piece out of Styrofoam for an actor to stand on without causing any damage or harm to the integrity of the set piece once painted. This was fixed by adding multiple layers of cheese cloth and paste in order to sustain the abuse of the show to a certain extent. During the set construction, I learned how to cut and shape foam to create the set pieces to look like they were layered and textured to look like rocks for the show.