Studio Theatre at Virginia Tech, Spring 2018.
The floor treatment- a 15'x15' section of parquet, in the middle of a 3" plank wood flooring, vignetted to black on the edges- was a major element in creating the interior of the Victorian restoration house in Maple Ave., where Alison Bechdel's father, Bruce "lived his life inside..."
Directed by Susanna Rinehart.
Scenic Design & Assistant Scenic Artist: Estefania Perez-Vera
Lighting Design by Dylan Bomgardner
Costume Design by Mary Rathell
Properties Design by Felysia Havens-Furnary
Charge Artist: Rhi Sanders
Photo by Dylan Bomgardner
The entire stage was covered in MDF to make the paint deck. Base-coated in a light cream latex paint.
Each 3" wood plank was snapped, painted, and grained individually.
“Rockers” were used to make the wood grain.
The parquet flooring went into a separate treatment, traced and painted only after the floor planks were done.
Once painted, a coat of reddish glaze was applied to the painted floor, to give both the planks and the parquet their warm quality. The vignette-to-black on the edges of the stage was done right after the glaze.
A coat of semi-gloss polyacrylic seal was applied to the whole stage -wood flooring and vignetting.
Replicas of a William-Morris wallpaper, onto four segments of wall, were painted in layers using handmade stencils.
A base-coat of latex paint, wet color blending, and a final coat of semi-gloss polyacrylic where the three steps to achieve the appearance of fine wood on the crown moulding and other wood applications.
The bookshelves received the same paint treatment.
Photo by Dylan Bomgardner