Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by Giambattista Varesco.
Conductor – Geoffrey McDonald
Director – Omer Ben Seadia
Scenic Designer – Ryan Howell
Costume Designer – Amanda Seymour
Lighting Designer – Robert H. Grimes
Scenic Charge: Pallas Bane
The Barns at Wolf Trap- Summer 2018.
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The design for this iteration of Idomeneo involved a box set, and a total of 90 rocks, all in different sizes and shapes, to be re-arranged as needed by both actors on stage and by stage-hands during intermission.
Each rock was individually traced and cut in blocks of styrofoam to make the body. The rocks were then faced with MDF pieces, for actors to be able to step and walk over them at different moments of the play.
The rocks were the covered in black jaxsan, and then painted in several shades of blue using the wet-on-wet technique. Once dried, they received a final coat of clear satin sealer.
Three sails hanged over the set during the tortuous-voyage-at-sea scene. A distressing treatment was given to them, using a wet-on-wet blending technique.
Photo by Kim Witman
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Photo belongs to Wolf Trap Opera
Opera by Charles Gounod.
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Conductor – Eric Melear
Director – Louisa Muller
Scenic Designer – Timothy Mackabee
Costume Designer – Amanda Seymour
Lighting Designer – Robert H. Grimes
Scenic Charge: Pallas Bane
The Barns at Wolf Trap- Summer 2018.
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An old fashioned, hand-painted sign was recreated for the photo booth.
The sample was projected and traced over the MDF piece. A wet-blend technique was used to do the slight vignetting on the letters.
For the final death scene, a tomb-like cart was created. Wood moulding and floral details were crafted and attached to it before covering the entire piece in black jaxsan.
We used the wet blend technique for the wood treatment, and a dry-on-dry application for the grain.
A light grey glaze was applied to it, to give it an aged look.
Final coat with clear satin sealer.
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Photo by Scott Suchmann
Photo by Scott Suchmann
Photo by Scott Suchmann
Photo belongs to Wolf Trap Opera