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James Noone designed the set and built this scale model. The set design was influenced by Edvard Munch's "The Scream."
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Amanda Gimbel, Romina Diaz-Brarda, & Rob Allison divide and conquer.
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Before painting begins, the paint shop tests out a number of techniques and colors to make sure the final product looks just right.
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Sometimes the paint shop isn't big enough. Amanda Gimbel paints the backdrop where it covers the entire rehearsal hall floor.
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Painting this backdrop - inspired by the painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch - involves water spray, paint, and a very long paintbrush.
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It's all in the finishings. Larry Dersch sands down the edges of some wooden pieces for the set in the scene shop.
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Most sets use inexpensive wood for the floor that may be painted to look more expensive. Those tricks weren't cutting it for this set. The stage floor is real hardwood - it has a shine and a sound when the actors walk across it that can't be replicated.
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The paint shop's MVP, Spare Cat, oversees production. She's adverse to wet things, so rarely, if ever, gets on the painted pieces as they dry.
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How do you paint something that's big enough to cover the whole stage? Use a grid system and a scaled down guide like this one.
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Not all framing happens on the floor. Andrew Cancellieri works on more frames for the house.
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This trim sat in costume storage for years. Everyone loved it, but it never quite worked. But it matches the set of "A Doll's House" perfectly. You can see it on the jacket of Nora's first costume.
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Before fabric is cut, Jamie Weeden makes the patterns on paper.
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The props shop tears apart a couch for reupholstry and frankensteins a new gramophone for the Helmers' home.
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Romina Diaz-Brarda uses a guide to paint the huge gingerbread-like pieces that will come together to make the Helmers' home.
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No outfit would be complete without the right shoes.
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The costumes that are made from scratch are first mocked up and fitted in muslin. That way, no expensive fabric is wasted while the costume shop makes sure everything fits just so.
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Costume Designer Michael Krass and Costume Design Assistant Mary Lauve travel far and wide picking out swatches for the final costumes.
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Nick Hernon files down the sharp edges of the metal pieces that will eventually become the framing for the house.
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So much detail was put into making this mask. It will be worn for the tarantella dance in the play.