Scenic Art

SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

THE PUBLIC THEATER

LA MUSICA LIRICA

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL

South Coast Repertory

Interim Scenic Charge Artist (September 2022 - DECEMBER 2022)

Assistant Scenic Charge Artist (July 2022 - August 2022) • Scenic Artist (Feb. 2021- July 2022)

Scenic Charge Artist: Jen Stringfellow (until September 2022) • Assistant Scenic Charge Artist: Emily Yoder (May 2021 - July 2022)

All production photos by Jenny Graham unless otherwise noted

SNow White

Scenic Charge Artist, 2022

by Greg Banks • Director: H. Adam Harris • Scene Design: Fred Kinney

Scenic Artists: Sam Galvao, Destiny Manewal, Chandish Nester

The Stepmother tries to trick Snow White

Set under work light

The Dwarves find Snow White asleep

Base texture layer with leaf-shaped cut roller

Finished floor

Dwarf Four and Snow White

Snow White and Dwarf Four dance and celebrate

Bushes sample

Destiny Manewal and Sam Galvao painting the bushes

Completed bushes

The Stepmother disguised with Snow White

Completed portal

Crow detail on portal

Owl detail on portal

The Huntsman in the woods

Completed ground row

Nina Simone: Four Women

Scenic Charge Artist, 2o22

by Christina Ham • Director: Logan Vaughn • Scene Design: Jack Magaw

Scenic Artists: Sarah King, Destiny Manewal, Chandish Nester

Full set

First section of floor completed

Second section of floor completed

Church pews (hung among debris in the air)

Beams (hung among debris in the air)

Wallpaper pattern in progress on rear projection screen (HVLP sprayed)

Completed wallpaper-stenciled RP screen

Stained glass panel (hung among debris in the air

Fireplace faux marble hearth

Fireplace

outside SCR (2021)

Scenic Artist

One 50’ long masking drop and two 13’ by 8’ masking drops, charged by Jen Stringfellow and painted with Emily Yoder (asst. charge) and Terra Writz.
Photo Credit: Jen Stringfellow

American Mariachi

by José Cruz González • Director: Christopher Acebo • Scene Design: Efren Delgadillo

YOu’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner, Book by John Gordon • Director: Kari Hayter • Scene Design: Efren Delgadillo

Outdoor stage at Mission San Juan Capistrano with American Mariachi set. 50-foot-long masking drop also pictured, installed behind the colonnade archways

“Outside” portion of turntable

Foam carving for “outside” side of turntable wall

“Outside” side of turntable wall

Adding details to the school bus drop

Doghouse sample

Last stop on Market Street

Scenic Artist, 2022

by Cheryl L. West • Director: Oanh Nguyen • Scene Design: Fred Kinney

In progress: jaxsan texture for faux wood on soup kitchen sliding doors

Graffiti on soup kitchen wall

Production photo of completed soup kitchen wall

Palm tree (lead scenic for this piece)

CJ and his new friends dance, with the waterpower and palm tree in the background

The Bus in action—painted the lettering on the side

Red Riding Hood

Scenic Artist, 2021

By Allison Gregory • Director: Shannon Flynn • Scene Design: Shaun Motley

Floor cut roller pattern close-up

Floor from above

Tree truck door frame bark in progress—muslin in glue mixture

Painted tree trunk door frame

Painted tree trunk

Nicholas Nickelby

SCR youth Conservatory

Scenic Charge Artist, 2022

Director: Hisa Takakuwa • Scene Design: Angela Calin

Matilda: The musical

SCR youth Conservatory

Scenic Charge Artist, 2022

Director: Hisa Takakuwa • Scene Design: Angela Calin

Finished Wormwood house in the production

Clean/Espejos

Scenic Artist, 2022

by Christina Quintana • Director: Lisa Portes • Scene Design: Brian Sidney Bembridge

Production photo of faux teak on floor and walls

Faux teak in progress on one of four resort walls

Close up of faux teak on floor planks

Adriana in Sarah’s hotel room

Adriana and Sarah’s confrontation

Tiger Style!

Scenic Artist, 2022

by Mike Lew • Director: Ralph B. Peña • Scene Design: Se Hyun Oh

Lead scenic on show floor

Stenciled airport sign

Stenciled sign on prison wall

Our Town

Scenic Artist, 2022

By Thornton Wilder • Director: Beth Lopes • Scene Design: Efren Delgadillo

Floor graining pre-glaze

Glaze being applied by Asst. Charge Emily Yoder and Charge Artist Jen Stringfellow

Door with crackle treatment

Town hard-backed drop in progress, with a base layer of shading

Detail view of first layer of shading

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Our Country’s Good

Scenic Charge

Boston University, 2019

Led team of scenic artists to paint floor, platform/box units, column cladding, and two translucent drops with opaqued dotted lines and branch

Scene Design: Marina Sartori • Lighting Design: Kat C. Zhou • Costume Design: Zane Kealey • Sound Design: Feitong Wang

Asst. Scenic Charge: Tim Lewis • Painters: Samantha Mastrati, Claire Parrell, Emma Roth, Will Tinsley

The cast of convicts performs the play at the close of the show

Backdrops #1 and #2 installed in performance space

The play rehearsal

Platform unit installed in performance space

Liz Morden’s trial

Backdrop #1 in progress

Harry Brewer and Duckling Smith in the rowboat

Woodgraining tool constructed for oversize floor grain

Assistant Charge Timothy Lewis graining a sheet of the floor

Completed floor

An unnamed Aboriginal Australian witnesses the arrival of the British ships

Column cladding in progress

Captain Philip in his tent

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Additional Projects

Marble ornament project, Boston University, 2018. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat

Fabric Study, Boston University, 2020. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat

Architecture Project, Boston University, 2020. Acrylic gouache on 30” by 40” illustration board

Foam Carving Project, The Public Theater, 2019. about 18” by 24”

Reflective project: blueberries, Boston University, 2018. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat.

Faux granite countertop: What I Learned in Paris, South Coast Repertory, 2022.

by Pearl Cleage • Director: Lou Bellamy • Scene Design: Vicki Smith

Art Deco poster reproduction, Williamstown Theater Festival, 2017. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat, painted with spray tools

Original: The Night Scotsman, Alexandre Alexeieff, 1932

Foam carving projects, Boston University, 2018. 2’ by 2’ each

Landscape Project, Boston University, 2017. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat

Texture finish for Red Lair at Magic 30 Festival. Produced at FTB Design in Glendale, CA. Scenic Art Foreman: Jen Stringfellow

Art Nouveau poster reproduction, Boston University, 2019. 4’ by 6’ soft cover muslin flat

Original: Palais de Glace Champs Elysées, Jules Cheret, 1893

Stained Glass Project, Boston University, 2019. 3’ by 5’ soft cover muslin flat, with Crystal Gel

Original: Louis Comfort Tiffany

One-step Travertine Marble: Williamstown Theater Festival workshop, 2017. about 1’ by 2’

Instructor: Katie Fry

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The Public Theater

SCENIC ART INTERNSHIP

Worked as a part of the scenic art department to paint Shakespeare in the Park shows at the Delacorte Theater as well as shows at the Public’s Astor Place location.

Charge Artist: Hugh Morris-Stan • Assistant Charge Artist: Tacy L. Flaherty

Production Photos: Joan Marcus

Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing

Directed by Kenny Leon • Scenic Design: Beowulf Borritt • Lead Scenic: Russ Stadler

Applied wallpaper and installed carpet, painted stones and distressed house exterior

Painted vacuform stones for Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus

Directed by Daniel Sullivan • Scene Design: Beowulf Borritt • Lead Scenic: Russ Stadler

Maggie Knutzen and myself distressing the car for Coriolanus

Coriolanus: textured and painted rusted floor panels and corrugated metal sheets

Photo of Coriolanus set

Coriolanus: finished faux rust on corrugated metal panel

Distressed prop for Coriolanus

Distressed props for Coriolanus

Mojada by Luis Alfaro

Directed by Chay Yew • Scenic Design: Arnulfo Maldonado • Lead Scenic: Holly Fasciano

Helped mix and apply concrete to floor, painted and distressed deck, railings, windows, and doors

Production photo of Mojada

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La Musica Lirica

Scene Shop Internship: Scenic Artist and Carpenter

Wrapped and sized soft cover flats, built additional stock flats (including arch flats) and platforms, painted scenery with designer/paint charge, loaded in and ran shows with technical staff on tour across Emilia-Romagna region and San Marino.

Novafeltria, Italy, 2018

Scene Design/Charge: Renee Surprenant • Technical Direction: Chip Davis • Properties Master: Hannah Lee • Lighting Design: Matthew Albrecht

Lucia di Lammermoor

Painted rock walls with charge, assisted on cloudy moor backdrop, painted fountain

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Painted base scumble and molding base color with charge

Così fan Tutte

Painted sky and clouds, base stumble of arch walls, and rosette detail with charge

To left and above: outdoor venue in Santarcangelo

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Williamstown Theatre Festival

Scenic Art Intern

Williamstown MA, 2017

Worked as a part of a team of interns and staff to carry out a seven show season in nine weeks

Festival Scenic Charge: Julia Buerkle • Main Stage Charge: Elizabeth Distante • Nikos Stage Charge: Jessie Mahon

Scenic Designers: Wilson Chin, The Model American • Riccardo Hernandez, The Clean House • Arnulfo Maldonado, Where Storms are Born • James Noone, A Legendary Romance

Photos by Julia Buerkle, Jessie Mahon, Elizabeth Distante, and Lizzie Treddinick