Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Directed by Bethany Mangum-Oles

Stage Manager - Luke Harmon

ASM - Jessie Ferreira

Scenic Designer - Rachel Seabaugh

Lighting Designer - Alexa Wiljanen

Assistant Lighting Designer - Sierra Walker

Costume Designer - Sarah Slagle

Assistant Costume Designer - Caitlyn Kern

Technical Director - Kallen Eckert

Paint Charge - Eric Brockmeier

Props Master - Dave Doherty

Asst. Props Master - Rachel Seabaugh

Making the Moon

Twelfth Night was a bit of a passion project, working as my thesis for my graduate degree. Along with being the scenic designer, I was also working as the Assistant Props Master, and thus had the chance to create the moon that hangs in the center of the space.

To create the moon, we bought a large paper lantern that's about 4' in diameter. I then primed and painted the surface. The design had a wear-and-tear feel, so I cut a number of holes and scrapes into the lantern and then patched those up with varying materials. After this I created a stencil and painted the moon's face onto the front and back. A light was installed inside once it was hung in the space! I've put here a number of process pictures, along with some production photos!