Hand To God by Robert Askins
Directed by Austin Cable
Stage Manager – Justin Sweeney
Scenic Designer – Lillian Ayers
Lighting Designer – Joel Wilper
Costume Designer – Ann Rapp
Hair/Makeup Design – Faith Locke
Props Master – Rachel Seabaugh
Puppet Designer – Rachel Seabaugh
A Devilish Group
Hand to God was a very challenging show to work on. Not only was I in charge of all of the hand props within the show, I was also the puppet designer and creator. There ended up needing to be six different puppets, who all act as characters within the show. The main one being Tyrone. There were actually three different versions of Tyrone, morphing from a normal puppet into a demonic one.
I created the puppets using a pattern that I made, roughly imitating the "muppet" look, and then had to build the costumes for the puppets along with adding in the physical details, such as the hand-sewn hair.