1810s News Paper
Barnstormers Theatre
Made printable file on Photoshop and sent to print shop to print on large paper. Lightly spray painted it for an older look. Worked on with Hannah Spangler.
1810s Letters
UW Madison
Printed writing off onto off white cardstock. Folded and wrote on address, then added wax seal with students’ help.
1911 US Bills
UW Madison
Downloaded image file of a dollar bill from the period. Edited it to say “Stage Use Only” on it. Printed it off and lightly tea stained them with students’ help.
Book Cover
UW Madison
Painted a book cover green. Used a photo of the original book as a reference. Printed the red text off on cardstock, cut out, and glued on to the cover. Printed a photo of the flowers from the original cover and traced onto the replica. Outlined in ink, and painted in red coloring. Black text was a transfer paper. Sealed the entire thing with spray sealer then mod podge.
Glowing Book
UW Madison
Experimented with putting fairy lights in between the pages, but didn’t light up enough. Then experimented with cutting different shapes in pages to fit a bigger light. Used bike lights that were secured down with museum putty, so they could be removed to be charged. Covered with tracing paper with text printed on it, and taped groups of pages together, so it naturally opened in the center. Added a pocket to the back to fit a notecard prop.
Water Bills
UW Madison
Designed on Microsoft Word. Based design off of a research image from the city the show was set in.
Legal Flyer
UW Madison
Designed on Microsoft Word. Crumpled up as if it had been shoved in a bag.
Address Book
Peninsula Players Theatre
1960s address book filled with years of contacts, notes, letters, and photos.
Cigarette Box
Barnstormers Theatre
Made design on photoshop based off a research image. Printed it out, folded, and glued into shape.
Love Letters
Lawrence University
Love letter that were hung on trees over the course of the show.
Sheet Music
Barnstormers Theatre
Tea stained cardstock paper, hand wrote the music lines and notes. Ended up photocopying for mass producing them.
London Map
Lawrence University
1660’s map of London. Purchased the original map. Then tore the edges and used tea to stain it for a worn look. Was rolled up for stage use.
