Arden of Faversham; Original Practices Production
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Actor Manager: Shunte Laufton
Scenic Designer: Matthew S. Crane
Props Coordinator: Lewis Bethune
File stuffed with documents, made of scrap materials.
Interior of documents file, to prevent spillage or damage to the arrangement with use.
1980's style key chain for Thomas Arden. Part of the dressing inside his briefcase for the actors to play with.
Vile of poison number one, water, pigment and wooden beads. Designed to make froth/bubbles when shaken preshow.
Vial of poison number two. Water, food coloring and metallic pigment. Designed to catch light and look like liquid arsenic.
A window, designed to break over an actors head. Wooden frame with paper bullions taped to the inside, so that they break when they make contact with the actor, without causing any damage
Thomas Arden Portrait. Created using photoshop, printed, and texture glued to scrap foam.
Thomas Arden portrait, hung from lattice work on a wall flat.
Silver dice in throwable bowl.
1980's style poison cross. Pulled cross with hand beaded cord.
Poison cross option two. Pulled cross, with minor repairs, and updated cord.
CUT Easy peel painters pallet. Pulled pallet with acrylic, sealed with Modge Podge. Simply peel of a return to the shop!
Foam pocket watch. Made with 100% scrap materials. Step one; foam shape.
Pocket watch step two; carving and sanding.
Final pocketwatch, painted and sealed with modge podge. Secured to a chain with safety pin to secure to the actors belt.
Pocket watch back.
Warrant of Search, drawn up last minute, by hand.
CUT Alternative, more modern, baggies of poison.
Letter with fake stamp.
Rippable, 1980's style prayer book, with gold lettering and spine. Pulled and painted.
Rippable prayer book spine with gold hand lettering.
Last minute addition; a billy club. Made by cutting the end off an old broom handle, sanding then spray painting it, drilling a hole in one end and adding a piece of frayed tie line.
