T A Y L E R V A R N E Y
P R O P S A R T I S A N
La Cage Aux Folles
*Chez Jaqueline Drop (Figure)
Scenic Paint Apprentice
Skylight Music Theatre; Fall 2016
Directed by John de los Santos
Musical Director: Shari Rhoades
Scenic Designer: Liliana Duque Piñeiro Costume Designer: Chris March Lighting Designer: Noele Stollmack
For Skylight's production of La Cage Aux Folles, one of the main projects that we had was to recreate a painting made by the scenic designer that was to be used during the scenes at Chez Jaqueline's. The drop was done in two separate pieces, the figure, and the background. To help with the drop, I was given the figure to paint. This was done by hanging the muslin on the wall of the paint shop and projecting the image onto it, and then tracing the figure onto the muslin. Once the figure was traced, the painting was mostly careful line work. When the figure was finished, she was cut out and glued onto the background.
Chez Jaqueline Drop
Photo Courtesy to Mark Frohna Photography & the Skylight Music Theatre
Painting the Hat Brim
Completed Hat
Painted Head and Back of Chair
Face Shaded In
Body Outlined
Finished Figure
Finished Drop in Performance
Photo Courtesy to Mark Frohna Photography & the Skylight Music Theatre