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hedcase productions
Shelly Hed
late: a cowboy song
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Iris Sowlat
scenic design by Shelly Hed
featuring Ivy Linden-Dionne, Caleb Kovalchik, and Claudia Marino
 The house, pt 1One of my favorite things about dressing this set was the tchotchkes that Kitty (the props designer) and I found in stock! The color palette and era-appropriate knick-knacks were a joy to piece together. |  The house, pt 2Still overjoyed we found that couch in storage, the color was perfect! |
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 The house, pt 3The Curtain Theater at UMass has, as the name suggests, a curtain running around the edges of the floor level (a balcony gives the space layers). Considering we couldn't build a wall to hang the picture frame from, a big question was "how are we going to mount this?" Luckily, the protrusion of the balcony ended up being a perfect fit! |  Red + the haybalesCan't find natural elements in stock? Luckily, there were plenty of farm supply stores in the Pioneer Valley! |
 Rough draft of the designIf we'd had access to the shop, I would have liked to add partial walls to the final design for the painting, a window, and part of the porch. Working with the black box theater, a lot of the boundaries were left up to the imagination, which ended up having its own benefits. |  Final draftAll of the sketches were done by hand, and dimensions were solidified after gathering scenic elements out of storage. Our plans for seating changed at the last minute, so the marked pathways at the bottom did not end up being used. |
 Top of showView from the audience of the whole set! |
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