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LIGHTNING
(or the
unbuttoning)
By Beth Henley
Specialty Prop Construction - Merchant Cart
Director: Mark Brokaw
Set Designer: Kimie Nishikawa
Drafted and Built by Michael Ruiz-del-Vizo
This Merchant Cart was built and drafted for New York Stage and Film's 2019 mainstage production Lighting (or The Unbuttoning). The cart had to be made so that it could maneuver a tight corner. I led a crew of interns in constructing and painting the cart and all other props, alongside the designer.
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Directors: John Prosky and Martin Noyes
Set Designer: Jackson Poon
Lighting Designer: Aimee Tuley
Properties Master: Michael Ruiz-del-Vizo
MEN
ON BOATs
by Jaclyn Backhaus
Men On Boats is based on John Wesley Powell's 1869 expedition of the Grand Canyon. Using historical research, I was able to buy, fabricate, and distress props to fit within the time period. The production also called for a 'Foley props'.
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The Foreigner
By Larry Sue
Specialty Prop Design - Canoe
Director: Craig Anton and Joan McMurtney
Set Designer: Zeke Waters
Designed and built by Michael Ruiz-del-Vizo
The task was to design, draft, and build a canoe that would be used as set dressing.
The difficulty was that the canoe needed to be 16 feet long, but it needed to be designed in a way that would allow us to use standard building material.
Peter and the Starcatcher
by Rick Elice, based on the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Peter and the Starcatcher forced me to use my imagination so that I could fabricate props to be used in multiple ways throughout the show. I was able to lead crews, budget, purchase, and fabricate props.