Princess Ida
Spring 2004
 

Ida Arch
Erik, Allison, Sean Cowman (one of Erik's friends) and I built the uprights on either side of the arch.  Erik and I put together the basic wall sections that flank the arch.

Minerva
The statue's name is Minerva.  There's a song where Princess Ida mentions her by name.  The statue is made from another cast of Victoria's bust from The Grand Duke, a pair of gloves, chicken wire, muslin, aluminum wire, pipe, styrofoam, and joint compound.  Cynthia Lempert and Laura Strowe applied the chicken wire, muslin, and paint, and I provided the rest.  She now stands in our dining room.
Cage
Erik and I built this cage.  It was on wheels, and was dragged out onto the stage with the four actors inside.

Globe
Most of this globe was constructed by Cythia Lempert.  Erik laid out the paper mache for the globe, and I made the globe spin on its axis in a quasi-balanced manner.

Allison painting Ida's floor
Allison helped paint various portions of the set.  Here she's assessing the spatteredness of the floor.

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