MCT’s ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ 2022

This week MCT’s Pickwick Players (a troupe of middle and high school thespians) opens The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! It is being put on in the Mabee Theatre, our black box style space, which hasn’t been used in two years due to COVID-19. I am the Scenic Charge Artist and Eddie Taylor’s scenic design for the production is a tavern with a large fireplace. I developed a mahogany wood treatment for the walls, a brick for the fireplace, and another wood treatment for the floor.

Full stage view of the set (in progress)

Brick Treatment

1. Base with Madame’s Grout (gray color)

2. Spatter with watered down Van Dyke

3. Cartoon out 8” x 3” rectangles

4. Using spike tape, tape over grout

5. Base individual bricks with 3 colors (dull pink, green, and brown)

6. Sponge on Brick Red and watered down Van Dyke

7. Remove tape and touch up grout

Floor Treatment

1. Wet blend Pinky Brown and Dirty Yellow directionally

2. Cartoon 6” vertical planks, using chalklines

3. Grain with watered down Burnt Umber, almost in a washy style

4. Grain with Van Dyke in a rustic style

5. Glaze with a Burnt Umber tinted Satin

6. Line with Black, using a lining stick and brush

Wall/Furniture Treatment

1. Wet blend Dirty Yellow and Light Sand directionally

2. Cartoon 8” planks

3. Grain with watered down Burnt Umber, almost in a washy style

4. Grain with Mahogany Grain, slightly thicker

5. Grain with Tree Shadows (a Van Dyke and Burnt Umber mix), in a rustic/dry-brush style

6. Glaze with Tuna Wood Stain (a Burnt Sienna tinted semi-gloss)

7. Line with Van Dyke, using a lining stick and brush