Property Design

Puffs (2025)

A Very Prop Heavy Show

Puffs is one of the most prop heavy shows, every time an actor walks on stage, they have some kind of prop, and because it is set in a magical world, many of the items called for aren't things you can buy of amazon. A vast majority of the props in this show were handmade by me and my co-designer, ranging from books to food. A favorite prop was Wayne's Notebook in which I hand drew each page her refers to in the script as well as some extras to make the notebook feel authentic for the actors handling it.

Puffs Prop Details and Close Ups

Puppets

This show calls for a LOT of puppets, ranging from small owls to large dementors. I handmade each one using a variety of items. The owls were made completely out of paper and hot glue and a PVS pipe attached to one of them so the actor could make it fly. The whale was also made completely out of paper and a PVC pipe to hold, but it also had LED lights in it so it would light up like a Patronus. The snake was made out of cardboard, and old bowel, blue tape, paper Mache, foam, and an airduct. The spider was made out of chicken wire, PVC pipe and black fabric, and the dementor was made out of chicken wire, black fabric, cardboard and paper towel rolls and LED lights for the eyes.

Puffs Puppets Progress and Close Up Photos

Clue: On Stage (2023)

Creating Well Known Items - Clue: On Stage

I had a co-designer for this show and we spent a lot of time making sure that our design worked for the time period and would be recognizable to people who may know the board game. To make sure that the iconic weapons were recognizable, we hand built them using cardboard, foam, and silver spray paint to make weapons that were identical to the game board pieces.

Game Weapons

Prop Weapons

Clue Props Mood Board

The Play That Goes Wrong (2023)

Play That Goes Wrong Mood Board

Solo Designing - The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong is a designers worst nightmare, making props that are supposed to break. This show was a great experience for me as I got to build a lot of the props from scratch and have full control over every aspect of how it was going to work and how it was going to break. I built a collapsing shield (which a would later make into a functional prop for Cinderella), barometer, and a dog painting, along with other things like a paint thinner bottle, notebooks, and notes. The shield, barometer, and the dog painting were all made out of foam to make sure that when they were scripted to fall, they wouldn't actually full break and could be reset for the following days performances. I also got to use breakaway glass props again, which I had experience in using from the previous show that I props designed.