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| Go and see how these costumes and props worked in our theater production of Ptime Flies Like A Pterodactyl. |
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| 1 Fake Fur Tiger Poncho | |
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The fake fur was purchased at a Jo-Ann's
Fabric which had a good selection. The students were measured
for ponchos: you measure the distance from their shoulders to wherever
you want the poncho to reach on their torso or legs and then double
that number for length. How wide you leave the poncho depends on how
wide the actor is. This one is basically a rectangular piece of material with a hole cut out in the center for the head to come through. The ponchos were kept in place on the actors with their own belts. return to top |
| 2 Close-up of Fake Fur Tiger Poncho | |
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The material was slashed at the bottom and then big wooden beads
were
slipped on some of the resulting fingers of fabric - and - some of the
fingers were wrapped with
leather laces. The girls especially liked this because it gave them
that oh-so-hard-to-define prehistoric posh. return to top |
| 3 Fake Fur Bear Poncho | |
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It's your basic square cut poncho that was worn at an angle by the boys. return to top |
| 4 Fake Fur Cheetah Poncho | |
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More dramatic angled fingers were cut at the bottom of this rectangular
poncho. return to top |
| 5 Close-up of Fake Fur Cheetah Poncho | |
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Only wooden beads were slipped on the fabric fingers. return to top |
| 6 Spears | |
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Wood dowels (three-quarter inch by four feet) wrapped with red duct
tape. Plastic decorative ties with felt feathers were attached. return to top |
| 7 Close-up of Spear Ties | |
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Braided and beaded plastic strands with felt feathers duct taped on
them. return to top |
| 8 Close-up of Spear Tie Feathers | |
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Different colored felt cut and feathered. return to top |
| 9 Graham Cracker Sandwich Boards used in The Invention of S'mores | |
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Made from the sides of an empty refrigerator box that was donated by a
local appliance store. (Appliance and furniture stores are great places
to get big cardboard boxes that can be cut up for scenery and such.)
Slits were cut at the top and fabric belt straps covered with black
duct tape were attached. A black Sharpie was used to draw the markings. The
biggest problem the cast had was maneuvering them so they wouldn't be
bent as they fell down at the end of the scene. return to top |
| 10 Ice Age Tumbler and Jelly Jar | |
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Two plastic containers were papier mached using torn pieces of white
wrapping paper (50 lb weight, usually
used for packing) and flour paste (flour and water, the consistency of
paste), then gessoed, painted with tempera and outlined with a black Sharpie. Then they were sprayed with Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating to keep the colors from
melting under sweaty hands and the occasional damp wipe for cleaning. return to top |
| 11 Ice Age Tumbler and Jelly Jar with Ginkgo Leaves | |
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The leaves were just some plastic arrangement filler leaves found at Michaels.
They aren't ginkgo shaped at all. Ginkgo leaves look like little fans
completely opened and balancing on top of a stem. Very pretty. return to top |
| 12 The Lost City of Atlantis | |
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This was used sometimes in Dinosaur Surgery as something that had
been eaten and then "surgically" found in the
patient's stomach. It looks like a Dada architectural design - Jean
Arp, or, Max Ernst drawing on a tablecloth after too many maybe? return to top |
| 13 The CCC - Continuous Caveman Coverage Table Stegosaurus | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife
(#2 blade). Two small paper cups filled with sand
were glued behind the feet to hold it up. Everything was then papier
mached using torn pieces of white wrapping paper (50 lb weight, usually
used for packing) and flour paste (flour and water, the consistency of
paste). If you use whole wheat flour you'll get a textured look. Then
the entire thing was gessoed and painted with
tempera. The black letters and outline were drawn with a Sharpie.
(Notice that its yellow spine ridge and yellow tail spike are both
accented with the letter
"C".) Then it was sprayed entirely with Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating. This coating helps keep the
colors from melting under sweaty hands and the occasional damp wipe for
cleaning purposes. return to top |
| 14 Rear View of the CCC - Continuous Caveman Coverage Table Stegosaurus | |
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You can see the cups attached to the feet. return to top |
| 15 Angled View of the CCC - Continuous Caveman Coverage Table Stegosaurus | |
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This shows how the cups blend into the background. return to top |
| 16 The Fire in The Invention of Popcorn | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife
(#2 blade) and colored with markers and a black Sharpie. (You have to be careful
when you use paint on foam board because it does warp and how much it
warps depends on how messy your paint is.) The back of the fire was
glued to the bottom of a box
so that the empty interior of the box could be
used to hold the pan and popcorn while onstage and in the wings. Also,
the box was a good way to carry the fire around without breaking it or
getting it covered with dirty fingerprints. return to top |
| 17 The CCC - Continuous Caveman Coverage Television | |
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Foam board colored with markers. (Remember, paint will warp it if you
don't know what you're doing. Use markers.) The red and green buttons
were also
foam board and glued to the front. The antennas were also foam board
and glued to the back. An empty box was glued to the back to hold it up
and be used for carrying it on and off stage. return to top |
| 18 Ice Age Pizza Box | |
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This was one of a pair of very sturdy shipping boxes that came from
whence I do not know. Regular pizza boxes were too thin for our
purpose. These were approximately 13" X 13" X 3". The top was a square
piece of cardboard wrapped with a piece of white drawing paper, then
glued to the top and colored with markers which is why
you can see the ridges of the cardboard. Then the top was
sprayed with Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating to keep the colors from
melting under sweaty hands and the occasional damp wipe for cleaning.
(Hey - props get dusty unless they're covered.) return to top |
| 19 Ice Age Pizza Box Bottom | |
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The bottom of the box had two rectangular holes cut so that it could be
held at funny angles with one hand. return to top |
| 20 Blue Anklyosaurus and Red Lambeosaurus from Dinosaur Minuette | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife
(#2 blade), then papier
mached and attached to wood dowels
(three-quarter inch by three feet) that were then wrapped with colored
duct tape. The heads were gessoed and painted with
tempera and outlined with a black Sharpie.
Two chiffon scarfs were tied at the base of each neck and then draped
over the actors' shoulders as they carried the dinosaur heads. return to top |
| 21 Red Parasaurolophus from Dinosaur Minuette | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife (#2 blade), then papier mached and attached to a wood dowel (three-quarter inch by three feet) that was then wrapped with colored duct tape. The head was gessoed and painted with tempera and outlined with a black Sharpie. Two chiffon scarfs were tied at the base of the neck and then draped over the actors' shoulders as they carried the dinosaur head. The back of its head was longer. It broke off while being moved
in storage. |
| 22 Red Corythosaurus and Green Chasmosaurus from Dinosaur Minuette | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife
(#2 blade), then papier
mached and attached to wood dowels
(three-quarter inch by three feet) that were then wrapped with colored
duct tape. The heads were gessoed and painted with
tempera and outlined with a black Sharpie.
Two chiffon scarfs were tied at the base of each neck and then draped
over the actors' shoulders as they carried the dinosaur heads. return to top |
| 23 Red Protoceratops and Green Tyrannosaurus Rex from Dinosaur Minuette | |
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Foam board cut with an X-ACTO knife
(#2 blade),then papier
mached and attached to wood dowels
(three-quarter inch by three feet) that were then wrapped with colored
duct tape. The heads were gessoed and painted with
tempera and outlined with a black Sharpie.
Two chiffon scarfs were tied at the base of each neck and then draped
over the actors' shoulders as they carried the dinosaur heads. return to top |
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