Audio Description- Scenic Elements

SCENIC ARTItem Description: A sampling of scenic art and props is displayed, including scenic elements specifically created for our production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Elements on display include a sample of concrete made of carved foam, an illustration of how fluted columns are made, examples of the candles used onstage, and a booklet of the different kinds of fabric and painting treatments used in the show. Carved Foam Concrete Samples There are many places in the set where concrete is meant to be crumbling or broken away. To achieve this look, we mount foam to the wooden facing of the set. This foam then is carved to create cracks or jagged broken moments.The sample on the left is carved foam that has been sealed with an acrylic sealer. There is some corn cob grit used in the cracks to give more texture.The sample on the right is the same technique after it has been painted.Column Fluting ProcessThis is a small-scale sample of our process for constructing a faux column. Working from left to right, this sample shows the progression of paint treatments.1.  We used cardboard mailing tubes cut into crescents and mounted together side by side to a large cardboard backing tube 2.  The flutes then are covered in muslin fabric and glue to create a seamless surface3.  The muslin then gets a texture paste layer to develop a concrete texture4.  Then multiple layers of paint are built up to create the finished concrete lookCandle ClusterThese candles are made of PVC pipe with electric tea lights inside. The dripping wax is made up of a mix of silicone caulk, hot glue, and bubble wrap for added body.  They are then painted.Painted Scenic Fabric BookletThere is a large selection of painted fabric in this show. In this booklet, you can see how the unpainted material changes in texture and weight after its paint treatment. We used a lot of poly silk in this show. Poly silk is a polyester fabric that mimics real silk’s weight but is more durable and robust. It is a little harder to paint than silk because it doesn’t absorb dye in the same way, so we paint it using watered down acrylics. 1.  Raw muslin2.  Painted muslin (Temple banners)3.  Raw poly silk4.  Painted poly silk (large poster banners)5.  Piped and painted poly silk (stained glass grid wall)6.  Yellow poly silk 7.  Painted yellow poly silk (Jesus’s cloth)8.  Purple velour drape9.  Silver velour drape[BP1]  FUN FACTSTwenty gallons of acrylic texture paste were used on the set.There are approximately 400 hand-made candles on stage.You can access the names of The 5th's production team in your show program.