rachel peterson schmerge // props

THEATRE

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Little Shop of Horrors Audrey II Puppet, Props + Set Dressing	Little Shop of Horrors Audrey II Puppet
A Streetcar Named Desire Cast bottle, Custom bed, Handmade curtain, Trunk, Props + Set Dressing	A Streetcar Named Desire Props + Set Dressing
A Streetcar Named Desire Custom built sink, Shelves, Curtain, Props + Set Dressing	Great Expectations Cake, Tablecloth
Great Expectations Chair	Sex with Strangers Upholstery, Props + Set Dressing
Ain't Misbehaving Props + Set Dressing	Ain't Misbehaving Custom built bar
Our Town Painted chairs	Our Town Handmade scaled chairs
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Custom painted sofa, Props + Set Dressing	Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Props + Set Dressing
The Other Place Props + Set Dressing	Three Days of Rain Shelves, Light, Props + Set Dressing
Three Days of Rain Props + Set Dressing	Cyrano Sword hilt, Luggage, Props + Set Dressing
Other Desert Cities Custom couch, Pillows, Upholstery, Props + Set Dressing	Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike Upholstery, Props + Set Dressing
Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike Props + Set Dressing	Threesome Custom built bed, Props + Set Dressing
Threesome Props + Set Dressing	Twist Your Dickens Bed
Twist Your Dickens Dalek puppet	The Typographer's Dream Graphic, Props + Set Dressing
Dreamgirls Props + Set Dressing	Jitney Props + Set Dressing
Lizzie Book, Props + Set Dressing	Last Five Years Graphics, Book stand
Othello Bed	Othello Props + Set Dressing
A Small Fire Props + Set Dressing	Chinglish Chandelier
Chinglish Conference Table	The Mountaintop Upholstery, Curtains, Props + Set Dressing
Fiddler on the Roof Props + Set Dressing	Fiddler on the Roof Bed
Detroit Props + Set Dressing	Left Hand of Darkness Props + Set Dressing
Somewhere in Time Props + Set Dressing	Clybourne Park Props + Set Dressing
Clybourne Park Trunk, Props + Set Dressing	The Whipping Man Curtains, Props + Set Dressing
The Whipping Man Table, Props + Set Dressing	Venus in Fur Props + Set Dressing
I Love to Eat Oven hood, Props + Set Dressing	A Midsummer Night's Dream Props + Set Dressing
A Midsummer Night's Dream Props + Set Dressing	Sweeney Todd Caravan wagon
Sweeney Todd Barber chair

LARGE PROPS

Barbershop Chair // Sweeney Todd Welded steel frame, pneumatic-powered piston, wood, pleather upholstery. The activated piston turns the chair into a chute that meets up with the stage to slide off 'dead' bodies.	Audrey II Puppet // Little Shop 8'x13' foam puppet with internal metal structure and pneumatic lift
Rustic Bed // Fiddler on the Roof Custom-built frame and panel wooden bed with hidden casters and authentic distressing	Rustic Bed // Fiddler on the Roof Custom-built frame and panel wooden bed with hidden casters and authentic distressing
Fortune Teller Booth // PCS Gala Made from plywood, molding, and wallpaper with special effect lighting	Fortune Teller Booth // PCS Gala
Chaise Cart // Great Expectations Wooden rickshaw with internal metal frame and pleather upholstery used to carry two actors	Dalek Puppet // Twist Your Dickens Replica Dalek puppet made from MDF, plastic balls, foam trim, buckets, safety mirror, repurposed objects Puppeted by functioning telescoping light, blue head lights, moveable arm and grabby claw
Chairs // Our Town Handmade wooden chairs in 70%, 80%, and 90% scales, painted to look aged	Chairs // Our Town Handmade wooden chairs in 70%, 80%, and 90% scales, painted to look aged
Reception Desk // Somewhere in Time Custom made wooden desk	Bar // Ain't Misbehaving Custom made wooden bar
Bomb Cart // Major Barbara Bomb made from MDF, sonotube, salad bowls, metal strap and rivets	Victorian Bed // Twist Your Dickens Custom-made bed with a welded steel frame, foam and plastic skinned cantilever, wood footboard, custom upholstery and distressing
Venetian Bed // Othello Repurposed the previous frame and added a new wooden panel headboard and custom bedding	Butterfly Puppet // Midsummer Puppet body made from foam and fabric, wire armature legs, and functional flapping wings using a modified umbrella mechanism
Lightning Bug Puppet // Midsummer Puppet body made from sculpted foam and fabric with a functional light in tail	Vintage TV Set // Dreamgirls A working 52" LCD tv was installed in this welded steel frame and carved foam period 'sheath', complete with bottle cap knobs and custom graphics
Vintage TV Set // Dreamgirls A working 52" LCD tv was installed in this welded steel frame and carved foam period 'sheath', complete with bottle cap knobs and custom graphics	Chandelier // Chinglish 6 foot tall welded steel frame with custom electrics and hand strung crystal swag
Wooden Chandelier // Cyrano Custom made working rustic candle chandelier	Banquette // Lady Day 1950s style bench made from plywood, with faux wood graining and custom tufted upholstery
Pirelli Caravan // Sweeney Todd Caravan wagon made from wood and welded steel	Pirelli Caravan // Sweeney Todd Caravan wagon made from wood and welded steel
Boardroom Table // Chinglish Custom built wood table with hidden casters and faux wood painting	Rustic Table // Major Barbara Heavily distressed table made from pine and poplar with manual aging
Modern Table // Constellations Welded steel frame and oak top	Modern Table // Constellations Welded steel frame and oak top
Havisham Chair // Great Expectations Welded steel frame supporting a functional sculptural chair with custom distressing	Rustic Furniture // Christmas Memory Live edge adler table and stool with birch log legs
Gurney // A Life Simple gurney made from a clothing rack, welded tubing, and strap	Magical Refrigerator// I Love to Eat "Stainless steel" fridge made from wood covered in brushed mylar with functional door. Removable shelving turns fridge into a light and fog tunnel for dramatic opening scene. The back fridge panel tracks into place for the next scene.

HAND PROPS

Audrey II Puppet // Little Shop Hand puppet made from foam, fabric, fosshape, a planter, and silk plants, along with a cast silicone hand	Audrey II puppet // Little Shop Hand puppet made from a vintage can, foam, fabric, and silk plants.
Sword Hilt // Othello Silverware and repurposed home decor bent and welded into a period sword hilt	Cradleboard // Astoria Pt 2 Wicker, leather, fur, beads
Headless Pigeons // Lizzie Cast foam, flexible metal armature feet, individually applied feathers, wire jointed duck wings, painted gore	Elk Pelt // Astoria Cut and painted faux fur
Mae West Chalkware // Streetcar Replica of a carnival chalkware prize made in foam with a wood base, applied with foamcoat and paint	Drug Dispensers // Wild & Reckless Three prototypes for steampunk style drug dispensers
Sandwich + Fries // Kodachrome Meatloaf sandwich made from styrofoam, upholstery foam, and plastic with foam fries	Quiche // Ain't Misbehaving Fake quiche made from Sculpee crust, Great Stuff base, silicone, and fake vegetables
Havisham Cake // Great Expectations Carved polystyrene foam covered in foam coat and paint, with flower and cobweb dressing	Fake Cakes // La Traviata
Armory Cake // PCS Gala Scale model of the theatre in 'cake' form, made from foam and hand-piped with caulk	Rustic Graves // The Oregon Trail Faux painted foam rocks
Packs // Astoria Dyed, distressed canvas packs with custom straps, buttons, bedrolls, and period contents	Toy Soldier // Mary's Wedding Soldier and horse modeled in clay and cast in plastic, painted and textured to look like pewter
Bottle // A Streetcar Named Desire Cast plastic resin bottle made from custom silicone displacement mold and period graphic, distressed to look broken	Bleeding Axe // Lizzie An axe with hidden blood reservoir engineered to spurt blood on cue from hidden garden hose
Magical Flower // Midsummer Cast resin base, cast foam tubers, custom made flower petals and pistils, spanish moss	Floral Arrangement // Major Barbara
Floral Arrangement // Kodachrome	Floral Arrangements // La Traviata
Toy Dog // Midsummer Scaled replica toy made from carved wood	Sculpture // Other Desert Cities Giacometti replica made from clay over a wire armature and metallic paint
Matching Trunks // Clybourne Park Custom built wooden trunk to match existing one, fake mud

PAPER PROPS

Book of Household Poisons // Lizzie Hand drawn graphic design	Album Cover Art // Dreamgirls Original graphic design
Album Cover Art // Dreamgirls Original graphic design	Album Cover Art // Dreamgirls Original graphic design
Book Cover // The Last 5 Years Graphic design	1970s Pinup Calendar // Jitney Graphic design
Poster //Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike Original graphic design	Notes // Every Brilliant Thing Consumable paper props, handwritten and distressed to look like they had been written over the course of a lifetime
Note // Clybourne Park Antiquing and reproductions	Chinese Menu // Chinglish Hand bound book and graphic design
Custom Chinese Menu // Chinglish Hand bound book and graphic design	Period UPS Note// Twist Your Dickens Graphic design
Italian Newspaper // Light in Piazza Graphic design	Labels // The Whipping Man Graphic design

SOFT GOODS

Custom Couch // Other Desert Cities Couch built from scratch using wood frame, jute, upholstery foam, and fabric, with custom made pillows	Couch // Other Desert Cities Process photos of the couch build
Custom Upholstery His Eye is on the Sparrow	Custom Chairs // Lady Day 14 chairs custom upholstered in button-tufted pleather
DWR Chair // Commission Custom upholstery	Custom Chairs // Other Desert Cities Stock chairs reupholstered in raw silk with custom gilded paint job
Custom Upholstery // Sweeney Todd	Custom Upholstery // I Love to Eat
Custom Built Armchair // A Small Fire Custom built armchair and upholstery	Custom Upholstery // Dickens Custom made curtains, bedding, pillows, and skirt
Custom Bedding // Othello	Custom Upholstery//Somewhere in Time
Custom Upholstery//Somewhere in Time	Custom Upholstery // The Mountaintop
Custom Upholstery // Threesome	Custom Upholstery // Sex with Strangers
Custom Curtains // The Whipping Man