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Morning Star

Piano Conversion

Properties

Morning Star Piano Conversion

About the piece

A taller upright piano was needed for the production of Morning Star. The only available piano did not fit the look. I was given permission to modify a piano that no longer stayed in tune. I took apart the top of the piano, added the needed height and added some decoration. I then repainted the piano so it all matched. In addition to the height, the piano needed to look like it was being played while a speaker inside produced the sound. All the hammers of the piano where already missing so I rigged up rubber-bands to all the keys to hold them up and still allow the actor to push them to look like it was being played.

Role
Set Designer
Company
Illinois State Theatre
Theatre
Westhoff Theatre
Opened
March 2, 2005
Director
William McNeil

The build

Morning Star
Morning Star
Morning Star

In production

Morning Star
Morning Star

Production team

Director
William McNeil
Lighting design
Nick Matonich
Costume design
Theresa Lipinski
Sound design
Patrick Ham
Technical director
Rob Fulton