The Pirates of Penzance

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan / Lyrics & Book by Sir William Gilbert

Central City Opera, Summer 2024 Festival

Role: Properties Supervisor

Directed & Choreographed by Kyle Lang

Conducted by Brandon Eldredge

Scenic Design by Papermoon Opera Productions

Lighting Design by Abigail Hoke-Brady

Wig & Makeup Design by Ronell Oliveri

Properties Supervisor of Central City Opera’s Summer 2024 Festival

  • Supervised the properties department and run crew for the repertory festival of three operas: The Pirates of Penzance, La Fanciulla Del West, and Street Scene

  • Worked closely with the scenic designers and directors of each opera to research, source, design, and create all of the props for each opera

  • Created all properties lists, budget documents, and archival documents

Party shot of pirates with mugs of beer and a birthday cake with controllable candles in the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
Women with a tea set basket and tissue paper kite in the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
Policemen with notebooks and batons on a coffin decorated with tissue paper flowers in the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
Women with baskets, paper flowers, books, and more acting aghast in the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
The father laying on a decorated coffin in a church in the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”

SELECTED BUILDS

Handmade tissue paper and bead flowers, used to decorate the set. Designed with inspiration of flowers native to Cornwall.

Tissue Paper Flowers

A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A handmade tissue paper flower for set decoration and prop use for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A close-up of the set decorated with tissue paper flowers made for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”
A close-up of the set decorated with tissue paper flowers made for the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”

Paper Mache Fish

Large fish made of paper mache. Hooked to a fishing line and “fished” onstage

A paper mache fish created to be reeled in onstage during the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”

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