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Lauren Brennan

Oedipus

by Sophocles

Adapted by: Steven Berkoff

Director: Karen Lordi-Kirkham

Costume Design: Kent Streed

Scenic Design: Tijana Bjelajac

Lighting Design: Bonnie B. Brewer

Photos by: Burdette Parks, Lauren Brennan

Blinded Oedipus Mask Production still. Featuring: Josh Luteran as Oedipus.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Final product. Painted with a combination of leather dyes and acrylic paints. Small pieces of scrim were placed behind the eyes to allow the actor see while his eyes were obscured.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Final clay sculpt of mask on styrofoam head.
Blinded Oedipus Mask Plaster bandage negative cast of clay sculpt filled with wet plaster.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Finished plaster positive next to the plaster bandage negative after being released.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Plaster form next to the unwet leather that is to become to mask.
Blinded Oedipus Mask Wetted and massaged leather laying atop the plaster form.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Brass coated tacks and twine holding the leather taught around the plaster form.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Darts, tacks, and twine all in place. The leather is ready to be stretched and buffed.
Blinded Oedipus Mask Buffing the leather using a combination of bone tools and fingers to rub the leather into the detailed crevices of the form.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Continuing to buff, the leather has now been cut away from the form and placed back on with plastic wrap in between to encourage the back of the leather to dry.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Dried and buffed mask, shining with finger oils!
Blinded Oedipus Mask Nose dart, shaved down and glued together with Barge contact cement.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Inside of mask coated with shellac to make the mask water resistant and easy to clean.	Blinded Oedipus Mask Leather dye samples.
Blinded Oedipus Mask Production still.

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