Trinity Burton:Stage Manager
Productions
Please see Projects for scenic painting class projects.
Man of La Mancha
Playwrights: Mitch Leigh, Dale Wasserman
Lyricist: Joe Darion
A gothic styled dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition creates the world for the Man of La Mancha.
Scenic Painter: Trinity Burton
Director: Dr. Greg White
Scenic Design: Kristy Benson
Lighting Design: Ellen Schmidt
University of Central Oklahoma
Spring 2018
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Eurydice
Playwright: Sarah Ruhl
In this production, the underworld was constructed of bones that formed a face.
Scenic Painter: Trinity Burton
Director: Dr. Kato Buss
Scenic Design: Devin Scheef
Lighting Design: Carson Decker
University of Central Oklahoma
Fall 2017
Bones were constructed of OSB.
The bones were first wrapped with muslin and covered with sizing glue.
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Bones were constructed of OSB.
Chicago
Playwright: Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb
It creates the world of a1920s speak-easy with a bar and stained-glass detail in the back
Scenic Painter: Trinity Burton
Director: Steven Smeltzer
Scenic Design: Kristy Benson
Lighting Design: Brooks Powers
University of Central Oklahoma
Fall 2017
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
The Tender Land
By: Aaron Copland
The design feature the framework of a house after The Great Depression. In the paint treatment I captured the look of worn-away wood that almost peeled back revealing different layers to the wood.
Scenic Charge: Trinity Burton
Director: Robert Glaubitz
Scenic Design: Victor Shonk
Lighting Design: Brooks Powers
University of Central Oklahoma
Spring 2017
Base
Wet blend of the base and a darker color
To create more contrast I dragged a scrap piece of lumber over the board
Base
Base
Wet blend of the base and a darker color
To create more contrast I dragged a scrap piece of lumber over the board
Base
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare
This production combined multiple wood grain treatments: additive, subtractive, and burnishing.
Assistant Scenic Charge: Trinity Burton
Director: Emily Heugatter
Scenic Design: Devin Pierce Scheef
Lighting Design: Mitchell Laflin
University of Central Oklahoma
Spring 2017
Wet blend of a taupe and brown paint.
Used a rocker with a diluted dark umber paint to create wood grain.
Close up of finished piece.
Wet blend of a taupe and brown paint.
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Meet Me in St. Louis
Book by: Hugh Wheeler
Music & Lyrics by: Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
The house of the set opened, and closed like a dollhouse. It featured side paneling which was treated with a gradient wet blend.
Assistant Scenic Painter: Trinity Burton
Director: Billie Thrash
Scenic Design: Lee Brausel
Lighting Design: Matt Avra
University of Central Oklahoma
Winter 2016
Based with blue.
Brushed on a stripe of a darker blue.
Final wet blend of the shadow into the dark blue.
Based with blue.
Photo by: Matthew Fowler
Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine
Music and lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Intergrating the story lines of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, Into the Woods explores the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.
Assistant Scenic Painter: Trinity Burton
Director: Steven Smeltzer
Scenic Design: Victor Shonk
Lighting Design: Bentley Heydt
Edmond Summerstock
Summer 2016