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Rachel Van Namen
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM EXPERIENCE
Technical Director, Wing Design
Mississippi State University, 2021
Director:  Tonya Hays
Technical Director:  Rachel Van Namen
Scenic Design:  Alicia Margerum & Matt Webb
Costume Design:  Melanie Harris
Prop Design: Abbigail Radius
​​​​​​​Show Stills:  Rachel Van Namen
Sketches & Drafts
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Fairies guided guests to different locations for different scenes.
Worked with costumes to create "brick wall".
Worked with costumes to create "brick wall".
Video of maypole in action below!
Video of maypole in action below!
Drafts of wings were plotted at 1:1 scale. Wire was then bent to match & soldered together. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Drafts of wings were plotted at 1:1 scale. Wire was then bent to match & soldered together. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Wire structures were then sandwiched between two layers of cellophane and a heat gun was used to "shrink wrap" together. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.
Wire structures were then sandwiched between two layers of cellophane and a heat gun was used to "shrink wrap" together. Drafts & initial sketches of wings linked above.