Brigadoon

South Bay Musical Theatre - 2025
the ensemble dances
a couple picks heather on a hill
two girls show off the meat they're selling
an actress sings in front of a shed
a Scottish wedding
a couple stands in front of a bar

staff

Artistic Director: Walter M. Mayes
Acting Production Manager: Emily Tao

Director: Doug Brook
Assistant Director: Tonya Mara
Musical Director: Joseph Kelly
Vocal Director: Rachel Michelberg
Choreographer: Esther Selk

Set Designer: Bo Golden
Costume, Hair & Makeup Designer: Y. Sharon Peng
Lighting Designer: Edward Hunter
Sound Designer: Dan Singletary
Props Designer: Emily Tao
Projections Designer: Don Nguyen
Dialect Coach: Kimily Conkle
Fight Coordinator: Tom Shamrell
Stage Manager: Philip Jacke
Assistant Stage Manager: Emi Komatsu
Photography: Dave Lepori

construction & set dressing: main set pieces

church & house

painting the arch gray & pink
the stone church
the back of the house's stair railing
the house
production photo of the church
production photo of the house. women stand in a line and pass laundry

the house & church were built on one 4x8 platform on castors. a double sided flat stood in the middle, which meant you could rotate the platform depending on the scene

shed & bar

the shed
the two Hollywood flats that make up the bar
progress photo of labeling the bottles with blue tape
the final bottles on the bar shelves
production photo of the shed
production photo of the bar. a bartender stands behind, talking to a young man

the shed & bar were built with the same design as the church & house, but instead of a double sided flat dividing the two, two Hollywood flats stood in the middle

the bar used only plastic bottles & cups for safety reasons, since the platform could move and actors stood in front of it


I researched 1940s alcohol brands, printed their labels and taped them onto the plastic bottles. each bottle was filled with water and food coloring

construction & set dressing: booths & carts

clothing booth

side profile of the clothing booth
front view of the clothing booth
using a pencil to draw out the scalloped roof edge
using painter's tape to create the stripes on the roof
final version of the booth. clothes hang from the side and sit on top

all booths were made with existing carts as the bases. for this one, all we had to do was add the vertical pieces of wood that hold up the roof and the roof itself. then we could paint it!

weaving booth

the back of the weaving booth
final version of the weaving booth. various plain-colored & tartan fabrics hang off the front

candy booth

small peppermint candy sticks made of clay

all of the candy in the candy booth were typical of those you might find in 1750s Scotland. the peppermint sticks were created by rolling air dry clay into short cylinders and painting them white with red stripes

to replicate sugar plums, I bought some small wooden balls, painted them purple, and later coated them in clear glitter (to act as sugar)

purple colored balls
close up shot of the candy on the booth

other candies not shown:
- licorice (top left) made by glueing wooden dowels together
- soor plooms & orange candies (middle left & right) made from resin & alcohol inks
- Scottish tablet (bottom left) made from slicing white floral foam into rectangles, wrapping them in tape, paper macheing and painting them beige

dairy cart

(left) tall clear glass (right) same glass, but shorter
silver pitcher
full shot of the top of the dairy cart, filled with various glasses, pitchers and baskets
bottom shelf of the dairy cart, which has three silver buckets covered with cloth

meat cart

pot that has been paper mached white
full shot of the meat cart, filled with various sausages, canvas packages, and a black pot

smaller props

scroll

paper of 'Mr. Lundie's Reminders'
scroll version

bible

original book cover used to make the bible prop
cardboard front & back cover
cheesecloth on top of the book's spine. two clamps hold the book in place
side profile of the book with its new cover
final shot of the front cover of the bible

to make the bible, I took the cover off of a book and used that to create a new cover with a spine that had ridges. I also replaced the existing mull with a new piece of cheese cloth. I covered my new book cover with a fake leather material and glued the whole thing to the new spine. on the front of the cover, I used a Cricut machine to cut out the "holy bible" symbol and attached book corners