Tiamat- She kills Monsters

Written by Qui Nguyen 

Directed by Dr. Judith Pender 

Scenic Design by Elise Christiansen

Lighting Design by Carin Brooks 

Costume Design by Stephanie Lucky

University of Oklahoma School of Drama - 2017

The Tiamat started as a block of foam carved into the rough shape of a dragons head. We used that to shape and bend chicken wire and sculpture wire mesh into a rough head shape. Then each head was covered in several layers of paper-mache, with alternating layers of newsprint and cheesecloth. Next we used spray foam to build up more detail before being covered in paper-mache. The entire exterior was painted with marine epoxy for durability. The lower jaw snapped into plastic quick release clips inside the head, giving us adjustment in how low the back hung. Conduit was curved to hold the top half of the head in place, and then the conduit was bolted to a metal hiking backpack frame. Handles were added to the lower jaw, so puppeteers could operate the mouth. Puppeteers were hidden behind black skrim inside the mouth, and stood inside repurposed dog-run tubes.

MONSTER DESIGNER: Nathan Hatfield - ARTISANS: Elise Christiansen, Tony Wilkenson, Jenn Bobo, Kalani Lewis, Nathan Hatfield