SET DESIGN/CONSTRUCTIONStudent Performances CommitteeChurchill Road Elementary School

McLean, VA2002-2003 School Year

CHALLENGETo devise a system for easily incorporating

scenic background changes into elementary school performances that occur both in

classrooms and on stage

SOLUTIONDesign and build mobile periaktoi (revolving triangular scenic flats)

sized to fit through classroom doors

Moving cut and assembled plywood flats from scene shop into van.

Backpainted flats, ready to be assembled into periaktoi

Casters, assembled and attached

Completed periaktoi,ready for painting

Project complete

CHALLENGETo create a stock of reusable

backdrops that can be attached to the faces of the periaktoi

SOLUTIONSew fabric panels with velcro edges and attach to corresponding velcro strips adhered to the faces of the

periaktoi

Forest Panels

Winter Forest Panels

Kraft paper backdrops can also be attached to the periaktoi using staples or pins

English Manor

REQUEST TO STUDENT PERFORMANCES

COMMITTEERepair/refurbish 7 existing

styrofoam cubes and supply two additional

2’x2’x4’ cubes

Set of Alice in Wonderlandutilizing periaktoi and cubes

Set pieces in performance