Romeo and Juliet

Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Director: Keturah Stickann

Set Designer: Liliana Duque Piñeiro

Props Designer: Catherine Good

Props Artisan: Lewis Bethune

Production Photo: Eric Woolsey

First method test, making spiral shapes look etched/inlaid. Clockwise from top left: painting black then scraping away, painting black then painting gold, just painting black, and painting black then highlighting with gold.

First method test, making spiral shapes look etched/inlaid. Clockwise from top left: painting black then scraping away, painting black then painting gold, just painting black, and painting black then highlighting with gold.

Second method test, making spiral shapes look etched/inlaid. Left: painting black then scraping away. Right: Painting black then painting gold with paint pen. Larger this time as per the designer's request.

Second method test, making spiral shapes look etched/inlaid. Left: painting black then scraping away. Right: Painting black then painting gold with paint pen. Larger this time as per the designer's request.

Final product, one out of eight. Designer selected the painting black then painting gold with a brush. Highlights added with gold leaf and sealed with Polycrylic. L. Miller and C. Steinmetz assisted with the spirals and sealing steps.

Final product, one out of eight. Designer selected the painting black then painting gold with a brush. Highlights added with gold leaf and sealed with Polycrylic. L. Miller and C. Steinmetz assisted with the spirals and sealing steps.

Printed designs to wrap around a poison bottle. Method was taping the selected design under a sheet of wax paper, carefully outlining with hot glue, and then peeling off.

Printed designs to wrap around a poison bottle. Method was taping the selected design under a sheet of wax paper, carefully outlining with hot glue, and then peeling off.

The designs, once removed from the wax paper were primed and painted gold, before being glued to a premade plastic bottle.

The designs, once removed from the wax paper were primed and painted gold, before being glued to a premade plastic bottle.

Cap for the poison bottle, made of cork with modeled hot glue, which was then primed and painted gold. Metal loop embedded on one side so that a piece of ribbon could connect the cap and bottle.

Cap for the poison bottle, made of cork with modeled hot glue, which was then primed and painted gold. Metal loop embedded on one side so that a piece of ribbon could connect the cap and bottle.

Complete poison bottle. Red ribbon goes through the loop on the cork so that it stays attached when opened.

Complete poison bottle. Red ribbon goes through the loop on the cork so that it stays attached when opened.

Poison bottle reverse side. The bottle was frosted with a thin coat of ModgePodge Hard Coat and the bottom 1/2" was painted gold.

Poison bottle reverse side. The bottle was frosted with a thin coat of ModgePodge Hard Coat and the bottom 1/2" was painted gold.

Completed cap with the ribbon securing it. Unfortunately, this bottle was not small enough for the designers vision, so it ended up being cut and put into storage for future use.

Completed cap with the ribbon securing it. Unfortunately, this bottle was not small enough for the designers vision, so it ended up being cut and put into storage for future use.

The Duke’s Staff: Matte painted dowel topped with a decorative door knob and wrapped in yard soaked in liquid silicone and gold pigment to create the spiral design.

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