Building Fiddler: How We Made Fruma-Sarah Fly
How I built a custom wheeled seesaw rig to make the ghost of Fruma-Sarah glide across the stage, launch over the front row, and soar 15 feet in the air for Fiddler on the Roof.
Stories, notes, and learnings.
How I built a custom wheeled seesaw rig to make the ghost of Fruma-Sarah glide across the stage, launch over the front row, and soar 15 feet in the air for Fiddler on the Roof.
How I built two raised beds with a wicking bed irrigation system, deer-proof trellis frames, and a planting rotation that produces all summer โ even when I'm not home to water.
How I built a full-height clock tower with a real working mechanism โ PVC pipes, cables, counterweights, and a stagehand with a scale โ to count down to midnight in real time for our 2019 production of Cinderella.