Author Archives: Laura Salvaggio

Laura Salvaggio

Laura received a BFA in Production Design from SUNY Fredonia and an MFA in Theatrical Set Design and Painting from Temple University. She now teaches all things tech theater at Utica College and dabbles with other theater projects locally.

Painting Castle Blocks

Scenic Painting

I was in charge of the paint treatments for a production of Dracula at a local community college a few years ago. There were painted castle blocks EVERYWHERE on this set, so the technique used needed to be fast, easy for new student volunteers to learn and effective. Here’s how we did it. Step 1:… Continue Reading

Theater Helper has returned!

Once upon a time, I had this blog dedicated to tech theater. Then my content management system became obsolete and was hacked and in general the site fell apart, so it went away for a while. Now, we have moved to WordPress and I’m working on getting some quality content up and running, the way I’d… Continue Reading