Set Build: Glory

Gallery 7 Theatre recently presented a play called Glory by Tracey Power. On the surface it is a hockey play about a very succesful women’s team that played in Ontario in the 1930’s. It has a variety of themes, however; and is a different type of play than many I’ve seen. I was tasked with building the (simple) set and as our set designer was out of commission at the time, I also took on the painting and a few of the projections.

Director is Gabe Kirkley, and set designer is Jeff Kiers.

Here are some photos from the build.

joining 2 12-foot sonotubes with a smaller sonotube “sleeve”

As you can see it is basically a hockey rink with some furniture. A few more photos once painting started:

blessed with a dry sunny day in January to put a base coat of paint on the vinyl

And a few photos from tech week:

taping the seam in the “ice”
Adding some texture to the paint with a mop
adding a semi gloss floor coating to make the “ice” shiny and slippery. needed 2 coats

The “ice” turned out better than I expected. We used cheap sheet vinyl sourced from our local End of the Roll. I painted the bottom of it a light grey (it still looked bright white under lights). Then added some other colours to make it look dirtier, a couple coats of clear coat to protect it… it lasted the whole run but definitely got scuffed up by the hockey sticks and boots.

Official Production Photos, taken by Dianna Lewis are below. They are copyrighted and may not be altered or used for commercial purposes. [Credits: Director/Projections: Gabe Kirkley; Set Design: Jeff Kiers; Set build/scenic painting/sign projections: Andrew Potts, Props: Dianna Lewis, Choreography: Lauren Clift; Costumes: Dani Dejong; Lighting: Nigel Brooke; Hair and Make-up: Amber Bergeron]