Recently I designed and created the Wizard of Oz’s head for a theater company in Philadelphia. It was a simple over head projection, but it turned out nice.
The company is the Theater Company of Port Richmond. The production was stellar.
The Wizard of Oz
April 29, 2009 at 3:47 pm (set design)
Tags: design, dorothy, face, green, head, musical, overhead projection, oz, Philadelphia, scarecrow, scene, scenic, set, theater, tin manm lion, wall, wizard of oz
Set Design Results
December 16, 2008 at 8:32 pm (mural, set design)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, babes in toyland, christmas, community, cutout, december, design, flats, forrest, goose, haddon field, halloween, holiday, jen, life, mother, mothergoose, musical, paint, painter, play, plays and players, production, scene, set, spider, theater, toyland, trees
Babes in Toyland, December 2008. Haddon Field Plays and Players, NJ. Set design and artistic direction: Jen Ashmen
Scene 1 – Mother Goose Land
Scene 2 – Spider Forrest
Scene 3 – Toyland
The following photos are courtesy of David Conard Photography:
Thank you so much to Plays and Players for the opportuniy to work with such a wonderful cast and crew. All our hard work really payed off. We made a beautiful production!
Babes in Toyland
November 21, 2008 at 7:37 pm (colored pencil, ink on paper, set design, Sketches)
Tags: art, artist, ballerina, christmas, colored pencil, concept, cosutume, design, drawing, haddon field, idea, jashme, jen ashmen, life, mary, mother goose, musical, new jersey, paper, pen, play, plays and players, pumpkin, rocking horse, scene, scenery, set, set design, sketch, spider forrest, theater, town, toyland
I am currently the set designer for Haddon Field Plays and Players‘ production of Babes in Toyland. Here are some of the concepts I am working to flesh out.
Mother Goose Land:
The old woman’s shoe house:
Spider Forrest tree:
Toyland:
Sample from costume page:
Jennifer Tracy 