Rachel Anthonisen
Anthonisen designed characters
and shadow-puppets, for Tears of Joy Theatre's production of "A Ride on
the Red Mare's Back " by Ursula K. Le Guin. The designs were approved
by Le Guin who liked the sitter especially. Rachel assisted Bill
Holznagel with sculpture and painting, and did most of the shadow
construction.
Her path since has included the drammy award winning production "Wild Child" for which she was writer and designer.
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Close-up of Baby Bear. |
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| The Three Bears
were designed with Russian wooden toys in mind. Mama Bear and
Goldilocks were modeled for the book "Blueberries for Sal"
and were not available for the photo shoot. |
The middle Billy Goat Gruff. He is about 2' tall.
The Billy Goats project was the first show Anthonisen designed
with Il Teatro Calamari. |
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| Original character design for Leo #2. |
Leo
#2, after he has been living with trolls for a while in "Red
Mare" |
Shadow
puppet of trolls threatening the Red Mare for "Ride on the
Red Mare's Back". |
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Original character design
for the Sitter. Ursula K. LeGuin wanted an androgynous look. |
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