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Directed by Sidonie Garrett, designed by Chaz Bell, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival (2015)
![forest groundrows](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f980ca_449302c68da4444394873818d14219ae.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_115,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f980ca_449302c68da4444394873818d14219ae.jpg)
the same technique used to paint the backside of the castle units to be the forest.
![Stones- Castle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f980ca_ad51ebf34a6d47f380c285f7978f1a88.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_115,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f980ca_ad51ebf34a6d47f380c285f7978f1a88.jpg)
A multi-step process, our stones began with a spray using a repetitive stencil, which allowed us to fill in and alter rather than over thinking our work as we used a tinted Sto(concrete) to create our textured stones. On top of the Sto, we used four color washes to create a variation in the stones themselves that responded beautifully to light. These were finally toned with sprays.
![The Castle, and the stage facing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f980ca_d92a99eea1094af2ae347b79d2eb1b3f.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_61,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f980ca_d92a99eea1094af2ae347b79d2eb1b3f.jpg)
The stone facing of the stage was created with styrofoam, carved to look like stone, and coated with a mixutre of 1-2-3, followed by what our scenic charge calls 'goop', which is a joint compound mixture. This toughed and smoothed the styrofoam to withstand the outdoor weather, and take the paint evenly.
![forest groundrows](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f980ca_449302c68da4444394873818d14219ae.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_115,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/f980ca_449302c68da4444394873818d14219ae.jpg)
the same technique used to paint the backside of the castle units to be the forest.