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"Anime Momotaro", 2016

- FOR

Honolulu Theatre for Youth


- TYPE

Set & Prop Design


Set and Properties Design.

Written by Alvin Chan, Eric Johnson and the HTY company based on the Japanese Folktale.

Directed by Eric Johnson.
Lighting Design by Geoff Korf.
Costume Design by Sandra Payne and Anna Foster.
Set/Properties Construction: Eric West, Jennifer Eccles, Rachael Uyeno.

Exploding Peach puppet.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Hill hat with origami house and couple and fabric fan sun.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Umbrella tree with peach, puppeteered for top view of scene.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Umbrella tree and peach, front view.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Emoji-fan insult fight.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Fire-fan to show anger.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Puppeteered boulder with fire-fan flames to show speed.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Tweeting birds to show Ogre has been clobbered in the head.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Double-sided boulder.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Momotaro born from a peach.

Photo by Brad Goda.

“Surprise!” The set is rolling, modular prop cabinets.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Teeth puppet.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Inu smelling the kibidango.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Ogre smell.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Monkey in a tree.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Monkey steals the gate key from the sleeping ogres.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Origami flower.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Momotaro dodges a thrown Ogre club.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Momotaro’s sword glinting mid-fight.

Photo by Brad Goda.

Daimon’s throne.

Photo by Brad Goda.