Make 'Em Laugh

Head Projection Designer

February 2025 | Bishop Fenwick High School Drama Club • METG Drama Festival Production

Nominated for and recieved a METG All-Star Company Award

Make ‘Em Laugh had projections throughout nearly the entire show, meant to evoke the themes and styles of various sitcoms. These projections were displayed on five TVs, three of which were hung from a fly bar using custom, laser-cut VESA mounts (left), and two were on tripod stands (right, stand without tv is pictured).

A TV being flown with the use of laser-cut VESA adapters, aircraft cable, and light o-clamps A TV flying a few feet above the stage using the apparatus made above.
A Gator Frameworks TV stand. A TV would be attatched to the VESA mount shown.

Video was sent over wireless HDMI from three MacBooks running synced QLab files so that each TV could show its own, unique image.

Three MacBooks simultaneously running QLab files for Make 'Em Laugh. A screenshot of QLab

View production photos below!

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production photo credit: @autumntakespicsandstuff

Below, you can also watch me quickly step through all cues, in order!

©2025-6 D. Kolenda. The video above is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.


Judges' Notes/Comments can be read for my work on this production by clicking here.


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