Directing The Lion in Winter has made me try many new things beyond directing. I’ve made props before, for other plays, but this time around, I tried something completely new: making crowns.
My cast and I really try to keep our costumes and props from looking like something from a grade school class play. It helps that most of them are, on some level, LARPers (Live Action Role Play, a.k.a. Creative Anachronists). They know what they’re doing, and where to lay hands on “the good stuff.” Nobody has any crowns, though.
I looked on line for advice/instructions on making our own, and found this excellent advice. I used it to create four crowns for the cast. I’m pretty pleased with the result.
Crowns for Lion in Winter royalty: (L-R) Princess Alais, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Henry II, King Philip II of France (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger)
