Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play 

Mr Burns Mask 

My main build for this show was the mask and gloves for Mr Burns. Our designer, Sean Mclcahy, wanted all the props to look as if they were made of found objects by the characters themselves.

I used a pre-existing mask pulled from storage for the base, which I painted and added other found objects to such as: welding googles, washers, hair clips for teeth, and piping. 

My favourite detail on the mask is the toxic waste coming out of the nose and side of the tubes. As well as the three welts on the forehead which are oozing green. 

Mr Burns Gloves 

Our designer wanted Mr Burns hands to look like peeling flaking Simpsons skin with visible veins and syringes full of toxic waste for fingers. 

I covered long black gloves with layers of rubber latex, cotton batting, cotton balls, and cord to create the skin texture. Which I later painted. 

The most difficult part of this build was attaching the syringes to the fingers. In the show, gloves worn on top of these are dramatically pulled off - and during rehearsals the syringes would often get pulled off with the outer gloves. Mr Burns also had a sword fight while wearing these gloves, so I had to make sure to allow for enough dexterity. I went though many different attachment methods in the process until I finally found a combination of techniques involving barge and cheesecloth that worked.