Hannah V. Shoemaker
Sleuth | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Alexander Dodge | 2020
To soften the metal staircase for a falling actor, the stairs were covered in a thin dense foam which was then covered by a carpet runner. To accommodate for the spiral and the narrowing of the staircase as it ascends, each tread and rise is covered in three pieces of carpet — two edge pieces, and a center. The carpet is taped together and T-nailed to the metal frame. Carpeting completed in six hours with the help of Grant Larouere.