Waco Civic Theatre
Director: Kelly MacGregor
Assistant Director: Kelly Palmer
Set Design: Joey Dumas
Costume Design: Courtney Holleyman
Lighting Design: Al Danforth
Scenic Charge: Maleah Miller
In painting Frozen for Waco Civic Theatre’s 2025 closer, I faced an interesting challenge: how to make Elsa’s castle absolutely magical while buying as little paint as possible? As a contract contributor added reasonably deep into the rehearsal process, I joined a show nearing the end of its budget but determined to make a splash. Upon assessing WCT’s paint closet, I realized I already had everything I needed to paint the entire production (minus a few gallons of white paint). Unsurprisingly, this was an ambitious production, and I ended up painting two beds, two giant wooden doors, two castle walls, an interior wallpaper design, a fireplace, Kristoff’s cart, Oaken’s sauna, a side table, and a giant marble floor–all with paint WCT already had in stock.
Elsa's castle stairs
Frozen Arendelle & Elsa's castle
Elsa's castle sample board
Elsa's castle process
Elsa's castle process
Elsa's castle stairs detail
Elsa's castle detail
Elsa's castle detail
Elsa's castle, bridge side
Bridge primed and ready to paint
Frozen bridge
Bridge magical spike effect
Frozen planks base coat
Frozen planks process
Completed frozen planks
Marble floor in progress
Marble floor in progress
Marble floor
Oaken's sauna process
Oaken's sauna detail
Oaken's sauna detail
Castle exterior wall process
Castle exterior wall detail
Castle exterior wall
Arendelle castle interior process
Arendelle castle interior
Arendelle castle interior
Arendelle castle wallpaper detail
Arendelle castle brick detail
Arendelle castle interior detail
Castle gates in progress
Castle gates detail
Castle gates
Bed detail
Kristoff's ice cart
Kristoff's ice cart detail
