Tech EXPO 2017 Crowning Kings Exhibit No. 12 By KayLee Taylor University of Nebraska at Omaha Figure 2 - Laser cutter creating the initial cuts of the crown Figure 1 - A War of Roses poster featuring King Henry VI from both productions I n collaboration with Nebraska Shakespeare and Creighton University, the University of Nebraska at Omaha put up a brand new adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy. This was a two part series called A War of Roses. The University of Nebraska at Omaha performed the first part in the series, Foreign Flames, and Creighton University performed the second half, A Fire Within. Both of these performances were designed independently but had shared themes. The biggest difference between these shows was that Foreign Flames was a modern show that had some elements from the medieval time period, while A Fire Within was a medieval show with a touch of contemporary. There are many characters that went between the two shows including the main character King Henry VI. In order to maintain continuity between the Figure 3 - Two prototype crowns after being shaped into circlets shows, it was decided that I would make the crown for Henry VI in both productions. With the two very different styles of show I needed to figure out how to create the crown in a way that would fit both of them. I also had two different actors whose heads were different sizes, so I needed to accommodate that as well. My initial thought was to 3D print the crowns, however after some initial testing we determined that they were going to be too modern looking and not what the designers wanted. The next material that I tested was clear acrylic that would be Biennial Theatre Technology Exhibit 2017 35