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A black-and-white photograph of a smiling woman touching the side of a wooden horse and staring off into the distance. A tent appears to be erected around her, and light filters through to reveal her ornate dress. Taken of an unknown production by…

A black-and-white photograph of a crowded stage, with a number of opera characters crowded into a large town courtyard. The buildings in the background have a strange and irregular geometry, and the dress of the characters is decidedly 19th century…

McCance creates a set design in cibrant watercolors depicting the Grand Salon of Monsieur Beaunoir's Mansion. Created for the 11th act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

McCance renders a setpiece in beautiful watercolors to render a remarkable image depicts a team's locker room that features the lockers, a bench, a wooden box on the floor, several boxes above the lockers, and clothes in the lockers. The…

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the burlap legs of the stage's show portal. Created for the 1963 Vancouver Opera Association's production of Norma.

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of Charles Rudolf Friml's operetta Rose-Marie by Theatre Under the Stars…

A black-and-white photograph of a darkened opera set, depicting a small town square. Faint light filters in through a dirty skylight, while a man in dark clothing sits at a table at stage-left. Second of a set of three. Taken of a 1962 production of…

McCance creates set designs in watercolors for the Vancouver Ballet Society's Playhouse Performances of Coppelia. Set Designs for Acts 1, 2, and 3 show minimalistic, yet beautiful, decorations. Scenes 1 and 3 depict full light while scene 2…

McCance draws several sketches of Bottom's Mask for Midsummer's Night Dream. Labeled "Prop's Sheet 1." Unknown production of a Midsummer's Night Dream.

McCance creates a setpiece in watercolors depicting a vivid impression of flats within Greenwich Village, New York City. Created for the Wonderful Town production of 1962.

A black-and-white photograph of a half-darkened opera set, depicting a dusty courtyard ringed with a low brick and iron wall. At stage-left the sign on a building reads "Hotel du Midi," while barren trees reach into the shadows at stage-…

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of Robert Wright's operetta Song of Norway by Theatre Under the Stars.…

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the stage's show portal. It features intricate folds to create the illusion of the existence of rocks. Created for the 1963 Vancouver Opera Association's production of Norma.

A tumbledown series of large post and lintel structures are rendered on a dark construction paper background in garish pastel reds, blues, greens, and yellows. A pennant waves from atop a heap of stony rubble, the only sign of movement. Created for…

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the slightly drab auditorium and stage of the "Cotton Blossom" featuring pink curtains. Created for the 1958 Theatre Under the Stars production of "Showboat."

McCance creates a watercolor featuring a side cutout view of a lean-to shanty from Theatre Under the Star's 1954 production of ""Oklahoma"" set against a dark background surounded by a purple edge. Above the watercolor is a…

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of Robert Wright's operetta Song of Norway by Theatre Under the Stars.…

McCance creates a set design in watercolors that is rather eye catching. A pink ladder, and pink bucket, and pink stars are featured prominantly. This set was for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars production of Carousel.

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the upper deck of the "Cotton Blossom" overlooking the water and the far shore. The scene portrays the dreariness of a rainy day. Created for the 1958 Theatre Under the Stars production…

McCance creates a fully black cover to obscure parts of an unknown set design. The Cover also features internal borders featuring flowers and consists of a large empty space for part of a set design to show through.

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of Charles Rudolf Friml's operetta Rose-Marie by Theatre Under the Stars…

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A cherub or angel is rendered in gray pastels on a black background of construction paper. Created for an unknown production.

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the gloomy, yet beautiful, conditions of castle life that plagued Prince Karl Franz. Created for a Theatre Under the Star's production of "the Student Prince.," likely in 1957.