I won’t lie, the D20 frame was a beast to figure out. Set designer Hadley Mollman—pictured here—wanted a monster set piece, and with two builds and eight weeks, I was more than a little nervous. But when our lighting designer made the bold claim that the D20 would almost certainly be cut from the final set, I knew I had to deliver.

I worked closely with the technical director Craig Choma, discussing possible options and spent late hours in the shop testing ideas. We struggled to think of a way to make sure the structure was sturdy enough to be incorporated into the set, but not so heavy that it would collapse in on itself or be impossible to assemble. We decided to go as light as we could, using very thin pieces for the sides of each triangle, secured by lauan and staples. The twenty sides were then nailed together. Once fully assembled, the D20 supported itself beautifully (thank God for equilateral triangles!), and was a glorious addition to the set.