“Combadge of Courage”

Guest Blogger: Patrick Phillips

As conductor, I often have a bad habit of asking bizzare things of the orchestra, but this concert definately takes the cake…  Because we are celebrating the music of “Star Trek” I found it nessesary to ask the entire ensemble to dress as though they served on board a starship, or a strange race of alien beings for concert night… While some have went out and actually purchased their costumes… Some made their own from scratch.  One thing would be missing I knew, and I couldn’t have that, now could I?

So I asked Arvis Green, secretary of the ensemble to mold 50 Communicators from Star Trek: The Next Generation, and promised I would help her paint each one by hand… A week later she had not only molded them, but completely painted them as well!

Molded Combadge Props

They LOOK fantastic, and now the ensemble can be in touch with their fancy new communicator badges and the audience can rest assured knowing that the uniforms look and feel authentic.

Thanks Arvis!