We just closed our production of Sonia Flew and we thought it might be fun to share with you the photo above which shows ensemble member Alan Wilder before and after he has put on his make-up for the first act. Congratulations to everyone involved with the play.
Tech. The point in the process where lights, set, costumes, music, acting all meet up on the stage and have a rumble. This show has 9 scenes which means 8 transitions. Most directors will tell you that transitions can really kill a great play if not done well. Because it moves back and forth in time these transitions involve full costume changes which must be accomplished stupidly fast. So, in trying to get these transitions to look graceful and happen as quickly as possible, we must practice them over and over and over and over and over and over and over. At the end of last night I estimated that I had changed my clothes 27 times. I’m too old for this.
OK, enough of my bitch-fest.
The design elements are beautiful and Rick Snyder has done a masterful job of staging some very difficult transitions. This is a three character play with ten people working backstage making it all look like a snap. They are bloody great and we are very lucky to have them on this show. (more…)