On the set for Persuasion
Technical rehearsals begin
Adapting to the real space
The set's simplicity provides great flexibility, a feature which we greatly appreciate: Although we have been rehearsing in a rehearsal hall whose dimensions were marked out to be identical to those of the set, we now have to deal with the idiosyncracies of the entrances and exits of the Center House Theater. Since we could only roughly estimate the times to travel from one particular exit to another particular entrance, we are now facing the reality of the long and twisted backstage halls. As such, we have been remapping some of the blocking to meet the requirements of travel time. This of course affects the previous or later blocking, so the day sometimes feels like rearranging the pieces of a puzzle whose picture has changed.
The costumes
We are also now working with the stunning regency-era costumes, courtesy of our designer Deane and her assistant Janessa. Deane has scoured the Pacific Northwest's theatre community's stock and come up with some real gems (For example, yours truly doing his best Leslie Howard "Scarlet Pimpernel" impersonation, left). This show is going to look great.
As of yesterday, we are rehearsing in the Center House Theater, on Corey and Craig's lovely set. The two pillars of the CHT have been wrapped in painted scenes, and its floor is covered in a cobblestone pattern.
The set's simplicity provides great flexibility, a feature which we greatly appreciate: Although we have been rehearsing in a rehearsal hall whose dimensions were marked out to be identical to those of the set, we now have to deal with the idiosyncracies of the entrances and exits of the Center House Theater. Since we could only roughly estimate the times to travel from one particular exit to another particular entrance, we are now facing the reality of the long and twisted backstage halls. As such, we have been remapping some of the blocking to meet the requirements of travel time. This of course affects the previous or later blocking, so the day sometimes feels like rearranging the pieces of a puzzle whose picture has changed.
The costumes
We are also now working with the stunning regency-era costumes, courtesy of our designer Deane and her assistant Janessa. Deane has scoured the Pacific Northwest's theatre community's stock and come up with some real gems (For example, yours truly doing his best Leslie Howard "Scarlet Pimpernel" impersonation, left). This show is going to look great.
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