Getting the Ball Rolling

"Joe Egg" and "Talk Radio" have started weekly production meetings. The two doors are in place for "Joe Egg", and some of the walls are ready to be put in place (to be "stood up"). Once all the walls are in place, the set is ready to be painted. This can take a variety of forms between the walls and flooring, such as a textured wall (stucco, brick, stone, etc), or wood, tile, linoleum, etc. Once the set is painted, a clear coating of glaze is put on the floor to give it a more reflective surface.

"Joe Egg" runs from February 19-22, with one performance each day. Because it's a chamber show (meaning less-elaborate), there is no work call before tech rehearsals get underway, nor strike after the final performance.

Instead, there is a work call for "Talk Radio" (the cast, crew, and Stagecraft I students come in on a weekend and help out one of two shifts, either 9-noon, or 1-4). Designers need to be at both shifts to attempt to get as much done as possible.

That weekend is also the dates of the Midwest Theater Auditions held in St. Louis, MO. This is a convention which many theaters put up booths, and auditions/interviews are conducted. Actors and designers/technicians present their portfolios or prepared monologues. If the theater wants another look, they ask you to attend the 'call backs' held later that night or the next day.

We also had a design meeting for "Fefu and Her Friends", during which the director, Adam Heffernan, explained what he was thinking and gave some handouts of helpful information about what was going on in the time period. He had some visions about the set and interior design styles, which was helpful without being concrete or "this is exactly what I want it to look like".