Finally, the theatre proscenium and the boom are now black. It was brown before. Next thing I would like to change will be masking for the first set of boom. I think it will either be soft goods or a flat with black fabric.
I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be this amazing dance company this coming Sunday at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville. We will need help filling this place as you may know, there are a lot of seats at the Paramount! We have currently only 30 seats sold through the Paramount box [...]
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Here is what I have been working on for the last couple of weeks. We are producing Bartered Bride at Pepperdine University in the Spring 2008 semester. This opera will be directed by Henry Price and conducted by Tony Cason. I am doing the scenic design. For background information about Bartered Bride you can visit [...]
By trade I am a theatre designer who is currently teaching and my hobby is working on computer on various projects unofficially. I have been mixing those two for quite some time and I can actually see the two merging at some point in time. I am fond of lighting design and I think more [...]
I just past the 30 mark and I still can’t afford a regular price ticket to go see the big shows in town. Starving, not really but I can’t really go all out. Student rush? No thanks if I have to stay in line and not being able to see the show. Give me an [...]
I was wondering today while watching a rehearsal of upcoming show A Street Car Named Desire performed at LiveArts, what do designers think when watching a rehearsal for a stage performance? I always have lighting in my mind. Seeing how lighting interacts with people, audiences and casts. What is going on inside the brain of [...]
Designing in a touring house is not as easy as you may think. Creating a lighting design without having a decent conversation with the people in charge is somewhat dubious. I don’t understand why there are so many producer that don’t understand lighting. Come on people its not hard to get it. You just have [...]
There is something to say about stage performers that goes from their set straight to the house and who talks to the audience. I wish there were more of those type of artists out there. It would help the state of theatre in some sense. I find that most of the artist that do this [...]
physical visual / auditory expending fourth wall change the course of the action communication role need to be interchangeable
I can’t seem to find theatre/dance design blogs! Where are the people blogging on theatre design? It seems like the notorious theatre blogs are mostly written by theatre critics, directors or playwright which makes sense but … where are all the designers? UPDATE: If you have a blog and you would like to add it [...]