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Life in the Theat-ah!
Had our first (and likely only) production meeting for "Hansel and Gretel" tonight. This is an original show loosely (very very very) I say again, LOOSELY based on the fairy tale of the same name. It was written thirty years ago - and written for the particular skill set of a specified group of people. So the Magician actually knew a little bit of illusion. The Ballerina did train as a dancer for a while. The Politician... well, I'm not too sure how *he* got into the show at all, actually. Might have been a town selectman at the time? I don't know.
I am on costumes. The Sailor is a "guy with a boat - fisherman maybe" and he carries an oar. So maybe the Gorton's Fisherman type of costume? I wonder if anyone I know has those yellow rain pants. And wellies! I think just about everyone else will be in the best "Fairy Tale" mishmash.
When M was talking about what the Middle School has for lights he asked if we wanted spot lights. B hemmed and hawed a while before I asked point blank, does the middle school *have* spot lights that we can make use of with the rental of the space. Which sparked the question who would run them, should they pay some middle school kids to do it, where I again opened my mouth and said "or you could poll the Players and find a volunteer or two who have run spot before who won't mind giving up the single evening and the one Saturday" I was also holding my hand up, because, really? Spot light op? SO DAMNED EASY, PEOPLE! I'll already be there with the costumes, and not doing *anything* once the show starts, so double duty is no hardship.
Then we were discussing props, and L, our prop lady was actually at Tribute rehearsal tonight, so she wasn't there. But B had a little stuffed handmade bird and she wanted L to take it and make four more. So she handed it to D, who is also involved in Tribute, to give to L. D seemed massively unhappy to take custody and responsibility of telling L anything at all about the bird (which with four buddies become the flock of birds that eat the breadcrumbs). The people who move the trees also manipulate the birds. Anyway, D just did not want to take the bird, and again I opened my mouth.
"Alternatively, L - if she doesn't sew herself, can find a Player with a sewing machine and the know-how to use it to make the birds for her." I ended up taking the bird home. Four more kinda like it coming right up (after my trip to Minneapolis, of course). No sweat - I have everything I need already. The birds will come out of the scrap box. I'll likely make them blue, as I have a ton of blue. But if I find a good red in the scrap box they might be red - red shows up really well.
And I am working auditions as well. And we've decided to take the photography digital for the "head shots" at auditions. And we got a grant to have the show sign-language interpreted. Probably the second show.
Fun fun. Packing tomorrow, and then up at ass-o'clock to get to the airport on Thursday.
I am on costumes. The Sailor is a "guy with a boat - fisherman maybe" and he carries an oar. So maybe the Gorton's Fisherman type of costume? I wonder if anyone I know has those yellow rain pants. And wellies! I think just about everyone else will be in the best "Fairy Tale" mishmash.
When M was talking about what the Middle School has for lights he asked if we wanted spot lights. B hemmed and hawed a while before I asked point blank, does the middle school *have* spot lights that we can make use of with the rental of the space. Which sparked the question who would run them, should they pay some middle school kids to do it, where I again opened my mouth and said "or you could poll the Players and find a volunteer or two who have run spot before who won't mind giving up the single evening and the one Saturday" I was also holding my hand up, because, really? Spot light op? SO DAMNED EASY, PEOPLE! I'll already be there with the costumes, and not doing *anything* once the show starts, so double duty is no hardship.
Then we were discussing props, and L, our prop lady was actually at Tribute rehearsal tonight, so she wasn't there. But B had a little stuffed handmade bird and she wanted L to take it and make four more. So she handed it to D, who is also involved in Tribute, to give to L. D seemed massively unhappy to take custody and responsibility of telling L anything at all about the bird (which with four buddies become the flock of birds that eat the breadcrumbs). The people who move the trees also manipulate the birds. Anyway, D just did not want to take the bird, and again I opened my mouth.
"Alternatively, L - if she doesn't sew herself, can find a Player with a sewing machine and the know-how to use it to make the birds for her." I ended up taking the bird home. Four more kinda like it coming right up (after my trip to Minneapolis, of course). No sweat - I have everything I need already. The birds will come out of the scrap box. I'll likely make them blue, as I have a ton of blue. But if I find a good red in the scrap box they might be red - red shows up really well.
And I am working auditions as well. And we've decided to take the photography digital for the "head shots" at auditions. And we got a grant to have the show sign-language interpreted. Probably the second show.
Fun fun. Packing tomorrow, and then up at ass-o'clock to get to the airport on Thursday.