Archive for March 1st, 2017

Animal Farm

Posted in Drawings, General Production, Scenic Design on March 1st, 2017 by Eric Appleton

And now that “Putnam County” is done, I can get the drawing for Animal Farm done (though Dancescapes is the next production):

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Posted in General Production, Scenic Design, Scenic Painting on March 1st, 2017 by Eric Appleton

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” has now come and gone. Yesterday, after the student matinee, the set was struck. Set design by Eric Appleton, Costume Design by Tracey Lyons, Lighting Design by guest David Gipson, Stage Manager student Emily Ottinger, Props by students Tori Martino and Stephanie Graf, Music Direction by Sheri VanAlstine, Directed by Guest Ken Williams.

Here are some pics from the final dress rehearsal:

Spell ‘syzygy’:

Leaf Coneybear spells “capybara”:

Giving away candy during the snack break:

Into the final round of words:

Barfee spells the final word:

It was a very nice beginning:

And since the door push and kick plates didn’t get installed until the following afternoon (though still before the first public performance), here’s the actual, completed set: