UW Whitewater Theatre/Dance Department

Continuing with the city flats. Here they are at the beginning of shop today. . .

. . . and here is the first one, done. Of course, the second one will be harder, what with all the fire escapes. The student designer, Keenan Minogue, tells me that these are manupulated versions of pictures he took on a trip to New York a few years ago.

Also continuing focus. That’s student designer Lexie Strullmyer at the foot of the ladder as student electrician Mitchell Van Dyke climbs down.

Student Propmaster Krissy Fisher working on the spinning plates.

Students working in the costume shop.

Student lighting designer Lexie Strullmyer focussing. The floor now has an exciting checkerboard pattern!

I finished the second garden flat. . .

and moved onto the city flats.

Tech director Steve Chene happy with his work, as he and the students start putting up walls this afternoon.

Later in the afternoon, with more walls up. Focus begins tomorrow.

Student Kelsy Smith cuts out windows.

Student scenic designer Keenan Minogue works on the drinks cart.

My paint project this week. These are the two garden flats that appear beyond windows upstage. When these are done, there are two city flats which also appear beyond the windows. They are currently sitting in the black box theatre, traced out, waiting for me to get to them.

A slightly blurry shot of students hanging an electric. It’s sidearm madness.

Students in the shop working on the fridge and routering trim.

Student designer Keenan Minogue laying down his base color.

And finally, student Shakeva Oliver works with me on painting the two garden flats, which will be visible at times through the upstage windows.

Our Technical Director, Steve Chene, pauses to change the grinder blade as he removes the back of the refrigerator.

Student designer Keenan Minogue continues painting on his design fror “The Drowsy Chaperone.” The dragon will be cut out and mounted on another surface.

Student designer Keenan Minogue working on drops with other students for his design of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

Student Allison Hetz base painting walls.

And more students laying out walls in the shop.

Now that the show is up, I’ve been trying to catch up with grading and meetings.  I finally made it back down to the theatre this afternoon after student KCACTF project reviews (in preparation for the upcoming conference) to take a few pictures of the finished set.

  A final note:   We will be striking the set Saturday night, moving it into the Barnett theatre until we learn from the KCACTF folks if it has been selected to travel to the conference in January.  If not, we get to dismantle it.  If yes, we have to find out what type of space they will put us into (proscenium, arena. . .?) and adjust accordingly.   Then we have to get rolling on “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the scenery of which is being designed by student Keenan Minogue.

The final stretch.  Three more of the botanical prints, in various stages of completion.  The one in the middle will become acorns.

Another one of the prints, finished.  That’s technical director Steve Chene, coming to get it and put it onto the set.

The stones for the pond, done.  That’s student Chris James (also in the show) standing off to the side.  He’s about to pour water into the pond.

The set under worklights, as we wait for final dress to begin.  Is it done?  Not quite — two more prints to finish, a bit more stone work on the benches, and all the pipes need to go brown.  Am I happy that we are behind?  No.

During final dress.  Costume design by Tracey Lyons.  Lighting design by Steve Chene.

Students Sean Jensen and Brendan McNally working on rock placement.  Brendan is sitting in the pond.  One of their tasks was to trim the stones to accommodate the pond structure.