Some shop photos as “Spirits to Enforce” progresses (tech begins Thursday next week). Scenic design and all scenic painting thus far by student Keenan Minogue. Steve Chene, technical director. Much of the labor for UW-Whitewater productions is drawn from shop hours required for the Introduction to Theatre course.
The giant tech table has been struck. Here’s the view from the tiny tech table as we prepare for photo call.
The office. Murray visits his brother and agent, Arnold, in search of a job.
My portion of the tech table. Hookup, cue synopsis, script, cheat sheet (I refuse to call it a magic sheet), and John Brunner’s “Stand on Zanzibar.”
During a break in tech for “A Thousand Clowns” at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Scenic design by Brandon Kirkham, sound design by Josh Schmidt, stage manager Brandy Kline, costume design by Kristina Van Slyke, and lighting design by Eric Appleton. Directed by Jonathan West. Tech rehearsals featuring the grandest tech table in North America.
Master Electrician Ryan Bertelson climbing out of the lift’s basket after the final gel change at the end of the day’s focus for “A Thousand Clowns.”
A break in rehearsal of “A Thousand Clowns” at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Featured is stage manager Brandy Kline (AEA).
At what served as the tech table for “Music in the Air.” That’s costume designer Tracey Lyons (a colleague at UW-Whitewater), director Greg Ganakis, and Scott, the light board operator who was rather left in charge of the partially completed lighting design the final two nights (he kept up though!). Also note the lack of stage manager, as the sole member of stage management (as well as the only crew member for a cast of 80, which included children and a cast member with early onset Alzheimer’s), Kaylee Oost, was running all the props backstage. NO ONE CALLED THIS SHOW. Oh, and no headsets either. The Whitewater students who thought they were on the run crew were never told when to show up, and all backstage crew was finally cut by the producer on Wednesday, though no one from Music on the Lake ever bothered to contact them. It’s a wonder there is any one is smiling in this photo.
During tech; set up for Ernst’s office.
A slightly blurry photo the day after load-in. The road cases on stage are sound and lights getting set up. This is the first day with the actors (all seventy plus of them) on the full set. The panels are shown with the “Munich” side.
A break in tech rehearsal for “Neat” at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. Written by Charlayne Woodard, performed by Marti Gobel, produced by Renaissance Theaterworks. Scenic design by Lisa Schlenker, lighting design by Eric Appleton. That’s co-artistic director Julie Swenson talking to stage manager Brandy Kline off to the side, there. It will be performed July 10 – 14.
Waiting to begin the first dress rehearsal of “Almost, Maine.” At the tech table, from left to right is Skip Grover, the director, Steve Chene, the TD, and student Keenan Minogue, sound designer.