The call of the drafting table. With “Clybourne Park” bring struck this weekend, I’m pushing to get plates done so the building for “The Tender Land” can begin next week, which is also the last week of classes. The plan is to get the deck painted early in the week, so that platforming can go in at the end of the week; we’ll have levels in place for when rehearsals begin at the end of the winter break.
A return to the drafting table. After “Clybourne Park” opened yesterday, I had a chat with our TD about budgets; it’s a little grim at the moment (we are a state university, after all), so I’ve decided to cut the raked platform in the center of “The Tender Land” to try to save a few pennies. I would be nice to have it, and would really give definition to the yard area, but we can survive without it. When the platform went away, I also had to reconsider other platform heights — the director, for instance, expressed interest in having the porch high enough that the platform became easily sittable.
Some production photos from the UW-Whitewater student matinee of “Clybourne Park.” Scenic design by guest artist Keith Pitts, costume design by faculty member Tracey Lyons, lighting design by student Logan Bydalek, stage management by student Allison Lozar, directed by faculty member Jim Butchart.
Preset.
Act One.
Act Two.
Final moments.
Final tableau.
A few photos from tech rehearsals last week. . .
Some last minute work on the removeable kitchen door.
Director Jim Butchart waiting for things to get rolling.
And our crack team of student board operators ready to leap into action.
Work continues on the UW-Whitewater’s production of “Clybourne Park.”
I went into the shop a little early today to rip down the masonite sheets that I had painted with the various tile colors. Here is the stack of bathroom tiles, waiting for installation, with the pink subway tile flats behind them.
And then, here is Liliana tacking them in:
The kitchen tiles, stacked and waiting. . .
The view up the staircase. . .
And good heavens, is there a lot of trim and molding in this show.
The set as it looked yesterday afternoon.
And then, one of my projects this afternoon was to finish the fireplace. Unfortunately, due to some measurement issues, I ran out of tiles and have to paint some more.
Some photos from yesterday’s shop session, as we continued working on the UW-Whitewater’s upcoming production of “Clybourne Park.” The set was designed by guest artist Keith Pitts. I’m just the painter on this one, though that’s still a chunk of time, and I’m supposed to be getting further along on my design for February’s “The Tender Land.”
In any event, the walls went up yesterday.
Images from last Friday’s shop session, as we continue work on the UW-Whitewater’s production of “Clybourne Park.”
Since the light hang has commenced and troubleshooting and focus are immanent, here TA Joe teaches two of the Intro to Theatre students how to bring up channels on the light board.
Intro student Austin staples together the framing on a flat. This one had to be redone — it faces the front of the staircase, but there was a discrepancy on how many stairs were in the staircase, which meant the top angle was wrong.
While I’ve been painting faux hardwood onto the deck, we are applying ripped plywood planks to the upstage platforms. Once they are all down, I will add glazing to make them match.
The deck itself is closer to completion. I have to grain and glaze the border, which will happen this afternoon. Then we can seal it and call it done.
Continued work on the UW Whitewater’s upcoming production of “Clybourne Park” (scenic design by guest artist Keith Pitts)! Here we have TA Thad looking at a drawing in order to get his fellow students started on building the piece!
The last of the major walls gets their green paint!
Some of TD Steve Chene’s drawings laying out for reference!
TA Joe works with Intro to Theatre students on hanging an upstage electric!
My project for the afternoon was finishing the graining of the downstage hardwood floor!
Here’s a close-up! Next stage; Glazing!
The light hang for UW Whitewater’s production of “Clybourn Park” began yesterday. Student Logan Bydalek is the lighting designer. Here are some Intro to Theatre students hanging lights. The first electric:
The 1A electric:
In the scene shop, the last of the wall flats have been primed and students begin applying base color. A note: when you come to shop in your nice clothes, you just might end up in a housedress with bags tied around your feet. . .
More construction photos from the upcoming UW-Whitewater production of “Clybourne Park.”
Here is Emily (an Intro to Theatre student), TA Allison, and one of the Theatre Appreciation students (whose name I cannot remember) laying out the border of the downstage floor area.
After they laid out the border, I went to work lining out the floor boards, as well as basing the border.
At the end of the day, all of the wall flats were covered and primed and stacked ready to get their base color. That will happen this afternoon.
