I have been out of commission for a while as I have been moving but also, I got the worst cold that I have ever had in about 3 or 4 years. First bit of news I have is that the company orientation for “Breaking Up is Hard To Do” is on Sunday! It’ll be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bill Starr’
Sorry…
Posted: April 22, 2010 in Blog PostTags: Biggest Loser, Bill Starr, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Good Luck, Hugh Hysell
My Vision?
Posted: March 7, 2010 in Blog PostTags: Big Spender, Bill Starr, blasphemous, Bob Fosse, cue-to-cue, director, hell week, hostesses, intimidating, lighting designer, paper tech rehearsal, producer, religion, Rhythm of Life, Rosie, soapboxes, Something Better Than This, stage manager, vision
On Friday, I got an email from Bill asking that I come to the paper tech rehearsal that night. A paper tech rehearsal is a meeting between the director, the lighting designer, the stage manager, the producer (sometimes) and from what I learned that night, the choreographer, too. During this meeting, lighting cues are discussed [...]
First time on stage with “stuff”…
Posted: March 2, 2010 in Blog PostTags: Act 1, Bill Starr, details, on stage, set changes, tech week, West Side Story, Woe is me
Woe is me…Ah, Shakespeare! Never in theatre have truer words been written. The cast ran through act 1 this evening. We had use of the sets and some of the props. For the most part things moved along. We did stop to fix a few issues like getting the cast to help with some of [...]
First time on stage with "stuff"…
Posted: March 2, 2010 in Blog PostTags: Act 1, Bill Starr, details, on stage, set changes, tech week, West Side Story, Woe is me
Woe is me…Ah, Shakespeare! Never in theatre have truer words been written. The cast ran through act 1 this evening. We had use of the sets and some of the props. For the most part things moved along. We did stop to fix a few issues like getting the cast to help with some of [...]
Costumes…
Posted: February 26, 2010 in Blog PostTags: Ben Perez, Bill Starr, Carol Clever, costumes, Heather Schweitzer, Ian Teter, Madness, Melinda Beason, Patty Reinhart, Rich Man's Frug, Valerie Valenzuela
Well, the costume fittings were MADNESS! Madness, I say. On Wednesday, the cast tried on the costumes for the show. Huge thanks to Carol Clever. She took what is thought to be a deceptively minimal look show, and gave it a realistic type of look. What’s difficult is that most productions just want the sparkle [...]


