Not So Lazy Sunday

Today is the first "10 out of 12" for Hugh Leonard's "A Life" featuring John Mahoney of Frasier fame. Load-in went smoothish. The rigging of the curtains took the longest. The lack of a fly system in this space makes any rigging very time consuming and any fixes that much more difficult. We ended up needing to purchase more chain in order to fly the amount of pipe we needed. Also, we have hung every leg we have in stock.

We got through Act 1 during our first session of tech yesterday. Today is the first day with costumes, though, so the day started with another run of Act 1. The set has really come together nicely. It consists of three main octagonally shaped areas: the living room, the kitchen, and the band stand/gazebo. The two rooms have a wood floor made of 8" stips of luan that were stained and then dulled down, while the gazebo is textured and looks like stone or concrete. The area not covered by these three platforms is covered in cobblestones made from masonite placed in a circlular pattern. There is a faux stone wall along the back with a beautifully painted backdrop tying everything together. It is close to dinner break now, but hopefully we can finish Act 2 soon and do a complete run tonight. Tuesday is our next long day with Wednesday consisting of more reharsal and final dress. Fitting that the final dress for this Irish play falls on Saint Patrick's Day. It will be another easy show for me. So far, I have to give a standby at the top of each act and assist with the intermission shift. Looks like I will need to fing some more books to read.