| Production Process - THE OVERWHELMING designs complete
by Jim Davis - Managing Director on 3/12/2009 05:45:00 PM
With the closing of DYING CITY, we've just had our second production meeting for THE OVERWHELMING, and after working out our lots of lists of costumes, props and furniture, sound and music and lighting effects... our designs for THE OVERWHELMING are complete!
Set Model by Tom Burch, scenic designer (click photos to enlarge)
 
Tom's set features sliding panels which will open and close in different configurations to allow us quick transitions and a creative way to suggest the play's many locations, and keep the pace of the play moving.
Three of 40+ Costume Renderings by Whitney McBride, costume designer
  
Whitney has her hands full with well over a hundred costume pieces for the show, which she has very carefully researched to suggest the plays very specific location and time period.
Shopping for costumes and props has begun and the technical director and his crew are working on building and installing the new set... so we can ready for rehearsals to begin on the 17th... stay tuned!Labels: Production Department, Technical, The Overwhelming
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Dear Next,
We've been subsrcibers for several years. We saw "Overwhelming last night. It certainly was! The acting was superb & the points you made were striking.
Alas, my daughter, her husband & my husband are unanimous in feeling that we have enough trauma & grief in our lives & they don't want to subscribe again next year. I stand alone in feeling that I will miss you & wish I could continue to attend. But I think there is an important message here; in these difficult times we need something less traumatic, more uplifting, more fun. I liked the messages I took away from this, but out of 4 opinions I was alone. Aren't there some light-hearted, thoughtful pieces out there? Something short of that satirical disaster you produced early last year...I've forgotten what it was!...but more like a musical or a comedy? How about "The Importance of Being Earnest"? Your regretful ex-subscriber, Lucia Miller
Dear Lucia,
I certainly hope before you and your family decide to leave the Next family, you will look closely at the season we have lined up for you next year. I agree that with everything going on in the world, we need a lighter approach to our serious issues and I have programmed a season that will do just that!
The opening show, "boom," has received tremendous praise for it's humor and wit, including the following reviews:
"Mr. Nachtrieb has a gift for darkly funny dialogue and an appealing way of approaching big themes sideways." The New York Times
"Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s play flips from pants-around-the-ankles comedy to hipster 'Twilight Zone' takeoff…'boom' is imaginative and easy to like." The New Yorker
"Nachtrieb possesses a sharp wit and has crafted an imaginative piece of social satire." Backstage
In addition, we are offering you a holiday comedy/musical that I developed with frequent collaborator Kyle Jarrow: "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant." Our February production of "Return to Haifa" tackles some big issues, but is in that vein of uplifting drama about families finding hope together. Finally, "The War With the Newts" is a compelling and funny play that will take you many places, but certainly not dark places.
Thank you for sharing your feelings with us and with your fellow Next supporters. I personally appreciate your point of view and am glad to have the opportunity to let you know that I share your concerns and have programmed next season with them in mind.
So don't give up on us now. I trust you will find the upcoming season uplifting, hopeful and meaningful.
All my best,
Jason Southerland
Artistic Director
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