Rehearsals underway for 2009-10 Season opener, BOOM
by Jim Davis - Managing Director on 8/15/2009 05:10:00 PM
The beginning of rehearsals for the first production of our 2009-10 Season can only mean one thing... summer has come to a close and it's time to get to work.
The creative team, production staff, board members and supporters gathered at our new rehearsal hall this week to get things rolling and to see us off for our production of BOOM by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. It was an exciting evening... and we're ready to get to work.
The creative team has been hard at work since mid-June bringing this play to life for Jason's Southerland's Chicago directing debut. As a part of this first rehearsal, they presented their designs to the group.
(Click on images to see them full-sized) Scenic designer Andre LaSalle, who is making his Next Theatre Company debut, has created an amazing set, possibly one of the most detailed and intricate sets we've put on stage during my four seasons here at Next, complete with a few surprises (no, I'm not going to tell you what kind of surprises!)
Costume Designer Chelsea Warren (left), also making her Next debut, explained her concept for the clothes that the actors will wear. The creative team also includes Lighting Designer Seth Reinick and Sound Designer Nathan Leigh.
The production staff includes Production Stage Manager Nancy Staiger, Assistant Stage Manager Kathryn Eckert, Technical Director Caleb McAndrew, Properties Master Patrick Fries, Charge Scenic Artist Grant Sabin, Sound Engineer Hilary Murray, Master Electrician Mac Vaughey, and yours truly as your friendly neighborhood Production Manager.
You'll have the opportunity to meet these individuals here in the Blog as we move forward. Also, stay tuned for regular updates from the rehearsal room and as the set and other production elements move into the theatre and as technical rehearsals start.
I'm not recommending this as a "must see" I liked the main characters. Barbara was annoying. This would be a good short story on the level of Kurt Vonnegut. Doesn't work as a play.