Back from a big dark room
That’s where I’ve been for a week or more … in the theatre sitting out front at the director’s desk. The Groundling apologises to readers for the long time between drinks; theatre has a habit of taking over your life when you’re in a production. Thus, an excuse for neglecting my scribbles here.
I’ve been working on a student production of The Rimers of Eldritch, Lanford Wilson‘s 1967 take on societal decay in a small American town. It’s about lots of other things too of course, and a fine vehicle for the actors and technical production students in the professional training course.
I took random pictures throughout the process of workshops, rehearsals, and then at a dress rehearsal. We open tonight and welcome the missing ingredient, the audience.
Here’s just a taste of what it looks like. Heigh ho, on to the show!
May 12, 2008 at 6:35 AM /
As an epilogue … the show closed yesterday afternoon to a warm reception. After-party now over, memories to file away somewhere and the business of reflection on next time begins. This theatre business is so ephemeral and yet the memories are no less rich for the transience of the experience.