Archive for February, 2010

Day Seven: Feb 9, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: If you can’t tell already, Lyric Arts purchases a lot of brown paint…”Timber Trail” and “Walnut Bark” to be precise.  One might ask, “Does painting technique really matter?”  Our Tech Director, Patrick, weighs in. “Yes.  All brush strokes need to be going the same direction because it implies natural wood grain.” Thanks, Patrick.

Day Six: Feb 8, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: The stairs we mentioned last week were in fact built, then taken apart, and rebuilt to accommodate stage space…it happens… Also happening is full sheeting going up on the back of the large structure at the same time it is being painted.  Lyric Arts just may win an award for efficiency! (Minus the stair-rebuilding project).

Day Five: Feb 5, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: The large structure in the background will have dancers performing on top of it, so now comes the building of the stairs.  Lyric Arts does not keep stairs in the inventory in between productions, so they must be built new for each new use.

Day Four: Feb 4, 2010: 11:00 a.m. : The Main Street Stage is looking more like “the workhouse” each day.  Oliver! is set in London in the 1850s and we plan on transporting the audience there!  Its a feat, but we think it’ll be well worth it!

Day Three: Feb 3, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: With the help of the four set crew members for this show, the skeletons of the walls are coming together and some furniture has been selected. The keyboard downstage center is for rehearsals, as the pit orchestra’s “pit” will be back stage, like always.

Day Two: Feb 2, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: Huge strides in one day.  The entire backdrop is painted, along with the floor!  Not too many people notice the floor, but Lyric Arts usually paints the floor every production.  Members of our artistic staff for each production mop the floor before each performance too!  A lot of love goes into every detail of what the audience sees!

With the popularity of the Evolution of a Set series, we’ve decided to continue bringing you “behind the scenes” info!  So this third series will follow the evolution of the set of Oliver! which is Lyric Arts’ big spring musical!  This series is all about giving you, the audience, artists, and supporters a closer look into what goes into every production, and we want to hear from you!  So comment whether you like something, you are confused by something, etc.  We do these projects just for you!

Day One: Feb 1, 2010: 11:00 a.m.: The elaborate set of The Mousetrap is now gone with the help of many hands (volunteers) making light work.  First things first…the backdrop needs to be painted.