Two weeks before we launch rehearsals!We had great meetings with the designers last week and then the whole design team came together this past Saturday to go through the play scene by scene. What a trip, and we couldn't get through it all, but after months of discussing themes, metaphors and interpretations, it was great to hear everyone's concrete ideas.
For example, if The Phoenix is a light-emitting being do we paint a shiny spot on the floor that is his personal reflective surface? Does Hemingway wear maternity tops? Is the box that The Man Who Wishes He Had Wings presents in act one (the one with the twine) the same box that floats by in act three?
We are moving toward a kind of poetry in the design process, everything on the stage intentional, nothing in excess. Inspired by Charise's script.
Looking forward the next couple of weeks as we crystallize the ideas. Actors, your comments welcome! Should be fun...
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