pre-production

Howdy,

Today truly felt like the first day of moving from development to production. I met Gino this morning at The LAByrinth office. He dropped off a some props from Clark (buck knife, transistor radio, gardenias, etc.). I spoke with Lea about the height of the deck for the show, we are committing to 8 inches off the ground vs. 12. Thinking about sight lines. Her drawings for the shop are due today. Cuz they are really going to build it and really need time to do that. And then more than a few people in my daily travels from NYU, The Public, and Center Stage said things like 'how's Sweet Storm', 'can't wait to see it,''When do you open?"
That is the key difference between development and production - there is an expectation of product before the first day of rehearsal. I don't usually like to think about Product - I think because I value discovery the most about the process of rehearsal. However, with this play we've discovered a lot in the two readings, PublicLAB workshop, and the workshop at Clark. What is exciting about bringing it to Production is discovering the strength of the play...how deep it is and strong it is - and that it's beauty also has the muscle to support a long run and thorough investigation.
And the strength and beauty is captured in the poster design. I hope you check it out on the website as you go to purchase tickets to our production. It's a day about production...can't wait for May 19th, when we get back deep into the process.

goodnight,
Padraic