Fot the last week I've been very busy working with my play "Free Entry". I'm very happy with my actors, but there is a lot of work directing, writing my IPP, fixing props, blocking and thinking about set designs. I made a model of the stage, I've painted backdrops for the set, I made a sheep hat and accessories for the "rare bird", a bloody towel and painting of the set design. It is inspirational to see my ideas evolve and I get new ideas as I work. I'm very happy to have a stage manager to help me visualize my ideas and great actors to communicate my vision! I think I'm something of a "control freak" concerning my play, but I'm not sure that is a bad thing. I suspect that this is something every director have to deal with, even If I'm going to be very vulnerable opening night, because I feel I'm exposing my "heart and soul" through this play. I'm also getting more and more inspired as I work and I'm going to post a film on this blog when I finally see the result!
I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm feeling that I'm well under way! The next step is to finalize the action plan, prop list, wardrobe and lighting. I also have to put in the high gear concerning rehearsals. Now it is mainly to have the actors learn their lines, and perfecting the blocking!
My sister played dead for scene 6. I used fake blood and an old towel.
Set design. Five different back drops are illustrating the seven different settings. I made a model to visualize it for the actors and my stage manager. My mom helped me sew and paint the back drops.
The sheep hat - a wardrobe detail for William in one of the dream scenes.
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