18.Mar.2010 The Designers of Becky’s New Car Discuss their Concepts
Zero to Sixty Kate Sutton-Johnson Scenic Designer The staging dynamics for Becky’s New Car drove the set concept and early environmental decisions more than any other style choice. The pace at which Becky’s story unfolds and the undeniable sense that the various locations in her life overlap and occupy a shared space were departure points [...]
21.Jan.2010 The Designers
Notes from the designers of IRT’s 2010 production of Romeo and Juliet Gordon R. Strain Scenic Designer Romeo and Juliet was one of the first Shakespeare plays I read. We read it in high school English and then watched the Zeffirelli film. Several years later, I remember viewing and enjoying the Baz Luhrmann film. I have since re-read [...]
17.Jan.2010 The 1949 Dodge
06.Jan.2010 The Dodge Meadowbrook Story Begins
Actually, this Dodge Meadowbrook’s story began with its manufacture in the early fifties, but now it’s embarking on a new adventure at the Indiana Repertory Theatre as part of the set for WellPoint presents William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Read about the car in this Sunday’s (January 10) Indianapolis Star. We’ll have further details, including [...]
14.Dec.2009 Now playing at IRT: Renoir
IRT’s production of A.R. Gurney’s LOVE LETTERS has begun previews (get your tickets here!). Sharing the stage with Priscilla Lindsay and Patrick Clear is a work by Pierre Auguste Renoir called Sketch after Danse à Bougival. The work, a “sketch” by the artist from this larger work, was chosen by director Janet Allen and scenic [...]
20.Nov.2009 Snow Forecast 2009 part 3: TV Coverage
12.Oct.2009 Production notes from the designers of THE GIVER
James Schumacher Scenic Designer As a team, we began this project with several things in mind. The Sameness of Ms. Lowry’s world is not a prison, even though it must be escaped. It is not actual Sameness; there are small differences, shades and gradations. People have different talents; some people are valued more than other [...]
05.Oct.2009 Lincoln By Design
IRT designers and artisans have been hard at work creating a vivid world for Abraham Lincoln and his cohorts to inhabit in James Still’s The Heavens Are Hung in Black. The scene and paint shops have used wood and foam to furnish Lincoln’s office with dark wood walls and furniture. In this photo Charge Scenic [...]
27.Sep.2009 Lincoln Blogs: Hard Hat Zone
This week we begin a close look at our first production of the season: James Still’s The Heavens Are Hung in Black. We’ll go back to the scene shop to see the skilled artisans of IRT bring designer Russell Metheny’s set to life. Stay tuned!
29.Aug.2009 A colorful backdrop part 5
Big words indeed! This drop is HUGE, as long as the entire width of the IRT Mainstage. In the third photo you can see the steps in the lower left, giving you an idea of the scale of this thing. It’s from the IRT production of Cyrano and was designed by Rob Koharchik and painted [...]