Production Meeting Notes - 03/28/10

RFP's!!!

Set:

Figure out how to build rake.

Experiment with sand.

Beach Trip: Sunday April 11th

Leave at 10am

Be at EDH 9:45

Gas Money would be nice

Move Prod. Meeting on Sunday 11th to Sat, April 10th (@ 4pm)

Mon, Apr 5th: Set Build Starts

Designers: Make Deadlines for Yo'selves!

Costume:

Bits of stripe. (Not TOO Nautical)

Natural vs Synthetic Materials

Oliver w/Rain Jacket as Child

Dorky Kid Jeans

Corduroy

Oliver & YL: Clothes go from separate to more similar

90s style clothes

13 yr. old hoodie. Similar hoodie when 16, but more beat up.

Mom:

Trenchcoat

Quirky Patterns/Colors (Small Amount)

Patterns w/Naturalistic Influences

Set:

Oliver has a dresser (small, side of bed)

Seashells on side

Design has to be shifted right (for fire safety reasons)

Rake: 2ft upstage, 0 downstage

Cyc: 1ft in, hanging from catwalk

Black scrim in front of sic

Actors would be able exit from the side of the sand (Stage Right only)

Boardwalk needs to be resolved

Not making it look like a sandbox

Boys' rooms: Blues and greens that age as the boys grow up.

Working with Light to modify color

Bedroom doors open into the room

Where does "Is Ollie Here?" begin? Neutral Space? On the beach?

Walls not see-through (not plexiglass)

Sound:

"smoke or the sound of traffic combines with mist and the sound of the waves"

Beach sounds contaminated by outside world.

Layering of sound elements

Juxtaposition of privacy and "hubbub"

Final Design Next Sunday: Sound Abstract

Setting up recording time with Kierstin.

Recording beach sounds at Gloucester

What is the Peninsula's proximity to society?

Seagulls?

Above/under water

Seasons: Spring/Fall (Not during tourist season)

Light:

Times of day on the beach (natural look)

Lighting sand. (Light & Set should experiment together)

Each time they go to the beach it's the same, but slightly different

Times of day on the beach (natural look)

Lighting sand. (Light & Set should experiment together)

Each time they go to the beach it's the same, but slightly different

YL's light in room more welcoming, natural than Oliver's.

Oliver's room more cave-like.

YL's room: warm colors/light from outside, air-ier, open

Oliver's room: suffocating.

Next Step: Mapping out play.

Lighting Behind Cyc with Scrim

Props:

Scrapbook Coordination: Shannon, Eva, Kierstin

General:

Questions about Dramaturgy can go to Al

Post Ideas to Blog

Blocking First/Last Scenes April 6th: Good day to be at rehearsal.

2nd Run-through: April 8th (Also good to attend)