Entry #3

Here's something that should provide some insight into Richard's rehearsal process: the stage management book.

Richard's rehearsals begin with full tech. That means costumes, sound, props, a full set and lights on day one. For three-and-a-half months, these elements will be revised, reworked, and re-envisioned.

The script itself, as it exists now, is based off of the video. What is spoken by the actors in the video and what is seen onscreen appears in print; the handwriting is the stage manager's notation of the movement of the live actors.

That's fairly straightforward. But now we get into Foremanland: the colored stickers are a way of notating the 215+ audio tapes that are available to Stage Manager Brendan Regimbal. The white numbered stickers refer to the current lighting cues in place. The stars indicate the use of flashpots, the fly system and motors for the propellers on the airplane. A lot to track, quick someone buy this kid a drink.