With nine weeks left before the production, rehearsals are going incredibly well and we are nearly at the point to begin full show runs! Almost all necessary costume changes and additions have been charted from the current rehearsals - with a few changes to characters and actors and a number of new costumes for musical numbers - as well as props changes, with lists upon lists nearly finalised though always with room for last minute changes. The costumes themselves are well underway, with fittings to come! I am also delighted to nearly have the complete second act plotted in terms of costume changes (when, where, and from which to which) so next it will be assessing and assigning any additional dressers! Certain of the changes I will be handling myself, though I will be bringing in dressers to prepare them during the runs and running a small team.
Show week is, for the most part, plotted and scheduled with plans well underway - and in the mean time its lists! Updating lists, writing new lists, sectioning lists and, my favourite part, crossing off lists as tasks, props and costumes are completed. It is myself and Lisa, the costume primary, as the costume department, with myself as Wardrobe mistress for show week, but until then I am still on both costumes and props! I have been given pretty much free reign with the props I have been given, and in terms of costume a few of my own designs (not to be revealed until after the show) for costumes that we couldn't source have been selected by Lisa, the costume primary, to be made by myself and included in the show!
I have also been spending some of my time on puppetry, but again, that is a surprise for a later date so stay tuned for more updates!
