A Tired Bunch

It's Sunday night, and I feel as though I haven't had a weekend. I spent both yesterday and today working on the set for "Arsenic and Old Lace," and I am exhausted. So, in lieu of writing something, which would require thinking and some kind of effort, I'll just post some pictures of the progress.

This is the set we've had for the last three weeks or so. Due to usage by other groups every weekend, we could not put a more permanent set up until Saturday afternoon.

The first wall is up! The top of that flat is 14 feet high. Initially, the height worried us, but after we put it up, we discovered it was totally fine! It's very sturdy up there.

Here's what we have as of Sunday night. Notice the moulding on the top of the flats. This gives it a finished look. Without it, the eye doesn't know where to stop, and it inevitably looks awkward. Riddel High from last year's production of "Grease" is visible in the background. During the show the upstage traveler will hide that.

The view from the audience of what we have thus far. We are very close to being done. Once we've finished painting stripes on the last flat, we can put everything else up and finalize it all. I estimate that it will take a few hours. Then again, I estimated that we could have the set finished Saturday before 8PM.

Anyway, come see the show this coming weekend, if only to look at the beautiful set.

Here's the info:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Colonial High School Performing Arts Center
April 24, 25, & 26 @ 7:00PM
April 27 @ 2:30PM
Tickets $5 pre-sale, $7 at the door