It's 12:41 and I am still up looking at designs for the set. Did I mention that I am ON summer holidays, but that there is no real holiday from theatre? I am always looking for something for a show it seems, if not, then I am reading plays and trying to figure out which ones I'll do next.
My best thinking and designing happens when I am driving or very late at night in a quiet house. There is something about being in the moving vehicle, especially on the big, bald prairie like I am, that lends itself to very focused design concepts that flash through my head. With a musical, I already have the soundtrack to build from, but most other plays don't truly gel for me until I pick the music and I get in the truck with the CD and drive till the pictures of blocked scenes come to me. I see the scenes, blocked and finished while I listen to music. Sure I tweak and hone and ultimately change when I get scenes on their feet with actors, but really the basic blocking and aesthetic of the production just grows out of music.
Right now I am trying to see the chorus for this show. Where will they pop out from? Should they be on the ground level or higher up for the opening number? I like that they walk down into skid row rather that meet it on its own terms and on the same level. I have an idea for the set, but I think that the design will be created somewhat by what it needs to be in order to facilitate the chorus. I think levels are important in this show. At least that's what I think tonight.
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