This is my close-up gear mounted on what appears to be a gravity-defying tripod. This was the first time I shot a play from the center of the dress circle.
Ryan Clark is the director. This will be the only shot of him from the front.
Emily is so not in character yet!
These ladies will be running one of the spotlights.
It's tough to catch Cody not in this pose.
Skype in action!
Tongues!
Practicing a couple of numbers before the Finleys arrive and the show starts for real. I wonder what it would be like to shoot a whole play from this vantage point.
Act I is underway. Emily Post, painted as theatre sad, is the mute (Mime).
Meaghan Corning is Hucklebee (Matt's mom).
Sarah Gontarski is Bellomy (Luisa's mom).
Rebecca Streeter is Luisa.
Garrett Cain is Matt.
Prop fail.
John Masse, painted as theatre happy, is Minstrel.
Benjamin Heath is El Gallo.