Set Construction Begins!

The crew jumped right in to doing some set construction last week. They built platforming upstage for the king's palace and painted furniture.

Here you see Ian and Matt doing some old-fashioned carpentry.

Niklas attaches legs to the upstage platforming.

Chris paints over the black & white platforms we used when he played Troy in "High School Musical"! Yes, we recycle!

William paints the "Death Bed" for the king. (Ooops, spoiler alert!)

Matt took a day off from Mr. Lowell's Video Production class to help paint the palace furniture.

Ashley, our Make-Up Designer, cleans out the make-up supply cabinet to get ready for the show.

We Need Help Finding Props

Do you have any large potted palms or rubber plants that we can use for the play? Live plants or fake. They can be returned. (But we prefer fake plants that you don't want back). We also need LARGE oriental vases. Please e-mail Mr. Lowell.

A Starting Point

The stage is now bare, but soon the floor will get painted to look like the palace of the King of Siam, and the pit cover will come off for the 21 piece orchestra. That's right, 21 student and adult musicians!

Thursday the lighting crew put some old spotlights into storage to clean up for the big musical.

The King's kids

Mrs. Tutterow has recruited a dozen Lower School actors to play the king's children. Here are four of them at their first rehearsal Thursday night.

First Dance Lesson

We had our first dance lesson on September 5th. Here are some pictures...

First Crew Call Today!

After school today we had our first crew session to clean up the stage and get ready for the busy eight weeks ahead of us. We also gave a behind-the-scenes tour to the newest members of the tech crew.

Day One! The First Read-Thru

The entire cast met in the Studio Theatre last night to read the script. It's always exciting to start a new show!

Mrs. Tutterow, center, explains the background of the story.

Anna and the King! Marian and Edwin play the title roles.

Our Backdrops for The King and I

"Port Scene" Backdrop.







"City" Backdrop









"Palace" Backdrop








"Buddha" Backdrop

"Garden" Backdrop


The drops will be rented from HART:

http://www.harttheatre.com/

HART is a small community theatre in the mountains of North Carolina.

Cast List Posted in the Greenroom!

CAST:
Thank you all for your wonderful auditions! I’m looking forward to getting started on this beautiful show with you-you’re going to be wonderful! --Mrs. Tutterow