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Designer Thoughts On Anna In The Tropics’ Set Design

Posted on September 4, 2012 by steve

Anna in the Tropics closed this past weekend at Burien Little Theatre. It was a joint production between BLT and Latino Theatre Projects. I was the scenic and lighting designer for the show and wanted to share some insights into … Continue reading →

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Anna In The Tropics Ends

Posted on August 27, 2012 by eric

Sunday, August 26 was the last performance of the joint Burien Little Theatre/Latino Theatre Projects production of Anna In The Tropics. I finally got to see the show yesterday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Much like the characters in the … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the paint

Posted on August 12, 2012 by eric

Thanks to Wammer Painting ((206) 242-5651) for the great donation of paint to Burien Little Theatre! As you can imagine as theaters create new and different worlds for each new production, theaters use paint.  Lots of paint.  Thankfully, BLT has … Continue reading →

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Photos For Anna In The Tropics

Posted on August 2, 2012 by eric

There’s a new set of photos on BLT’s Flickr site for Anna In The Tropics. Right now, it’s mostly photos of set building, and even that portion is by no means complete. Nevertheless, it’s ready for viewing. If you want … Continue reading →

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Things Are Coming Together

Posted on July 28, 2012 by eric

Last weekend was the start of the big push to get the stage ready for Anna In The Tropics. Here’s what the stage looked like on Saturday afternoon when I arrived: The pillars were in place, and the platforms down. … Continue reading →

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So why splatter?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by eric

Attached are a couple of pictures of Nathan splattering the floor for “reasons to be pretty.”  So, why splatter?  This is a painting technique that you will see used a lot in theater.  The walls and the floors are painted … Continue reading →

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A Stage Takes Form

Posted on February 20, 2012 by eric

As is often the case in theatre, the design of a stage for a theatre production begins months ahead of time as an idea in the heads of the director and the production designer. They must consider all the action … Continue reading →

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Tommy’s set design is dope!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by eric

Spoiler alert!  We will discuss the set design for “The Who’s Tommy.”  If you want to be surprised when you come the show, opening February 17, 2012, avoid this post and the photos within it! Maggie and I were working … Continue reading →

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A Stage In Transition

Posted on December 14, 2011 by eric

This is a panorama of the Burien Little Theatre stage as we were building the set for Inspecting Carol, back in mid-November. After this Sunday, it will look like this again, at least briefly, as we strike the set to … Continue reading →

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Paint It Black: A Day In The Life Of Set Work At BLT

Posted on September 23, 2011 by eric

Last Sunday, I stopped by to help out a bit with set construction for the upcoming Burien Little Theatre production of Frankenstein. As one of many volunteers who help make these things happen, I thought it would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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