The Tempest by the Numbers

  

15 Cast Members

16 Design, Tech, and Management (DTM) Students

1 Student Dramaturg

Ty Wilson took Dramaturgical Methods the previous year and chose to apply those skills to the show!

12 Student Workers

Assisting with costumes and set.

4 Performances

Including a Student Matinee for local high school students.

84 Page Cutting of the First Folio

1 Sick Lighting Designer

I ended up stepping in as lighting programmer when our lighting designer caught COVID.

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Supporting Documentation

• Director's Concept:  As a director, I am responsible for providing a unifying vision for each production.  The Director's Concept serves as a visual representation of that vision and proves particularly useful at the beginning of the process in both communicating with designers and getting students excited about the production.  With each concept, I address Why This Play Now (WTPN) or how this production speaks to our audience and current context, as well as design needs and desires.  This is a preliminary document and leaves room for collaboration as the show progresses.

• Modified French Scene Chart: This document maps each actor's path. I utilize this document when crafting the schedule.

• Poster: Image designed by Marissa Mallow. I assisted with typography.

• Program: Includes dramaturgy notes by student dramaturg, Ty Wilson.

• Schedule: This is the document I provided at the start of the rehearsal process.  This is a working document, and we do have to make changes over the course of the semester.  When I make changes, I endeavor not to call students on days when they were not originally scheduled, or, if that is not possible, to check in with the affected students before making the changes.

• Script: The Tempest marked our first time working with heightened language with the new student cohort.  This tight edit allowed those actors with speaking lines to explore scansion, the First Folio, and the interpretation of language.  Meanwhile, the spirits embraced physical storytelling and feminist indie songs to complement the existing script.

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