Monday, December 1, 2008

Doll's House Strike

The moment the audiences leaves a final performance, we begin strike - putting away props, furniture and costumes, dismantling the set and getting the stage ready for the next production. Below are photos from the A Doll's House strike:

First, we clear all the props and set dressing.
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Then it's time to remove the bigger furniture items. Some of the props and furniture pieces belong to MET, but most of them were loaned from various company members, so we had to sort everything as well.
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Joann poses with her beautiful floor. We hated to paint over this masterpiece!
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The stage is almost clear and the windows have been removed, so it's time to start dismantling the walls.
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We try to reuse everything we can, so in addition to taking the walls down, we have to pull out every single nail, screw and staple.
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Reiner is He-Man!
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At this point, everyone needs a screw gun, but unfortunately we don't have enough to go around.
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We had a lot of people help with this strike, which made the whole process go quickly. By the end of strike, the stage was clear, except for the things that were going to be throw out or given away. The next day we had a work call and a dump run.
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