My first freelance work for Mile Square Theatre was to make newspaper-style posters with the themes of this play, for use as part of the show’s lobby decorations. I made multiple decals, and had to fit all the information in while making it visually pleasing and period appropriate.
The second play I helped produce this summer was another original, but this one was set to music with no dialogue. The playful chalkboard look represented the homes and classrooms of the childhood setting. I helped build and paint the set, and designed the costumes of the parents (2 hippie parents, 2 sleepy moms, 2 sporty parents, 1 single dad, 2 supportive dads, 2 military parents and 1 single mom) while taking into account that I had a 5 minute scene with all parents rotating in and out and only 5 actors to play them all!
A Mile Square original written by Chris O’Connor in the commedia dell’arte style, I helped produce this play for my summer internship. The setting of the play was old Italy and I aided in the design and making of all the sets, building up walls and painting flats. I also created the costumes for the characters Don and Dona Pantalone (pictured in red, representing their wealthy status), and Captain Spavento (pictured in gold showing his love for drama.)
This was my first time making sets and working as a stagehand…
