There is a curtain. There is a balcony leading to a staircase that sweeps around to about a mid-depth point here. This is used for internal scenes in the Von Trapp residence. At some stage, drop cloths would come in for scenes and pieces of furniture would be brought on to signify where we were. There is a desk here to my left. The area on this side of the stage is a dead one used for storage and beyond that down some stairs is the Green Room where players could wait while they were getting ready for their entrance.
The changing rooms are in cramped conditions up above. The theatre is very intimate. There is a rapport between the artists and the audience enhanced by that intimacy. There are boxes on the immediate sides. Stalls. One circle. And a balcony affectionately known as the Gods. No one from the theatre is very far away from the action. By and large the sightlines are very good. This is where I stand for my line:
‘Ulrich block the driveway!’
I only have one line. It was quite a frustrating show to be in.
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