September 7, 2008 Herringbone! You know you want to see it! I wish I had something more to say about this shot, but I don't. It's hazy, or "atmospheric" and colorful, but nothing too exciting. This is "as seen while looking up from Matt's motor control table"
September 6, 2008 Stairway to the stage... This spiral staircase has led many famous actors and musicians to the Matthews Stage at McCarter Theatre Center. It's the main artery from the Green Room to stage left. It's rather difficult to have 2 way traffic on this stair case, so whenever you're using it during rush hour, be prepared to get close to those going in the other direction. I like the combination of lines and diamond plate texture in the shot, but the OOF bottom step bothers me a little bit. I tried cropping it out, only to realize that it sort of finished off the bottom of the image. Here's a slightly different shot of the same stairs, only in color... Which one do you like better?
September 5, 2008 Green Cue Light While being bored during tech rehearsal yesterday, I took a shot of my green Cue Light. For those who don't know what a cue light is: Light On = "Standby" & Light Off = "GO." Most of my cues are from a verbal GO in addition to the Cue Lights, but a few them are during crazy scenes where the stage manager doesn't have enough breath to say everything, so I go when the light goes off. I moved my command center backstage yesterday morning, so my new setup is a little different, but mostly the same. I still have the Pelican Cue light in addition to this green one. For those in the Central NJ area, I encourage you to come out and see the show I'm working on. HERRINGBONE opens next Friday, Sept 12, and closes on Oct 12.
