Posted by Elizabeth Edwards on August 21st, 2007
So, we’ve moved out of Narnia. Which is what I had taken to calling the former literary office, since you had to walk through the coat closet to get there. Now we’re on the main hallway, which is much more sociable and even allows us oblique glimpses of natural light—a very rare and exciting commodity in the theater, I have found. (Carrie likes to point out to all our visitors—with an air of distinct pride—that even McCarter’s rehearsal room features a window.)
So far we’ve only had a chance to get half-moved-in to our new space, amidst what seems to be the constant river of projects that flow across our desks here in literary. The diversity of the tasks I get to work on keeps life interesting, and any time one project has me almost overwhelmed I can always take a break and try something completely different.
For a taste of what I’m talking about, here’s a sampling of the projects currently on my to-do board (each listed on its own individual, color-coded sticky note, which I’ve thus far found to be the best system for making sure none of my assignments slips through the cracks):
Pursue Martha’s Vineyard photos (we’re almost done with this project, really, but there’s still one loose end I keep trying to tie up)
Go through the mail (Carrie’s working from home today, so this will have to wait until tomorrow, but there is an intriguing musical which I flipped through the first few pages of earlier this morning. Looks like fun)
Log Stick Fly script changes and print out new pages for tomorrow’s rehearsal (yup, Lydia is still tweaking parts of the script in response to things that are happening in rehearsal, and I receive them as soon as she’s done and update our master version in the computer—which is great, because it means I–an aspiring playwright myself–get to see exactly what she’s doing and study a master at work)
Tartuffe dramaturgy—find visual images for rehearsal board and program, and research daily life of non-nobles in Paris during the reign of Louis XIV (Director Daniel Fish is looking at the collision between modern life and Moliere’s time, and the way that the contemporary vision of the seventeenth century parallels Orgon’s vision of Tartuffe in the play—seductively appealing but ultimately false. At the moment I’m learning all about how city officials dealt with the assorted road obstructions—from brandy vendors to horse-hide skinners—that appear to have cropped up on a daily basis. And of course, there are the frequent references to sewage, lack of hygiene, and other sources of noxious odors…)
Write a blog post
Well, at least I can check one thing off my list. Better get back to work.
Posted by Elizabeth Edwards, Literary Intern at McCarter Theatre
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