Last night was Dress Rehearsal for Stick Fly. After the rehearsal ended, our hard-working Props Master (Michele) and Technical Director (Chris) sat down for a well-deserved rest before last night’s production meeting (which started around 11:15pm). The table you see in front of them is Michele’s mobile office, which she has during every show. It is a combination of technology, tools, and sugar.

Stick Fly is a props-heavy show. The play takes place over several days in a vacation home on Martha’s Vineyard. Unless you work in a prop shop, you might not realize how much time is spent on a day-to-day basis is spent handling objects. In Stick Fly, characters eat, drink, clean, unpack, shop, play games, go fishing, talk on the phone, read, write, and do countless other activities which require objects. In addition, the house in which they live is filled with books, pictures, art, rugs, and other details that make it seem a realistic and believable home. Michele (and her staff of three full-time employees) are responsible for obtaining all of these props, which they either buy, make, rent or borrow.

More thoughts on the dress rehearsal once I’ve caffeinated myself a bit more.

See also:

• 15 Days, 7 Hours and 3 Minutes
• Stick Fly Props

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

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