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With one week left in the run, I oughta finish up this series on the design process for It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at PlayMakers Repertory in Chapel Hill, NC.
Recall that the play's dramatic conceit is that it presents a "radio play" version of the classic film's story, in which the audience in the theatre functions as the "live studio audience" complete with interaction like Applause-sign responses and so forth. The broadcast is ostensibly happening on Christmas Eve, 1946. Five actors voice all of the roles and the play runs straight through with actual commercial breaks, just like a radio play would have. So, all the characters only have the one costume and very few props and pieces to work with.
We've looked at the page-to-stage process for our two made-to-order costumes (the two women in the cast), so in this final installment, let's see how those sharp 1940s suits came about! As with the ladies, research plays a big part of the process...
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Recall that the play's dramatic conceit is that it presents a "radio play" version of the classic film's story, in which the audience in the theatre functions as the "live studio audience" complete with interaction like Applause-sign responses and so forth. The broadcast is ostensibly happening on Christmas Eve, 1946. Five actors voice all of the roles and the play runs straight through with actual commercial breaks, just like a radio play would have. So, all the characters only have the one costume and very few props and pieces to work with.
We've looked at the page-to-stage process for our two made-to-order costumes (the two women in the cast), so in this final installment, let's see how those sharp 1940s suits came about! As with the ladies, research plays a big part of the process...
( Read more... )
