Logan City Theatre Company
Butterbox Theatre - Jacaranda Ave - Kingston - Brisbane - Qld - 4114
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BUILDING A SET
What follows is a collection of photos taken during the construction of one of our sets.
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Graham, Peter and Ron setting up one of the doors. Notice Peter's use of the latest in precision equipment also known as 'crow-bar'   Ken and Peter seem to think this is funny! Did somebody break wind or something?..Laugh if your the guilty one..
A lot of team work and 'fun' goes into the setting up of a set.
First we need to bring in all the 'flats'. In short these are the walls you see during the play. We do our best to set up the flats in line with the requirements of the play. If the play calls for a lounge and a kitchen, thats what you get!

Sylvia bends over to pick up some of the props. Sylvia makes an offer of $ 50.00 to keep this photo off the web. Sorry Sylvia the rest of the cast offers $ 100.00 to definately put it on.   Sarah spends the afternoon looking busy..picking up the chair, putting down the chair, picking up the chair...you get the idea?. Penny, who's a hard little worker..fits the cover to the couch. Good on you Penny!

Windows are always fun because they're see through. And lets face it you don't want to see us racing behind the windows during the play. Then comes the doors. Yep those ever opening! doors. The trick is to get them to stay closed when you close them. Unless of course the play is about a ghost who keeps opening the doors during the play.....
or maybe we have a ghost after all? who knows?
No it's not a council workers gathering, it's a few of us trying to make one of those 'decision' thingys....   Leah and Penny checking out their handy work..'What do you mean girls? Will anybody notice? Notice what?
Then it's up the ladder and don't forget to charge that cordless drill!
Before too long the set starts to take shape. Next comes the furniture and before too long were ready to 'dress up the set'. That's when you bring out the posters, flowers, cups, bottles etc. Otherwise known as props....No that's props not prompts... Sorry guys theres no prompting here, best go learn your lines....ha ha.
The finished product....from the left.   The finished product....from the right....oops there goes those doors again!
Then if we've been really good we get to do one more rehersal before we go home. Yipee!
We put the ladders away and get ready to do a 'run through'. Actually this is when "lights and sound' do their 'thing'. This is when 'it all comes together'. By now the play is only one week from performance night. All the bugs are soon worked out and the show goes on.
Ken, Peter and Graham. As you can see Graham knows his photo is being taken....Sad Sad Sad.   'Ron Bell' and that's what he's called here. Exactly 'Ron Bell' moving some plants into place. By the way for those of you who don't already know...this is Me..The wacky guy who writes all these web pages.
At the end of closing night, we 'bump out', just take the whole process and play it in reverse and that's pretty much how it all happens. No, we don't get to unlearn our lines..... 'Bump out' usually takes about 1 hour or so depending on the size of the set. Then it's back to one of the cast or crew's house for 'MUNCHIES AND DRINKS' We try to make it an early night ( early as in just before the sun comes up ..ha ha. ) All in all we have a good time and because of that so does the audience. Which let's face it this is why we are here. Then after the 'morning after' recovery we have a two week rest and then it's back to those lines again for the next play.
Sounds like fun doesn't it?

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