Since I’m a little behind on blogging, I’m bulking in a series of blog posts to keep up with what I have been doing, and thankfully I have plenty of pictures to keep a reminder of what I’ve done so far. This pertains to my first week with Athens, following my post from the first day.

February 19 – Designer Run

This is better known to me as “Crew Watch” but this is where the cast runs through the full show for the designers, allowing for notes to be made in regards to design choices. This was my first time seeing what The Full Monty is about – a man who was recently laid off from his old job looks to make quick money in order to maintain custody of his son. His method: becoming a male stripper for one night, roping in other people whom he worked with to put on a show. To say the least, it is quite interesting.

February 21 – Set-Up

That Friday was spent beginning to set up the band on a platform on the stage. A wooden platform that would be designed to look like metal beams would house the band that would be performing during the show, consisting of a keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, saxophonist, and a drummer. We were figuring out how to space the band, as well as figuring out how to set up the cables for the microphones. We also put together sound screens in order to limit how much sound would bleed out. Pictured is how we finished the process for that day.