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Things are taking shape

Posted by DCA Theater on June 19, 2008 in

Pre-production notes from Incurable Theater:

Working on three shows at once, while working ‘regular’ full time jobs, and oh, having a new-ish baby is not always easy, but it’s usually fun-ish!

Last night we cranked out some more of the set for the upcoming Millennium Park ‘Puppet Adventures’ gig we’re doing on July 16th & 17th. There’s nothing cuter than a miniature version of Wicker Park’s ‘Six Corners’ lying on your studio floor! (the idea being the kids make a puppet and then take it on an ‘adventure’ to the various sets in Millennium Park that represent Chicago places)

The only thing missing is the upscale boutiques where you can buy a tee shirt for a few hundred bucks. Does anyone remember Wicker Park like, ten years ago?

Joy and our new friend Samantha also made some progress on the puppets for ‘Black Pudding’- the trunk show we’re creating in the hopes of doing some kid’s gigs this summer. We’ll be doing a one hour presentation with 30 minutes of performance and 30 minutes of puppet making. The idea is that when we leave the group will have have puppets, a stage (furnished by us) and a lesson plan to continue on with. So if you know anyone interested- hit us up!

Finally our little creep Orlock is coming to life! Damien is working on the sketches and will start creating the Bunraku style puppet that will become young Orlock- basically a life sized child version of the Count.

Exciting stuff!