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Working Preston Bradley Hall
Posted by DCA Theater on July 16, 2009 in Other, Summer Opera
Submitted by Stephen Raskauskas, Production Dramaturge
This week, we had the opportunity to rehearse Acis and Galatea in Preston Bradley Hall, where the first three performances of the opera will take place. We learned a lot about the space, visually and acoustically, and have begun making certain adjustments.
In the picture below, the Brian Hoffman, Scott Brunscheen, Caitlin McKechney, and Susan Nelson sing a chorus around Wilbur Pauley (seated), while ribbons of mellifluous melisma pour out of Brad Jungwirth’s mouth (upstage).
Wilbur Pauley, who stands a towering 6’4 and bellows with a booming bass, plays the perfect Polypheme. He’s standing tall not just because he’s been blocked there; his wife August Tye just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy!
Since opera singers rarely smoke, the Summer Opera celebrated with chocolate cigars. Stage Manager Kathryn Eckert saves her cigar for after rehearsal, since she’s usually busy diligently taking notes of Joanie Schultz’s stage directions as she watches each scene unfold.
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