Sunday June 21st: Today is the first day of summer and our second full week of rehearsal. Steven Dietz arrives next week to work with Liesl Tommy and her talented cast for YANKEE TAVERN. Steven sent a revised new rehearsal draft and has been sending re-writes to Liesl. We are looking forward to working with Steven on his script changes. This is what we do at CATF…we give birth to new work…we nurture and develop new plays. That process includes working collaborating with the playwright.
Eisa Davis was in residence for the first week of rehearsals for THE HISTORY OF LIGHT. We received a new draft of her play…yesterday. The script grows stronger with each new draft. New plays are produced without the safety net of tradition. We provide the writer with an opportunity to collaborate with a team of theater artists who are dedicated to developing their new work. We are looking forward to sharing this terrific world premiere with you in July.
Victor Lodato will return for Run-thrus and Dress Rehearsals in two weeks to prepare the World Premiere of DEAR SARA JANE.. We will work-thru the play for the first time today. Victor spent the first week in residence working with Joey Parsons (Sara Jane). His play is literally coming to life with each day of rehearsal. He has made some minor cuts and line changes to his script.
The process continues: the shops are building the sets, props and costumes for our five play repertory. The electricians are hanging the lighting plots and our sound technicians are prepping the theater spaces for performance.
Ed Herendeen