On to the Next

I just finished my last day as Lighting Resident at the Long Wharf Theatre.  Its been quite a year, and I’m excited to take what I’ve learned and put it to use this summer.  This also means the next post I will be making will be from Timber Lake Playhouse.  Bring on the summer.

The last two nights I saw the final shows at Long Wharf and the Yale Rep.  Carousel was the Long Wharf show.  I had never seen the show, but I was very impressed with the modern take on a classic musical.  The cast and the design elements were all great, and it made me proud to have worked on the show.  The Yale Rep show was the world premiere of Boleros for the Disenchanted. This may have been the best show I’ve seen in New Haven this year.  The set was absolutely beautiful and had a few interesting surprises as the show went on.  The story followed a young couple in Puerto Rico in the 1950s to the US in the 1990s, and told a very touching story about love through generations.  I have been able to see a lot of theatre during my residency which was one of my goals this year.  August: Osage County and Spring Awakening were by far the best, but the range I’ve shows I’ve seen should really help my developement as a designer.