Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I've been working flat out... mostly trying to get Mainstage Irving's The Addams Family open.
And then - instead of collapsing - trying to catch up on my other shows: Death of a Salesman at Fun House Theatre and Film, Sexy Laundry at WaterTower Theater, and The Importance of Being Earnest at Tarrant County College NE.
Opening night at The Addams Family had a few rough spots in sound and lights, but the set and projections were DONE. (The paint was even dry.) An accomplishment of heroic proportions let me tell you.
The Addams Family, Mainstage Irving Los Colinas - photo by Mainstage
Here you can see one scene set in the Addams' conservatory, a combination of built scenery and 3D projection by Nathan Davis. This was a show that really was about collaboration! And even more about drawing than I expected: the Addams Family originated as cartoons in The New Yorker, so it seemed right that the projections be largely drawings rather than photos, but, in fact, they were often, as here, a combination of hand sketches (architecture) and photos (sky, moon, and cobblestone floor). My original background sketch was actually an assemblage of three sketches of about 14" long so it's kinda wild to see them blown up to almost 30' wide.
The projections for this show are fantastic! Three dimensional spaces into which we fly in or out, doors and gates open, animations - Fester's "Moon" scene is wonderful - all just amazing. Nathan did an incredible job. For my part, I'm particularly proud of how well the projected scenery and the built scenery merge.
Even more merge-y than intended, actually...
Because of the press of time, much of the detail on the built set that was supposed to be real 3D construction, ended up as hand drawn/painted linework too, like all the paneling and trim shown here. Which help coordinate the two worlds alright.
My hand is tired.
If you have the chance, go see the show - a still photo just can't show the coolitude of the projections.
(And, you know, the cast are... incredibly good. A very accomplished and fun show.)
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