Directed by Jim Peerenboom. Set construction by Stage
Right, and the students, of course.
The stage at Lincoln is very narrow (about 28 feet at the proscenium) so it's
always a challenge to fit all the doors of a comedy like this into that
space. Even though we had a small space, we still wanted it to look like a
jewel -- a green jewel, in this case.
My big 'bugaboo' is "attention to detail." I get so anal about
making sure that ALL the moulding is installed, and that all the cornice pieces
meet at the corners. (Our cornice is styrofoam.) The window wall
stage left opened during intermission to allow the Christmas tree to roll
in. Outside that window was a very faint snowscape. Not detailed,
but just enough to let people know it's out there.