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Miranda Monday

This might be the best blog post I make this year, because it highlights the work of one of the hardest working people at Olney Theatre Center, Kate Brittingham, our Props Master, as well as the incredible work of Props Apprentice Grisele Gonzales (G-money, as she is known around these parts) and scenic artist Fred Via. Today, on our second design feature, we’re talking all about props.

Now, I don’t know if you all know this, but there are a lot of props in In the Heights, which Kate and Grisele were working on simultaneously to all three National Players shows. I don’t think either of these women slept for the first few weeks I was here. I had the opportunity to walk the set with Kate and Grisele and hear them talk about the hard work that went into things, as well as some Easter Eggs you might miss. (I’ve broken down the next bit into sections with hopefully clever titles for ease of reading)

"When You’re Home:” A Look at the Apartments

Our set, as featured on last week’s Miranda Monday post, has a second story, in which several apartments and fire escapes are fully functional. At the first rehearsal onstage, Kate and the other designers realized that, from our mezzanine, you can see inside the windows of said apartments, even with curtains. So Kate decided to fully furnish both of these two living rooms. 

The stage right apartment is described as being for a “mid-century young artist.” This person is traveled, as seen by the Chinese dragon on their wall, as well as the books inside their table (see below). Their artistic style is Cubism, as seen by the reproduction of a Picasso painting on their easel. 

The stage left apartment belongs to “an old Brazilian man.” He has a Brazilian flag hanging on the wall, next to a picture of Jesus, because he likes to “keep God and country close.” There are cigarettes in his ash tray and the photo on the table is of his family on the beach. My personal favorite touch is the monkey with cymbals who lives underneath the ash tray. (I’m led to believe, by this description, that the Cosmo on the coffee table belongs to the actress who uses this fire escape, rather than the fictional character Kate created, but maybe he has a penchant for sex quizzes, I don’t know, I don’t judge him)

More seen by the audience is the apartment of the Rosario family, featured in the party scene. This apartment, which coincidentally is right above Rosario’s Car Service (they have the same curtains), shows off the pride Kevin and Camila have for Nina: her Stanford acceptance letter and high school diploma hang on the wall, prominently displayed. Also on the wall are pictures of their extended family (these pictures are in fact of Grisele’s own family) and a lighthouse from the city they lived in before they moved to the United States (I didn’t get a picture of this, but you can see the frame on the edge of the first picture). 

Another small nugget that is hard to see from the audience are the mailboxes in Abuela Claudia’s building. Of course, Abuela lives there, but so do the five members of the creative team, Robin de Jesús, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Brittingham, her sister, and Josiane Jones, our Associate Production Manager/ Company Manager. Unfortunately, these people are all living without air conditioning; a box fan is placed in a window. Perhaps this is why Abuela starts her song by saying, “Calor! Calor! Calor!” (translation: “Hot! Hot! Hot!”). 

Several of the apartments onstage are also for rent, as shown by the “Se renta” signs in the window; these buildings are owned by Latinx landlords, rather than Uptown Investments, who is buying up the block, as seen by the influx of their flyers across the block. 

Stage Business: Working in the Barrio

There are three businesses onstage: Usnavi’s bodega, Daniela’s salon, and Kevin’s car service. Each of these is filled with Easter eggs of their own.

The bodega, for instance, is fully stocked with products, both empty and full, that were provided by the cast, crew, apprentices, etc. The cigarettes on the shelves, for instance, are empty cartons from three different employees, who were having a competition to see who could provide more. One of those same packs of cigarettes is actually full, but sealed shut, because it was accidentally left onstage. Ironically enough, there is an advertisement for Newports on the wall, but there are no Newports available in the store. The baked goods on the top shelf were provided by our finance office, who always have snacks available. Kate, upon watching the invited dress rehearsal, realized that Usnavi talks about Abuela Claudia loving glass Coke bottles, so she bought some to make sure the bodega was stocked with them.

The fridge in the corner of the bodega is the old concessions fridge from our Lab Theatre. The cash register, which is fully functional, was borrowed from Signature Theatre. The Slushie Machine and the Pepsi Machine, due to space limitations, couldn’t be fully realized; instead, there are simply wall decals. 

The salon has a sign that says “Cash only,” with a sign directly underneath that says “American Express.” The mirrors inside had to be frosted because of the lights (and because the actresses in the salon kept looking at themselves during scenes). Daniela’s is closed on Wednesdays because the 4th of July, when the salon officially closes, would have been a Wednesday in 2005 (when we had initially discussed setting this show, though we’ve since updated it to 2008). 

Rosario’s Car Service has similar hidden gems. The mail, for instance, is printed and addressed to the Rosarios. The mic, which was bought for $9 on eBay, is actually fully functional, much to Kate’s surprise; this is highlighted in “Benny’s Dispatch.” There are papers on the board detailing shift schedules, as well as notes, etc. 

Paciencia y Fur: A Story in Animals

There are three birds on the set of In the Heights, one of which migrates during intermission. The first of these birds lives on top of the lamp post near upstage center. The second of these birds lives in a “New York” bird’s nest (a bird’s nest made of trash and all sorts of things that don’t belong in a bird’s nest) on a stage left fire escape. The final of these birds, nicknamed Sketch, was backstage when I visited him; he lives on the trashcan near upstage center, but flies away during the riots at the end of the first act. Scenic artist Fred Via really brought these birds to life by adding bird poop on the fire escapes. 

(Yep, that’s me and Sketch hanging out in front of an Uptown Investments flyer)

There is a cat in the bodega, named Fe (as in Paciencia y Fe), who similarly flees during the riot. Fe is electronic and therefore moves at several points during the show. There was a Paciencia, but Marcos Santana, our director, decided that she was “too clean,” saying that she was “an upper East Side Cat.” (Ironically enough, Kate didn’t buy Fe. She was looking at electronic cats on eBay, but didn’t purchase it. Then, several days later, Fe showed up at her door.)

There are also four rats in the sewer. The sewer is in no visible from the audience; there is a grate onstage where subway lights and steam emerge from, but there is no direct line into it. However, if you come to the edge of the stage, you can look in and see one rat sitting atop the hazer, with three rats near him. Kate says, “They are having a meeting to conspire against us all.” 

Also featured on the set are two dogs. No, not real dogs, that’s happening in Annie, don’t get ahead of yourselves now. There are lost dog posters hanging throughout the set: one of these features Kate’s dog, Penny Lane, and the other features the recently-deceased dog of Marcos Santana and Nova Bergeron, our assistant director. 

“She sang the praises of things we ignore:” Other Odds and Ends

There are plenty of other things to note about Kate’s amazing prop work:

- In New York, it is illegal to put plants on fire escapes. Marcos asked Kate for “illegal” plants and she said, “Like marijuana?” Four of these plants can be seen in the show.

- The payphone, which is owned by Olney Theatre Center and has been borrowed by many of the local theatres, is the only push button payphone prop that Kate knows of in the D.C. theatre scene. There is a quarter in this payphone during the show, but it gets stolen by an ensemble member. 

- There are posters onstage for a Dia De Los Muertos event; in the club scene, the eyes on these posters glow.

- The garbage cans onstage normally live outside, in the Bank of America Plaza at Olney Theatre Center

- We set this in 2008, which allows us to use smartphones; the first iPhone came out in 2007.

- The fire hydrant, which is from Traverse City, Michigan, was originally yellow, but Kate painted it black, per Milagros Ponce de Leon’s research; the rusting effect was added by Fred. 

- There are a huge number of flags used in the show: three from the Dominican Republic, one from Puerto Rico, one from Mexico, one from Brazilian, and one from Cuba. Kate provided stage management a “How to fold this flag” guide, to ensure that we are being respectful. The Puerto Rican flag was the hardest to find, because the flag commonly sold in the United States is the wrong shade of blue. These “wrong” flags use the same shade of blue as the American flag, but it’s actually much lighter. The Puerto Rican flag painted on the Piragua cart is the correct shade of blue as well. 

- Speaking of the Piragua cart, there’s a rumor that Marcos said it’s better than the one used in the Broadway production. 

- Two Baby Ruth bars have disappeared from the shelves in the bodega... 

- Fred Via deserves another shout out; his attention to detail is massive. For instance, he painted all the graffiti seen onstage, as well as the “Yo <3 Mi Barrio” on the back wall. His work on dirtying the set, adding dirt to ledges and such and the aforementioned bird poop, shows just how much focus went into this set. 

Alright, I know that was a long post, but I’m so happy I get to highlight these amazing artists. Come see In the Heights to see everything they and the other designers have done! 

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Us, September 30

Cover: Hollywood’s Most Eligible Bachelors -- Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Liam Hemsworth 

Page 1: Red Carpet First Look -- Jessica Biel 

Page 6: Loose Talk -- Adam Scott, Chrissy Teigen, Sheryl Crow on Taylor Swift, Wendy Williams, Kylie Jenner 

Page 8: Contents 

Page 10: Hot Pics -- Prince Harry 

Page 11: Kaitlynn Carter and Miley Cyrus, Kris Jenner and James Corden, Rihanna 

Page 12: Laverne Cox, Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave and kids Slate and Cruz, Eva Marcille and Cynthia Bailey, Christina Aguilera 

Page 14: Us’ Most Stylish New Yorkers Party -- Ice-T and Coco Austin and Lil’ Kim, Luann de Lesseps, Melissa and Joe Gorga, Sara Haines 

Page 16: La La Anthony, Cary Deuber and Kameron Westcott and Kary Brittingham, AnnaLynne McCord, Yasmine Petty 

Page 17: Cara Santana, Rachel Lindsay and Kristina Schulman, Genevieve Angelson, Pamela Tick, Cipriana Quann 

Page 18: Jennifer Lopez and Hoda Kotb, Brittany Aldean, Jessica Sutta and new husband Mikey Marquart 

Page 19: NYFW -- Serena Williams, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kate Hudson and Nicole Kidman 

Page 20: Which Friends character are you? 

Page 22: Pawsitive Vibes -- Colton Underwood and his dog Sniper, Yara Shahidi, Jonathan Van Ness and his cat Larry, Vanessa Hudgens, Angela Kinsey and her cat Oreo -- Please Adopt, Don’t Shop 

Page 24: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Luke Wilson, Jamie Chung, Diana Ross 

Page 25: Ashley Greene, Tyler Cameron, Lance Bass 

Page 26: Hollywood Moms -- Christina Milian on daughter Violet and baby no. 2 

Page 27: Nicole Richie and kids Harlow and Sparrow with Joel Madden, Peta Murgatroyd on son Shai, Jana Kramer on kids Jolie and Jace 

Page 28: Love Lives -- Brooks Laich says he had no emotional intelligence until he met wife Julianne Hough 

Page 29: Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler out of their slump, Alexis Ohanian impresses wife Serena Williams by being present for her and daughter Alexia Olympia, Adam Sandler and wife Jackie are still sweethearts 

Page 30: Hot Hollywood -- Felicity Huffman’s fate is sealed 

Page 31: Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott new couple alert, Kevin Federline’s six children come first, VIP Scene -- Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, Jenna Bush Hager, Jaime King and Glen Powell, Ryan Hurd and girlfriend Maren Morris, Jane Lynch, Hailey Baldwin, Adriana Lima, Kim Kardashian and Tristan Thompson 

Page 32: Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is a free man, Jeremy Renner and ex-wife Sonni Pachecho both file for sole custody of daughter Ava

Page 33: Lady Gaga offered a role in Little Shop of Horrors remake and she’s very interested to keep acting, Justin Bieber battles anxiety and depression and Hailey Bieber is his rock 

Page 34: What’s in My Bag? Amy Robach 

Page 35: Lamar Odom’s family is cautiously optimistic, moms and moms-to-be are getting another chance at expansion after heartbreak -- Jamie Otis, Dylan Dreyer, Shay Mitchell, Milla Jovovich, Shawn Johnson 

Page 36: Bachelor Party -- the single men of Hollywood and what they’re looking for in a partner -- Brad Pitt 

Page 37: Bradley Cooper, Harry Styles 

Page 38: Mena Massoud, Michael B. Jordan 

Page 39: Drake, Keanu Reeves 

Page 40: Liam Hemsworth 

Page 41: Justin Theroux, Chris Evans, The Bachelor Peter Weber 

Page 42: The Duchess of Success -- Meghan Markle’s first job since ending her maternity leave is all about empowering women 

Page 46: Style -- Jennifer Lopez’s workout style 

Page 50: Fall Movies A to Z 

Page 58: Fashion Police -- Shailene Woodley, Dascha Polanco, Lili Reinhart 

Page 59: Alicia Vikander, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Rita Ora 

Page 60: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Maluma

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Client: The Real Cost (FDA) Agency: FCB NY

Chief Creative Officer: Gabriel Shmitt Executive Creative Director(s): Gary Resch, Sy-Jenq Cheng Associate Creative Director(s): James Meiser, Tara Dodson Art Director: James Mesier Copywriter: Tara Dobson Producer: Leanne Diamond , Pim Leeuwenkamp Executive Producer: Chris Lenz Director of Broadcast Production: Adam Isidore ____________________________________________________________________________ Post Production Design Studio: Elastic Creative Director: Noah Harris Art Director: Nadia Tzuo Designers: Erika Bird, Kaya Thomas Head of CG: Kirk Shintani On-Set VFX Supervisor: Andrew Wilkoff 2D Lead: Maciek Sokalski 2D VFX Artists: Chris Russo 3D Artists: Ariana Ziae Mohseni, Aemilia Widodo, Bryan Cox, Cameron Walser, Jade Smrz, Jaemin Lee, Joe Paniagua, Miguel Salek, Paulo de Almada, Scott Nishiki, Tim Kadowaki Editors: Rachel Fowler, Pascal Leister

Producer: Jazeel Gayle Pitch Producer: Ashlie Iacocca Executive Producer: Luke Colson Head of Production: Kate Berry Managing Director: Jennifer Sofio Hall

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SOUND Music Company: PullPull Composer: Mitch Davis Sound Design: Mitch Davis and Scott Brittingham Final Mix: Mitch Davis

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Masterlist #1

This is my first masterlist. Second masterlist is on the pinned post in my profile

How to request, guidelines etc.

Marvel Women

Kate Bishop

Rizz You Up

Kinktober day two: Ghostface!Kate

Kinktober day eight: overstimulation

Natasha Romanoff

Caught

Little skirt

Package delivered

Watching you

Young, and dumb

Need help

GP!Beefy!Nat wakes up to you riding her abs (Drabble)

Captivity (My pretty little mermaid)

Dirty thoughts

Sundresses and breeding kinks

Wanda Maximoff

Control

Best friends sister

Julia Cornwall

In her web

Marvel Men

Bucky Barnes

Honeymoon Suite

Meet Cute

“Want me to suck your cock while driving?”

The one with the slutty maid and the sexually frustrated super soldier

Love me tender series

Steve Rogers

Sam Wilson

Peter Parker

Tony Stark

Mötley Crüe

Nikki Sixx

I’m only me when I’m with you

Don’t be shy, honey

Streamer!Reader headcannons

Behind closed doors

Good girl

Small town romance

Who do you belong to?

You shouldn’t be doing that…

Sneaking around

Kinktober day eleven: public sex

BDSM head cannons

Somebody’s watching me

Better? Better.

Save a horse, ride a cowboy

Tommy Lee

Midnight Comfort

Teenagers In Love

Runaway bride

Can we keep him!?

Friends help each other

Go team

Maroon

Little drummer girl

Sparks Fly series

Pretty When You Sleep

Plus One

Kinktober day nine: manhandling/tights ripping

Halloween party shenanigans

Attention you deserve

Surprise

Delicate flower series

First time

BDSM head cannons

It’s gonna be okay

Vince Neil

Thunderstorms

Sweet dreams

Please

It’s the little moments

Shades Of Cool

Our honeymoon (part one) part two

Kinktober day one: daddy kink

Plaything

She’s a riot grrrl

Mick Mars

Mermaid Motel

Streamer!reader headcannons

You know you want it

Kinktober day four: pet play

Multi-members

Two is better than one

Halloween/fall headcannons

Groupie Love (Gang Bang)

Cinderella (only writing for Tom and Eric)

Tom Keifer

Did you do that to her?

Up behind her with a pool stick

BDSM headcannons

“What is it, honey?”

Tom finding out you’re pregnant

Eric Brittingham

A pleasant surprise

Kiss (only writing for Paul, Tommy, and Gene)

Paul Stanley

I can see you

Underneath the surface

I fall to pieces when I’m with you

Prank call gone wrong

Teach you how

Tommy Thayer

You’re enough

One bed?!

Gene Simmons

Kinktober day 6: possessiveness

Guns N Roses

Izzy Stradlin

Kinktober day 5: handcuffs

Kinktober day 7: crying kink

Slash

Kinktober day 10: vouyerism

Barbie The Movie

Barbie

Starting to really like the real world

You can be the boss (STRLTRW part two, series masterlist coming soon)

CEO!Barbie AU masterlist

Marvel Cast/other celebrities

Sebastian Stan

Put me in a movie

W.A.S.P. (Only writing for Blackie)

Kinktober day 3: humiliation

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington

Domesticated

Daisy Jones and The Six

Daisy Jones

Her good slut

G!P Daisy x Stripper!Reader

LA Guns (Only Kelly atm)

Mistaken

Cindy Crawford

Picnics

Joan Jett

Our secret moments

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Kinktober requests and guidelines 🧡

Hello everybody! So this is my first time participating in Kinktober and before it starts I’m allowing requests for it!

When you request make sure to add a orange heart 🧡 on it so I know it’s for Kinktober. That way I don’t mistake it for a regular request.

Here are all the people I write for that are included in kinktober (no under aged characters/people such as Peter Parker)

Natasha Romanoff

Wanda Maximoff

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Tony Stark

Sam Wilson

Nikki Sixx

Tommy Lee

Mick Mara

Vince Neil

Tom Keifer

Eric Brittingham

Paul Stanley

Tommy Thayer

Slash

Izzy Stradlin

Barbie from the Barbie movie

Ken from the Barbie movie

The marvel cast that play the marvel characters I listed above

Taylor Swift

Now I would like to share how this will go:

Dom!character/person x sub!reader only. I don’t write for dominate/top readers I’m sorry.

Kinks I am willing to write:

Bondage, pet play, knife play, roleplay, kidnapping, dark!fics in general, daddy kink, mommy kink (only for the female characters I’ve listed), degradation, humiliation to an extent, voyeurism, threesomes and such, crying kink

Kinks I will NOT write under any circumstances:

Piss kink, pedophilia, incest (step-cest is ok just as long as said characters aren’t blood related), scat, cuck stuff, food play, age play, g!p or make reader, and I think that’s it.

So anyways I will be accepting kinktober requests until the 21st of September so have fun!

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Request guidelines

In this post I will talk about everything to do with requests.

I don’t respond to vague requests meaning ones like “Nikki and a breeding kink” I need some more details especially if I’m going through writers block ykwim 😭

How to request:

Click on the button of my page that says “ask me anything 🤍” and submit an ask either publicly or anonymously. Here you will be able to write and request anything your heart desires.

My favorite people/characters to write for are: Bucky Barnes, Natasha Romanoff, Wanda Maximoff, Kate Bishop, Dwayne and Paul from TLB, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham but I of course love to write for the other people listed below 🩷

Who/what I write for:

Bands/rockstars/solo artists:

Motley Crue (all members)

Tom Keifer

Eric Brittingham

Gene Simmons

Tommy Thayer

Paul Stanley

Guns N Roses (all members)

Blackie Lawless

Kirk Hammett

James Hetfield

Courtney Love

Kurt Cobain

Dave Grohl

Elvis Presley

Joan Jett

Lita Ford

Bret Michaels

Jani Lane

Stephen Pearcy

Robin Crosby

Sebastian Bach

Peter Steele

Kenny Hickey

Dave Mustaine

Chelsea Wolfe

Chappell Roan

Lana Del Rey

Hozier

Victoria De Angelis

Celebrities:

Actors of the marvel characters I write for (so, Scarlett, Hailee, Lizzie, Sebastian, etc.)

Pamela Anderson

Cindy Crawford

Michael B Jordan

Billy Wirth

Marvel men:

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Sam Wilson

Peter Parker (Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield only)

Tony Stark

Thor Odinson

Marvel women:

Natasha Romanoff

Wanda Maximoff

Carol Danvers

Valkyrie

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova

Kamala Kahn (Platonic only)

Jennifer Walters

Peggy Carter

Daisy Jones and The Six:

Daisy Jones

Billy Dunne

Karen Sirko

Warren Rojas/Rhodes

Stranger Things:

Steve Harrington

Billy Hargrove

Robin Buckley

Eddie Munson

The Lost Boys:

Paul

Dwayne

Star

DCEU:

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)

Misc characters:

Elaine Parks (The Love Witch 2016)

Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark

Nancy Downs (The Craft 1996)

Gloria (Modern Family)

Barbie (Barbie 2023)

Ken (Barbie 2023)

Count Dracula (Dracula 1931)

Edward/Master Gracey (Haunted Mansion 2003)

Jennifer Check (Jennifer’s Body 2009)

Tiffany Valentine (Bride Of Chucky 1998)

Topics/prompts I DON’T write about:

Dom!Reader

Age regression/play

Piss kink

Switch!reader

Suicide (whether that be self harm or the act itself)

Body image/EDs/Body insecurities

G!PReader

Angst without a happy ending

Male reader (female reader only)

OCs (I do not write for any original characters that aren’t mine or reader with a face claim)

Male on male sex. I will write MMF threesomes though

Anyways, my requests are always open, so ask away! Also just because my requests are open does not mean I’m going to do your request. It is a request not a demand <3 sometimes I simply just don’t want to write a prompt cause I don’t like it or whatever

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Terrific Tuesday

Whoa.

We’re already almost to tech. Today is our design run. Next Tuesday is our Invited Dress, then we start running a week from tomorrow. This is wild!

In honor of Every Brilliant Thing, I’m going to post some of our staff members’ brilliant things! There are a lot of them, so I’m picking one per staff member:

The way my cat flops into my arms to cuddle – Alexander Strain, actor, Every Brilliant Thing Owls – Abby Bender, Interim Assistant Technical Director The sound of a toddler giggling – Maureen McNeill, Director of Development That special green color on the underside of a leaf struck by sunlight – Jason Loewith, Artistic Director Beethoven – Chris Youstra, Associate Artistic Director/Director of Music Theatre When the windshield wipers or turn signal on your car match with the beat of the song on the radio - Jane Behre, Sound Apprentice Getting two Cherry Cokes after only paying for one - Rachel Grandizio, Company and Production Management Apprentice Stepping on large, crunchy dead leaves  - Paige Hathaway, scenic designer, Every Brilliant Thing

Using the last sticky note - Samantha Williams,  Company and Production Management Apprentice Seeing your newborn for the first time - Chessy Buso, Director of Finance A perfect New York bagel - Chris Pinto, Education Apprentice Maryland crab feasts with excessive amounts of Old Bay - Timothy Huth, Dramaturgy Apprentice (that’s me!) The look between you and a friend when you're thinking the exact same thing and you both know it - Jenna Duncan, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director Watching snow fall - Deb Sivigny, costume designer, Every Brilliant Thing Eating raw chocolate chip cookie dough directly from the bowl - Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement and Touring Coordinator The cute ways toddlers mispronounce words - Sara Qureshi, Arts Integration Manager Movie night with my kids - Jason King Jones, Senior Associate Artistic Director Taco Bell - Ian Gammarino, Scenic Apprentice

  West Side Story, specifically Jerome Robbins’ choreography for “Cool” - Weldon Brown, Sales Director The way Springsteen sings “1,2,3,4”  coming out of the break in “Born to Run” - Josh Ford, Director of Marketing and Communication Friendships that span 35+ years - Debbie Ellinghaus, Managing Director The view of the Washington Monument when you land at DCA - Max Doolittle, lighting designer, Every Brilliant Thing When you wake up at 2 a.m. and realize you can sleep for the next four hours - Doug Del Pizzo, Electrics Apprentice Getting into bed with fresh sheets - Fred T. Paul, General Manager Growing up and finding your parents can be friends too - Janice Rabian, Costume Apprentice Staying up late and becoming a philosopher with your best friend - Megh Cooper, Artistic and Casting Apprentice First kisses - Dani Stoller, actor, Annie and The Crucible After it rains in the fall, the smell of the rain on the leaves - Kate Brittingham, Properties Master Any and all macrocosmic phenomena, such as black holes and quasars- Michael Mainwaring, actor, In the Heights My grandmother’s kitchen on Thanksgiving Day - Christie Farrell, Annie

Reblog with your own brilliant things!

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Summation Sunday

It’s been another hectic week at Olney Theatre Center. But, hey, The Great Gatsby opened yesterday and closes today, and In the Heights is sold out for the rest of the run and is Helen Hayes Recommended!

So here’s a recap:

Miranda Monday - We featured the amazing prop work in In the Heights, as created by Props Master Kate Brittingham, Props Apprentice Grisele Gonzalez, and Scenic Artist Fred Via. (You really should read this post, because their hard work deserves to be recognized)

Thornton Wilder Tuesday - We talked about the Deaf West and Pasadena Playhouse production of Our Town opening this weekend!

Wise Words Wednesday - I hit y’all up with a quote from an essay by Thornton Wilder (and I didn’t put a gif in, I’m so sorry, I’ve failed you)

Throwback Thursday - I threw back to a production of Our Town that took place in an actual graveyard in Brooklyn in 2013. 

Fun Fact Friday - We shifted gears and talked about The Great Gatsby, notably what it meant to be a flapper in the roaring twenties. 

Spotlight Saturday - We shone a light on Eunice Bae, an ensemble member and understudy to Carla in In the Heights, and Andrea Harris Smith, who plays Mrs. Webb (among others) in Our Town. 

And that’s all I’ve got. Don’t mind me while I drop down dead and pass out until Monday. 

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Tuesday with Todd...and lots of blood

Today we had our ‘blood tech’ rehearsal, led by Fight Direct Casey Kaleba, pictured below prepping a blood syringe.

You can read a great interview with him on Howlround here if you’re curious about what it’s like to be a stage blood designer. I’ll be talking to him more about his work on our production of Sweeney Todd soon, so this is just a teaser for now. 

Take a look at some of the equipment involved:

And here’s our fabulous Props Master, Kate Brittingham mixing blood...

...making sure it’s the right consistency...

...yup, it squirts. Good to go.

SO MUCH BLOOD.