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Props to the Props

August 24, 2009

Week Two of rehearsals.

I have to be honest; I have never experienced anything of this magnitude. The force of a Broadway show is like no other theatrical experience.

And I have been a part of some pretty “big deal” shows.

Like my star turn as “Crystal” in the 1997 Sacred Heart Preparatory Spring Production of Little Shop Of Horrors:

You know it’s classy when the props are totally accurate to the period.
I would also say that I make this expression about 12 times a day right now.
I digress.
Unlike those used in my high school production, the props in Memphis are legit.
No anachronistic inconsistencies here.

When doing a Broadway show, you may want to trade your boombox for a period radio:

You also know you are doing a Broadway show when the props are serious.

Exhibit A: Corn Service Sets.
You may never see what these things are from the audience, but let me tell you, here at Memphis, we don’t mess around.
If and when you get a chance to see the show, you’ll be able to spot these highly sought after Corn Service Sets when the actors are shopping in the Collins Department Store scene in Act One.

Mental Note: Try and bring back Corn Service Sets.

Am I the only one who gets excited about period prop pieces?
In the event that you are not yet as excited as I, take a gander at the cash register also used in that Collins Department store scene:

Artistic Shot of the Day:

And when your Broadway musical is about the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and a DJ who helps bring that music to mainstream America, you better have the goods, equipment wise.

Fun Fact: Though Felicia Farrell IS a character in Memphis, this is not a photo of Montego Glover who plays Felicia Farrell in Memphis. (That is not so much a “fun fact” as it is a disclaimer.)

Actual Fun Fact: Lead Producer Sue Frost, worked at Goodspeed Musicals. Goodspeed Musicals was producing They All Laughed, which was a show by Memphis Bookwriter, Joe DiPietro. A week before rehearsals were to begin, the director dropped out of the show and Sue called Chris Ashley (Director) hoping he had a window in his schedule. He did. And that’s how Sue brought Joe and Chris to the creative table where they have feasted ever since. Thanks Sue!

My Dog Samson aka “Show Pup” Shot of the Day:

Disclaimer: Although Samson is not a prop, he is in the rehearsal room so, technically, this shot is Memphis related.
Unlike yesterday’s photo which was clearly just gratuitous stage-mom-promotion on my behalf.
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