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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2005-06-29, Page 8PAGE 8, BLYTH FESTIVAL SALUTE, JUNE 29/30, 2005 Sounding chipper tedious but necessary part of the creative process, take up long hours as lighting and sound cues are worked out precisely. By the time the audience files in and the actors begin their magic of making characters, created on paper, into real, recognizable people, the t backstage magicians have competed their work (except for the hard slugging of set changeovers between shows). (Zc.ng.>iatutatio.nA an paut 31 At AeaAC-n and 6# At uiisfie.a futn Denise Bauman, costume mistress, looks through some of the thousands of costumes in storage. make a huge impression when you see it on stage” she says, because later you’ll only hear it in action and you need to remember what it was like. As challenging as the wood chipper might be. the Festival’s crew in the past built a threshing machine for Death of the Hired Man that many in the audience were sure must be real so there’s plenty of experience here. The project will combine the talents of the various departments because it has to look impressive, the materials fed into it must look like they’re actually being chopped up by it, and the sound designer must create the right sound effects to make it seem authentic. Snell lighten Ginkgo Gloria requiring many props, Black needs time for that show too. Ginkgo will be a lighter load for Denise Bauman, head of wardrobe and her assistant Jennie Wonnacott A challenge for the sound designer is to make the audience believe the wood chipper sounds real (they get their heavy workload later with The Thirteenth One). The play calls for people in simple, everyday clothing and there aren’t a lot of costume changes. Bauman, who worked at London’s Grand Theatre as a costumer and is heading a department for the first time, began work May 30 with just Kerwin's preliminary black and white sketches of the costumes needed. Until she got the colour sketches and the actors arrived (they were due to start rehearsal a week later) she wasn't able to make many final decisions because even though she often has their measurements, the actors’ specific colouring other idiosyncrasies can change choice. Bauman’s first step was to downstairs to the Festival’s bulging costume storage area to see what might be in stock. Since it’s a modern show, what can’t be found in stock might be bought in second hand stores or, if necessary, new. Costumes are seldom made from scratch unless there’s a period costume that isn’t in stock or can’t BY RUSSELL HEATH est. 1994 519.482.1730 Year round service 122 King St., Clinton with the expertise to hair. or the go is guiding the crew to help the workload for Black on because with Powers and coming up quickly and be borrowed. This season has only one period show. The Thirteenth One. set in the 1930s. But clothes aren't just clothes, Bauman points out. Though there might be many plaid shirts in stock, the one that gets chosen has to be just right. “Everything has to work together as well as work set.” And Bauman's area of extends beyond clothes explains Snell. Actors' hair must be cut or styled to suit the part. When actors are in more than one show (actor Adrian Churchill will juggle rehearsals and performances in both the opening productions) the hair must be suitable for each. The Ginkgo set. will move onto the Memorial Hall stage about a week before the first preview. Final painting touch-ups will be done; the props will be placed (props actors will actually handle will have been provided for rehearsal) and “dressed”. With the set designer Louise Guinand. a veteran of the Festival, will direct electrician Dan Mcllmoyl where to place and aim lights (there are 200 lighting instruments used by the Festival this season) to give the magic look tn the stage. 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