The House of Blue Leaves @ Pitt Greensburg

The Set: Step by Step

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Left and Right: The original set model by John Teacher, MFA in Scenography from Virginia Tech.
Below: Groundplan and wall elevation.

10-11: Backstage; items kind of stacked up.
10-11: Backstage, different angle.

10-11: One o of the wall units ready to be painted.

10/15: From the rear of the house.
Right: The stencil on the walls
10/15: Near the front of the house.

10/17: From the rear of the house. The thrust extension is fully built, awaiting paint. The stage right wall is in place. Importantly, the new screen just clears the wall....

Our lovely second hand chair. Couch not pictured.
Right: a closeup of the pattern.
Far Left: The woodgraining begins.
Left: The woodgraining in process.

Below far left: All the walls are up.
Below left: woodgraining continues.
Below: Crew people work in front of and behind the newly standing walls.

10/19: Progress on the woodgrain, as students also put up the walls.
10/22.
Far left: The tiling for the kitchen and dining room has begun; left, a close-up of the work.

10/24.

Far Left: Ronnie peers in from the hallway.
Above left: The set now has a door and more of a window/fire escape.
Above: close-up of the fire escape in progress.
Left: Fair warning.

Left: 10/24.

Front door added; fire escape continues to evolve.
Right: Here come the nuns!

The front door is being painted, and crown molding and baseboard have been applied. Also, the window platform has been woodgrained. At right, the bay window and fire escape take shape.

The crown molding at the top of the walls.
The front door has been painted, the beaded curtain installed, and you can see at the lower left hand corner the arrival of the El Dorado Bar and Grill.
Tech Sunday. There is now fridge (defrosting as we rehearse). A sheepskin rug replaces the square one, but I decide to add the square one to the "shrine" area for the TV. Photos are being hung...nearly there! (I am of coourse discounting John Teacher's 50-item to do list...) Below, left to right: Dress rehearsal week. The appliances are finally installed, and the window is finished.