Eastern News
Wed., Feb. 9,1972
Page 7 "
Another play, another 'strike'
by Judy Runion
After ligh ts dim on the final
act and the applause fades, the
audience assumes another play
has come and gone. Actually , it
has not completely ended .
Members of the cast and
crews scatter like a broken chain
of pop beads each to do their
part in striking the set or in
more common language, tearing
down and storing parts of the
set.
THE
SIGHT was a
surprisingly organized one
Tuesday evening as participants
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took instructions from Andrea take a practicum course in which
Metzler, set designer, as to where they learn to stri!(e a set. They
various items should be stored. participate in the actual job.
Not only is the set striked ,
COSTUMES MUST be stored
but costumes , props, make-up,
according to their style and the
and I ights are stored and
period of time they originated
removed too.
from. Major clothing articles are
EACH ARTICLE must be not to be used more than once
stored in its place, and room is every three years.
becoming a problem.
Although it sounds chaotic ,
However, the newly 'acquired
theatre house provides for the process appears to be quite
classrooms and doubles as a planned out. Everyone goes to
storage area. Presently , a theatre different section of the stage and
arts major lives there and looks starts dismantling everything in
after it. Theatre majors must sight.
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