Pre production work = Research for the design set and costume, creating mood boards, using photoshop to create costume designs for each character.

researching for couches and various props even before rehearsal started.

Marking the rehearsal floor.

Source and look after rehearsal props

Source and look after rehearsal costumes

creating dressing area in rehearsal room - making sure the singers are comfortable.

work with assistant director to collect notes everyday.

Making sure that all of the rehearsal pieces not used are returned.

Work with the DT and each department away from Göttingen and inform them of all changes during rehearsals

Creating ground plans on Auto CAD and labelling them and sending to all.

Supervising and helping with backstage set up of props and set up of furniture.

Supervising Costume fittings assisting singers and taking photographs and sending them to all.

making design decisions and assisting the designer with new ideas/changes after fittingings and buying.

Constant research for original props set and costume pieces.

stage rehearsals, watch and take notes of sight line issues - set issues/colours textures in the light ect.

checking transportation and organising collection of original props set and costume, organising physical research going to shops and making phone calls/finding details sending emails to all possible contacts in the area.

Listing all props set and costume and constantly informing all departments of changes.

Listing all props set and costume for each scene and sending to all.

creating a scene by scene guide of costume props and furniture movements.

Supervising and sourcing and researching all set, props and costume as needed.

Sourcing costume pieces belts and props as needed, finding a workshop space to create these pieces before each fitting and then later to Magdeburg to use specialised tools.

Organising and helping with moving from rehearsal room to theatre.

supervising dress rehearsals back stage - quick changes.

preparing props tables entrances and exits.

Using set painting skills to create hole covers, re-painting two large walls adding wallpaper to four walls, wallpapering hole cover for every show. painting one large door, fitting plastic where needed.

using puppetry skills to re work dead dog - a day of work to change colour of dog and create wounds.

Patenting 100 bin bags.

Painting 4 large props/patinating furniture - the sofa with assistance of malsaal. 

Travelling to Magdeburg to Supervise and to myself patinate most costumes.

After travelling to Magdeburg patinating costumes that weren’t done by Magdeburg.

Sewing and making from scratch some elements of costume for example the Turban.

Set dressing every show before show and at the interval and helping the requisite where needed after the show.

organising and returning all props set and costume with each department.

Organising after the show all costumes and dismantling costume and props. with help of DT on props.

sending documents from the entire show. 

creating references and taking pictures for reproduction.