Tavern Signs.

Today the changeover between Much Ado About Nothing and The Canterbury Tales began. I think the tavern signs have been a challenging part of my set and they have consequently given me an idea of how difficult it can be in an in the round performance to ensure there are no blind spots and the set runs smoothly and doesn't feel disjointed. Using the studio theatre to get an idea of how the sizes and images worked in the performance area helped us to come to a solution. The result is that my tutor had the idea that the shields that were free from set exchange could be painted with my designs and attached to the mezzanine where they can be lit momentarily when the next tale begins. This also means that no ASMs in costume will have to move across the mezzanine, as the director's concern today was that this created creaking and was noisy for the beginning of the tale. I'm pleased with this plan of action as the director liked the idea and I felt that the signs needed more development.