Vengeance Is The Lord's It’s nice to see how the puzzle pieces fit together to create something great. A week ago, the pieces of production for Vengeance in the Lord’s were still in their shops. But since then the staff have been busy making a masterpiece on stage. With dress rehearsal so soon, it’s no surprise that they've got their stuff together. The costume designer has given a starting point, said Virginia Emerson. Now all that has to be done is to see how the costumes look on stage, or next to the set, or on the actors. Since this is a modern show, there will still be changes made to the outfits as the designer and the director, Peter DuBois, see them on stage. Virginia has also been arranging the necessary paperwork to determine what quick changes will need to be done backstage. The paint shop is on their way as well. They are currently trying to catch up with all the changes being made. Most of the things that I’ve seen them working on are already set up on stage and looking great.

Now they just need to do the last minute jobs like working on the shelves for the kitchen, adding more exterior details, finishing up the bathroom door, and aging the windows and door knobs. After seeing how most of the set looks on stage, Pecan said that they decided to build an extra doorway with a curtain to hide the staircase. They are also working on the telephone poles to go “outside” for the play. Props is in the same boat as the other shops. They are basically done with the big things—it’s just the little things that need work. All they plan to do, said Kris, is see what’s missing and see what everything looks like under the lights. At this point, it’s all about the details to help the director and designer further tell the story. That’s it for now. I’m excited to see how the dress rehearsal goes and if any changes will be made once we see how everything looks on stage.For more photos visit our facebook page Todd Williams has contributed to the Huntington's blog since it was started in the fall of 2006, and he enjoys writing and sharing the Huntington's activities here whenever he can.

Todd started working at the Huntington in 1991 as light board operator, and then served as the Master Electrician for 10 seasons. Todd is now the Huntington Theatre Company's Production Mangager, the position he has held since 2002 . Todd previously worked for the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, and The Collins Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to the many shows that Todd has worked on here, his favorite project has been working with the Huntington staff, architects, consultants and contractors to design and build out the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, which opened as the Huntington's second stage in 2004.dayz epoch backpack glitchIt was a joy-filled night for the Huntington at the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards presentation yesterday as our our 2011 productions of Candide, Sons of the Prophet, and Ruined were honored with a combined total of 17 awards!backpack faj

The second award of the night went to recently-named Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam for Best New Play (Large Theatre) for Sons of the Prophet. In his speech, he praised and thanked Boston audiences for coming to a play they'd never heard of by a writer they didn't know. Our production of Sons..., which was directed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, transferred to the Roundabout Theatre Company last fall where it was extended through January 1. pangolin backpack for sale cheapThe accolades continue: the NYC production has just been nominated for 3 Outer Critic's Circle Awards (Best new Off Broadway Play, Best Actor in a Play - Santino Fontana, and Best Actress in a Play - Joanna Gleason), to be announced on May 14. condor bison backpack for saleIt was wonderful to have Stephen back in Boston with us for the night to celebrate all of his recent success.giordano backpack malaysia

Then the night got busy, as Huntington productions and artists were honored in 17 of the 24 categories recognizing large theatre productions. Candide director Mary Zimmerman and cast member Cheryl Stern (Old Lady) were with us to celebrate the success. The cast of Candide. Photo: T. Charles Erickson In addition, a number of members of the Huntington family were honored with IRNE Awards, including the Actors' Shakespeare Project production of Huntington Playwriting Fellow John Kuntz's The Hotel Nepenthe, which we'll present this June as part of the Emerging America festival.uyii backpack See the full list of winners. Our two most honored productions from the year are certainly different in a number of key ways, but each tell a story about characters' experiences with hardship and their resulting world-views, which perhaps suprisingly prove to be more optimistic than their experiences should inspire.

Which Huntington production from 2011 was your favorite? Price - High to Low Price - Low to High You are using an older version of Internet Explorer. As a result, some features of this site may not work optimally. For the best site experience possible, please update your browser. Venus in Fur takes place in an audition room as playwright/director Thomas Novachek reluctantly auditions one last candidate for the role of Wanda, the seductive neighbor of Severin von Kushemski in his adaptation of Leopold von Sacher Masoch’s Venus in Furs. But the audition quickly turns into a game of cat-and-mouse filled with sexual tension as the two characters explore the dynamics of an actress-director relationship through the lens of Severin and Wanda’s psychosexual affair. Vanda and Thomas are far from the first artistic couple whose professional relationship turned into something more. In honor of their steamy relationship, let’s take a look at famous pairs that got their start in the rehearsal room:

Actress Olga Knipper was among the 44 original members of the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898. She met playwright Anton Chekhov during rehearsals for the 1898 MXAT’s production of The Seagull in which she played Arkadina. Their love letters are filled with passionate longing for each other, and eventually Chekhov wrote a specific role for her, saying, “What a part I’ve got for you in Three Sisters.” She the first actress to play Masha in Three Sisters (1901) and Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (1904). The two were married from 1901 until Chekhov’s death in 1904. When playwright David Mamet heard that actress Linda Crouse had a part in his play Reunion at the Yale Repertory Theater, Mamet packed a bag and told a friend, “I'm going to New Haven to marry Lindsay Crouse.” The two were married from 1977 to 1990. Producer, director, and screenwriter Judd Apatow met actress Leslie Mann in 1995 when she auditioned for Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy. Stiller needed a stand-in for Jim Carrey during the auditions, and the job fell to writer/producer Apatow.

The reading in the audition was the couple’s first meeting. Mann has appeared in every one of his directorial efforts and in increasingly larger roles ever since. The two have been married since 1997. Known as the Mr. and Mrs. Mad Hatter or the odd couple of the movie world,” director, producer, and writer Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter met after Bonham Carter was cast in Burton’s remake of Planet of the Apes in 2001. The two have been together and she has appeared in several of his films since. Our very own Power of Duff cast member, actress, writer, and producer Jennifer Westfeldt met her future partner, actor Jon Hamm, in after casting him in a small role (his first) in her hit indie film, Kissing Jessica Stein (2001). The two have been in a relationship since 1997, and he has appeared in her films Ira & Abby and Friends with Kids. The pair met in 2001, when director Sam Mendes approached actress Kate Winslet about appearing at London’s Donmar Warehouse theatre where he was then artistic director.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Winslet declined the job offer, but their relationship began shortly thereafter. When Mendes cast her opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in his film Revolutionary Road, he recalls that his primary concern was that DiCaprio not feel sidelined: “Leo was in the most difficult position because he was trying to be married to the director’s wife.” The two were married from 2003 until 2011. Director Rupert Sanders and actress Kristin Stewart met while making the film Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012. Their affair caused quite a scandal because both Sanders and Stewart were involved with others at the time. Despite a 23-year age difference, film director Sam Taylor-Wood met her now-husband actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson after meeting in 2009 on the set of her debut film Nowhere Boy. Known for their $100 million settlement after a judge controversially nullified the prenuptial agreement that had been written on a napkin, the relationship between director, screenwriter, and producer Steven Spielberg and actress Amy Irving began in the audition room for Close Encounters of the Third Kind where Irving was coldly told by Spielberg that she was too young for the part.

The two had a relationship from 1976-1979 and were married from 1985 to 1989. Spielberg began a subsequent relationship with actress Kate Capshaw, whom he met when he cast her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The two married in 1991. Irving began a relationship in 1990 with Brazilian film director Bruno Barreto, and the two were married from 1996 to 2005. Filmmaker Woody Allen is well-known for dating the leading ladies of his films. From 1966 to 1969, he was married to actress Louise Lasser, who appeared in several of his films including three Allen films after their divorce. In 1970, Allen casted Diane Keaton in his Broadway show, Play It Again, Sam, and during the run, she and Allen became romantically involved. Allen’s films helped to shape and establish Keaton early in her career. Her fourth Allen film, Annie Hall (1977), garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Around 1980, Allen began a relationship with actress Mia Farrow, who had leading roles in most of his movies from 1982 to 1992.