It has been a interesting week! I'm starting to realize how tough it is to manage a Kickstarter campaign. That in itself is like having a full time job. I think a secret is having a lot of content. The campaign in itself is a little over a week in, so I'm not to worried about the progress as of yet, I feel that people will be more provoked to donate later on in the campaign. As for content, I believe that the interviews with Sean are great. They give an audience a chance to learn more about the person behind the words. There are two more interviews regarding Bitch, and then we will be moving on to discussing the plays in Universal Monsters.
Outside of the whole Kickstarter world, auditions will be announced later today and casting notices will be going up. I have been debating over whether or not I should have sides available prior to the audition, or if I would like to do cold readings. Typically I prefer cold readings because it reveals an actor's abilities instantaneously. It also shows how quickly an actor can develop a concept behind a piece of text, which fascinates me.
Regarding what I will be having those auditioning read, I'm not only looking a the Bitch script. I'm also looking into the plays in the Universal Monsters series. The great thing about Sean's writing and his style with language is it's consistency. Since the performers will be auditioning for Universal Monsters and Bitch, it will be the perfect way to evaluate them for the work as a whole.
Design wise, our key art for marketing was just completed. Scenically we are in early phases of the design process. I had been planning to discuss that this week, but I am holding off until next week when there is more imagery to share! The interesting thing is that the set is the office of a chop shop, so there is a lot of fun in considering the objects in the room. The set must be easy enough to move quickly in terms of strike, but hearty enough to appear permanent. It will be a challenge but I think it will turn out very well. Regarding key art, there is a big play with the masculinity of the chop shop paired with a subtle hint of animal cruelty. Being that the play focuses on dog fighting, our imagery aptly touches upon numerous ideas while maintaining a strong design aesthetic.
I'm eager to share the design concepts at length, so expect another post very soon! Feel free to send in questions as well as well as comments and please share our Kickstarter project!
-Christian
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
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