LUCY & DESI Show Blueprints

This was the first  HIP POCKET THEATRE show for which I designed and built actual theatrical "Flats" which are commonly used in other theatres for scenery, but didn't usually fit this company's free form style.

This bluprint sheet, shown here in two parts, details the position and construction of the set for LUCY & DESI vs THE KILLER SHREWS. I lucked out here since DENA, PETE, RIC and PEGGY were all around 5 1/2 feet tall. I was able to fit the walls in at 7 1/2 feet high, which looked in scale with the actors but could squeeze into the tight space.  Another example of a scaled-down design that worked.

The big  Xs  were maked by me on the plan as each wall unit was completed, since they were built off set and not put together until just before the first tech rehearsal. I always work this way; the process is designed down to the fraction of the inch and painted in shop, then transported into the theatre space and assembled like a big puzzle with the blueprints and groundplan as a guide. It always works great...until something does'nt fit!