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that will accommodate the different scenes. In Mistress, I used soft lighting in reds and blues. My biggest challenge was that there wasn’t really a moving set to transition from scene to scene. So, for example, when we went to the scene for Ching, the mistress from China, we used a lattice and projected light through it to create an image of a bamboo floor. Every time that character appeared, we used that lighting to set the stage for her moments in the play.” For Stephen Ptacek, creating the sound design is his first project with Apple Tree. He’s worked with Pegasus Players, the Northwestern University High School Institute “Cherubs” program. Julia Zayas-Melendes has been the stage manager for Apple Tree for many years. An Emerson College graduate, Julia has stage managed at various theatres in Boston and Chicago. As Apple Tree’s stage manager, she runs the lighting that Dave plans. She also calls the cues. Basically, Julia is responsible for ensuring that the overall technical aspects of the play function perfectly and at the right time—a complicated coordination of hardware and human beings. Tech week comes the week of the play’s opening. But to be precise, tech week runs from Saturday through Friday, the final dress rehearsal and first preview. The design team begins their stint three months earlier; once the show opens, they move on. [CUE THE ACTORS] Rehearsals themselves start only about three weeks prior to opening night. By the time the actors arrive, they are up on their lines and know most of the music. Rehearsals, about eight hours each day, are packed with mastering the rest of the music, studying the choreography and blocking the scenes. In between, there are costume fittings and press interviews. It is a grueling routine! Everyone’s schedule is extremely tight, so there’s little time for meals. Yet, cast and crew manage to get to a number of Highland Park’s eateries. You might see Apple Tree people at Michael’s, Jamba Juice, Starbucks or Cosí. The salad bar at Sunset Foods is a big hit, as well. “I love being able to just walk across Green Bay to Chipotle, Potbelly and Viccino’s,” says Dave. Even given the intensity of staging a play, there are opportunities to get to know each other well. “We did have one romance, between a sound designer and someone he met through Apple Tree. They eventually married and had their wedding in our theatre,” recalls Tim Stadler. The Mistress Cycle ran from December 12, 2007 through January 5, 2008. Once each production closes, costumes are either stored in the basement for re-use or purchased by the actors. The same holds true for the props and set pieces. For the resident members of the Apple Tree, it’s time to focus on The Match by Stephen Belber, directed by Steve Scott, which opens on March 12. The final production of this seaon will be Everett Beckin, opening May 28. Indispensibe throughout every season are Jack Short, the box office manager, and house manager Howard Meron. For the itinerant crew, it’s on to another show, perhaps right here at Apple Tree or another Chicago area theater. After all, there really is no place like home for great theater. [FADE TO BLACK] For tickets or a season subscription to Apple Tree Theatre, call 847-432-4355 or go to www.appletreetheatre.com. Ready for your curtain call? Abbe Sparks specializes in media relations and special events for non-profits, arts and entertainment organizations. She is also associate editor 2 for six00threefive magazine. Contact Abbe at Abbe Sparks Media Relations, 224-567-9166 or asparks01@comcast.net. 10 / Spring 2008 As we go to press, the board of directors of the Apple Tree Theatre has published the resignation of Eileen Boevers. Now in its 25th year, Apple Tree has always had Boevers, its founder, as the artistic director. All of us at six00threefive hold her in our thoughts, while the interim director Mark Weston and artistic consultant Mark Lococo manage what will be, in its own way, a drama of transition. Since its inception, Apple Tree Theatre has continuously attracted the attention of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee (currently 29 awards and over 100 nominations). Much of the theatre’s financial support has come from its arts school. In fact, Apple Tree is the professional performing division of its parent corporation, The Eileen Boevers Performing Arts Workshop (incorporated in 1970). Other Apple Tree educational branches geared toward youth are Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) and the Traveling Troupe of the Workshop. TYA, founded in 1989, presents work for middle and junior high school age groups. It includes stage adaptations of literature taken from state-mandated school curriculum. The remaining performances for TYA are Let the Circle Be Unbroken, through March 7, 2008, and The Giver,” based on the novel by Lois Lowry, April 8-17, 2008. The Traveling Troupe, established by Boevers in 1975, consists of young artists ages 11 through 14 who tour the schools, hospitals and theatres with musical revues. Members are selected by audition each fall. Apple Tree also offers a series of summer theatre camps for various levels. Even without the camp programs, Boevers reports about a thousand class hours each year. For information on classes, call Shelley Nixon at 847-432-8223, or visit the web site, appletreetheatre.com. Apple Tree Theatre 5th Anniversary
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