by Rachel Pollock, Crafts Artisan My favorite project on Henry IV is far and away the aging process for Falstaff’s fiddleback leather coat, which was […]
Unscripted
Trevor is a carpenter in the PlayMakers scene shop and is responsible for building the sets for Mainstage and PRC2 productions. Big Bertha, the massive […]
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From Sketches to the Stage
Costume designer Jennifer Caprio has generously shared some of her design materials with us to give an inside look at the design process. Here are a […]
by Props Artisan Elizabeth Moss Elizabeth works in the PlayMakers Props Shop, which is responsible for building or borrowing all the props and furniture for […]
by “our secret source in tech” Three days until opening and we are still tweaking the show. All of it worth it, of course, but […]
Background and dramaturgy material courtesy of dramaturg Adam Versényi Plot Summaries The Making of A King draws its events from a group of four related […]
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It’s time for the Independent Weekly’s “Best of the Triangle” Awards! There are two categories in particular that we’d like to direct you towards: “Best […]
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Giving Up The Making of a King
Tom Quaintance By Tom Quaintance Twenty-some years ago I met Joe Haj working on the Guthrie Theatre’s History Cycle: Richard II, Henry IV part 1 […]
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“The Tug of War” by Matt Garner
Matt Garner by actor Matt Garner Matt Garner plays four characters in The Making of a King, including Warwick in Henry IV and the Dauphin […]