It takes a lot of work, from the actors as well as from the technical folks, to mount one of our production. On this page, we'd like to invite you backstage to see what's going on as we prepare Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for opening night. As usual, the most recent photos are at the top.

Also, if your computer is set up to view streaming video, you can watch a time-lapse movie of our previous set (for Urinetown) going up. This was photographed by BJ West over a period of a few weeks, and is a hoot to watch. You will need the Quicktime (R) plug-in and a high-speed connection, and you can view it at BJ's own Web site, at http://www.kelpentertainment.com/Urinetown. This is a new thing for us, so please let us know if you enjoyed it, or if you had any technical difficulties.

Although we're not expecting to do a similar movie for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, we do hope to do one for other shows in the future.

Enjoy!

Tim Morrill cutting some window frame parts on the radial arm saw.



A ten-foot-high louvered window during assembly in our rehearsal room.

BJ West spraying the windows. We use water-based paints almost exclusively on our sets.

Joe Nelson assembling parts of the orchestra pit cover.

Parts of the disassembled Urinetown set sit against the back wall as the orchestra pit cover is installed.

Zak Scott working on the pit cover.

In the meantime, three chairs pretend to be a sofa in the rehearsal room.