{"id":1153,"date":"2015-04-04T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2015-04-15T09:37:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T14:37:02","slug":"as-you-like-it-opening-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/2015\/04\/04\/as-you-like-it-opening-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"As You Like It: Opening Approaches!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are about two weeks away from opening night. That means scripts are gone, costumes are being adjusted, lights are being hung, and tickets are being sold! It&#8217;s an exciting and busy time for us.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I was lucky enough to get some photos from Technical Director Charles Raffetto that show the evolution of the set for <em>As You Like It<\/em>. Students in the afternoon program in technical theatre are working tirelessly to bring the Forest of Arden to life on the Williston stage. I managed to sneak into the costume shop to grab a few pictures of the original creations costume designer Ilene Goldstein has made for the show. Here are a few snapshots of our progress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1167\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1167\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14081-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Boxes of artificial flowers that will ultimately adorn the stage. \" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14081-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14081-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14081-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of artificial flowers that will ultimately adorn the stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1169\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1169\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14151-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Technical theatre students carve foam that will become the stone wall in the forest. \" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14151-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14151-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14151-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Technical theatre students carve foam that will become the stone wall in the forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1173\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1173\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14521-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Students secure the lining for the forest pond. \" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14521-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14521-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14521-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students secure the lining for the forest pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1172\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1172\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14501-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Some fantastic lighting rigged inside the piano.  \" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14501-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14501-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_14501-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some fantastic lighting rigged inside the piano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7224-e1427978819991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1162\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7224-e1427978819991.jpg\" alt=\"Costume designer Ilene Goldstein recently finished creating this masterpiece for court fool Touchstone (Calvin Ticknor-Swanson) from scratch. \" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7224-e1427978819991.jpg 480w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7224-e1427978819991-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7224-e1427978819991-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Costume designer Ilene Goldstein recently finished creating this masterpiece for court fool Touchstone (Calvin Ticknor-Swanson).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1161\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7223-e1427978920423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1161\" src=\"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7223-e1427978920423.jpg\" alt=\"Rosalind (Melissa Falcone) will wear this original creation in the palace of Duke Frederick. \" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7223-e1427978920423.jpg 480w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7223-e1427978920423-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/files\/2015\/04\/IMG_7223-e1427978920423-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosalind (Melissa Falcone) will wear this original creation in the palace of Duke Frederick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are about two weeks away from opening night. That means scripts are gone, costumes are being adjusted, lights are being hung, and tickets are being sold! It&#8217;s an exciting and busy time for us. Recently, I was lucky enough to get some photos from Technical Director Charles Raffetto that show the evolution of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/2015\/04\/04\/as-you-like-it-opening-approaches\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">As You Like It: Opening Approaches!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,129,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-news","category-theater-highlights","category-williston-theatre"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1228,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}