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Theater productions involve a lot more than actors stepping out on stage reciting lines. There’s an entire crew behind the scenes we never see who create sets, costumes, wigs, and props for every production.
To meet some of those people at the Alley Theatre and to get an idea of how much work is involved in bringing a show to the stage, Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour (in the audio above) with Aaron Wilson, the Alley’s director of production.
Along the way, we meet costume director Mike Floyd, wig maker Amy Solomon, scene painter Christie Debacker, and prop director Scott Groh.
And you can see photos below from Houston Public Media intern Jayla Rhodes.
PHOTOS:
Sketches and fabric swatches of a costume being designed for actor Melissa Molano to wear in “The Da Vinci Code.” (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Alley Theatre costume director Mike Floyd discusses how his team handles the workload of making clothing for each show. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Costume director Mike Floyd talks with Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A member of the costume design team unrolls some fabric. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A member of the costume team works on a sewing machine. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A member of the costume team works on a sewing machine at the Alley Theatre. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A shirt and coat on a dress form in the costume shop at the Alley Theatre. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Suit jackets on a rack for an upcoming show. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Michael Hagerty talks with Alley Theatre wig maker Amy Solomon in her workshop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Amy Solomon makes a wig for an upcoming Alley production. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Alley Theatre wig maker Amy Solomon talks with Michael Hagerty in her workshop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Wigs for an upcoming show. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Michael Hagerty talks with Aaron Wilson, the Alley’s director of production. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Signage inside the Alley Theatre scene shop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A member of the Alley Theatre team creates a set piece in scene shop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
A member of the Alley Theatre team creates a set piece in scene shop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Christie Debacker inside the Alley Theatre scene shop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Alley Theatre scene painter Christie Debacker displays a set designer’s instructions her team is tasked with making. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Prop director Scott Groh talks with Michael Hagerty in the prop workshop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Fake strawberry daiquiris created by the prop design team and made with candle gel. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Inside the prop workshop at the Alley Theatre. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Supplies in the Alley’s prop workshop. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Crew members inside the Alley Theatre fine tune the lights for a coming show. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Joe Engler demonstrates the theater’s lighting controls. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
The lighting crew aims lights on the set for the Alley Theatre’s production of “The Mirror Crack’d.” (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Aaron Wilson explains to Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty how the hydraulic lift underneath the Alley’s stage works. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
The hydraulic lift underneath the Alley Theatre stage. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
Signage backstage at the Alley Theatre. (Photo Credit: Jayla Rhodes/Houston Public Media)
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