Backstage at the Theater...
Backstage is a photographic essay project that captures life in the theater from the actor and production crew's point of view. Most of the images are made during rehearsals and preparation for performances at the Theater in the Round in Minneapolis.
Many of these actors are members of a theatrical union, but most are amateurs who devote hundreds of hours to prepare for their roles in dozens of performances a year. For most of them, it is an avocation. A few make their living in these roles. Certainly the crew for most performances are paid staff at the theater, but many of the directors are not. Most of the actors have been performing for years in roles that go back to their elementary school days before their classmates all the way up to feature films today. But, each of them loves the local theater, and Theater in the Round provides the oldest and most unique stage for them to stretch their talents.
My hope is to capture what it is like backstage preparing for these roles. I am really grateful to Steve Antenucci and Pat Moses at Theater in the Round for their help in paving the way for me to hang out at rehearsals and backstage during performances.
Many of these actors are members of a theatrical union, but most are amateurs who devote hundreds of hours to prepare for their roles in dozens of performances a year. For most of them, it is an avocation. A few make their living in these roles. Certainly the crew for most performances are paid staff at the theater, but many of the directors are not. Most of the actors have been performing for years in roles that go back to their elementary school days before their classmates all the way up to feature films today. But, each of them loves the local theater, and Theater in the Round provides the oldest and most unique stage for them to stretch their talents.
My hope is to capture what it is like backstage preparing for these roles. I am really grateful to Steve Antenucci and Pat Moses at Theater in the Round for their help in paving the way for me to hang out at rehearsals and backstage during performances.