The Silent Woman (Die Schweigsame Frau)
by Richard Strauss
Fisher Center at Bard, Summer 2022
Carpenter and Stagehand
Directed and Set Designed by Christian Räth
Choreographed by David Neumann
Costume Design by Mattie Ullrich
Lighting Design by Rick Fisher
Conducted and Music Directed by Leon Botstein
Hair/Make-Up Design by Kate Casalino
Stage Managed by Lynn Krynicki
Photography by Habib Azar
Pre-Production
IMG_2516.MP4As a part of a team, I helped receive the scenery from Hudson Scenic and collaborated with their carpenters to assemble both large and small portals. Both portals moved with a complex set of tracks and knives to maintain positions that I helped to interpret and navigate. Large and small stage decks had intricately patterned Marley floors that needed to be laid down in the correct positions that I helped place and install.
As a stagehand, I moved these portals and stage decks into various different positions during live performances while maneuvering around choristers and dancers. I helped cater to the performers backstage and assisted with their transitions.
