{"id":15062,"date":"2019-05-10T16:17:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=57876"},"modified":"2019-05-10T16:17:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:17:42","slug":"rocky-mountain-repertory-theater-prepares-for-52nd-season-in-grand-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/rocky-mountain-repertory-theater-prepares-for-52nd-season-in-grand-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater prepares for 52nd season in Grand Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (RMRT) in Grand Lake.<\/strong>
Courtesy Photo |<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To passersby, the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater looks mostly dark and empty at this time of year, but that belies the dozens of hours of work that the theater\u2019s company has already put into preparing for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

In order to prepare for the theater\u2019s official season opening on June 7, Michael Querio, the executive artistic director for Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater, and his team began auditions in February.<\/p>\n

Querio travelled to Denver, Chicago, Memphis and New York City to find this year\u2019s cast for each of the four shows on the roster<\/a>, including the popular disco musical \u201cSister Act,\u201d the story of the demon barber of Fleet Street \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d a newer comedy called \u201cDisaster!\u201d and an ode to country music star in \u201cAlways\u2026 Patsy Cline.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for the actors, it\u2019s the promise of being able to do good work in a great place,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople know that Rocky Mountain Rep has a good reputation now so they\u2019re going to be able to do good work and then you show them pictures of the environment and they\u2019re sold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audience members will also be able to spot a local face in the company\u2019s performance of \u201cDisaster!\u201d and behind the curtain, local students will serve as lighting crew and one as an understudy.<\/p>\n

By the time the cast arrives at the end of May, they will have all of their lines memorized and jump right into rehearsals, Querio said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though the company isn\u2019t there yet, there\u2019s a lot of people who are hard at work now and have been already,\u201d he said. \u201cWe only have about 10 days to rehearse before we open the show, so everybody is doing the prep work now.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is partially due to the repertory nature of the theater where performances of different shows overlap, Querio explained, which is also something the crew has to prepare for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an intense six weeks for us doing shows in rotating rep,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re one of the few theaters in the country that still do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technical director, Nate Pohl, and his assistant Rocky Love work on their pre-production checklist.<\/strong>
Courtesy Rocky Mountain Repertory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s roster features some shows that involve technical challenges when it comes to set design, such as the set of an upside-down sinking ship for \u201cDisaster!,\u201d but the work is well under way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a special challenge,\u201d he said. \u201cThree shows have to be on the stage and in the wings all summer long and they all have to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes with one of the costume designer\u2019s on the theater\u2019s 2016 production of \u201cThe Little Mermaid.\u201d<\/strong>
Courtesy Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whether it\u2019s 18th century dresses, 70s style garb and life jackets or black and white habits, costumes, this season also requires a lot from the costume designers, who try to have everything finished before the actors get to town.<\/p>\n

Finally, one week before showtime, the musicians will arrive in Grand Lake and be incorporated into rehearsals.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Querio said the theater\u2019s goal is to provide something that everyone will enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to offer something that is light and easy to watch, that you could bring the whole family to, (\u2026) but we also want to do something as new as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then we always want to do something epic, that\u2019s really momentous or huge or unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n

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