Signs Of Almost cont.

Is The Orchestra Ready?

This morning's visit to the theater site reveals work in progress and work complete. In progress--the surveyor is helping someone across the theater to get an exact point. A bit forward of him we can see the progress made in the orchestra pit. The photos show the progress of the last day's work . Blogger hopes they show in the right order. If they don't, the reader is asked to use the imagination. After all, that's what the theater is all about.

Blue And Gold

The annex is getting prouder and prouder as more and more is delivered, laid, placed, adjusted, or installed. One can almost hear the murmers of tense athletes or the chatter of gym classes.

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Blue And Gold continued

The painting seems to be somewhat like layering of dirt on the soccer field as the painters build the layers of paint to the desired density. By the end of the day the stage is showing its true color--black. In front of the stage we have the orchestra pit dug, then readied for footers and forms for concrete walls. One can almost hear the music!

Somewhere Under The Rainbow Work Proceeds...

...all over the place with the weather more favorable. So we see the scuppers (honest, these are the real thing despite past misinformation) delivered to the theater roof. They will carry water from the roof to the downspouts near the ground. Men are doing some (what one hopes will be) finishing touches on the lobby roof, while around on the other side, two men have just installed the glass doors to the front entrance of the annex. Just inside the annex and down the hall a bit, the new blue flooring is sporting itself. Coming back outside and walking toward the soccer field, one beholds the future of the game--aqua-soccer, or hydro-football if you prefer European. The athletic department is still working on the details of the game, but it will be cutting (if not wet) edge and will surely put the Pandas on the map! Speed paddling will be a prerequisite to team membership. Stay tuned. Also be sure to read the second part of the day's Pandanews below.

...And Catwalk Capers

Well, not all capers. Just on the other side of the theater lobby, just inside Heritage Hall, the workmen discuss with the site supervisor (center) some aspect of the passageway between the two. Now for the capers: the stage from the left side catwalk, and the ceiling of the stage with the smoke vents peaking through the iron work; the sound room from the top of the spiral stairs access; and finally the blogger's favorite--the chains from which the clouds will hang over the audience. Ever wonder how clouds are hung? Now you know!

Nearer And Nearer Comes The Moment

The cold of the week is recorded in the first two photos: gargoyles and beards in ice. What has been going on on the inside of the new buildings seems less dramatic at first glance, but reflection on what it all means is stirring indeed. New coats of paint, more drywall, even in the theater scenery storage/shop, and the general air of completion of several aspects of construction make spring seem right around the corner, despite the ice outside. Next week promises to be more dramatic as the current tasks are completed and the next big steps are tackled. The annex to the gym promises a splashing show next week, too. Construction is but a stage; the play's the thing!