In the final installment of Building Hamlet, set designer Meredith B. Ries offers her final reflections on what she considers "[an] experiment with blending humor and tragedy, evil and humanity... a dark jibe at religious faith, at royalty, at ambition. [Hamlet is] a ghost story and a love story."
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Have you ever wondered exactly what happens to the actors when they go through a hole in the floor? Well: they go into a padded cell that is bigger than my apartment. Now that we're finally in previews, read on for a backstage tour conducted during "tech," our final push before performances.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening March 21. This week, the crews are loading in: watch as they begin to transform an empty stage into Elsinore.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening this month. Join her now as she and her team create a massive, richly detailed backdrop.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening this spring. Today, a glimpse into the world of props — prepare to meet the Two Thousand-Dollar Jesus.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening this spring. Today, a tale of triumphant design meetings and the dark, looming clouds of budgeting — a tale she calls In the Red.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer currently in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing a multi-part series about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening in the spring of 2013. In this second installment, she shares photos and stories (and blisters) from the model-building process.
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Meredith Ries, a set designer currently in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing a multi-part series about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening in the spring of 2013. Part 1: "What Exactly Is It That You Do?"
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