BWW Blog: Marina Maldonado - Bye Bye ECHS!

We only have six days left until ECHOStage's cast of Bye Bye Birdie takes the main stage! As we prepare for the move into our performance space, we have to strike our set, repaint it, and load it up into the drama room and eventually into the U-Haul. Most of our focus has been on the MacAfee's house. This is our first time building a house like this, so it's definitely a learning experience for all involved. Because of a project like this, our cast really noticed the importance of teamwork. There's something everyone can help with, even a cast member with no artistic abilities whatsoever (me) can help paint the drops a single solid color and manage to be successful at it!! It's not even just the structure of the house itself, but all the little details that go into it, like sketching and painting details like the oven and little things that will make it more realistic.

Now that we've built the set, we have to practice with it! This past Saturday me and my awesome cast were working 9-5 at our annual all-day musical rehearsal, where we perfected dances, vocals, and worked with our amazing stage crew on the many set changes we have during the show (soooooo many). Now it's all about smoothing all the transitions out so the show will run like butter! LOL!

Love,

Marina