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THE LIR ACADEMY
DUBLIN
MAY 2024

Arcadia (Assistant Stage Manager)

WRITTEN BY TOM STOPPARD
CREATIVES:

DIRECTOR: Hilary Wood
SET DESIGNER: Chiara Murnane
COSTUME DESIGNER: Louise Dunne
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Kevin Smith
SOUND DESIGNER: Jack Cawley


CREW:
 PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jovy Tan Ler Sin
COMPANY STAGE MANAGER: Grace Woulfe
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER: Chiara Mangold
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER(S): Charlotte Ni, Julia Nasset
SET CONSTRUCTION: Emma Brennan
SCENIC ARTIST: Megan Conlan
PROP MAKER(S): Dragana Stevanic, Alex Thein, Emma Mulligan, Sophie Lawlor, Ais Flattery
COSTUME H.O.D.: Em Kelleher
CHIEF LX: Avram Rosewood
LIGHTING PROGRAMMER: Peter Bond
SOUND H.O.D.(S): Jasper Cahill, David Farrelly

CAST:
THOMASINA: Penny Morris
LADY CROOM: Alexandra Bierer
HANNAH: Allie O’Neal
CHLOE: Alison Kinlan
GUS/ AUGUSTUS: Síofra Ní Élí Duggan
SEPTIMUS: Gabriel Draper
VALENTINE: Sean Landau
BERNARD: Shane Cormick
BRICE: Conor O’Hara
NOAKES: Daniel Tracey
EZRA: Nathan Everett Patterson
JELLYBY: Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty
 L’Esignement Scientifique
The Byron Journal
Letters from Septimus
Thomasina’s journal (old)
Tomasina’s journal (new)
Heat Diagram (old)
Letter from Ezra Chater
Noak’s scroll 
Lady Croom’s journal page on Dahlias
Lady Croom’s journals pictures outside and inside
Gus’ portfolio 
Thomasina’s excercise book (new)
Letter from Lady Croom
English Bards and Scotch reviewers
The Peaks Traveller and Gazateer



pROCESS/ CLOSE UPS

BOOKS: The prop books in this show had to be specific and detailed. Many of the books were detailed on the pages as well as the covers. There were also many duplicates of books that differed only in how new they looked. For some, like the Couch of Eros, Thomasina’s journal, Lady Croom’s journals and Septimus’ portfolio, we made from scratch, using book binding and leather paint. To age up the duplicates, we used sharp objects to scratch the covers, tea for the pages and a little brown paint. For these and the letters, we hand wrote all of them, including some pages not pictured, in order to fill the page for when the characters flipped through them. The other books were made by formatting the cover digitally and printing it to scale. ‘The Peaks Traveller and Gazateer’, Gus’ portfolio, and Tomasina’s textbook was painted on. 

LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS: All of the letters were handwritten, and folded according to the style of the 1810s. The newspapers were designed by Alex (Klara) Thein, who we worked closely with to get it accurate with the script.

CHARCOAL DRAWINGS: I created some digital drawings, and worked closely with the set designer and the director, changing some details until we were happy with it. I then re-drew them with charcoal on paper, before photocopying them for the stage for longevity. 
Tabloid newspaper article 
Tabloid newpaper article 
Final charcoal garden sketches
Digital drawing planning out charcoal sketch (1)
Digital drawing planning out charcoal sketch (2)
Thomasina’s Textbook 
Tea tray and letter (which gets burned) 
Couch of eros cover and cover page (new)
Couch of eros cover (old)
Septimus’ portfolio (new)
Septimus’ portfolio (old)
Cornhill magazine (1861) replica cover
Cornhill magazine inside page on hermits
Jellaby‘s oil lamp