Missed the show? You can still watch How the Vote Was Won on demand until Saturday, October 17th! See the show and ticket information at https://www.showtix4u.com/events/cofcstages, by emailing cofcstages@cofc.edu, or by calling 843-953-6306.
Yesterday night was our last performance. We had another splendid turnout (140 viewers on the livestream), a visit from Dr. Timothy Baxter-Ferguson of Limestone University, and many compliments and congratulatory remarks to all of our cast and crew from the audience. Many, many thanks for all of your support and encouragement, and remember to get out there and vote!
Great show 1 out of 2! Though our in-person audience was small, we had a great livestream turnout, with 126 viewers tuning in.
The stage and all of our computers ready to go.
Some of our live audience members being seated, with Dr. Kattwinkel chatting with them.
Some reminders:
These last two days were our last dress rehearsal before the premiere. Everyone was adding their last-minute touchups, and a class came in yesterday to see our progress. Now that we’ve got everything ready to go, we can’t wait to see you tonight (and tomorrow night)!
Dr. Kattwinkel taking Stuart’s place to test the camera angles during the final scene.
JD watching his livestream test.
It’s the next-to-next-to-last dress rehearsal! Here’s what our actors did Monday.
Leah walking around and clapping to test the camera and sound, with Dr. Kattwinkel and Nora looking on, while the pre-show slideshow is being tested.
The lights in the back of the theater, all aglow.
The sound and camera technicians getting prepared.
Carsyn readying her camera.
Here are some of my concept sketches for the characters in my voting PSAs. They were based on the original sketches that our costume shop manager, Ms. Ellen Swick, did for the characters in the play.
Our crew’s getting everything refined for this week’s performances — camera angles, lighting, sound effects, and everything else that makes a livestream show great. Last Saturday we had:
Some of the camera equipment.
The Butt Board, where our soundboard operators sit.
Chandler’s very own soundboard, ready for action.
Bethany’s desk, complete with a laptop, the script and blocking notes, and some snacks to get through the long night of work.
The camera operators and livestream technicians hanging out before the second run through.
Dr. Kattwinkel heading backstage after having chatted with the actors on some hints for refining their performances.
Here are some more candid photos from our rehearsal last Wednesday, September 23rd, this time on the Emmett Robinson stage!
Gwen trying on a neat little hat, while the stage is being sweeped.
Bethany and her crew hard at work before the rehearsal.
Stuart once again leading the other actors in some stretches to warm up.
If you’re a student here at CofC, and would like to help others to vote, one way you can do so is by being involved in a club on campus. Here are some of them, along with contact information. (Special thanks to Ms. Ellen Swick for compiling this list!)
Cicely Hamilton and Christopher St. John’s How The Vote Was Won explores themes of gender roles and the determination of the suffragettes as the women’s suffrage movement implements itself directly into Horace Cole’s life.
This production will be set as written in the late 19th century over an afternoon in a British home. Choosing this time period realistically shows the early suffragette movement and the perception of women by society during this time.
The slightly worn out characteristics of the design will reflect Horace’s financial situation. Horace and Ethel are not described to be poor, but Horace barely has the means to keep his house together and to keep a maid or two, whom Ethel pays for anyway. The state of his home shows that he can not afford to support anyone else. The color palette and general aesthetic of the design will be traditionally masculine. The design will be made up of dark stained wood and dark hunter green. The home will be quite minimalistic in decor. The masculine feel of the home shows that the house is Horace’s and it is a place that he feels that he has control over. Horace is a man that would not want feminine things in his space. As Horace’s relatives continue to come into his home they will bring luggage, coats, hats, and other objects into the space that look quite feminine. Not only are the women forcibly making Horace change his mind about women’s suffrage, they are bringing the women’s suffrage movement directly into his home. They continue to decorate his home and once it has evolved into a differently looking space, he will have realized that he can not beat the women. They have entered his life and he must change so that he can have his life back to how he wants it to be.
Through the masculine feel of the room and its evolution as the women make it their own, the design is able to convey the determination of the suffragettes to coerce the men in their lives to support their right to vote and to realize how ridiculous it is that they have not yet received the vote.
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