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About craig

I've been involved in BLT productions in one way or another since 1981. Over the years, I've done just about every job here except directing and costume design. These days, I mostly function as the theatre handyman.

A Stage Takes Form

As is often the case in theatre, the design of a stage for a theatre production begins months ahead of time as an idea in the heads of the director and the production designer. They must consider all the action … Continue reading

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A Review Of The Who’s Tommy

My friend and occasional BLT blogger Dana Hunter has written a review of the Burien Little Theatre production of The Who’s Tommy at her blog, En Tequila Es Verdad: The Who’s Tommy is a tremendously complicated show on all fronts, … Continue reading

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Seats Are Going Fast

If you want to see the last showing of BLT’s Inspecting Carol tomorrow, Sunday, December 18, reserve your seats now. They’re going fast!

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Burien Little Theatre Past And Present

One of the more entertaining aspects of being involved in the production of Inspecting Carol has been the chance to, in essence, watch ourselves at work. In the play, the managers of the fictitious Soapbox Theatre are trying to make … Continue reading

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A Stage In Transition

This is a panorama of the Burien Little Theatre stage as we were building the set for Inspecting Carol, back in mid-November. After this Sunday, it will look like this again, at least briefly, as we strike the set to … Continue reading

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Seven Buck Sunday Sold Out

Why is Scrooge so glum? BLT’s Seven Buck Sunday presentation of Inspecting Carol, which will be shown today at 2PM, is sold out. There’s no reason to be sad, though. Tickets are still available for all of the remaining presentations … Continue reading

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Opening Night!

Tonight is opening night for the Burien Little Theatre production of Inspecting Carol, a comedy about a small theatre company who are trying to put on A Christmas Carol while dangling at the end of their rope. In contrast to … Continue reading

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Tech Rehearsals

Yesterday and today are the days we will be doing tech rehearsals for the upcoming production of Inspecting Carol. Since we share the theatre with another theatre company, and other activities occasionally go on here, sometimes the only time we … Continue reading

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Tech Run Through For Inspecting Carol

Today we are doing a technical run-through for Inspecting Carol. What happens during a tech run-through is that the crew and cast get to rehearse many of the cues with audio and lighting as it will be in the play. … Continue reading

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Inspecting Carol Cards On The Way

In case you missed the announcements on BLT’s Twitter feed, the announcement postcards for Inspecting Carol, BLT’s upcoming Christmas show, are now in the mail. They should be arriving this week. If you aren’t already on BLT’s mailing list, you … Continue reading

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