Theater photos

So I've been taking photos for the Merrimack Repertory Theatre since, like, forever. OK, maybe since 2003 or 2004, but those 5 years have gone by slowly/quickly. You know how it goes.

The MRT has 6 shows a year, and I photograph them the night before press night - the dress rehearsal. They give me the run of the house, and I take photos of individuals, interactions, scene-wide shots - and it often adds up to something like 600-800 photos per show.

Sounds kind of like... a wedding! It's essentially the same skill set, only done in the dark. I've got to anticipate the right moment and be there with the right lens, angle, exposure, etc. But the theater has done the trickiest part - the lighting!

After the show, Marketing looks through the images and in remarkably short order comes up with choices to send out to the press. Here are the photos they chose from the last show, Tranced. Tranced was written by Bob Clyman, directed by Kyle Fabel. Azmera was played by Zainab Jah, Philip by Mark Zeisler, Beth by Kimber Riddle, and Logan by David Adkins.