Had a very productive day in the scene shop yesterday. Only two of us showed up to earn shop hours, so we didn't have to share tasks or take turns with the tools. We finished the steps and decking for the set, then removed a temporary backstage step to an entrance onto the set and replaced it with a platform. The platform is at the same height as the entrance it serves, so the actors don't look silly stepping up to come into an apartment from the hallway. Because the platform is so high, we also built a truss and step to make it easy to get onto and off the platform. I got to cut the pieces for the truss and also drilled pilot holes for the screws putting it together. I also "perforated" a bit of truss that needed trimming back to accommodate one of the steps on the front of the set, then cut some plywood for said step. I don't drive the screws; I don't seem to have the hand strength or something. However, I can measure accurately to 1/16" and can tell by the measurements I'm given whether I'm cutting a stile, a rail or a toggle.
This afternoon was spent in the kitchen: sweet potato-black bean chili, unstuffed cabbage rolls (tomorrow's dinner), and 15-bean soup with ham. As you can imagine, the house smells oh, so homey and delicious right now. Most of this bounty will go into the freezer so the Chief can have a ready dinner while I'm at the theater. (The Odd Couple techs in next weekend.) Tomorrow I'll make a batch of oxtail soup and, homework permitting, a batch of pumpkin-oatmeal-cranberry bars ("breakfast bars", as the Chief calls them).
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