Interview: WBHM interviews myself, and director Abe Reybold about Beauty and the Beast set

Tapestry is WBHM 90.3's (Birmingham, AL) weekly arts program. Below is the excerpt about the interview I had with Tanya Ott.

"And finally today, if you walk into Virginia Samford Theatre this weekend you'll find yourself transported to a visual wonderland. It's the final weekend of Red Mountain Theatre Company's production of Beauty and the Beast. Large cast, over-the-top costumes and a massive set. We caught up with director Abe Reybold - who's in Portland, Oregon, directing another show this week - and scenic designer Murdock Lucas - who's in North Carolina for graduate school.

The set of Beauty and the Beast...

Red Mountain Theatre Company's Beauty and the Beast runs through Sunday at the Virginia Samford Theatre."

You can also download the entire program here.

**UPDATE - The direct link seems to be broken, so go to the entire program link and scroll to near the middle for the segment**

Beauty and the Beast Video: A choreographed scene change from the show

Beautifully choreographed by Joel Ferrel and Abe Reybold.

Not all scene changes were as slow and balletic, this one in particular helped set the mood for the production and give the sense of traveling through the vast castle interior.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast opens!

Here are some of my pictures from tech week and load in for the show:

The Opening Look:

The Beast and the Rose:





The townspeople sing "Belle"




Gaston and Belle singing "Me":




The Dark Forest:




Come warm yourself by the fire:



Maurice Imprisoned:



Belle is given a room in the castle:



"Is this Home?"



Mrs. Potts and Madame de la Grande Bouche comfort Belle:



"Be Our Guest"



The Beast at the end of "If I Can't Love Her"


The Library revealed:



The curtain call:


Scenic Painting by Jillie Eves
Lighting by Eric Lange of University of Northern Iowa.
Costumes by Todd Roberts and Amy Rankin.

Playbill information here. Tickets still available.

More pictures to come, from a professional photographer.