30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest (Part Three) Hello again Purple Rose Theatre fans! In this month’s 30th Anniversary Letter we are talking about Stage Managing. After helping Terry Heck make her quick change at the top of the stairs in Blush at Nothing and being hired into the staff,…
30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest (Part Two) March 13th marks the final day of working on “Roadsigns” by Jeff Daniels in 2020. It was our 111th in-house production (not counting Onstage & Unplugged; moving “Escanaba in da Moonlight” to The Gem & BoarsHead Theater or moving “Duck Hunter Shoots…
30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest February 5th marked the 30th anniversary of joining Dianna Ibson backstage on Blush At Nothing by Lisa Wing. February 7, 1991 was the 1st public performance. I had the honor to be the “dresser at the top of the stairs ” to actor Terry Heck. I had…
Let’s Give Props to Theatre Props A conversation with Resident Properties Designer, Danna Segrest David MacGregor has such a talent for writing interesting props that are integral to the stories of his plays. From The Late Great Henry Boyle to the Sherlock trilogy, I have enjoyed the challenge of interpreting his visions into solid properties…