Showing the Work

Installation of The Pretty Trap.


Shelving unit for The Shoemaker.





The Shoemaker, as seen from the operations booth.


Wallpapering for The Pretty Trap.


The Shoemaker set behind the set of The Pretty Trap, which was disassembled
weekly during Shoemaker performances and stored behind that set.



Assembled Props waiting to be placed for The Pretty Trap.




The finished set, complete with actors.


Rex Reed telling stories about Tennessee Williams and New Orleans
on the opening night of the Pretty Trap, which is one of two rough
drafts of Mr. Williams' The Glass Menagerie, at The Acorn Theatre.

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When I'm not working I like to....

Back in June, my friend Ginger came to visit
from Philadelphia. Just released from police
custody are these photos from the result.

More McQueen
Metropolitan Museum
Central Park East

(warning on another long photo filled post)








Cocktails
Death & Co.
Lower East Side, NYC

Punch!!




Truffled Mac & Cheese served on lovely bent spoons.


Light.


They were obnoxious but made for a great photo.


sauce.


sauced.



Spectacle
Broadway Bares XXI
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

and more sauced.

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MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

speechless

Worth getting in home from a meaningless hook up in time for.

No, it really is amazing. Of course.

Where I've been...

Shopping for shows.
Endlessly Shopping. For shows.

What is the big deal with gramophones and
shows recently?! Yes, I can find you a
gramophone but you will not want to pay for
the type of gramophone you are wanting.


Show #1.



Stunning. 20 foot projection screens, puppetry, solid writing.
When it says it's like watching a film onstage it is telling the truth.
It rehearsed here in NYC, came from Japan, and is in crates ready to be
sent to Edinburgh Fringe in August.

Show #2.

The Shoemaker, by Susan Charlotte.

This one is now in previews, sold out previews at that. Not surprisingly
everyone loves Mr. Aiello. The stage managers have to come close to
physically removing people from the theatre after the show's talk backs
as he will talk for hours if you let him.

BTW, recreating a Shoe menders shop on stage is no easy task. Especially when
it has a whole other set hiding behind it. Which would be ...

Show #3.

Tennesee Williams' The Pretty Trap. An alternate version of The Glass Menagerie.
Choc full of antique furniture, real wallpaper and lots and lots of flame
retardant spray. This one opens next month and runs in rep with #2. In the
same theatre.

Next up: Production Design for a small film....we'll see how that goes.