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My Kingdom for Richard III

When the curtain rises tonight, the actors on stage will not be the only ones with a hand in the production. Even though "Richard III" has stadium seating, there is still a production team in the wings. From the producers and stage manager to the light ops, there are over 70 members of the "Richard III" production team.

But while the actors have been working together since March, most of the crew joined only in the past few weeks.

What is it like to mesh together the cast and the crew late in the game?

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"It's like when you bring a picture you drew in school home to your parents and you want them to approve of it," says set designer Scully. "You always like someone to validate your work," namely the actors, in this case.

The set is one of the more risky aspects this show, which features stadium seating, an exit beneath the stage (the aforementioned "pit") and cocoa-shell mulch, posing as dirt, on the floor.

According to Scully, stadium seating has not been used at the Loeb since about 1980.

"It presents a whole new set of problems [in execution,]" he says.

With stadium seating, the actors are surrounded by the audience on both sides.

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