The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams

A group of local theatre artists, with the help of Providence Arts, Culture, and Tourism, have teamed up to mount this production, dedicated to the RI theatre community and in honor of local grassroots organizations and frontline workers who offer mental health aid.

Location: Bill Hutchinson Theatre @ Matthewson Church, 134 Mathewson St, Providence, RI 02903

Performances: August 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2024

Producer: Megan Ruggiero, Dillon Medina, Kelly Robertson
Director: Gia Yarn
Actors: Dillon Medina, Kelly Robertson
Co-Stage Manager: Evie Dumont
Co-Stage Manager/Understudy: Kelli Noonan
Fight Choreography: Rachel Beauregard
Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues
Light Design: Thomas Edwards
Sound Design: Brittany Costello
Photographer: Marisa Lenardson
Set/Prop Shop: Trinity Rep, Burbage Theatre Co, Gamm Theatre, Reverie Theatre Group, Vault, Inc
Sponsors: Providence ACT, Reverie Theater Group
Partners: 134 Collaborative
Community Partners & Resources: Moms Demand Action, Better Lives RI, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Set of The Two Character Play - design by Tiago Rodriguez. Photo by Marisa Lenardson.

Minimal sound, moody, dramatic lighting. Audiences on three sides.

3 windows, a door frame, draping fabric, texture, warmth. A lot of set dressing.

Is this a — Set of The Two Character Play - design by Tiago Rodriguez. Photo by Marisa Lenardson. Minimal sound, moody, dramatic lighting. Audiences on three sides. 3 windows, a door frame, draping fabric, texture, warmth. A lot of set dressing. Is this a theater the characters stumbled into or is this their home? 63 pages of text by the end I hope the audience felt some hope for both the characters and each other.

The team:

From Left: Tiago Rodrigues (Set Design), Me, Kelly Robertson (Clare), Dillon Medina (Felice)
Back: Evie Dumont (Co-Stage Manager)
Seated (right): Kelli Noonan (Co-Stage Manager/Understudy)

Not pictured:
Producer: Megan Ruggiero
Fight C — The team: From Left: Tiago Rodrigues (Set Design), Me, Kelly Robertson (Clare), Dillon Medina (Felice) Back: Evie Dumont (Co-Stage Manager) Seated (right): Kelli Noonan (Co-Stage Manager/Understudy) Not pictured: Producer: Megan Ruggiero Fight Choreography: Rachel Beauregard Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues Light Design: Thomas Edwards Sound Design: Brittany Costello Photographer: Marisa Lenardson

Me at the desk!
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Me at the desk! Photo by Marisa Lenardson

oh it's me again
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — oh it's me again Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Tiago! <3 Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Tiago sourced and curated all the set pieces and props for this production from Trinity Rep's prop shop and warehouse. A true sorcerer of magic and made all visions come true.

Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Tiago sourced and curated all the set pieces and props for this production from Trinity Rep's prop shop and warehouse. A true sorcerer of magic and made all visions come true. Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

T-man and Me

Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — T-man and Me Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Coffee Table things.

Vintage puzzle from the '70s. Dead flowers. Oh, and a huge tape recorder.

Props/Set: Tiago Rodriguez
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Coffee Table things. Vintage puzzle from the '70s. Dead flowers. Oh, and a huge tape recorder. Props/Set: Tiago Rodriguez Photo by Marisa Lenardson

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — THE SHOW MUST GO ON Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Set/Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Set/Props: Tiago Rodrigues Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Set/Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Set/Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Dillon Medina, Felice.
Me in the background.

Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Dillon Medina, Felice. Me in the background. Set Design + Props: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Dillon Medina, Felice
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Dillon Medina, Felice Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare), Dillon Medina (Felice)
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson (Clare), Dillon Medina (Felice) Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Roberston (Clare)
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Roberston (Clare) Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare)
Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues
Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson (Clare) Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare) and Dillon Medina (Felice)
Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues
Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson (Clare) and Dillon Medina (Felice) Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare) and Dillon Medina (Felice)
Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson (Clare) and Dillon Medina (Felice) Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Dillon Medina (Felice)
Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues
Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Dillon Medina (Felice) Set Design: Tiago Rodrigues Lighting Design: Thomas Edwards Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Evie (Co-Stage Manager) and I figuring something out...

Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Evie (Co-Stage Manager) and I figuring something out... Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Tiago first day of tech - just the essentials loaded in!

Tech Table

From Right: Kelli Noonan (Co-Stage Manager/Understudy), Evie Dumont (Co-Stage Manager, Brittany Costello (Sound Designer) — Tech Table From Right: Kelli Noonan (Co-Stage Manager/Understudy), Evie Dumont (Co-Stage Manager, Brittany Costello (Sound Designer)

I just love coffee tables.

Set Design/Props: Tiago Rodrigues — I just love coffee tables. Set Design/Props: Tiago Rodrigues

Met with Tiago in March or April 2024, about a couple of months before our official production meeting and we discussed the play and initial ideas. I presented him a sketch I made on a page in the script in an attempt to figure out what might the world we're operating look like. By July, Tiago had a his set design and drawing planned out which was much more but exactly what I was hoping for. With the help of technology once we got to rehearsing and blocking, Kelli Noonan (Co-Stage Manager/Understudy) and I edited in what we were discovering in the room to help Tiago visualize and document how the set was being used.

Kelly Robertson and Dillon Medina
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson and Dillon Medina Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare)
Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Kelly Robertson (Clare) Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Oh it's me.

Photo by Marisa Lenardson — Oh it's me. Photo by Marisa Lenardson

Kelly Robertson (Clare) and Dillon Medina (Felice)

Marisa Lenardson with Kelly Robertson and Dillon Medina

Oh hey, Studio 10! Thank you for helping us promote our production!

Fight Choreography with Rachel Beauregard!

Oh hey, Broadway World RI thanks for helping promote our production!

First day of blocking - first seeing what the space feels like with some music to help build the movement vocabulary of the world.

Tiago showing me our option for parasol and the trunk of rehearsal props!

It's a cat party! One of our table work sessions took place over Zoom so of course anyone who had a cat in their vicinity had to show and tell.

Paper materials made by our producer, Megan Ruggerio for our fundraiser in late June, 2024!

Marisa Lenardson taking pictures of Kelly Robertson and Dillon Medina

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