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...General's living room is completely different. The ceiling is low, to create an appearance of depth. Probably the best feature of the set is the hallway that leads upstage on stage right. With the aid of Neil Smith's excellent lighting, Herrey has created an impression of great depth that effectively balances the "claustrophobic" office...
...biggest factor in favor of the revolving stage was the necessity for rapid scene shifts. "The General is a tense, nervous play where events follow upon each other at fever pitch," Herrey said. "In a situation of this kind, swift scene changes are imperative to maintain the intensity of the drama...
...Herrey had already designed a revolving stage for use in Sanders Theatre, but the construction difficulties that would be caused by the poor stage discouraged dramatic groups from trying it. But the small Pi Eta stage was another story...
...Confronted with the authors' request for scene changes in less than 50 seconds--an unusually fast shift as it is--I felt that a revolve containing both scenes already pre-set was the only effective solution," Herrey explained...
...aspect of the theatre. Most memorable of the Group's work has been its 1951 productions of "Darkness at Noon" and Arthur Millers adaptation of "An Enemy of the People." This year, "The General" firmly upholds the Group's tradition of a professional polish to its work. And Antony Herrey's brilliant settings do more than a little towards creating the play's shine...