One of the costume racks!
Today’s date: 15 July, 2025
Show title: Henry VI, Part 3
Director: Mili Koncelik
Staff Crew: Production Interns Analise Toone (Stage Manager) and Madeleine Cook (Dramaturg); RDAs Sarah Clayton and Topher Zane (Asst. Directors)
What we did
It was another day of two rehearsals with a break in between! Our morning rehearsal was spent in the playhouse; the campers had their first off-book run-through of what we’ve worked so far, then the rest of that rehearsal was spent fine-tuning and working the spots that Mili had made note of during the run. We also brought the costumes up for the first time, which is always exciting! After lunch, our second rehearsal was spent in the Deming building, and we continued working Mili’s notes, lines, and monologues.
Quick and Quotable
- from the play
- “Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies. / Which whiles it lasted gave King Henry light.” – Clifford, 2.6.525-6
- from the production team
- “There are no goats in this play, only frogs!” – Mili
- “Actually, there is a GOAT, and it’s you, Mili.” – Topher
- “You’re a real intern now!” – Topher, after I brought him coffee
- “Girlypop, the piano’s going to be behind the curtain!” – Mili
- “Plug that piano in RIGHT NOW!” – Analise
- from the cast
- “Does Rutland just not get to participate?” – Ellie on the York Three (aka the 3H6 equivalent to the Jackson Five)
- “Richard, be duke of Clarence–” “LET’S GOOOOOO!” – Anna Caroline and Van
Production Insights
Hands down, costumes are and always have been one of my favorite parts of the theatre-making process – as both an actor and as someone who spent all four years of her undergrad as part of the costume shop. Clothing can tell a lot about a character – in the very, very particular case of this tetralogy, they are hugely in determining who is allied with who (huzzah color symbolism!), what a character’s rank and social status are, and differentiates characters in matters of actors taking on multiple roles. The costume racks for these shows are a sea of beautifully constructed doublets, jackets, gowns, crowns, and, of course, plenty of roses.
Madeleine Cook
Madeleine is a Production Intern for ASCTC 2025, serving as Dramaturg for 3 Henry VI for Session 2. She is an actor, historian, and early modern theatre scholar originally from southeastern Michigan and now based in Staunton. She is also an incoming 2nd-year MLitt student at Mary Baldwin University's Shakespeare and Performance graduate program, and holds a B.A. in History and Theatre from Siena Heights University. And, she's very happy to be here!