Warner Grand Theatre
San Pedro, California
December 18th, 2006
Here are a couple shots from the day. I have more
photographs (not as grainy)
on my video camera.
Photo #3 The
silhouettes in the lobby doorway: Shirley with her manager
watching the crew move
all the equipment from the orchestra section up to the balcony for their third
and final location of the day.
In that last close-up photograph
it looks as if Shirley is not very happy. However, that's not
the case at all. She is the ultimate professional. Shirley will enjoy herself
between takes
but when the director is ready to roll, Shirley is always prepared. In this
close up she is concentrating
on work, waiting for her cue with her lines running through her mind.
Shirley had a
teleprompter,
yet she often has her lines memorized.
Much of the day is spent sitting and
waiting because no matter
how fast
the lighting crew works the process always takes a fair amount of time.