I will be directing Harvey in the spring for our community theatre.  I am looking for any ideas that would make the set change easier...from the home to the sanitarium.  Any ideas?

We had a wonderful set that was a complete change between the two locals.  It was quite complicated with many sliding walls, flaps, and a turn table. but it was and is still my favorite set design. (10 years ago now). It had been done with just changing furniture etc, but I wanted to do more. It took a little under three minutes. The stage crew was dressed as sanatorium attendants and, under the direction of the mansions maid, set all the pieces in place under blue light and set to the Alfred Hitchcock theme.  EVERY night they got applause for the transformation. I hope you find a special way to do yours as well.

I helped build Marty's set for Harvey and was in the show.  We actually raised the blue lighting level for the set changes because the audience complained they couldn't see what the crew was doing and wanted to see how they made it possible.  My favorite part of the set was a disappearing bookshelf.  In the Sanatorium the bookshelf was two feet wide and on the upstage side of a set of double french doors leading to a balcony.  Eight more feet of bookshelf hid back stage.  In going to the Dowd house the bookshelf pulled downstage completely covering the door units and becoming a full wall bookshelf. 

I will see if I cand find them.. It was a while ago.