The CRS Barn and rehearsals for The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
Rehearsals for our next production of the season are underway! Since we’re still finishing up our run of Buyer and Cellar in the theatre, rehearsals for The Mountaintop have to take place elsewhere, and elsewhere happens to be a beautiful place.
The CRS Barn is a performance and rehearsal space located on Triphammer road about ten minutes outside of downtown Ithaca. The space is operated by artistic directors Steven Stull and Jeanne Goddard. Stull is a musician and baritone as well as a director and producer and Goddard is a choreographer. The Barn frequently hosts small performances of operas on the small wooden outdoor stage in back.
The space is absolutely breathtaking, or maybe the better phrase is breath-giving. With high ceilings and a gorgeous valley vista my lungs felt so full I felt like singing.
I think it’s really wonderful that when KTC is in need of a rehearsal space, this is the kind of place that is utilized. No dark warehouses or gross basements here. The environment surrounding an artistic process can be very influential on the ultimate success of a project and with a space as beautiful as the CRS Barn to rehearse in, I have no doubt that our already very talented cast and director are going to create an invigorating and powerful work of art.
- Melyssa