File MS-3-1, OS Folder 302 - How things happen in three and 1000 cranes

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How things happen in three and 1000 cranes

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MS-3-1, OS Folder 302

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1 page ; 91 x 61 cm

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D'Arcy Morris-Poultney is a Canadian set, lighting, and costume designer. He has worked with several theatre companies, including Neptune Theatre, Onelight Theatre, and Mulgrave Road Theatre. He has received three Robert Meritt Awards for Outstanding Set Design of "The Toxic Bus Incident" (with Onelight Theatre); Outstanding Costume Design of "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" (with Neptune Theatre); and Outstanding Costume Design of "The Veil" (with Onelight Theatre, Neptune Theatre, and Mermaid Theatre). More recently, he worked as the Executive Director for the Cecilia Concert Series (2015-2017), and he currently works as a Small Business Advisor at Scotiabank in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He received a BA in Political Science and Economics from Bishop's University (1987); Diploma in set and costume design from the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec (1992); Certificate in set and costume design from the Banff Centre for the Arts (1993); Certificate in Computer Graphics from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax, Nova Scotia (2001); and Certificate in Small Business Management from Dalhousie University (2004).

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File contains a copy of the touring set design for Neptune Theatre's productions of "How Things Happen in Threes" and "1000 Cranes," directed by Jennette White and designed by D'Arcy Morris-Poultney.

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  • English

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Also see MS-3-1, Box 193, Folder 15 and MS-3-1, Box 290, Folder 35 (technical records); MS-3-1, Box 289, Folder 16 (musical score); MS-3-1, Box 289, Folder 17 (annotated production script); MS-3-1, Box 289, Folder 18 and MS-3-1, Box 193, Folder 14 (daily tour reports); MS-3-1, Box 291, Folder 3 and MS-3-1, Box 193, Folder 17 (rehearsal schedule and notes); MS-3-1, Box 290, Folder 36 (touring itineraries and contact lists); MS-3-1, Box 290, Folder 34 (school contracts); MS-3-1, Box 185, Folder 88 (play synopses); MS-3-1, Box 396, Folder 1 (tour records); and MS-3-1, Box 193, Folder 16 (tour contact lists, overview and itinerary).

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Original Neptune Theatre catalogue number: Young Neptune 17

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