Prospect Theater Project Cast Photos for "The Whipping Man"

November 20, 2015 Justin Souza

In its second play of the 2015-2016 season, Prospect Theater Project brings a slice of Civil War-era Virginia to the Modesto stage with Mathew Lopez's play "The Whipping Man." To match the play's setting, we shot the cast photos in the style of old tintypes.

According to Prospect, the show "is the story of three men in Richmond, VA at the end of the Civil War. Two are former slaves, waiting in an empty house for the former owners to return; the third, a wounded confederate soldier. The three men wrestle with their shared past, the bitter irony of Jewish slave-owning and the reality of the new world in which they find themselves as the last night of Passover sets on this Jewish home."

"The Whipping Man" opens tonight and runs through December 13th. Don't miss this one, folks!

Prospect Theater Project Cast Photos for "Faith Healer"

April 20, 2015 Justin Souza

In its fourth and final play of the season, Prospect Theater Project brings acclaimed drama "Faith Healer" by Brian Friel to the Modesto stage. Director Jack Souza asked for a God's-eye view cast photo, which pairs perfectly with the spare, David-Lynch-esque set and costumes.

Prospect Theater Project Portraits for The Women

February 2, 2015 Justin Souza

The Prospect Theater Project's third show of the season - a sophisticated version of Clare Boothe Luce's satire "The Women" - opens in less than a week. For the cast portraits, Director Carin Heidelbach and Stage Manager Mardi Brewer asked for 1930s-style glamour shots. To achieve the soft but dramatic lighting needed for headshots of this kind, we paired a wide front light with a narrow beamed flash and a strategically-placed backlight. The result? Old world beauty.

Prospect Theater Project Portraits for Julius Caesar

September 21, 2014 Justin Souza

For the past year, we've had the pleasure of shooting cast photos for The Prospect Theater Project, a popular performing arts venue in downtown Modesto. These shoots always pose interesting challenges - the photographs need to showcase the faces and characters of between ten and twenty actors and they need to be shot in a relatively short period of time, usually between scenes at rehearsals.