The Scenography For The Performance Of Jurček And Three Thieves
The scenography was done by Alenka Gerlovič, and Tone Kmetec put together the makeshift stage. The curtains were made of the Allies' parachutes, while blue cloth was used as the stage background to which scenery elements cut out of drawing paper were pinned. The spinning wheel in the first act, the tree in the second, while the spruce and tent in the third and fourth acts were strenghtened through the use of cardboard. Lojze also made a small wooden table and two small chairs for the first act, and a felled tree trunk in the third and fourth acts was replaced by a log.
A sketch for the setting for Lili Marlene’s performance. Acquarel by Alenka Gerlovič. Črmošnjice, December 1944
A sketch for the setting for Act One of Jurček. Acquarel by Alenka Gerlovič. Črmošnjice, January 1945
A sketch for the setting for Act Two of Jurček. Acquarel by Alenka Gerlovič. Črmošnjice, January 1945
A sketch for the setting for Act Three of Jurček. Acquarel by Alenka Gerlovič. Črmošnjice, January 1945
A sketch for the setting for Act Four of Jurček. Acquarel by Alenka Gerlovič. Črmošnjice, January 1945
A sketch of the scene by Alenka Gerlovič for the performance of Lili Marlene. Črmošnjice, December 1944
The Scenography For The First Performance In Črmošnjice
Alenka Gerlovič came up with a plan for the stage setting, and the members of the graphic studio Dušan Povh, Ive Šubic, Vito Globočnik, France Slana, Milena Dougan and Alenka Gerlovič executed it. The decor for the first performance consisted merely of a bright blue background made of the Allies' parachute; the fabric was stretched over a wooden framework, even the opening for the stage was surrounded by »parachute silk«. Stage scenery was made only for the Lili Marlene scene. The drawing of the stylized undulating sea with the sinking ship Hamburg was made on paper, then cut out and pinned to the blue fabric of the background. The ruins of the house with a protruding chimney and a crooked gas pipe was cut out of cardboard and painted.
Other stage-setting sketches by Alenka Gerlovič for the play Jurček and Three Thieves. Črmošnjice, January 1945