Theatre Photography by HuthPhoto
Over 22 Seasons— We've captured a lot of shows!
We love theatre.
Getting the script to read just sets my imagination flying— what will the set and costuming look like, who will be cast, will the key moment happen in a flash on a dark stage (thanks for that trauma Amadeus!)? As I’m reading the play, I hear the characters in my favorite actor’s voices, and sometimes it ends up that they are actually the ones cast in the roles (Like my friend Skip Greer in Music Man).
Jim Poulos having a wild romp as Mozart in ‘Amadeus’.
How we work.
We’re usually hired to shoot a live final dress rehearsal. At times we do some point to points, and at time actors do freezes for us (usually that’s more a college cast). We quickly edit those down and supply the theater with around 100 images in about a day for their ads, reviews, and PR. Since we supply so many photos with approval for reuse, our PR contacts and their teams keep a stead stream of images on social media.
Theatre Portfolio
Don’t miss our theatre blog posts below…
Theatre Blog Posts:
Time Lapse Video of a Theatre Stage
Changing a set between acts is a huge process But you can see it all happen fast in our time lapse video. The unique set designed for PlayMaker's new play 'Dot' is two sided and pivots. Check out how this bit of stage magic happens super-fast during intermission......
Panorama View of DPAC
Want an amazing view of the Durham Performing Arts Center? We've been documenting the $1.8 million renovation at DPCA and to celebrate the big wrap up, we've created an immersive 360° panorama. Just click on the button below, and remember to see it in HD by clicking...
What’s a week like for a pro photographer?
People often wonder what we do for a living... so here's a fairly representative week. (please watch in HD)
What’s it like on a professional theatre photo shoot?
What's it like on a professional theatre photo shoot? A lot more goes into promoting a theatre show than you might guess. For My Fair Lady at PlayMakers in Chapel Hill NC, we often do photo shoots several weeks before the final dress rehearsal to have some great...
DPAC Hamilton Timelapse
DPAC wanted something extra-cool to show off the excitement of announcing the Hamilton tour. So we planned with them and over a period of two days photographed a time-lapse of the banner going up. Every 20 seconds during the work a photo was snapped from the nearby...
PlayMakers’ Measure for Measure at the Library
It's always fun to photograph Shakespeare performances, but doubly so when it's a new, cool, public program like Mobile Shakespeare. Imagine a packed meeting room at the library, that magically becomes a theatre in-the-round stage. It was awesome to see families,...