I keep written and visual journals of playgoing and other noteworthy events. My notebook of choice is the Moleskine, either plain, grid or sketchbook style. I like to include ephemera into collages, as I have done above, or sketches of interesting stage moments, such as the battle of Agincourt in Henry the Fifth:
I'm also keeping a Moleskine for each individual play, for notes, sketches and excerpts. Here's the front cover of the notebook for Henry IV, Part Two:
And here's the back:
Both covers are collaged from pages from the play, magazine photos, and rubber stamps. I like to develop a theme around a quote from the play. When the collage is finished, I apply a layer of matte Modpodge over the cover as a seal.
Anybody else obsessive about their notebook system?
