Little Women the Musical
"These look lovely! Could you possibly answer me this: having done the show, do you think it could easily be done with a piano combo rather than a full orchestra? Like piano, bass, drums, trumpet?"
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- What's the last show you worked on?
- Peter Pan (1954 Musical); Director
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Orchestra Query for Little Women The Musical
Started Aug 22, 2013
Monologues for Kids and Pre-teens [Age 5-14]
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Started this discussion. Last reply by April B. Aug 22, 2013.
Projection Scenery without a Cyclorama?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Davin Jun 12, 2013.
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April B. replied to Lennette Randall's discussion Color-blind Casting"Well, here's my two cents: As a director that works largely with young actors, I have to be color blind (unless, as has been said, the script is racially specific). And I've never had a problem with it. If the actor can pull it off,…"
April B. posted a discussionOrchestra Query for Little Women The Musical
Hey--This is for anyone who has done Little Women (Dickstein/Howland) or has the musical prowess I don't. If you are familiar with the scoring, can you tell me--do you think it could be done (without any large amount of score-doctoring) with a piano combo? (Piano, Bass, Drums, Trumpet/Flute).The problem is that my pit director doesn't want to put lots of time into the show this year and we don't have the money to pay a full pit orchestra like past years.Thanks!~A.B.See More
Jacob Coakley replied to April B.'s discussion Monologues for Kids and Pre-teens [Age 5-14]"Thanks, April -- this sounds great! How would you like people to get in touch with you to get the monologues! "
April B. posted a discussionMonologues for Kids and Pre-teens [Age 5-14]
Hello all--Teaching at camp again and this year it's all about auditions. As you know, I always scramble to find materials for this varied age group (age 5-14). So, having scoured the internet and literature, I have finally got about 50 pieces for the students in all my groups. And I simply wanted to share in case anyone else is faced with this behemoth task. IF you are in need of monologues for young students, message me and I'll find a way to send you my documents. It's taken me a week to…See More
Davin replied to April B.'s discussion Peter Pan without a fly system"A lot of good ideas here: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/special-effects/9338-making-people-fly-without-using-fly-system.html"
Davin replied to April B.'s discussion Projection Scenery without a Cyclorama?"First off, what kind of projection equipment do you have? If you want your production to look cheap, go ahead and aim a projector at a bed sheet. This is basically what you are asking at this time. There is a lot more to projection…"
April B. posted a discussionProjection Scenery without a Cyclorama?
Hello All--I'm once again asking the impossible--trying to do something without the proper instruments. My theatre doesn't have a cyclorama, nor do we have the budget to purchase one in the near future. But for an upcoming production we were thinking of playing with projection drops, using images. My question is, is there a cheaper alternative to a cyc that would possibly work?We do have a scrim, but I can't guarantee that lighting for the actors won't spill onto it and ruin the effect.Thanks…See More
April B. replied to April B.'s discussion Peter Pan without a fly system"In case you all were wondering, we ended up doing a shadow play. A local church lent us a scrim they use to do a stations of the cross shadowplay, which we fastened to a rolling frame. This was set behind the nursery flats in the opening for the…"
Jacob Coakley replied to April B.'s discussion Shadow Play / Shadow Theater"Great photo, Dan! Glad to hear it went well! "
Dan Mellitz replied to April B.'s discussion Shadow Play / Shadow Theater"So the shadows worked really well. We did end up using the spandex, and two strip lights in the back to make sure we could light the full body. "
David Fox replied to April B.'s discussion Shadow Play / Shadow Theater"Of course I'm partially biased...check out this video of our artists.
Cirque du Soleil's KA - Shadow Puppets
We use a high powered automotive headlight lamp in a custom fixture with battery which projects directly onto our stage (which is…"
April B. replied to April B.'s discussion Shadow Play / Shadow Theater"Wow, that sounds like a wonderful opportunity! "
April B. replied to April B.'s discussion Shadow Play / Shadow Theater"That sounds very exciting! I'd love to hear all about the final results!"
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- At 3:52pm on April 5, 2011,
Triston Wallace said… - How did the Robin Hood play go?? I've just finished a series of productions and finally have some me time.. So I'm just reviewing my old discussions and reading some new ones.. seeing what I missed during the Hiatus :)
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