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Hello....thanks for the videos, I did see a lot of these on youtube as well. The show went really well and we had decided to keep it simple this first time around. We will be working with the school during the school year to produce it again with their kids. We ended up using makeup on my...

Hello Jeff, thanks for the info. Its not that the script is set up out of the bounds for this age group or anything. We are one of the first to do the Lion King Jr. show and our theatre is locally known for the effects and scenery that we create with our students. So often times we go way...

Hello all, been a while since I have been on here....I did search and didn't see anything on this yet so if I missed the same question, I apologize :) We are doing Lion King Jr in a few weeks and my daughter is Zazu. We looked at the puppet ideas that we got with the packet and script and it is...

Thanks all for the help, I will give some of these ideas a try and thanks Van for the information, I love learning new things, especially since I am self taught and have had no actual theatre training :) My degree is in graphic design....helps with some stuff, but I can always learn more.

Hello, we are doing Xanadu and we have to make the set a traveling set. I have everything covered except the pegasus and the columns. ** The Pegasus problem is the form of the horse. In the broadway version, it is very styalized, art deco if you will and that is the look we are going for...

Re: Help with ideas for teaching a Theatre Tech Class for all tech & construction aspNo, I havent had a chance, but I will :) Thanks

Thanks everyone, these are some great ideas! We go to the PA ITS convention every year and my Tech crew always wants to do the Tech Challange there but they always cancel it, usually due to space restrictions. We did the challenge at the last USITT conferance at Penn State2 years ago and did...

Hello, I have been TD ing for over 9 years now with HS students and have now started at an additional Charter School for theatre. I will be teaching Theatre intro to tech for one class and the other is Theatre 1 (stagecraft). I am more than comfortable with the crew kids on stage and in the shop...

Hello, we do a Tech Crew party every summer to show our kids that there hard work is appreciated (as we all know, that most of the people behind the scenes don't get much credit). We always do our own awards called "The Techie Awards" and this year we are adding crew olympics. I was wondering if...

Hello all, I am looking for some ideas for effects for the wizard of oz. We are doing this over the summer for a benefit her in PA. First I am trying to see if there is a way to do the curling of the withces legs under the house? Second, what is the best way to make it snow (on a budget)? Any...

Absolutely, don't ever sell yourself short. And we have all been there where we either realized on our own or by someone telling us that we may be coming off cocky....happens to the best of us. I find that you gain much more trust and respect if you are confident in what you do and how you do it...

I try to build one for as many shows as I can. I even go as far as to not only build to scale, but I try to leave areas of the final "skin" or "set Dressing" of the walls and such either open or removable so that as the kids are building, they can actually check out the model. I take a good bit...

We did Heaven Can Wait a few years back and we did a Peppers Ghost Effect. Now our audiance was in a regular sized High school auditorium, but this is a very effective SFX if done properly. We built it right into the set we used. There are alot of different designs for this on Google. Good Luck :)

Hello, and first off, congrats on your decision to dive in!!! I have been in many situations as a Tech Director and I think you will find a few key elements might help: 1) Have a sit down with your crew and just talk. Talk about what they would like to get out of their time in crew. Ask them...

If you want to go the lo tech way....what we have done in the past is 1) build your stairs 2) skin them all the way around but leave the back open 3) put your steps on casters 4) add a back "panel" or door that opens and closes to give that finished look to your stairs from all sides but...