DuckJordan
Touring IATSE Member
I was talking with my old high school director about being a guest LD for his summer show... During the talk it came up that he hadn't picked anything out yet... Lets just say he has issues with planning... Either way he asked me what plays I think we should do in the space.
Now heres the restrictions section.
1) our biggest money bringer in the summer is daycares who bring their kids in to see the show... think 300-400 kids 3-4$ per kid (barely gets a break even mark)
2) Our Venue is a proscenium auditorium with an opening of 40' wide by 20' tall. It has an apron that extends about 20 feet from the plaster line.
We have 4 electrics spaced fairly evenly from the plaster line to the back wall which is 30' from the plasterline.
The FOH lighting positions consist of a balcony Rail (prefered not be used since it is open space and i wouldn't like any marks on the brushed steel railing.) A catwalk that is about 40* from the stage and a 19* S4 makes a pool of about 8' wide on stage (we only have colortran units such as 10*-50* units. as well as a few other misc fixtures). and finaly two side pockets extending down from the catwalk on either side of the audience. about 30' up.
So does anyone have any recommendations on shows?
P.S. Our budget is non-existent. I have to borrow anything extra we may need to use and i have a very limited amount of fixtures. This is not my first LD job but I generally don't get to design the shows.
Now heres the restrictions section.
1) our biggest money bringer in the summer is daycares who bring their kids in to see the show... think 300-400 kids 3-4$ per kid (barely gets a break even mark)
2) Our Venue is a proscenium auditorium with an opening of 40' wide by 20' tall. It has an apron that extends about 20 feet from the plaster line.
We have 4 electrics spaced fairly evenly from the plaster line to the back wall which is 30' from the plasterline.
The FOH lighting positions consist of a balcony Rail (prefered not be used since it is open space and i wouldn't like any marks on the brushed steel railing.) A catwalk that is about 40* from the stage and a 19* S4 makes a pool of about 8' wide on stage (we only have colortran units such as 10*-50* units. as well as a few other misc fixtures). and finaly two side pockets extending down from the catwalk on either side of the audience. about 30' up.
So does anyone have any recommendations on shows?
P.S. Our budget is non-existent. I have to borrow anything extra we may need to use and i have a very limited amount of fixtures. This is not my first LD job but I generally don't get to design the shows.