TheJoelbertReport
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Hi everyone!
First let me start off by saying i love this website. although this is my first post, I read other peoples ideas on here all the time. People are so supportive and have so many great suggestions!
I'm a freshman in college up at Western Washington university and have been doing theatre for about 4 years now. In my limited time in the theatre, i have done almost everything, from acting to lighting design, set design and sound design. This coming summer, im trying something a little bit more advanced: Directing.
As a summer internship, i am directing Pippin at a theatre in Everett. The program i am directing through is a completely student-run show (with some professional oversight and professional mentors). The actors and the design team will be between teh ages of 16 and 20, and while many of us have done various jobs in the theatre (mostly acting), this is a much larger undertaking than any of us have ever done
Now i love the show Pippin, which is why we chose to do it, but obviously there are some challenges to putting on this show. We have to be delicate about how we approach the sex scenes, for example, since it is a student show. The budget that we will be running on is pretty small (about $500 for sets costumes props and any other equipment needed outside the VERY basics provided by the theatre), and there are some parts of the show (such as the finale) that will be difficult.
I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on how to achieve some cool effects and tricks with such a small budget and a pretty amature design team, and maybe some tips on directing or how to stage the show, or even some concept ideas. anything would be greatly appreciated! we have a basic concept idea for our show right now, and some basic ideas for certain parts of the show, but its all purely ideas.
Also, the stage we will be performing on is a 3/4 thrust balckbox style stage with 2 voms and a very small backstage. There is no fly system either, unfortunaly.
Anything you've got would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
First let me start off by saying i love this website. although this is my first post, I read other peoples ideas on here all the time. People are so supportive and have so many great suggestions!
I'm a freshman in college up at Western Washington university and have been doing theatre for about 4 years now. In my limited time in the theatre, i have done almost everything, from acting to lighting design, set design and sound design. This coming summer, im trying something a little bit more advanced: Directing.
As a summer internship, i am directing Pippin at a theatre in Everett. The program i am directing through is a completely student-run show (with some professional oversight and professional mentors). The actors and the design team will be between teh ages of 16 and 20, and while many of us have done various jobs in the theatre (mostly acting), this is a much larger undertaking than any of us have ever done
Now i love the show Pippin, which is why we chose to do it, but obviously there are some challenges to putting on this show. We have to be delicate about how we approach the sex scenes, for example, since it is a student show. The budget that we will be running on is pretty small (about $500 for sets costumes props and any other equipment needed outside the VERY basics provided by the theatre), and there are some parts of the show (such as the finale) that will be difficult.
I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on how to achieve some cool effects and tricks with such a small budget and a pretty amature design team, and maybe some tips on directing or how to stage the show, or even some concept ideas. anything would be greatly appreciated! we have a basic concept idea for our show right now, and some basic ideas for certain parts of the show, but its all purely ideas.
Also, the stage we will be performing on is a 3/4 thrust balckbox style stage with 2 voms and a very small backstage. There is no fly system either, unfortunaly.
Anything you've got would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!