Design the lights for a play

Lighting Design for the Lion King

Lighting is a very important part of a production. There is so much involved in lighting. I am going to design the lighting for The Lion King. With the help of the internet I am not going to have any problems finding visuals that will help me further explain and show why I am choosing the lighting design that I am. I am going to choose different colors of lights to express where the scene is taking place and to set the mood and emotions for a scene in the play.
A little background on The Lion King is that it is supposed to become the eighth longest running show in Broadway history. The Lion King opened on Broadway in 1997 and it raised the bar for all the Broadway musicals to follow. The Lion King is a great performance to go see and there are so many lighting designs that go into the making of the lion king.
The Lion King is about how the king of all lions, Mufasa, has a baby lion named Simba. This makes Mufasa’s brother Scar very mad because he was supposed to be next in line to be king. Scar plans to kill Mufasa and Simba. Mufasa ends up getting killed and Simba is told that it is his fault. Scar then becomes king since Mufasa is dead. Simba grows up and returns with some friends and battles Scar and he ends up becoming king. There are many scene settings for this play. There are scenes in the desert and in the jungle, and there are also scary scenes, and happy scenes. I will be designing the lighting for all these different scenes in the play.
Now I will begin to describe my lighting design for the play with the help of visuals.



I will use orange and yellow lighting when there is a scene in the desert. The colors orange and yellow are hot colors and in the desert it is very hot in temperature because the sun is beating down on you.


























I will use blue and green lighting when there is a scene in the jungle. Blue and green are cooler colors and in the jungle is it cooler in temperature because the trees provide shade.





















When it comes to a scary scene, the stage will be all black and only have a little white light on the stage. This lighting will cause a dark affect and make the scene scarier and create suspense.






















When it comes to a happy scene, the stage will be all lit up and consist of a bunch of pretty and bright colors. This lighting will case a happy mood for the audience.

Design the set for a play

Set Design for the Adventures of Tom Sawyer

I really enjoyed doing the blog option of finding a costume for a play so I decided to do this one and design a set for another play. I chose to do the play The Adventures of Tom Sawyer because I have seen it before and I really liked it. I am going to be designing the scene that involves the fence being white washed.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is by Mark Twain and it opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theater on April 26, 2001. The setting for it place around the 1840’s.
The general overview of the play is that Tom Sawyer is a young adventurous boy and he lives with his aunt and half brother. Tom is constantly getting into trouble and for one of his punishments he has to white wash a fence. Tom liked a girl named Becky and at first she doesn’t really like him. Huck is a kid that lives in the woods and he and Tom become pretty good friends. Tom and Becky sneak off in a cave that has treasure in it and they get lost. A scary man tries to get them but Huck shows up and helps them. They all three make it out alive and discover the treasure that was hidden in the cave. At the end, Becky and Tom like each other and Huck moves out of the woods and into the town.
The scene that I am going to design is the scene where Tom has to white wash the fence because he got in trouble for doing something wrong. Tom starts whitewashing the fence but it is a really big fence and it is a very boring task. Tom pretends like it is a lot of fun and he gets his friends to help so he don’t have to do it and the job goes a lot quicker.



This is what the stage will look like. It is a very nice theater, but just a simple stage. The stage is large enough for the scenes and will allow for a lot of movement.











This dirt will be spread on the stage and flattened because this will represent the ground for the scene. The dirt will make it look more real. The dirt will make the road the runs along the fence where the kids stand while whitewashing the fence.










This will be the fence that goes on the stage. It will be placed the whole way across the stage so that the audience can see that there is a lot of fence that Tom has to white wash. It is an old fence. This Fence is what Tom has to white wash for his punishment.










These will be the buckets that the whitewash goes in. These buckets will be along the fence.















These will be the paint brushes that the kids will use while whitewasing the fence. They are large wooden paint brushes.












This is Tom Sawyer who is the main character of the play.













These are Tom Sawyer’s friends that help him whitewash the fence.











When everything is put together, these three pictures represent what the scene will look like.

Design costumes for a play

Costume Design for Grease


I love picking out outfits for people so I decided to take advantage of that and do this option and design costumes for a play that I love. I decided to design costumes for the main characters of Grease, which includes Danny, Sandy, The T-Birds, and The Pink Ladies. I am very excited to create the costumes for these characters in Grease because there are so many pictures on the internet that are going to help me.

Grease is a 1978 American musical directed by Randal Kleiser. Grease takes place in the fifties. The main characters are Danny, Sandy, members of the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies. In the summer Danny and Sandy meet on a beach and fall in love. When summer ends they part for school and hope that their relationship will continue. Sandy ends up going to the same school as Danny and they meet again. Danny and Sandy talk but the love does not seem to be there anymore because Danny is around his friends. At the end, Danny and Sandy decide to change and they are in love again.

For Sandy, at the beginning she is a very conservative young woman so I chose a conservative outfit for her. I would have Sandy wear these dresses at the beginning of the play. Sandy’s hair and makeup would be very nice and neat to go along with the costume. These Costumes show that Sandy is a very nice and sweet young lady.

















































For Sandy, at the end she changes and become wilder. She is no longer the conservative good girl anymore. Her hair and makeup will be wilder for this costume. She lets herself go and wears this wild costume.





























































For Danny, he is a member of the T-Birds and he dresses pretty much the same through the play. I designed his costume so that he wears a black shirt and pants and his T-Bird jacket most of the time.




























The T-Birds is the groups that Danny hangs out with. They are a wild crowd and they smoke. They all dress alike. They wear jeans with a white shirt with their T-Bird Jackets.


































The Pink Ladies is the group the Sandy gets into and they all wear dresses and pink coats. They are also a little on the wild side, but Sandy does not let them persuade her into doing stuff. The Pink Ladies wear dresses and pink coats that have their group name on them. At the end The Pink Ladies are the ones that help Sandy transition into the wilder women she becomes.

Relate theater to your life

How Theater Relates To My Life

This theater class has allowed me to expand my understanding of the world of theater. Now that I have learned about theater, I can see that it can relate to many of my passions. I am going to relate theater to one of my favorite passions, which is hanging out with my friends, including both males and females. I can definitely relate my theater learning to this passion of mine. I can relate theater to my passion of getting together with friends through our conversations, how we dress, and the entertainment that it brings us. When we talk as a group of friends, we tend to act out the stories that we are telling. How we dress depends on where we are going to hang out and what we will be doing. When we get together, it is always entertaining and fun for everyone.

To begin, when I get together with a group of friends there are many different topics of conversation. When we are talking, it is like we are performing as well. There is always someone that says something and kind of acts it out as they are telling the story and everyone else is the audience. Everyone ends up taking a turn acting out a story that they have. This is related to theater because that is what actors do. They tell a story by acting it out. This also relates to theater because the ones that are listening to the story are like an audience.

To continue, how I dress when hanging out with friends varies depending on where we are going. When I get together with friends and we are going somewhere nice to eat, we all dress up. However, if we are getting together to go sit around a fire in the woods, everyone dresses in old clothes. It is like we dress up according to what we will be doing. This is similar to theater because costumes are designed to fit certain settings. In a production, the actors are going to be dressed according to what they are doing like if they are going on a date, they will look nice or if they are having a lazy day at home, they will be dressed down.

Continuing, when I get together with a group of friends, it is always entertaining. Some stories are more entertaining than other stories, but that depends on who is telling it. Some of my friends are real characters while others are not so much. Most of the stories that take place at a get together are happy and funny. This makes everyone laugh and get more involved with the story. However, the entertainment is not always happy. There can be stories that are sad and scary as well. This definitely relates to theater because there are productions that are happy, sad, funny, scary, etc… Actors must show the proper emotion that go with a production in order for the audience to understand the production better.

To conclude, I have learned a lot about theater. I never connected hanging out with friends to theater; however, now I can see where they are connected to each other. Theater occurs in everyone’s life in some form or another. Theater is related to my passion of hanging out with friends by how stories are told and acted out, how we dress according to where we are going and what we are doing, and how everyone gets entertainment out of it. By taking this theater class, it has allowed me to look at my life and see how theater is incorporated into many aspects of my life. I think this class was a great learning experience and helped me to further understand how theater is related to my life. Since everyone is different, theater can be related to everyone’s life in a different way. Therefore, I feel my passion of hanging out with friends can be related to theater in many ways.

Relate theater to your major or minor

How Theater Relates To My Major

I feel theater can be related to every major in some way. My major is elementary education and theater can definitely be related to it. One way that theater relates to my major of elementary education is that as an elementary teacher, I will be performing for my student’s everyday in the classroom and the students will be the audience. The audience is the most important part of the theater and so are the students of a classroom. Another way that theater relates to my major is because now that I have a better understanding of theater I can have my students perform as well and I will be able to guide them correctly. One more way that theater relates to my major is that I will dress and talk to fit the part of being a teacher. Therefore, theater can be related to my major in many ways.

To begin, theater can be described as a place that people gather to watch a performer. This is exactly what my classroom will be like. The students will gather in the classroom as my audience and I will be the teacher that performs in front of the students. I will not necessarily perform a play or a musical, but rather educational techniques. As an elementary teacher I will be performing how to write correct sentences and how to solve math problems as well as many other things. As a teacher, I will be the main character of the performance and the students will be the audience. If a student would participate, they would be a sub character in the performance. One thing that I learned from taking this theater class is that the audience is the most important part of theater. This is because the audience is supposed to gain something from it. This is the same with students and teachers. The students are the most important part for a teacher. Students are the ones that need to learn and get something out of what the teacher is teaching. Therefore, theater relates to my major very well because as a teacher I will be performing and my students will be my audience.

To continue, theater can be a learning experience for everyone. I can use my knowledge of theater and help my students to better understand it. As a teacher, I can have my students act out plays or create little skits and act them out. With my knowledge of theater, I will be able to teach them properly how to do that. They will get to experience theater because they will get to perform in front of an audience. Having the students act out the plays will allow them to learn while having fun. It will also make it easier for the students to learn and understand because it will be acted out and they can see what it happening instead of just reading about it. Therefore, theater relates to my major because I can use my knowledge of theater to incorporate it into my classroom and help my students better understand theater by having them participate in theater based activities.

Continuing, theater includes actors that dress and talk according to the part they are playing. This is exactly what I will do as a teacher. I will dress professionally to play the part of being a teacher. I will also talk professionally and so that the students can understand me because that also goes along with the part of being a teacher. By dressing and talking like a teacher, it will let my students know that I am in charge and will be their educator for the class. Therefore, theater can be related to my major because I will dress and talk to fit the part of being a teacher just like actors do.

To conclude, theater can be related to my major in many ways. Theater is such an involved art that it can be related to almost every major. Theater can be related to my major of elementary education because as a teacher, I will be the performer in the classroom and the students will be the audience. I will also be able to incorporate my knowledge of theater into my classroom to help my students better understand theater. Also, I will dress and talk to fit the part of being a teacher just like actors do for a play. Therefore, theater can be related to my major in many ways and theater was a learning experience for me and it will be a learning experience for my students as well.

Broadway

Broadway

There are always fun and exciting shows on Broadway. Some of the shows that are currently playing on Broadway in New York, NY include: Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Blue Men Group, Chicago, The Addams Family, Hair, and Wicked. I would like to see all of these because they all look really good. There are many ways to purchase tickets for a show on Broadway in New York. You can purchase tickets ahead of time online or you can purchase tickets when you get to the theater. A popular way to purchase tickets for a show on Broadway is through Telecharge.com. Thelecharge.com is the official ticket source for most of the New York City’s theaters.

Some of the most popular shows playing on Broadway are Wicked, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Hair, and The Phantom of the Opera. These shows are in the top for ticket sells for Broadway in New York. Wicked seems to be the most popular show because the audience loves how the show is a musical hit inspired by the story of The Wizard of Oz. In The Wizard of Oz, there are the two witches that are sisters and one is nice and pretty and one is mean and ugly. Wicked tells the story of how the two sisters because witches and how one became mean and ugly and the other one became nice and pretty. The Lion King is also very popular because it is the winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical. The Lion King is a fantastic new musical unlike anything Broadway has ever seen.

There have been many shows that appeared on Broadway. Some of the longest running shows include The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Beauty and the Beast. The reason these shows are the most popular is because the audiences love them and they continue to have sold out performances. These shows have had the most performances on Broadway and these shows have also won many awards.

I have not seen a show on Broadway, but I know many people that have. I would love to see Mary Poppins on Broadway. I have seen the movie Mary Poppins and I love it so I’m sure I would love the Broadway production of it. I love all the songs in the movie Mary Poppins and I just really like the magical stuff that happens in it. Mary Poppins is currently playing on Broadway in New York, NY. It is directed by Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne. The set and costume design is done by Bob Crowley. The choreographer is done by Bob Crowley. Mary Poppins is excellent for people at all ages. The main cast members include:

Mary Poppins (the main character, nanny) - played by Laura Michelle Kelly
Burt (a friend of Mary Poppins) – played by Christian Borle
Michael Banks (the son) – played by Matthew Schechter (alternating performances), Jeremiah Kissane (alternating performances), and Andrew Shipman (alternating performances)
Jane Banks (the daughter) – played by Juliette Allen Angelo (alternating performances), Alexandra Berro (alternating performances), and Cassady Leonard (alternating performances)
Mr. Banks (father) – played by Karl Kenzler
Mrs. Banks (mother) – played by Megan Osterhaus

Mary Poppins is a story about the Banks family. The Banks family lives in a big house in London on Cherry Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Banks have two children Jane and Michael and they need a nanny to look after them. Jane and Michael come up with the type of nanny they would like to have, which a very nice and fun nanny. Mr. Banks wants a strict nanny for the children. Marry Poppins floats into the scene with her umbrella. Mary Poppins appears at the Banks front door and she becomes the new nanny. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical adventures and they love her. Mary Poppins does not just have an effect on the children, but some grown-ups as well.

I think it would be awesome to see Mary Poppins on Broadway. I loved the movie and I think I would love the Broadway production of it. One thing that the show Mary Poppins is known for is the saying supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Overall I just love the movie Mary Poppins and I would love to see it on Broadway. There are so many magical things about the show Mary Poppins that make it a favorite of many.

Passion piece

The Sound of Music “passion piece”

I have seen The Sound of Music many times and I still love watching it. I love all the songs and know them by heart. I have only seen the movie of The Sound of Music but I would love to see it on Broadway. I will begin by telling you a little about The Sound of Music. The Sound of Music is a musical film and was released in 1965. It was directed by Robert Wise. The film is based off of the Broadway production of The Sound of Music. The songs are written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the musical book is written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, and the screenplay is written by Ernest Lehman. The movie has won five Oscars as well as many other awards.
The main characters from the movie include:

Maria (the main character) played by Julie Andrews
Captain Von Trapp (father of the children) played by Christopher Plummer
The Baroness played by Eleanor Parker
Max Detweiler played by Richard Haydn
Mother Abbess played by Peggy Wood
The Von Trapp children include:
Liesl played by Charmian Carr
Louisa played by Heather Menzies
Freidrich played by Nicholas Hammond
Kurt played by Duane Chase
Brigitta played by Angela Cartwright
Marta played by Debbie Turner
Gretl played by Kym Karath

The Sound of Music takes place in Austria around 1930’s. At the beginning Maria is trying to become a nun but she is sent to be a governess for the Von Trapp family. Captain Von Trapp is a widowed naval commander and he has seven children. Captain Von Trapp is very strict and has strict rules that he wants Maria to follow. The Captain runs his house like he used to run his ship. The children are not very nice to Maria and they play tricks on her. However soon they start too really like her. Maria teaches the children how to sing and they become really god at it. After a while, Maria finds herself starting to fall in love with the Captain and she runs away because she is afraid to show her feeling. Since Maria does not show her feeling to the Captain, the Captain is soon going to get married to The Baroness. The Captain and The Baroness end up not getting married and The Captain and Maria get married. In the meantime, the Nazis take control in Austria as part of the Anschluss and they want Captain Von Trapp back in service. The Von Trapp family is scheduled to perform in a guarded theater where they will be singing. The family is able to sneak away and they head to Switzerland.
The Sound of Music is not just a great movie, but it is also a favorite of many on Broadway. The original Broadway production opened in November 1959 and the show has been enjoyed since then. The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is the theater that the show opened in on November 16, 1959. The Sound of Music has also won many awards. It has made it into the Academy Award winning 1965 musical film. For the Broadway production of The Sound of Music, the characters are played by different people than the movie. I have only seen the movie of The Sound of Music, but I would love to experience it on Broadway.
Some history about The Sound of Music is that the musical presents a history of the Von Trapp family, although it is not exactly the same. Captain Von Trapp is anti Nazis and lives in Salzburg with his family. The captain is married to Marie become the Anschluss. The captain decided to emigrate instead of joining the Anschluss. While the Von Trapp family is heading to Switzerland to get away form the Nazis, they actually go to the train station and get on a train headed for Italy. Then they go to London and finally to the United States. If the Von Trapp family would have really hiked over the mountains, they would not have ended up in Switzerland, but in Germany.
The Sound of Music has many Genres. Some of the Genres include musical, family, and drama. The movie has a theme song to it and the song is "the hills are alive with the sound of music". I love that song. I would say that love is a pretty big theme for The Sound of Music because of how the captain and Maria end up falling in love. The Sound of Music is just a great movie and it is also a great production on Broadway.
I chose to write about The Sound of Music for this blog item because I love it. I love all the songs that are sun during the movie and I know them all by heart. Julie Andrews is such a great singer and she really is a great actor in the movie. I love how all the children learn to sing and dance and they love it. I took four years of German and that is one of the main languages spoken in Austria. I really like the house that the Von Trapp family lives in for the movie because it is really nice and elegant. I really enjoy how Maria is able to bring happiness and love into the Von Trapp family. Since the songs of the movie are my most favorite thing, my second favorite thing is how Marie and the Captain fall in love. I think that is a very romantic movie. Overall I just love the whole movie and I have seen it so many times.