This past class was based on the actual technical aspect of musical theater. I viewed clips from the website: http://angel-stagedoor.blogspot.com/ and watched clips of "Follies." In the first clip I pointed out elevated staging and stairs. There were a ton of background lights and shimmers as well. I scrolled through the website and found a clip from "The Sound of Music" and got really excited because I absolutely LOVE that show, so of course I had to watch it. Once again there was an elevated section of the stage and a long stairway leading probably on a balcony of off-stage right. In high school I worked a lot on building sets for the shows, and elevating the stage. Its amazing how much work could be done in such a short amount of time!
RODGERS AND HEMMERSTEIN
I performed in "South Pacific" my sophomore year or high school, so talking about how that show was a major turning point in history was very interesting to me. The show is about World War II and the tale of soldiers and natives. To me, it is interesting how Rodgers and Hemmerstein could take a subject that serious and turn it into a dramatic comedy.
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