Putting on a show is a massive undertaking -- but a rewarding one. A musical is even more demanding. To make this a great show, we need everyone involved.
If you show an interest in joining a team, you will be matched with a mentor from the theatre community who will keep students happy and productive.
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Designers make sketches, models, and detailed plots of whatever they are designing. They cannot just have ideas; they have to think about all the details and practicalities of what they are designing. They must read the show script carefully, do research, and coordinate with the director to be sure they are on the right track. In each are of the show:
Set design: Create the stage plot and the overall look of the show. Build a working model and be sure the director approves. Break the set down into buildable pieces, with detailed plans for each.
Set pieces: Some pieces, like Karnak's booth, will need to be planned in detail. Work with the construction team on methods for building and sourcing the right materials.
Lighting: Working with the Set team and the director, think of the overall look of the lights. Also design the special lighting effects for key moments.
Sound: Aside from the music, there are many opportunities for sound effects and background ambience that, together, create the wild and broken-down carnival feel we are looking for.
Costumes: We start with school uniforms and go much, much farther. This show is full of creative opportunities.
Makeup/hair: What will Jane Doe look like? That and other questions will fall in this group's territory.
Projections: We cannot flood the stage with productions, but we can use spot videos to great effect (if you saw Trap you know what I am talking about). Make a list of videos that need to be made and control their overall look. Situate them in the set.
Promotional visuals: We will have high standards for our posters and other promotional materials. A resilient and inventive visual thinker is needed.
If you want to be part of the fun but don't want the responsibility of designing and dealing with feedback, this is a good group to be part of.
Set: Picture yourself in the set shop, using drills and paint and hot glue and so on to make a set.
Props: This is smaller, handier work for those with a crafty impulse.
Lights: Cut gels, focus lights, hang lights, program the show into the board.
Sound: Collect sounds, mix and edit them into a show.
Costumes: Sometimes you alter costumes, and sometimes you build them from scratch.
Makeup/hair: There may be some special makeup looks and wigs that you will need to make in this team.
Projections: Shoot and edit videos that wind up onstage.
The tragedy will be if everyone works so hard and no one knows the show is happening. Even if they do know the show is happening, are they excited about seeing it? They might be, if you do your job right.
Distribution: The posters have to get to their places on time, whether on the roadside or in shops. The Beachcomber and social media need to get their messages according to schedule. You oversee all this.
Videos: It's time for Instagram reels and YouTube shorts and all sorts of other video promos that document the making of the show and make people excited to see it.
Writing: You create the written materials for the website, for press releases, and for advertisements. You get the messaging focused and meaningful.
Partnerships: Our friends of the show (parents, school groups, other theatre companies, community groups) get activated and start chirping about what we're doing.
You oversee the whole thing, coordinating all of the above.
Production management: Everything happens on time because you keep the schedule and constantly check in with people.
Promotions management: You make sure all the promotions work together and are timed right.
Money: You get sponsorships and otherwise raise money. You keep your eye on the budget.