The Old Man and The Old Moon
The Old Man and The Old Moon
Written by The PigPen Theatre Company
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Sound Design
Sound Design
Credits
Lighting Designer: Lukas Young
Backstage Lighting Designer: Tylar Ensworth
Scenic Designer: Julie Megason
Alternate Scenic Designer: Jaidyn Bruning
Sound Designer: Brenna Bush
Alternate Sound Designer: Max Sullivan
Projections Designer: Brian Medina
Technical Director: Seth Bales
Director: Cheryl Bradford
Summary
Summary
The Old Man and The Old Moon is based on an old Scottish folk tale about the moon and its cycles. The Old Man is responsible for keeping the moon full and collecting the moon water that drops out of the moon. He does this job for a great number of years and keeps himself very close to the moon, even when his wife requests to leave and go on a short trip. Eventually his wife leaves to go on her own adventure and the Old Man follows her across the world trying to find her again. In his travels, he runs into a number of colorful characters that help him overcome the obstacles on his journey. In the end he finds his wife and a younger more youthful man replaces him, but is told to not let the moon keep him in one place forever and to still live his best life. The main message within the show being to accept change into your life.
The Old Man and The Old Moon is based on an old Scottish folk tale about the moon and its cycles. The Old Man is responsible for keeping the moon full and collecting the moon water that drops out of the moon. He does this job for a great number of years and keeps himself very close to the moon, even when his wife requests to leave and go on a short trip. Eventually his wife leaves to go on her own adventure and the Old Man follows her across the world trying to find her again. In his travels, he runs into a number of colorful characters that help him overcome the obstacles on his journey. In the end he finds his wife and a younger more youthful man replaces him, but is told to not let the moon keep him in one place forever and to still live his best life. The main message within the show being to accept change into your life.
Sound Ques
Sound Ques
The Old Man and the Old Moon was the UIL show for Cypress Ranch Theatre and so the version that was preformed is moderately shorter than the original. Below are some examples the sound ques from this show.
The Old Man and the Old Moon was the UIL show for Cypress Ranch Theatre and so the version that was preformed is moderately shorter than the original. Below are some examples the sound ques from this show.
The ship begins moving, wind taking its sail, we shift into the underside of the ship, then back up to the deck and the ship changes direction.
The ship begins moving, wind taking its sail, we shift into the underside of the ship, then back up to the deck and the ship changes direction.
The ship enters a large and powerful storm, the crew trying to hold the ship together, until the mast breaks apart and the ship sinks.
The ship enters a large and powerful storm, the crew trying to hold the ship together, until the mast breaks apart and the ship sinks.
The Old Man is Swallowed by a large fish after the ship sinks, within the stomach he meets another man and eventually breaks apart the fish from within and awakes on a beach.
The Old Man is Swallowed by a large fish after the ship sinks, within the stomach he meets another man and eventually breaks apart the fish from within and awakes on a beach.
The creaking door is our emergency Que, which would have played to alert the actors on stage if we were going to do an emergency ending. The crickets is how the show ends, slowly fading into the background.
The creaking door is our emergency Que, which would have played to alert the actors on stage if we were going to do an emergency ending. The crickets is how the show ends, slowly fading into the background.
This storm happens when the Old Man first realizes his wife is gone, it starts of loud and quick to almost surprise the audience, just as he had been surprised.
This storm happens when the Old Man first realizes his wife is gone, it starts of loud and quick to almost surprise the audience, just as he had been surprised.
Que Sheet
Que Sheet
This Que sheet also includes the Projections ques because sound was responsible for sunning sound and projections during the performance. They were all linked together in Que lab, but the projections were designed by Brian Medina
This Que sheet also includes the Projections ques because sound was responsible for sunning sound and projections during the performance. They were all linked together in Que lab, but the projections were designed by Brian Medina
Materials used
Materials used
I used Artlist.io for my sound ques as my company has a subscription to their site, as well as Qlab which my company also has a subscription to, a Mac Book, and The pictures used were pulled from my company's Sumg Mug. I also used WeVideo to transfer the sound ques into a video format.
I used Artlist.io for my sound ques as my company has a subscription to their site, as well as Qlab which my company also has a subscription to, a Mac Book, and The pictures used were pulled from my company's Sumg Mug. I also used WeVideo to transfer the sound ques into a video format.
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