I directed Little Mermaid Jr a couple of years ago with a fairly minimal set. We used:
--Backgrounds/environments: 4 periaktos (flats on a triangular base) on wheels -- we made each of the panels double sided so we had 6 panel options per periaktos base. This was enough to have scenery for the ocean surface, Triton's palace, the beach, Ursula's lair, Ariel's Grotto, the lagoon, and Eric's palace.
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--Ship: 2 sets of horizontal hinged flats (with handles for carrying) for the sides of the ship, plus a ship's wheel on a post, and theatre cubes painted like ship crates for levels. When the ship is destroyed in the storm, the actors carried off the different elements of the ship as though they were being tossed into the storm
--Boat: we just used one of the horizontal hinged flats with Ariel & Eric behind it.
--We didn't have a throne for Triton; you could probably get away without it.
I can send you photos, design notes, etc. if that's helpful. Let me know --
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Sullivan Mackintosh
Drama Advisor/Theater Director
Canby Union High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-10-2022 08:40
From: Paul Weinstein
Subject: Little Mermaid Set
Hi everyone!
I had arranged with a company to rent set pieces for our production of The Little Mermaid. Just yesterday, the company informed me that they can't rent me the pieces. So I have two questions:
Does anyone know of any places where I can rent pieces around New Jersey? I have done plenty of Google searching and exhausted most possibilities I found.
Does anyone have any advice on building a simple set? I'm most concerned about Prince Eric's ship, King Triton's throne, Ursula's lair, and Ariel's Grotto.
Thanks!
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Paul Weinstein
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