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RE: competitve language

Posted By Allen Price 07-17-2017 11:41
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This argument has been around forever.   There is a always going to be an atmosphere of competition.  People like trophies, they like rankings,  and they want the accolades to put on resumes. Winning is great.  But if you are constantly worried about what other schools are doing and what judges say and  ...

RE: Alternate to spray foam?

Posted By Allen Price 03-15-2017 04:55
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We used the recycled attic "fiberglass" insulation which is just mostly paper and other safe recycled material and wallpaper paste that was diluted to create this cave. You get a big bundle of the insulation for about $11 at Lowes. After you mix it with the paste you can spread it across cardboard and ...

RE: Quality work VS Cancelling

Posted By Allen Price 03-23-2016 17:56
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Do the show but add a Talk Back portion to it. It is one thing to put on a bad performance and walk away but it is another to hear it from the audience. Chances are once you add this element, the actors will step up their game and they will learn more from the experience. Good luck. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Safety and Accountability

Posted By Allen Price 01-21-2016 06:24
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Does it matter about whether you in the booth or standing right there? What I mean is that kids can hurt themselves doing stupid things or project related things no matter what your location is. Our projects are too large for us to governor every foot of space and we have to trust our students. We try ...

RE: Mary Poppins Orchestrations

Posted By Allen Price 11-21-2015 07:36
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We put a violin on the oboe part last year and it worked great. ------------------------------ Allen Price California MD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 11-20-2015 16:29 From: Abra Chusid Subject: Mary Poppins Orchestrations ...

RE: Mics

Posted By Allen Price 06-08-2015 03:52
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We run a mix of digital and UHF mics. About 20 in total for a musical. The digital we use Line 6, which are compatible with Shure products, for the lead characters and some cheapo Pyle UHF mic (which work surprisingly well) for the ensemble. ------------------------------ Allen Price California ...

RE: Mary Poppins

Posted By Allen Price 05-31-2015 08:45
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Here is our website for the show. http://marypoppinsphs.weebly.com/ You can find documents and sketches, pics, and other ideas on there. It is a monster of show. So freely take any ideas you want from us. ------------------------------ Allen Price California MD ------------------------------ ...

RE: Rehearsal time frame

Posted By Allen Price 05-20-2015 05:33
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That is a rough situation. We hold auditions in December and start rehearsals around the second week of January and the show usually goes off at the end of March or middle of April. We typically rehearse four days a week from 2:30-5:30 (unless we get hit with tons of snow days and then go until 6:30). ...

RE: One-Act Competition. Acting competition or something else?

Posted By Allen Price 02-11-2015 06:38
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Our state level festival has very simple rules and I think they fall in line with the National rules: 1. No flats of any kind: wall, door, etc 2. Items must able to fit through a door and be carried by one person (couches excluding-you can have a friend help you) 3. Lights: Standard wash with ...

RE: Safety Rules

Posted By Allen Price 01-31-2015 06:26
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or if you cut through a staple. Yes great but you can't really use and wood that you have used before. ------------------------------ Allen Price California MD ------------------------------

RE: Almost Maine question

Posted By Allen Price 01-31-2015 06:22
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Love the idea of red long johns. Location is important (I'm in Southern Maryland). Know your audience and your administrators. And while you might not receive any complaints to you or your school, you do run the risk of alienating a portion of your audience. To censor or not to censor is a messy question. ...

RE: Northern lights on stage/Transitional Aurora

Posted By Allen Price 01-22-2015 20:46
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We are a high school. Set was designed by students and built by students. ------------------------------ Allen Price California MD ------------------------------

RE: Northern lights on stage/Transitional Aurora

Posted By Allen Price 01-21-2015 04:30
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While the northern lights are the magical moment of the story, they shouldn't be ever present. They appear at the end of Her Heart and then your clock has to reset for the next story since they all start at nine. We put our LED strip lights on the cat and flooded the stage with green light. We added ...

RE: Mary Poppins

Posted By Allen Price 01-02-2015 13:56
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I'm doing Poppins in April (good luck to you) and Scott Mocabee (smocabee@chinchillatheatrical.com) has been harassing me to rent his props. ------------------------------------------- Allen Price California MD -------------------------------------------

RE: Curtain Call for Tech Running Crew

Posted By Allen Price 11-10-2014 04:32
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Get your techs on stage. It makes the kids happy and the families happy. And when they enter the professional world, the pay check will make them happy and keep them back stage. And try not to refer to them as "techies." That will irritate any professional technician. -------------------------- ...

RE: Shrek has been a challenge

Posted By Allen Price 11-04-2014 13:58
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You have to make them believe that what they are doing is more important than everything. How do you do this? Not easy at all. But you have to show them that what they put, they will get back. And you have to listen to the student voice. If they feel connected, they will give you more. And then once ...

RE: Show Selection Protocol

Posted By Allen Price 10-16-2014 05:42
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For me, it is always a group choice. The band teacher knows if the pit can handle the music or if he/she has the right personnel for the pit. The same goes with the chorus teacher. They both know. And they will work just as hard on the show as you especially if they have a voice in it. You are still ...

RE: Cultural Shift?

Posted By Allen Price 10-11-2014 06:48
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The contract is great because it protects you and gives you a means to do swift action. Valerie is absolutely right about the negativity coming from one location. There is usually an antagonist in the group. Isolate them. And the contract will give you the administration support you need. If it ...