Music Man
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| - | ''Music Man'' was the third MCHS musical and the school's first large scale "classic" musical; one with a large cast, orchestra instead a band, etc. This is the year where MCHS theater really hit its stride after two years of building expertise and experience in both cast and crew. This show required significantly more talent and effort to pull off than previous shows and the MCHS theater community responded. The strong leads and seasoned ensemble set the tone for a very professional cast. The build was huge, both in the number of individual pieces and the scale of the effort. The magnitude of the effort called for reliance on self directed teams. | + | ''Music Man'' was the third MCHS musical and the school's first large scale "classic" musical; one with a large cast, orchestra instead a band, etc. This is the year where MCHS theater really hit its stride after two years of building expertise and experience in both cast and crew. This show required significantly more talent and effort to pull off than previous shows and the MCHS theater community responded. The strong leads and seasoned ensemble set the tone for a very professional cast. The build was huge, both in the number of individual pieces and the scale of the effort. The magnitude of the effort called for reliance on self directed teams. In particular, the Art Department's role was expanded enormously as a town square, railroad car, moonlit park, and a house were rendered in detail. |
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| - | The sets for ''Music Man'' were almost all castered platforms. The drama teacher had ordered a lot of 3/8" MDF with the intention of covering the entire stage. We only covered the apron, and I felt obligated to use that up as facing instead of the customary and much lighter luan. Most of the platforms were double sided to speed up scene changes and take up less space. As a consequence, the platform walls ended up more like residential construction than stagecraft. A platform wall built out of 2x4s and double faced with 3/8" MDF is a beefy wall. The platforms were massive, heavy, and hard to move. The biggest of all was the Paroo house - it was 16 feet long, 6 feet wide with a window, functioning door, fence, lights, etc. It cleared the backstage door by inches and took the coordinated effort of a dozen stagehands to move. The Art Department did a fantastic job of painting them and they ended up looking really good. The crew took everything in stride, although feedback during the post mortem did mention "using lighter materials". I learned a lot during this experience | + | The sets for ''Music Man'' were almost all castered platforms. The drama teacher had ordered a lot of 3/8" MDF with the intention of covering the entire stage. We only covered the apron, and I felt obligated to use that up as facing instead of the customary and much lighter luan. Most of the platforms were double sided to speed up scene changes and take up less space. As a consequence, the platform walls ended up more like residential construction than stagecraft. A platform wall built out of 2x4s and double faced with 3/8" MDF is a beefy wall. The platforms were massive, heavy, and hard to move. The biggest of all was the Paroo house - it was 16 feet long, 6 feet wide with a window, functioning door, fence, lights, etc. It cleared the backstage door by inches and took the coordinated effort of a dozen stagehands to move. The weight even caused a marginal caster to disintegrate, raising concerns that the casters were going to be chronic problem. Fortunately, we didn't have any further caster issues. The Art Department did a fantastic job of painting them and they ended up looking really good. The crew took everything in stride, although feedback during the post mortem did mention "using lighter materials". I learned a lot during this experience |
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Music Man
Music Man was the third MCHS musical and the school's first large scale "classic" musical; one with a large cast, orchestra instead a band, etc. This is the year where MCHS theater really hit its stride after two years of building expertise and experience in both cast and crew. This show required significantly more talent and effort to pull off than previous shows and the MCHS theater community responded. The strong leads and seasoned ensemble set the tone for a very professional cast. The build was huge, both in the number of individual pieces and the scale of the effort. The magnitude of the effort called for reliance on self directed teams. In particular, the Art Department's role was expanded enormously as a town square, railroad car, moonlit park, and a house were rendered in detail.
Cast
< Cast list goes here
Crew
- Lighting Design: Erik Minton
- More needed......
Production Staff
- Director: Mike Gilliam
- Technical Director: Matt Scialdone
- Pit Orchestra: Tammy Holder, ........
- Set Construction: Cody Janek, ......
Music Man Stories
Killer Sets
The sets for Music Man were almost all castered platforms. The drama teacher had ordered a lot of 3/8" MDF with the intention of covering the entire stage. We only covered the apron, and I felt obligated to use that up as facing instead of the customary and much lighter luan. Most of the platforms were double sided to speed up scene changes and take up less space. As a consequence, the platform walls ended up more like residential construction than stagecraft. A platform wall built out of 2x4s and double faced with 3/8" MDF is a beefy wall. The platforms were massive, heavy, and hard to move. The biggest of all was the Paroo house - it was 16 feet long, 6 feet wide with a window, functioning door, fence, lights, etc. It cleared the backstage door by inches and took the coordinated effort of a dozen stagehands to move. The weight even caused a marginal caster to disintegrate, raising concerns that the casters were going to be chronic problem. Fortunately, we didn't have any further caster issues. The Art Department did a fantastic job of painting them and they ended up looking really good. The crew took everything in stride, although feedback during the post mortem did mention "using lighter materials". I learned a lot during this experience
