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slicksister
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Topic: Narnia - the musical
Posted: 3/09/07 at 11:01pm

Has anyone done this show? My question is whether this is a show aimed at a youth/childrens audience or is it something adults will enjoy, too? Is it meant to be performed by youth or adults?

The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

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Posted: 3/10/07 at 5:33pm

Because of venue issues I never got the chance to see this one through, but we were well into rehearsals when we were scrubbed. I was doing it with a mix of adults and kids and it seemed to be blending well. I used kids mostly matching the ages of the main characters (the 4 kids). I had adults in the role of Aslan, White Witch and her sidekick (name escapes me at the moment). Adults also played the Uncle and the the maid. I had some kids on the various wolves and of course chorus. I was even working a chorus of small children into the mix.

I think the show would appeal to all ages and can and probably should be done by various ages. Though I say an all 8th grade performance of the show and it was pretty good.

My co-host and I talked a great deal about this show in our podcast's inaugural episode. Here is the link for that. http://yourneighborhoodstage.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=100357

Best of luck with the show.

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Chris Laning, Co-Host
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Posted: 3/15/07 at 8:49pm

geesh.
the straight play goes on forever LOL
how long is it with songs?!

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Posted: 3/20/07 at 8:52pm

The book for the musical is different from the play. It was written by different people. I would think it would have run around an hour and a half to two hours. The book was definitely a lot shorter than the play.

Chris Laning, Co-Host
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Posted: 4/06/07 at 2:36pm

I have appeared as Fenris Ulf in this show. We put it up about 10 years ago and it was well received. We performed it with a mixture of kids and adults. The show is aimed at the same audience as the books, movies, tv shows, et al. It runs abou 2-2 1/2 hours, and I choreographed a rather large battle sequence with the entire cast moving on and off the stage during it. Let me tell you how fun it was to do fight scenes with 12-14 year olds! Wow! But we kept control and made it as simple as possible for them, with only a few set moves that were repeated over and over again.

Hope this helps. It was a really fun show overall and we aimed it for a family audience.

BAL.

It's been Surreal!

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:19am

Any one have any pics from this show? Costumes? Set? Sounds amazing!!

Community Theater makes us smile

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slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Topic: Narnia - the musical Posted: 3/09/07 at 11:01pm
	Has anyone done this show? My question is whether this is a show aimed at a youth/childrens audience or is it something adults will enjoy, too? Is it meant to be performed by youth or adults?
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

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claning Player Joined: 6/15/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 3/10/07 at 5:33pm
	Because of venue issues I never got the chance to see this one through, but we were well into rehearsals when we were scrubbed. I was doing it with a mix of adults and kids and it seemed to be blending well. I used kids mostly matching the ages of the main characters (the 4 kids). I had adults in the role of Aslan, White Witch and her sidekick (name escapes me at the moment). Adults also played the Uncle and the the maid. I had some kids on the various wolves and of course chorus. I was even working a chorus of small children into the mix. I think the show would appeal to all ages and can and probably should be done by various ages. Though I say an all 8th grade performance of the show and it was pretty good. My co-host and I talked a great deal about this show in our podcast's inaugural episode. Here is the link for that. http://yourneighborhoodstage.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=100357 Best of luck with the show. ----------------
	Chris Laning, Co-Host "Your Neighborhood Stage" Podcast http://www.NeighborhoodStage.com chris@neighborhoodstage.com
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 3/15/07 at 8:49pm
	geesh. the straight play goes on forever LOL how long is it with songs?!
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claning Player Joined: 6/15/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 3/20/07 at 8:52pm
	The book for the musical is different from the play. It was written by different people. I would think it would have run around an hour and a half to two hours. The book was definitely a lot shorter than the play.
	Chris Laning, Co-Host "Your Neighborhood Stage" Podcast http://www.NeighborhoodStage.com chris@neighborhoodstage.com
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theGeneral96 Player Joined: 4/06/07 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/06/07 at 2:36pm
	I have appeared as Fenris Ulf in this show. We put it up about 10 years ago and it was well received. We performed it with a mixture of kids and adults. The show is aimed at the same audience as the books, movies, tv shows, et al. It runs abou 2-2 1/2 hours, and I choreographed a rather large battle sequence with the entire cast moving on and off the stage during it. Let me tell you how fun it was to do fight scenes with 12-14 year olds! Wow! But we kept control and made it as simple as possible for them, with only a few set moves that were repeated over and over again. Hope this helps. It was a really fun show overall and we aimed it for a family audience. BAL.
	It's been Surreal!
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neilfortin Celebrity Joined: 11/20/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 210	Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:19am
	Any one have any pics from this show? Costumes? Set? Sounds amazing!!
	Community Theater makes us smile
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