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deeffiong
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Posted: 4/18/08 at 8:23am

i run a small theatre group and we are planning to do a musical about the creation of the world from the book of genesis...it is proving tricky(and thats bing nice) to handle...any ideas

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:01am

Can you be more specific? Are you planning to do a known musical about creation, or are you trying to create one from scratch yourselves? What are the problems you are encountering?

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:12am

Have you considered doing "The Apple Tree" by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (the same guys who wrote "Fiddler on the Roof"). It contains an adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Diary of Adam & Eve" and two other stories. It's a charming little musical that had a modest success on Broadway in the 1960's.

It's available through MTI.
http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000007

"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:46am

thanks alot...well, yea we are doing something entirely new. the challenge is doing it right...this is our first musical, infact in our part of the world(nigeria-africa) musicals are not common...we are ready for the challenge but i just don't want to drop our standards.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 7:25am

G'donya Daniel!

Is the tricky bit the staging or some other part of the production?

[western] Gondawandaland
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{may you always play to a full house!}

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Posted: 4/21/08 at 6:00am

The tricky part is definately the staging!I am having characters for water, wind,earth...all the elements at creation but my four main characters are God,adam,eve and satan.i want all the element characters to also double as stage props for the garden of eden. At first when we birthed the project it was kinda of simple but now it is proving quite BIG...

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Posted: 4/21/08 at 9:49pm

You could handle it some what as did the Greeks using the main positions on the stage.

With heaven up stage [or fly loft], stage right Good, stage left Evil & Downstage Hell. [Apron as 'Styx' which is crossed to go to Hell in the Pit] With the stage deck as Earth & elements depicted with audio, physical & lighting for Wind, Water, Fire & whatever.

You could dress the set to suit each of the positions & block the characters in the old Greek order of dominance, with blocking of US, DS, SL & SR rotation of movements.

Anyhow only just a thought?

[western] Gondawandaland
"Hear the light & see the sound!
TOI TOI CHOOKAS
{may you always play to a full house!}

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Posted: 4/23/08 at 9:13am

gee,thanks alot! do u think we've got a chance...i mean u should kow with ur experienced!

diesel

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Posted: 6/04/08 at 2:18pm

if it does work out another great religious musical is joseph and the amazing tecnicolor dreamcoat or jesus christ superstar

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deeffiong Walk-On Joined: 4/18/08 Location: Nigeria Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: just starting Posted: 4/18/08 at 8:23am
	i run a small theatre group and we are planning to do a musical about the creation of the world from the book of genesis...it is proving tricky(and thats bing nice) to handle...any ideas
	diesel

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Lazy Bee Star Joined: 2/21/07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 89	Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:01am
	Can you be more specific? Are you planning to do a known musical about creation, or are you trying to create one from scratch yourselves? What are the problems you are encountering?
	Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line
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Topper Celebrity Joined: 1/27/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 543	Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:12am
	Have you considered doing "The Apple Tree" by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (the same guys who wrote "Fiddler on the Roof"). It contains an adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Diary of Adam & Eve" and two other stories. It's a charming little musical that had a modest success on Broadway in the 1960's. It's available through MTI. http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000007
	"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone
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deeffiong Walk-On Joined: 4/18/08 Location: Nigeria Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:46am
	thanks alot...well, yea we are doing something entirely new. the challenge is doing it right...this is our first musical, infact in our part of the world(nigeria-africa) musicals are not common...we are ready for the challenge but i just don't want to drop our standards.
	diesel
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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 4/19/08 at 7:25am
	G'donya Daniel! Is the tricky bit the staging or some other part of the production?
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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deeffiong Walk-On Joined: 4/18/08 Location: Nigeria Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/21/08 at 6:00am
	The tricky part is definately the staging!I am having characters for water, wind,earth...all the elements at creation but my four main characters are God,adam,eve and satan.i want all the element characters to also double as stage props for the garden of eden. At first when we birthed the project it was kinda of simple but now it is proving quite BIG...
	diesel
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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 4/21/08 at 9:49pm
	You could handle it some what as did the Greeks using the main positions on the stage. With heaven up stage [or fly loft], stage right Good, stage left Evil & Downstage Hell. [Apron as 'Styx' which is crossed to go to Hell in the Pit] With the stage deck as Earth & elements depicted with audio, physical & lighting for Wind, Water, Fire & whatever. You could dress the set to suit each of the positions & block the characters in the old Greek order of dominance, with blocking of US, DS, SL & SR rotation of movements. Anyhow only just a thought?
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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deeffiong Walk-On Joined: 4/18/08 Location: Nigeria Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/23/08 at 9:13am
	gee,thanks alot! do u think we've got a chance...i mean u should kow with ur experienced!
	diesel
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theatremonkey Lead Joined: 6/04/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 6/04/08 at 2:18pm
	if it does work out another great religious musical is joseph and the amazing tecnicolor dreamcoat or jesus christ superstar
	theatre monkey
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