Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Godspell

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psmstar
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Posted: 9/14/07 at 1:12pm

We built a thrust, and had the cast members paint and decorate slabs of wood to make a wall that spelled out 'Godspell'

It was very simple staging with (ready?) scaffolding that most of the ensemble stood on.

It was very well done, and if you can use the scaffolding idea, I completely suggest that you do it :)
It's very artsy.

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John Luzaich
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Posted: 2/29/08 at 11:02am

In response to Mr. Lowell's original post,

I did the show twice, once in Chicago and once in New York.

It ran roughly five years Off-Broadway and then another couple of years on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre (one of the smaller venues). That's why it didn't run longer, because of the Broadway transfer. It probably would have had a huge life Off-Broadway. Same thing happened to Joseph..., it would have run forever had it stayed Off-Broadway, but after 12 weeks Off-B, it transfered to the Royal Theatre and after running for two years, it closed and basically broke even for the investors.

The original Broadway set of Godspell had the chain link fence as mentioned before, but the main thing is that the band performed on stage, there was no orchestra pit used. There was a platform built all the way upstage center that the band (musicians) performed on and the actors could use the space underneath.

John
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dramafreak21
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Posted: 3/03/08 at 12:20pm

I don't have much to add, but we did it a couple summers ago. It was in a junkyard with multilevel scaffolding, old broken furniture, splattered stage floor, old school lockers with "graffiti," etc. and we all spray painted our names on the walls. We wanted the director to use the backend of an old junky car, but it wouldn't have fit on the stage (very, very small space).

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SherrieAnne
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Posted: 12/06/08 at 12:55am

FINALLY!!!!!! Tonight was opening night for our production of GODSPELL - it was a long, strange trip to get there, but it was AWESOME!!!!! I am STILL smiling!!!!!!! (I'd turn cartwheels if I could!)

There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.

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psmstar Walk-On Joined: 9/14/07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 9/14/07 at 1:12pm
	We built a thrust, and had the cast members paint and decorate slabs of wood to make a wall that spelled out 'Godspell' It was very simple staging with (ready?) scaffolding that most of the ensemble stood on. It was very well done, and if you can use the scaffolding idea, I completely suggest that you do it :) It's very artsy.
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John Luzaich Celebrity Joined: 2/24/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 2/29/08 at 11:02am
	In response to Mr. Lowell's original post, I did the show twice, once in Chicago and once in New York. It ran roughly five years Off-Broadway and then another couple of years on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre (one of the smaller venues). That's why it didn't run longer, because of the Broadway transfer. It probably would have had a huge life Off-Broadway. Same thing happened to Joseph..., it would have run forever had it stayed Off-Broadway, but after 12 weeks Off-B, it transfered to the Royal Theatre and after running for two years, it closed and basically broke even for the investors. The original Broadway set of Godspell had the chain link fence as mentioned before, but the main thing is that the band performed on stage, there was no orchestra pit used. There was a platform built all the way upstage center that the band (musicians) performed on and the actors could use the space underneath.
	John cfct@cfu.net http://www.osterregent.org http://www.facebook.com/osterregent
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dramafreak21 Player Joined: 2/10/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 3/03/08 at 12:20pm
	I don't have much to add, but we did it a couple summers ago. It was in a junkyard with multilevel scaffolding, old broken furniture, splattered stage floor, old school lockers with "graffiti," etc. and we all spray painted our names on the walls. We wanted the director to use the backend of an old junky car, but it wouldn't have fit on the stage (very, very small space).
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SherrieAnne Star Joined: 8/08/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 12/06/08 at 12:55am
	FINALLY!!!!!! Tonight was opening night for our production of GODSPELL - it was a long, strange trip to get there, but it was AWESOME!!!!! I am STILL smiling!!!!!!! (I'd turn cartwheels if I could!)
	There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.
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