Pics of designs for Bye Bye Birdie?
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Topic: Pics of designs for Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted By: Scott B
Subject: Pics of designs for Bye Bye Birdie?
Date Posted: 2/27/09 at 12:03am
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I've searched the internet for set ideas for BBB, but it's not been a lot of help. If anyone has done the show for community theatre, do you have any pics on-line? Also ... if you've done the show before and have some ideas I would love to hear them. I'm directing this summer and I would like to keep the set somewhat simple. I know that are a lot of scenes and only about 2 of them are repeated. We have no front curtain to play in front of since it's a make-shift stage in a community building. I'm thinking a black backdrop and using a few levels, but without a front curtain I'm having a hard time envisioning each scene. I've got time though.  TIA ... |
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Posted By: bmiller025
Date Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:47am
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Hi. I am sorry it has been so long since you posted this request. I designed a production of Birdie a few years ago that was quite successful. There are photos from the show on my website. Send me an email from my website, and I will be happy to send you additional photos. We built several steel-structure wagons, and hung various small flats and cutouts on them to create all of the different scenes. ------------- http://www.brianmiller.biz/BrianDesign.htm |
Posted By: klpm97420
Date Posted: 5/19/09 at 9:47pm
| I'm also directing BBB for community and would like set design ideas. Pics online would be a BIG help. Any ideas out there? |
Posted By: Mr. Lowell
Date Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:44pm
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Hi, I've done the show before. The set is very simple. Traditional musical theatre.
You can find some pics of that middle school production http://www.lowell.to/posters/ - here. Also, Kenmark has a package of colorful backdrops for this show http://www.kenmark-inc.com/pages/packages/packages-birdie.html - here. Good luck with it, Dana ------------- Mr. Lowell, Lighting/Set Designer & Tech Director, for the Linda Sloan Theatre, in the Davison Center for the Arts, at Greensboro Day School |
Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 6/15/09 at 9:23am
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I was hired by a high school to direct BBB. They didn't have a set designer, but they did have a terrific (and cooperative) shop teacher. They rented the set design available from Scenographics, Inc. ( http://www.scenographics.com - http://www.scenographics.com ) and it was a really well thought out and play-appropriate design. Since then, I've used the company twice, and both times the sets addressed issues and problems and solved them for the crew. It's well worth a look. You do need people who can build - but they don't have to "stagecraft" knowledgeable, as the plans and directions are very detailed.
------------- http://tristanrobin.blogspot.com |