Murderers Set
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Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Set Design and Construction
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Topic: Murderers Set
Posted By: GracieGarland
Subject: Murderers Set
Date Posted: 2/08/11 at 10:22am
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I'm looking for a central set piece for Murderers--by Jeffrey Hatcher. I was thinking of a large gate, with the name of the Retirement home across the gate. I've seen it on-line, but then again I don't want to copy. Then again I'm new at this and could use all the help I can get. Any suggestions? I could also use help with set pieces for the three individual characters. I have an idea for each of the three, but would like your in-put. Final note--have any of you put on this show? Love to hear your ideas. what worked. what didn't:)
Regards,
Gracie
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Posted By: pykirk
Date Posted: 2/21/11 at 12:34pm
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I think that if you find something you like, you should go ahead and copy it, especially if you're an educational theatre of some sort. If you really feel bad about it, give the original a mention in your program. Or tweak someone else's idea enough to make it your own. I would argue that this is a large part of how any art form works. I don't know the show, so I can't help you with ideas.
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Posted By: didj1028
Date Posted: 2/26/11 at 2:52pm
I would agree. As a designer I rely on reference a lot. Just find a way to tweak it and make it your own. As an example, I recently referenced "The Green and Yellow Forest," a painting by Natalia Goncharova, as a backdrop. I pulled off a pretty nifty representation of its sense of line and color without being a stroke for stroke copy.
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Geoff Ehrendreich
Waterloo Community Playhouse
Waterloo IA
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Posted By: bernster74
Date Posted: 3/20/11 at 1:56pm
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I directed this show two years ago (it's wonderful), and we just used a simple outdoor patio set with panels depicting palm trees in the background. It was very simple and very effective. It also gave the actors several different places to sit and move in the 30 minutes they were on stage.
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