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The Tinker of Tivoli by Michael Jacobsen
Directed by Mandy Morrison April 2-4 7:30 pm BPAC |
Production Meeting Dec. 10
Fairy tale village, period non-specific. The plot revolves around Beppe who is the character who killed 7 flies in one blow from the fairy tale. The subplot is that
Beppe and Luigi are feuding rivals, but their children are in love with each other, a la Romeo and Juliet.
The concept for the show is built around the characters' occupations and their families.
Each main character will have their own set piece that serves as the door to their shop and living space, where they conduct their businesses and live with their families. Beppe the tinker's house/shop will be downstage left from the other four shops and will be the only one that is an interior. Each main characters will have an assigned family group made of up chorus members:
The Tinker: Beppe, his daughter Nannina, (Emily Jensen) and Beppe's wife (Kamryn Martin).
The Butcher: Lee Brown, his wife, (Kiki), his daughter Rosina, (Sally Cross) and other daughter (Jennifer Ruthorford).
The Baker: Emma Steffeck, her daughter Isabella (Rosie) and Granny (Xhia Williams).
The Candlestick Maker: Chance Webster, Wife (Mary), and daughter Angelina (Atira Crouch).
The Cobbler: Luigi (David), his son Ernesto (Zack), and his wife Sydney.
Madelena the Pie Lady will not have a house, but her own cart that she wheels into town to sell her pies from.
Each character will be dressed in costumes that reflect their occupations. The tinker will have a leather apron, the baker will have oven mitts, an apron and a hat, etc.. I'll find fabrics with appropriate prints on it, like fruits or bread, or candles, etc... Bright colors, full skirts and petticoats for the women, poet shirts and breeches for the men. I plan on building most of the costumes. I'll start buying fabric after Jan. 1st and hopefully have everything ready to go by the first day of school.
Jan. 10: One third of the fabric came from Joanne's, one third from Etsy, and one third from my stock. All the fabrics have been acquired, serged, washed, dryed, and pressed before classes begin. Rehearsal skirts have been pulled, shoes and boots are ready to go for rehearsal as well.
Beppe and Luigi are feuding rivals, but their children are in love with each other, a la Romeo and Juliet.
The concept for the show is built around the characters' occupations and their families.
Each main character will have their own set piece that serves as the door to their shop and living space, where they conduct their businesses and live with their families. Beppe the tinker's house/shop will be downstage left from the other four shops and will be the only one that is an interior. Each main characters will have an assigned family group made of up chorus members:
The Tinker: Beppe, his daughter Nannina, (Emily Jensen) and Beppe's wife (Kamryn Martin).
The Butcher: Lee Brown, his wife, (Kiki), his daughter Rosina, (Sally Cross) and other daughter (Jennifer Ruthorford).
The Baker: Emma Steffeck, her daughter Isabella (Rosie) and Granny (Xhia Williams).
The Candlestick Maker: Chance Webster, Wife (Mary), and daughter Angelina (Atira Crouch).
The Cobbler: Luigi (David), his son Ernesto (Zack), and his wife Sydney.
Madelena the Pie Lady will not have a house, but her own cart that she wheels into town to sell her pies from.
Each character will be dressed in costumes that reflect their occupations. The tinker will have a leather apron, the baker will have oven mitts, an apron and a hat, etc.. I'll find fabrics with appropriate prints on it, like fruits or bread, or candles, etc... Bright colors, full skirts and petticoats for the women, poet shirts and breeches for the men. I plan on building most of the costumes. I'll start buying fabric after Jan. 1st and hopefully have everything ready to go by the first day of school.
Jan. 10: One third of the fabric came from Joanne's, one third from Etsy, and one third from my stock. All the fabrics have been acquired, serged, washed, dryed, and pressed before classes begin. Rehearsal skirts have been pulled, shoes and boots are ready to go for rehearsal as well.
Costume REsearch
Purchases
Character shoes from Discount Dance $301.85
Fabric from Joanne's $464.67
Fabric from Joanne's $159.05
Fabric from Etsy $268.05
Fabric from Fabric.com $183.72
TOTAL SPENT: $1377.28
Fabric from Joanne's $464.67
Fabric from Joanne's $159.05
Fabric from Etsy $268.05
Fabric from Fabric.com $183.72
TOTAL SPENT: $1377.28