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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 01:58 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:57 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Michael_212 11:49 am EDT 06/02/23 | |
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| I don't know how the theatre is being set up for this show, but in most productions, I don't think the audience is all that aware of the monitors, unless of course they're specifically looking for them lol. I think it's much like other visible tech elements. There wouldn't be huge visible Broadway lighting plots in a karaoke bar either, but I assume those lights will be there. But as in most shows, I doubt the majority of the audience will think about that, specifically once the show is in progress. How often do you go to a show and get that distracted by the lighting instruments? Usually we get involved with the actors and the show itself and we don't think about them. If people demand their money back or grumble because there were conductor monitors (or other obvious theatrical tech elements) in what's supposed to be a "real" karaoke bar, I tend to think we've started to lose the point of THEATER as an art form. |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Michael_212 05:39 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Chromolume 01:57 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
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| This is a show performed like in an arena where much of the audience stands among moveable stages which are frequently being arranged into different formations throughout the floor. If monitors are required to be within the actors' sightlines, they would most likely also have to be moveable. It's not like you're sitting in a proscenium theatre and you'd have to look behind you to see the monitors. The standing audience members are frequently 360 degrees surrounding these moveable stages. | |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 04:30 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Michael_212 05:39 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
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| This was one of the questions I had. How would you deal with the conductor. You would have to have stage hands moving monitors around or an array of screens throughout the space. |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Michael_212 06:12 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - whereismikeyfl 04:30 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I don't know if you've seen the show yet, but there are already stage hands moving the stages around and projections are already a major part of the storytelling. There's no spoken word book or recitative, so the projected headlines and photos serve as the book, moving the story along. | |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:47 am EDT 06/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Michael_212 06:12 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| All that expense for moving stages and what not. But no pay for musicians. | |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Michael_212 10:08 am EDT 06/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Chromolume 12:47 am EDT 06/04/23 | |
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| Surely, if the venue requires paying a certain number of musicians I agree they should be paid. That's on the producers. I just wouldn't want to see the authors have to rewrite their show and eliminate a major theme because of an oversight. | |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:01 pm EDT 06/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Michael_212 10:08 am EDT 06/04/23 | |
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| Surely, if the venue requires paying a certain number of musicians I agree they should be paid. Thank you. |
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| re: Question re: hidden orchestras | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:45 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Question re: hidden orchestras - Michael_212 05:39 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
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| All that, and no pay for the musicians. Hmm. | |
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