Beverly B. Ross, Jean P. Durgin

Junior Broadway

How to Produce Musicals with Children 9 to 13

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Pbk. reprint of the library-bound 2nd ed., 1st published in 1998.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780786467044
• ISBN-10: 0786467045
• Artikelnr.: 33619261

Autorenporträt

The late Beverly B. Ross, was a retired fifth grade teacher and lived in Vienna, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition     
1. A Broadway Musical: Why, Who and How?     
Hidden Benefits     
The Classroom Teacher's Advantage     
Co-directing with Another Teacher     
Parent and Community Helpers     
The Show Goes On     
2. Choosing and Adapting a Script     
What Makes a Script Suitable?     
Script Sources     
The Importance of Minor Roles     
3. Finances and Organization     
Where Does the Money Come From?     
The Parents' Meeting     
Presenting the Script     
Seeing a Professional Show     
Audition Announcement     
4. Auditions and Casting     
Audition Judges     
Audition Day     
Casting the Play     
Announcing the Cast     
5. Rehearsals     
Rehearsal Location     
Staging     
The Prompter     
Keeping the Fun in Rehearsal     
Dress Rehearsal     
6. Directing     
Blocking Out the Action     
"Slow and Loud"     
Eye Contact     
Directing for Success     
The Love Scene     
Technical Help     
Creative Problem Solving     
7. Music     
Musical Director     
Tips for the Accompanist     
Voice Coach     
Tips for the Voice Coach     
Lesson 1: Getting Acquainted     
Lesson 2: Diction and Breathing     
Lesson 3: Volume and Range     
Voice Lesson Tape     
Gestures and Staging     
Musical Ups and Downs     
No Voice Coach     
8. Dance, Finale and Encore     
Choreographing the Dance     
Dance Patterns     
Teaching Children to Dance     
Sample Dance     
Finale and Encore     
9. Costumes and Makeup     
Costume Coordinator     
Keeping Costs Down     
Hats     
Specialty Accessories     
Hoop Skirts and Petticoats     
Color Can Do Wonders     
The Quick Change     
Costume Committee     
Non-English Speaking Parents     
Makeup     
Specialty Makeup     
Makeup Stations     
10. Scenery     
Scenery for Kids     
Designing the Scenery     
Backdrop     
Drawing the Backdrop     
The Flat     
Choosing Colors     
Scenery Painting Day     
Feet-in-Concrete Trick     
Mini?ats     
Trains     
11. Backstage Dynamics     
Stage Manager     
Tips for the Stage Manager     
Stage Crew     
Props     
Sound Effects     
Lights     
12. Programs and Photographs     
Programs     
Photographs of the Show     
Videotapes     
13. The Performance     
Preshow Jitters     
The Pep Talk     
Adjusting to a Larger Stage     
Reserved Seats     
Crazy Cue Cards     
"Break a Leg"     
Cast Party     
Some Good Things Never End     
14 On Tour     
Advance Party     
Kids on the Road     
Community Encores     
The International Children's Festival     
15 Checklist and Re?ections     
Countdown Checklist     
What Have the Children Gained?     
What Have You Gained?     
Index