I'm designing a show this week (Iolanthe) which is far from my first lighting design, but I've never really gotten to experiment much with different gel color combinations. Which are your favorite combos (front, fill, back, side, etc.) for different set-ups. I'm looking for both the classic standards and less common combinations you've come across and enjoyed. I'm going to have a bit of free reign with this, so I'm curious to see what new (to me) things I might want to try. Rosco colors preferred.
posted by Navelgazer
on Feb 12, 2013 -
6 answers
Who was it that did the comic send-up of the secretary of an organization as a stage performance in the 1930s-1950s?
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Oct 8, 2012 -
4 answers
My father has been diagnosed with emphysema. Despite a bunch of online reading, I have no idea what this really means for him, or my mother, his lifestyle, prognosis or any of that stuff. Can you help?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on May 15, 2012 -
5 answers
Help me figure out what blondish, male comedian I saw on a special that aired on Comedy Central in the early 2000s.
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posted by lankford
on May 9, 2012 -
9 answers
Plans/suggestions for constuction a low portable (modular, sectioned) stage?
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posted by unSane
on May 1, 2012 -
11 answers
I am doing a musical theatre revue in a formal gown. I am fat and there will be dancing. How can I minimize the look and feel of sweat and still stay fancy?
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posted by Madamina
on Feb 13, 2012 -
21 answers
How can you handle performing under lots of pressure? Is it possible to practice this? How can I get rid of my losing attitude and think more positively?
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posted by cman
on Jan 11, 2012 -
13 answers
What was this person doing wearing old headphones and making hand signals in a theatre during a musical?
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posted by AmandaA
on Oct 24, 2011 -
19 answers
I want to turn a short play into a short film. If completed, it'll be a low-budget affair seen at a few festivals and hopefully online; the play was first performed in 1990 and the playwright is still alive. How do I go about getting the rights to film his play, or see if I can even think about affording it?
posted by BoringPostcards
on Aug 25, 2011 -
3 answers
In order to create an original show, I turn now to the Hive Mind. Please share with me your preferences and help me find the common threads and elements linking the best sitcoms to ever be broadcast!
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posted by EatTheWeak
on Jul 15, 2011 -
27 answers
Trying to grow hair long. In that awkward neither-nor stage. What do I do with this stuff?
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posted by rahnefan
on Mar 16, 2011 -
31 answers
Does anyone know if there is, or ever has been, a recognized significance in a character's exiting stage right or stage left? Like, do bad guys typically exit stage left, etc. I know almost nothing about theatre, and this seems like it would be an esoteric trope or something.
TIA.
posted by carping demon
on Sep 9, 2010 -
10 answers
What's the best way for a writer who's not involved in his/her local theater scene to get a play performed on the stage?
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posted by cirripede
on Feb 23, 2010 -
10 answers
Tomorrow I have to deliver a 2-hour training presentation in front of 80 employees. I loathe speaking in front of large crowds and suffer from crippling stage fright. Chances are I will be awake all night fretting the occasion and replaying worst case scenarios in my head. Any tips on how to relax and keep my anxiety at a minimum?
posted by Tenacious.Me.Tokyo
on Feb 18, 2010 -
29 answers
How have issues of cultural appropriation, stereotypes, and diversity been tackled in art and popular culture?
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posted by divabat
on Aug 17, 2009 -
16 answers
I'm directing a play that calls for an actor to be tarred and feathered on stage. It's a powerful moment, and I'd love to do it. But ... how?
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posted by minervous
on Sep 3, 2008 -
33 answers
Can you recommend a good, cheap and/or free tool for storyboarding a stage production I'm about to direct?
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posted by bovious
on Dec 17, 2007 -
4 answers
A friend of mine is in talks with a certain comic book writer to adapt a certain graphic novel for the stage. According to the writer's manager, they're interested in at least one run of the show, provided he can show them a satisfactory proposal. Great news! The only problem is, what should that proposal consist of and look like, for presentation to the writer and his manager?
posted by Sticherbeast
on Oct 20, 2007 -
4 answers
My 82 y.o. mother has stage 4 cancer. It's not known if it originated from lung or breast, both of which she was previously treated for. She's currently alert, but very weak, and on continuous oxygen. The decision to be made involves an apparent growth that's pressing her esophagus closed.
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posted by sgass
on Oct 2, 2007 -
6 answers
The first of many food career related questions I'll be asking: What's the protocol for a young, unproven would-be to find himself a stage?
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posted by GilloD
on Aug 26, 2007 -
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LDs, stage techs, pro musicians: what has been your experience with Chauvet lighting? Despite the goofy packaging, they have a couple of pretty innovative fixtures that I'm considering for a permanent install.
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posted by milquetoast
on Jun 21, 2007 -
0 answers
Anyone know of a reliable local source for Ecstacy brand herbal cigarettes in the NYC or Poughkeepsie area?
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posted by stagewhisper
on Jun 15, 2007 -
2 answers
Which U.S. colleges/universities have well-regarded programs in arts management? Are any of them in Wisconsin or Illinois?
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posted by princesspathos
on Apr 25, 2007 -
7 answers
A friend of mine recently wrote a play, and now someone who read it has written and is producing a show very similar to it. What can be done to prevent this?
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posted by dazed_one
on Mar 22, 2007 -
16 answers
Any Atlanta stage folks here? I'm looking for stage lighting sources (rental companies, production units) that might be interested in a large lighting fixture that fell into my hands. In Atlanta. (for lighting pros: it's an Altman Orbiter followspot)
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posted by intermod
on Jul 10, 2005 -
2 answers
I'm doing an audition for a part in an amateur production of The Mikado. I have no stage experience at all. Any tips?
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posted by cbrody
on Mar 25, 2004 -
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