https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2 Theatre & Society 1107 en-us 2017-11-05 21:20:59 UTC 2023-04-11 08:16:47 UTC hello@padlet.com ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686326 Leaves scattered across the stage to make it look more realistic

(this is my neighbors yard!) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686326 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686683 In a previous production I produced, we made leaves out of construction paper and added color by steeping them in tea. This is what they looked like
(my photo - I made these!) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686683 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686835 We built a dragon's head from paper mache a few years ago and I think this would be a good method to build the dragon as well
(My photo - I made this!) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203686835 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687057 The boys will be dressed ready for an adventure 
(this photo is from the 2003 live action Peter Pan) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687057 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687406 My backyard right now is mid-fall and the colors are beautiful. I would use this photo as inspiration for my set backdrop 
(my backyard!) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687406 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687693 This photo from Google is what I want the narrator to look like (minus the kids all over him). Note the vest, the rocking chair, and the soft wholesome look that the lighting and costume achieve. ]]> 2017-11-05 21:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203687693 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203688383 I have no particular people in mind to play the children, just that they are boys and are approximately the same size so that they are believably the same age range. 
(these are my children!) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203688383 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203688677 The narrator's corner of the set will be in warm lighting. As you can see from this example, the more yellow and orange the lights are, the warmer it looks. Lighting in warm colors will be very important to convince the audience to trust the narrator. It will be a much cooler color on the dragon, especially when the boys are in danger. 
(google photo) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203688677 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203689842 This it the kind of book I would want the narrator reading the story out of. Something old and leather bound, with this sort of lettering. 
(my photo) ]]> 2017-11-05 21:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203689842 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203690022 I drew out the set so you can see where the narrator would be downstage left and trees would separate his corner from the forest where the boys will meet the dragon

]]> 2017-11-05 21:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203690022 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203690602 The dragon would be a giant puppet, like in this photo from the Chinese Opera. There would be several puppeteers who make the dragon move and the person out in front would carry the head and speak for the dragon. ]]> 2017-11-05 22:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203690602 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203691647 This clip from Hook is a great representation for how I want the boys to behave. They are out on an adventure and ready to take on the world! ]]> 2017-11-05 22:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203691647 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692288 This tree is another example of the vibrant colors I would use to build the setting out of. 
(its in my front yard!)

]]> 2017-11-05 22:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692288 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692553 This sound effects from Jurassic Park is perfect for the dragon!! ]]> 2017-11-05 22:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692553 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692835 This music - especially the flute - takes us back in time to a simpler, more romantic era, away from technology and electricity. This piece is perfect to set the standard for the story, quietly at the beginning and ending of the story. ]]> 2017-11-05 22:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203692835 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203693221 This is what screaming boys sound like! Anytime that they are scared and screaming, this is an example of how it will sound. ]]> 2017-11-05 22:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203693221 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203693757 The roaring of the water which the boys think is the dragon himself]]> 2017-11-05 22:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203693757 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203694336 The moss is an important element in the set design]]> 2017-11-05 22:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203694336 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695157 I found this image on Pintrist and I really liked how the little boy looks for a potential costume of one of the boys.]]> 2017-11-05 22:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695157 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695595 This story will be set in the 1900's. This photo shows the fashion and general imagery of people at that time, and would be a good photo for reference if I wanted to have the mother in the show.]]> 2017-11-05 22:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695595 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695934 This music will play softly as an under tone while the boys are meeting and challenging the dragon ]]> 2017-11-05 22:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203695934 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203696493 I haven't picked out someone to play the narrator, but this image meets the idea of what I'm looking for. This is an actor I know - the thing I like about him is how warm and friendly he looks! 
(original content!) ]]> 2017-11-05 22:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203696493 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203697023 This is an example of a pop gun that would be appropriate to the era. ]]> 2017-11-05 23:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203697023 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203700066 I envision the main character beating out a marching rhythm on a toy drum, much like this one which is from the 1900s]]> 2017-11-05 23:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203700066 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203700796 When the dragon takes them into his cave and is huffing smoke, the stage will fill with smoke and the audience won't be able to see what's going on, they will only be able to hear - much like the boys themselves at this point in the story. ]]> 2017-11-05 23:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203700796 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203701424 My friend and I found this great rug at Costco which she tried on as a jacket! I thought this was a great idea for the boys' costumes too - and a cost effective way to add some 1900 adventure without having to actually purchase animal fur. ]]> 2017-11-05 23:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203701424 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203701817 Its important not to forget the Bananas!! ]]> 2017-11-05 23:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203701817 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702111 I'd like to have the boys carrying some kind of knapsacks for their lunches. I think this type idea would be appropriate.

]]> 2017-11-05 23:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702111 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702496 Another possibility for the dragon is to just construct the head and neck of the dragon, as shown here as it was done for parts of Shrek on Broadway. ]]> 2017-11-06 00:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702496 ElizabethHaley https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702663 Another point of reference for the 1900s children appearance]]> 2017-11-06 00:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ElizabethHaley/i6izpzokdob2/wish/203702663