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why u guys should love usi theatre rtc as much as i do
and why it might be my favorite set/stage design of all time (whaat) (including original tours) (insane)
first off. this LIGHTING DESIGN OH MY LORDDD. jane being sent home... look at those stars..
tiny ocean lovers come get your food
janey is also tiny. just look at her. she is 1inch tall
speaking of jane... dark hair jane with braids....
and ribbons...
HER SKIRT !!! LOOK AT HER!!
also the girls in talia have ribbons that they dance with.
(and there is an actress playing talia and it is beautifully choreographed but enough said there i will let you see that for yourself..)
spacedolls enjoyers. here you go.
marionette jane enjoyers !!!! here you go!!!
noel with a long blonde ponytail. he lets his hair down and wears a corset and garters in noels lament. and monique is SO cool in this song basically they have a separate actress play monique behind him (almost shadowing noel) and they mirror each others movements. its his fantasy real and in person oh my LORDDD
each costume is super customized to each character.. every one is individual..
this SET you guys this SET oh my GOD i am wowed... please if theres one thing from this production you remember let it be this set
and now. you guys might not be ready.
INDIVIDUAL FUCKING TURNTABLES
LOOK AT HOW IMPRESSIVE THIS IS
NO OTHER RTC PRODUCTION HAS EVER BEEN STAGED LIKE THIS. IS THIS NOT AMAZING TO U GUYS
THIS TECH IS INCREDIBLE I AM FLOORED JAW ON THE GROUND OBSESSED WITH THIS PRODUCTION
(decided to finally repost this seperately from a reblog from another account's post so its easier to find)
2016-2019 american tour, jungle theatre, and mccarter/arena appear to all use a similar style rig, which uses a waist/back harness to allow them to spin and go upside down.
some theatre company uses a typical small-scale lift that doesnt spin
cs arts and eastview use the same seesaw-style lift, although the first rendition is much more polished (cs arts is a little janky). from the available pictures, it seems like steamer no. 10 uses this as well though thats less confirmed as there are no videos
majestic repertory jane flies for a very short moment at the end of the song! she also uses the seesaw method.
the metropolitan theatre also uses a pretty standard flight sequence- from what i know, she's simply lowered and lifted (similar to stc). beck centre theatre also uses a similar 'up-and-down' lift, the difference being its staged to be a 'test your strength' carnival game. again, the latter is less polished, since beck centre uses cables instead of a more reliable lifting system like the ones used in stc or the american tour productions. its a cool concept though!
hickory community theatre and usd theatre both use flight systems that go VERY high up so thats realy cool. usd uses a cable rig that lifts her freely by her back, causing her to spin slowly in the air. for hickory, i dont have much to go off of other than these images so i dont really know what sort of rig they use but it looks somewhat similar.
then there's a super insane flight rig where jane does backflips and is upside down!! (its incredibly hard to see so i apologize but just trust me. ive posted videos on here of it. its wild). it isnt the sort of rig where there are cables spinning her, it seems like she has full control over her flipping which i genuinely have not seen done in theatre much ever.
boise little theatre uses a rig that makes it look like she's being held up and pulled around by her neck?? its very scary but has a really cool effect for jane. i wish i could tell you how this one works but we only have a very small clip to go off of. i believe it could be a harness that attaches around her shoulders?
sinclair community college appears to use a harness/cable rig but im not 100 percent on how the sequence works
also according to an actor from the stagecoach production, jane had a flight rig, though i know nothing about that one. :)
Just saw a community production of RTC in Rhode Island and Jane sat perfectly still in this position for HALF AN HOUR from when doors opened until the show started. I thought she was a mannequin for a good ten minutes 😭
i want to be the only one on tumblr to see a production wout a boot and just start lying about it. but like absurd lies that are just plausible enough to maybe possibly be true
like yeah mischa said skibidi. jane was doing cartwheels the whole time. noel went up to an audience member and fucking slapped them. constance missed and gave ocean a black eye. what are you gonna do, say im wrong? how would u know.
the rate at which i generate these hypothetical jane designs is getting a little ridiculous if i’m gonna be honest. anyways here are some rough sketches of kitsch lobotomized clown jane doe (couldn’t decide on a single design for her) and melancholic authentic edwardian doll jane doe