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lucyvanpelt04
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Joined: 8/11/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
 Topic: Pirates of PenzancePosted: 9/20/05 at 10:59am |
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I have read that "Pirates" has two sets. Can anyone tell me what they are? Are they backdrops?
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 9/20/05 at 1:17pm |
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The two sets are (Act I) the rocky cliffs at the seashore and (Act
II) the exterior of the girls' school - usually a garden, etc. The third act is back on the rocky cliffs - but usually the pirate ship is added. This *can* all be done with drops. However, most choreographers appreciate having various levels and set pieces to use, since every measure of the show is usually choreographed, and having a variety of staging opportunities helps keep things from becoming too redundant. I'm not a HUGE fana of G&S - but this one is my favorite of them all! |
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POB14
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Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:28pm |
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The girls' school??? S CENE.?A ruined chapel by moonlight. Ruined Gothic windows at back.Seems to me Col. Stanley would have a hard time commiserating with his ancestors at the girls' school! (Okay, I AM a huge fan of G&S!) For everything you could ever want to know about Pirates, including the script, which is obviously where you should start: |
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lucyvanpelt04
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Posted: 9/20/05 at 7:21pm |
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I have seen the Kevin Kline movie version. So, do the pirates do "Better Far to Live and Die" on the rocky cliffs? No pirate ship?
By the way, thanks for your replies. |
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 9/20/05 at 7:44pm |
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POB - is that a monastery? LOL
I always thought it was a girls' school - like a nunnery of some sort LOL. And I t hought he was just commiserating with his ancesters because there was a cemetary. LOL Oh, well. Live and learn something everyday, eh?! LOL (So why the heck do the girls all show up there in their nightgowns????) oh - and yes, the "Better Far to Live and Die" - which I always think is called "I Am a Pirate King" LOL - is about the third or fourth song in the show - right at the beginning of the first act. |
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lucyvanpelt04
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Posted: 9/21/05 at 10:01am |
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LOL, yes, I know. I called that song by The Pirate King Song for years!
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POB14
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Posted: 9/21/05 at 11:55am |
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Hey, even I refer to "As Some Day It May Happen" (Mikado) as "I've Got A Little List," and I'm apparently the resident G&S snob! Edited to add: And oh, yeah, the ship is anchored in the first scene, and the pirates are on the shore. They go away before the girls come "climbing over rocky mountain." |
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lucyvanpelt04
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Posted: 9/21/05 at 1:06pm |
Awesome, that is what I needed to know! Thanks, POB. |
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lucyvanpelt04
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Posted: 10/13/05 at 4:09pm |
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Okay, so tell me about how to make the rocks. The big tall really cool ones that will look perfect! (thanks for your help....sets just aren't my thing) |
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