H.M.S Pinafore Essay

Earlier this year I was able to take part in a local production of Pippin the Musical, by the South Coast Coral and Arts Society (SCCAS). SCCAS has been performing in Victor Harbor for over 60 years and have produced many memorable productions, such as the Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, and most recently My Fair Lady where I had the pleasure of playing Freddy Eynsford-Hill the main love interest. Winning many local awards and a few state awards SCCAS has proved that they are ready to step up into more complex and dynamic productions. Robert Bell, was very gracious to receive the Adelaide theatre guide award for his performance as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, was determined to bring something fresh, and exciting

     Of Mice and Men was written during a period of racism. In the 1960's it was important for everyone to get along with eachother because not everyone was equal. George and Lennie showed a great part in friendship throught the whole book. At the ranch in Selinas mostly everyone showed friendship in some way. Friendship was a great factor when the book was published because of all the racism going on at the time.

Through a variety of literary and cinematic techniques respectively, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men and Sean Penn’s Into The Wild illustrate how the fulfilment of one’s life, and their pursuit of happiness, hinge upon friendship, dreams, and one’s attitude towards life and happiness in general. Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice And Men illustrates the importance of friendship and dreams in a context of hardship and economic downturn. This is done by using George and Lennie and their dream of landownership and material possession to demonstrate how dreams give people the hope required to drive themselves, and how friendship offers them the ability to keep going even if their own spirit should break. Sean Penn’s 2007 film Into The Wild

Of Mice And Men The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ reveal life in the 1930’s. A time very diverse to ours. Steinback, the author of this novel wrote about various issues such as lifestyle of the travelling ranchmen, loneliness, friendship, the American dream, racism and sexism. The book is about two migrant labourers, George Milton and Lennie Small in California.

anet Dobbs, Vice President of the Greater Euclid Little Theatre (GELT), proposed a budget to the GELT board members, within the proposed budget, Janet Dobbs addressed four points, the first issue was regarding the unrealistic estimates for revenue and expenditures, in the second point, Dobbs should the contrasts of the expenditures and revenues over the past six years. Third, the debt crisis was addressed, and how the crisis would not be eliminated by balancing the 2002 budget. Lastly, the budget touched upon the expenditure to reduce debt and increase profit. The board rejected the budget for many reasons. The budget reduced expenditures, most of the board members wanted to increase Spaulding’s salary, which was not included in the budget, and some believe that revenue for GELT would increase if the theatre sold every ticket for performances. Board members like Roberta Mackie, said “by limiting revenue projections, the budget committee was “constraining our ability to dream” and that “high revenue estimates would give the organization incentive to work to make them come true”.

The creation of the 2018 show made great strides in professionalism and crafting a product that with further development could be sustainable and ticket worthy. Many worked very hard with hope of insuring a new sustainable vision and execution for the Tableaux. The task was 85% complete, it was with the understanding that we would continue to refine it as the rewrite task was massive, and time had run out for effective staging

The costuming for Irena’s vow, while excellent, could’ve been a bit more accurate, as the theatre was in the round and we were so close being able to see some more detailing in the costumes would’ve been nice, as well as having Ida Hallar, Lazar Hallar and Fanka Silberman change their clothes at some point, as they were in the same costumes

Labor and other miscellaneous costs. I am asking for $50,000 to add to the budget to allow for unexpected expenses. Because it is impossible to predict how much labor and supplies will cost, However, this extra amount may not be needed if negotiations lower the other costs.

The president of production of Hanson Production (Joanne Shen) was facing several problems related to the making of different decisions about their current production. Joanne was facing the classic dilemma regarding quantity, quality and price. Shen’s main concern was what to do with her current production, a large-scale musical with a cast of 20. Considerably, amount of work still needed to be done to finalize the show

Cast and crew member for Christian Educational Consortium’s winter and spring theatre productions. Minor speaking part in each play, helped also with props, and set

Our budget does not include staffing because we will be using celebrity volunteers, cosplayer volunteers, and our own staff. Toys “R” Us will pay the staff their normal wages, but reallocate their time.

The costumes for the actors were well put together for the timing of the story. The timing was about the actor portraying about a young girl being in high school and in this scene, the costumes were in the year 1983. The actor also wore a beautiful wedding dress with lace trimming and shoes to match. The bouquet of flowers added color and shine that brought out the dress and shoes. Make up was not used,

The costume design of Blanche Ingram uses extravagant styling in her clothing and hair choices to depict the wealth of the equestrians. The 1944 and 2011 adaptations

At the rehearsal, Wendy had been wearing a simple knit dress. Now, Dad had to fight for aisle space. Wendy’s gown was enormous. Like the bridesmaids, she had a fitted bodice with sheer puffed sleeves and a basque waist, but her gown was silvery white. Crystal beads glittered and flashed rainbows under the lights. The skirt was an extravagant confection of froth and frills - Mary’s description - that would have pleased any southern belle. Over the hoop petticoat, lining, crinoline and underskirt billowed layers of tulle, lace and organza. Jeweled clips caught up the swags of organza that rested on top of the cloud of tulle. The overskirt was split in front to reveal cascading tiers of lace ruffles. Everything that could be beaded had been

Throughout the course of this project, I was the team’s accountant, I was the most directly involved with deciding the economics and budget of the groups. Balancing the needs and wants of the group as well as the finances was a huge challenge. For example, I wanted to buy the Beverly Hills six hundred dollar tiles, sadly due to my limited resources I had to stick with four one hundred dollar purple Auntie Ems tiles. My opportunity cost,