I'm in a community theater group production of the Wizard of OZ and one pretty major problem is the yellow brick road. When Dorothy lands in OZ, the road spirals out of Munchkinland. We need a quick and easy way to lay the road down without making a tripping/slipping hazard for the actors. Once the scene is done, we won't need the spiral anymore and can move it. Any suggestions? (Oh yeah, the play is in 2 weeks)
2007-07-18 05:37:09 · 5 answers · asked by David R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
I saw one theatre roll out the staircase they use in Cinderella... that was a different approach.
We had it painted on the stage directly. I believe, though I can't remember now, that the director had something else painted on plywood then removed it for the yellow brick road to be revealed.
Other suggestions I've seen after doing a search... Masonite, luan plywood, ground cloth, and canvas. http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2220 They have suggestions for making the material non-skid, etc.
Good luck!
2007-07-18 05:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I designed a yellow brick road once that worked very well. I painted the 'road' onto luan sheets, and then cut it into a simple 'puzzle' - 9 interlocking pieces. The pieces were hidden on the set, and in a light change the munchkins 'danced' them into place during the song... The back of the puzzle pieces were painted to match the flowers of the Munchkinland set... so it looked like they were holding big flowers, but at a point in the song they all leaned in and 'placed the road'... when they moved, it revealed the road. It was very effective and inexpensive, but I was also the director - so had a lot of freedom in the staging.
I designed an ametuer production where the center of the stage had four 4'x4' thin plywood sheets attached to the floor with hinges on the outside. In the scene change they opened each one to reveal the painted floor beneath. (Think of it like a grid with four doors, but when they open they also lay flat - making a 8'x12' foot opening.)
Good luck! And think creatively. There is always an affordable answer when you get those creative juices working.
2007-07-18 06:21:10 · answer #2 · answered by VL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might contact a local flooring dealer and ask if they have some big linoleum remnants. you could lay it down and paint it. it wouldn't be as slippery as using paper. good luck
2007-07-18 05:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a really good lighting guy you could do it all with a projector.
2007-07-18 17:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by EC Expert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sophisticated step. try searching onto google. it can help!
2014-11-27 16:52:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋