Prop Agenda: It is a little over a week since Elon University’s Wild Party closed, so I thought I would share some of the props I built while working as the props master on it. First is the sleek Art Deco bar. This production featured a lot of dancing and movement (in fact, the show was more of a dance piece with singing than a traditional musical) and the bar was key in a lot of the dancing. Actors jumped up and down off of it constantly and danced on top of it. Needless to say, it had to be sturdy.
After reading about the purpose and constuction of the Bar, I have to say that sounds really interesting. This reminded me about one of the many things I have learned in Scenic Engineering; that one of the worst thing for a stage is tap because, the actor/ dancers beat the living mess out of any surface. Knowing this I have a sorta scene of the challenged they must of faced when constructing the Bar; knowing that a huge portion of the show it had to be stable enough to handle more than just drinks. The overall look at the end was classy and nice. I would have loved to have scene the show knowing the effort they put into making the bar. I also imagine that it was very heavy.
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