in 1: the podcast: This week we are sitting down with Emmy Nominated Scenic Designer Jason Sherwood! Jason is nominated for the production design of ‘RENT Live’ and he gives us the full deep dive into his set for this groundbreaking production. From it’s development along side Michael Greif, to figuring out audience locations and camera blocking, to how to transition the story from place to place, Jason is giving us the inside scoop on all of it. He and Cory also touch on a whole host of topics including social media use, the keys to staying positive, Jason’s live music work with Sam Smith, Sara Bareilles and the Spice Girls, how he’s achieved so much before his 30th birthday, and much much more.
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Keep these podcasts coming! They’re amazing. Jason Sherwood seems really damn brilliant. It feels like a no brainer that he would do ‘RENT Live’ the live musical. He had great opportunities to work as a studio assistant and intern with people who have done live musicals in the past. To hear that Sherwood’s live musical is so different from the original live musical from a couple years ago is super cool and interesting. His use of recognizing the importance of the audience in this live musical version of ‘RENT Live’ is so smart. The audience is a huge element in theatre. I also respect that Sherwood acknowledges the previous live musical performances and how they were also incredible. But ‘Rent Live’ needed something different. It needed the interaction of the audience for what Sherwood imagined as a “successful” experience. In addition, the fact that Sherwood has less traditional theatre experience, so it doesn’t surprise me that he brought a different innovative and fun new way to experience a live musical.
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