CHICAGO PROPS 060512

Nightclub

Character of the Master of Ceremonies enters from SR, carrying a period microphone on floor stand; to be planted DSC

8-Round, 30” diameter tables, durable for standing and dancing; will have four legs for support. Legs will need angle irons to attach tables to the deck. DISCUSS WITH LD. Built in UPLIGHTING.

8 tablecloths

8 small practical lamps ,each secured on the US side of tabletop.

16 matching black bent wood chairs.

6 more bent woods for the Cell Block Tango number (these will need to be reinforced).

8 wall sconces with matching lampshades

4 wall paintings (scenic)

All the walls are covered in pleated fabric

2 blackout duv draw curtains on the upstage entrance to the side tunnels for IA to operate backstage on the offstage side.

2 functional decorative draw curtains just inside the onstage side of the tunnels. Actor or IA operated from offstage side.

2 decorative box valances

2 decorative side curtains with the valance

1.2 Apartment

Period hand gun

Stretcher; it must be solid

Cops with notepads and fountain pens

1.3 Limbo

Microphone on its stand. This is a second Mic. First plays in front of Boom, This plays onstage on +64” level.

1.4 Limbo

Matron “Mama” Morton sedan with BOX (See Drawing)

Small musical instruments fit inside the box

Ukulele

Squeezebox

Trumpet

Violin and bow

1.5 The Jail

Velma will be seated in a chair (bench wood), reading period Chicago newspapers (Design will supply copy)

The Tribune “Crime of the Year”

The News “Not in memory do we recall so fiendish and horrible a double homicide.”

1.6 Visitor’s Area at Jail

3 rolling Jail partitions with brakes = need simple brakes. 3’ wide. (see drawing)

1.7 Limbo

10 giant feather fans, double sided, red and pink; maybe one fan, painted and glittered on one side to be “shimmery”If using double fans, will need 10 sets of fans 2’0” from base to top.

1.8 Billy’s Office to Jail

Billy’s desk and leather chair BUILD Desk (See drawing)

The desk must house an actor inside and have a step unit (drawer?) for actors to climb to top of desk. Front side looks like a lawyer’s desk. Backside has showbiz looking fabric.

Rag

Shaving kit with rag with cream … discuss with actor and director on use

Bent wood for Amos

Radio station microphone. Hand held. Call letters WCHO

Additional “staff”: sound technician (old headphone around neck)

Assistant with clipboard,

Assistant with glass of water,

Aspirator to lubricate the throat

30 reporters with pads

Glass of milk with pitcher. Actor will drink milk.

1.9 Limbo. CLOSE BOOM.

Practical Newspaper with ‘ROXIE’ headline

1.10 Jail

Table festooned with “low-brow” feasting (bourbon bottle in an ice bucket, an attempt at elegance)

Newspaper “Roxie Rocks Chicago”

Flask

1.11 Limbo and Roxie’s Cell

Round, 4’0” diameter table with four legs, durable for standing and dancing on. Pin to deck? A cell block inmate will carry it on. Denis, we may need two to carry on a 4’ table.

1.12 Limbo and Bedroom

Machine gun to hide in a fur coat. Discuss with costumes. Tommy gun style

Flashbulbs with four period cameras . Button with multiple flash bulbs. (We need to find a predictable flash bulb effect that will not require recharging between flashes. With 4 photographers, we will need 16 flashes in a 4 second time. More or less.)

1.13 Jail

INTERMISSION

ACT II Boom

2.1 Jail

Wheel chair for Roxie, covered with a lamp blanket. Dark and conservative.

2.2 Limbo

Need coat/hat stand on rollers for Amos’ costume accessories … look at action for brakes?

Big white vaudeville hook (2)

Copy of Roxie’s first statement

2.3 Jail

2.4 Anteroom Court

Need a rope for a hanging noose, actor operated. Cotton rope, actor will place over neck.

2.5 Anteroom Court

Billy’s soft, leather briefcase w/ papers

“Clown face” moment, all 12 ensemble members will break through the face… Secret door masked by huge clown face. (See drawing)

Need to order 4 small parasols as would be used in a tight rope circus act

Will have 2 jugglers. Probably juggling pins but will discuss with director and actors

2.6 Courtroom

Bible

Roxie has knitting

Amos newspaper

Billy hands Roxie a handkerchief

2.7 Jail

2.8 and 2.9 Courtroom

Flash bulb period cameras again

Flowers for Roxie and Velma

Brown pint liquor bottle (unbreakable is best)

2 flasks

3 stage cigarettes, the type that smoke but aren’t actually lit.