Dear Paul, Pam and Darren,
>
> The following are notes taken
from our meeting last week.
>
> Steve
>
> NYC Meeting,
3/07-----JOSEPHÉCOAT
>
> Begin with BOOM
> á Storyteller and a few children.
> á Many children in bright colors come
through lots of boom doors.
> á Joseph enters through center through
double barn doors like "Pretty
> Girls" in 42nd
Street. The moment would include
lots of fog.
> á Discussed the issue of the JosephÕs
Coat—perhaps a child or the
> storyteller will put it in a
chest that will then be used later, when Joseph
> is given his coat by Jacob.
> á ChildrenÕs chorus will be 70; can sit on
bleachers AND floor.
>
> CANAAN
> á Jacob and Sons signage
> á Canaan: palm trees can light up, pop-ups
from ground rows.
> á Shallow moving palates, trees need to be
rooted/grounded
> á Ground rows can be moved/actor motivated
> á Ground rows can have built in levels for
dancers and compositional
> variation
> á Corn Ballet—no scenery, just the childrenÕs
chorus as corn: sad corn,
> sick corn, happy, healthy
corn, sun, and moon.
>
> OR—ANOTHER APPROACH TO
CANAAN
> á On the revolve, in the center could be an
Oasis cluster of palm trees
> that are stable and 3-D in
design.
> á As the revolve turns, each of four Òpie
shapesÓ can suggest different
> locations, i.e. JacobÕs chair
and Jacob&Sons signage; the well/pit where
> Joseph is thrown; Ishmael
scene/camel enters; a fence and cactus for the
> western ho-down number.
> á Actors can motivate moves and bring on
items.
> á Perhaps the revolved doesnÕt rotate, but
the central Oasis does! This
> can be actor motivated
perhaps.
>
> JOSEPHÕS JOURNEY
> á In front of Boom; children can come out of
doors in boom with signs:
> ÒEgypt—lots of miles
ahead!Ó ÒNo water for a long time!Ó, ÒMirage Rest
> Stop—sorry, you missed
it!Ó, ÒLast Chance for water—fooled you!Ó ÒDry
> Desert—next 1,000
miles!Ó --like that. Pam and
Darren will suggest clever
> phrases!
> á Will design and build a life size
camel—horse size that can be ridden.
>
>
> BOOM will open up for the
Western song and dance.
>
> PONTIFAR
> á PontifarÕs Style—Casino/Las
Vegas/Trump/Egyptian Wall Street/money look;
> contemporize and stylize for
more sophisticated look: odd and studious.
> á Perhaps everything could have a Pontifar
LOGO that marks class and
> wealth; move away from the
cartooned, vaudeville look.
> á Bed will be a central feature in Pontifar
unit along with a vault.
> á Pontifar unit might rotate to become the
jail.
> á Big MORPH into Go Go Joseph/disco/flower
power
> á The jail becomes a Go-Go Cage for dance
number.
> á Jail scene will use lots of battery
operated candle lights for the
> childrenÕs chorus.
>
> INTERMISSION
>
> ACT II
> á Move bleachers upstage of boom at
intermission
> á Enter a BIG PYRAMID unit
> á Opening for the Sphinx entrance, pulled DS
by slaves, for the big
> Pharaoh number.
> á Back in Canaan—French bistro with
table and chair, palm tree style
> street light—all in
front of Boom, to be played DSR.
> á Open Boom to reveal JosephÕs Throne
> á JosephÕs Throne moves DS to become
CHARIOT; wings might open up and span
> out for size and visual
punctuation.
>
>