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Special Section: High School MusicalHigh School Musical On <strong>Stage</strong>and in PicturesSD asked for your pics, and you responded — To get your inspiration flowing, here’s asampling of how other theatres across the country staged High School Musical.Staging SolutionsYou’ve got a lot to stage and probably hundreds of kids to place. Here’s how a few theatres tackled the sets.Cate PaxsonAt the Upper Darby P.A.C., they designed a set with multiple locations detailedon different levels. The unit set provided the gym floor on the main stage, thecallboard halfway up the stage right steps, the science classroom upper right, thetheatre upper center and another area for scenes halfway up stage right.The Ames Community Theatre set during “Stick to the Status Quo”The Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, placed the band on the upperlevel of the set.At the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., bleachers rolled on and off, creatingseveral levels; the band was located on the upper level behind a scrim.“Get’cha Head in the Game”Cate PaxsonCheryl SnavelyThe Broadway Kidz Wisconsin production at the Broadway Dinner Theatre inWisconsin Dells, Wisc., had enough space to use regulation hoops.Upper Darby P.A.C. used less-representational staging.30 December 2007 • www.stage-directions.com
“Bop to the Top”With some creativity, you can effectively stage all three locations, no matter what your space restrictions might be.Steve ThrasherRyan and Sharpay appear triumphant in this production still from The LegacyTheatre in Tyrone, Ga.Dana Dixon and Michael Caine perform at the Kennedy High Schoolproduction in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Bopping it at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts in Smithtown, N.Y.The Valley Youth Theatre spilled some of the action off-stage to get theroom they needed.Knock ‘Em DeadJudging from all your pictures, by “We’re All in This Together” and the Mega-Mix number,not only was your entire cast dancing, your entire audience was as well.Cheryl SnavelyCarl SpataroThe finale from J*Company Youth Theatre production in San Diego, Calif. (whichalmost didn’t happen due to the recent devastating fires in San Diego). Theyused the block letters of High School Musical as their only set piece and usedlighting to set the different scenes.The cast from the Broadway Kidz Wisconsin production struts its stuff.www.stage-directions.com • December 2007 31
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