Middletown
| Middletown | |
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| Summary | |
| Dates 29th October - 1st November 2019
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| Performance Course Acting
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| Location The New Athenaeum
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| Creative Team | |
| Director Matthew Lenton
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| Designer | |
| Sound Designer | |
| Lighting Designer | |
| Voice Support Jean Sangster
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| Production Team | |
| Production Manager Colin Bell
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| Stage Manager | |
| Deputy Stage Manager | |
| Assistant Stage Manager | |
| Assistant Stage Manager | |
| Stage Supervisor Malcolm Stephen
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| Deputy Stage Supervisor | |
| Lighting Programmer and Operator | |
| Production Electrician | |
| Lighting crew | |
| Lighting crew | |
| Lighting crew | |
| Production Sound Engineer and Sound Operator | |
| Lead Propmaker | |
| Senior Propmaker | |
| Senior Propmaker | |
| Assistant Propmaker | |
| Assistant Propmaker | |
| Assistant Propmaker | |
| Assistant Propmaker | |
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| Scenic Artist | |
| Scenic Artist | |
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Summary
A play about a town, the world, & life
Cast
John Dodge - Sam Stopford and Angus Taylor
Mary Swanson - Alana Jackson and McCallister Selva
Male Doctor/Ground Control - Jamie Burch
Cop - Keiran Duncan
Librarian - Eimear Fearon
Female Doctor/Tour Guide - Lesley Lemon
Mechanic - Calvin Noble
Public Speaker/Male tourist/Greg/Janitor - Jack McCreadie
Female tourist/Landscaper/Attendant - Margaux Mustos
Lighting
Sound
Mic Placement
This was the placement of 1 of 2 DPA microphones that were used on tables to pick up small movements, such as shuffling a deck of cards
Technical Stage Department
The biggest element of the show for the technical stage department was the 2.8M high truss bridge. The bridge was constructed using 95% of the RCS truss stock.
The top section of the bridge was constructed at ground level, raised using 4 load guard chain motors, the leg sections were then connected and it the bridge was landed. Workshop attached the top deck before the bridge was put on legs to make the construction process easier and safer by keeping all work at ground level. They constructed the deck by using some 18mm ply and some timber bracing that spanned the width of the truss. This was attached to the truss using doughty half couplers. Once the bridge was clad it was covered in astro turf. The get offs were constructed using the buttress towers and a combination of treads, these were ratchet strapped to the truss bridge.
One problem that we encountered was that due to the length of the bridge and the fact that there was no support in the middle it caused the bridge to bounce in the middle when walked on. To prevent this workshop constructed some supports that were screwed into the floor and attached to the truss using doughty half couplers.
Truss used.
3m x 8.
2m x 6.
1m x 5.
0.5m x 4.
0.25m x4 (hired).
Base plate x 4.
Box (3 way corner) x 4.
Box (t piece) x 2.
Truss supports (built by workshop) x 4.