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Robby the Stockfish and Ensemble / Supervisory Scenic Constructor
Urinetown: The Musical
South Side High School, Spring 2023
By Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman
Director: Ms. Pamela Seiderman
Choreographer: Danielle Aliotta
Scenic Designer: Alex Beja
Music Director: Dr. Doreen Fryling
Lighting Designer: Nathan Avankian
Technical Director: Chris Barker
Stage Manager: Chloe Kaleah Stewart
For the protagonist's death scene, he is thrown off of a building. I was tasked with ideating this stage adaptation. We added a haze / fog machine and strobe lights that would blind the audience. The illusion that protagonist had been thrown off of the building was successfully transferred to the audience through the use of these technical effects, mixed with the choreography of the actor flipping over a railing (that I actually got to hold during the show).
In addition to being a Supervisory Crew Member for this production, I got the role of Robby the Stockfish. As a member of the ensemble I sang, danced, and acted.
Final Set Photos for Urinetown: The Musical
Footage from Urinetown, filmed by South Side's Video Club
Photos taken by Chris Barker
South Side High School's Urinetown
Public Amenity No. 9
Bobby's Descent to Urinetown
South Side High School's Urinetown
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Photo taken by Chris Barker
I was hand-picked by our technical director to participate in our "light-load in." Here, I began to understand how to identify lights including, Source 4's, Fresnels, and LEDs. I learned to read and follow light plots and how to install lighting fixtures. I was taught cable management, running power and data from boom to boom efficiently, while also keeping them unseen from the audience.
Lighting plot from Urinetown
Designed by Nathan Avankian
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