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Ghosts of Stagecraft PastPresentFuture

On December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

The current Broadway production of A Christmas Carol utilizes different generations of stagecraft to bring this centuries-old tale back to life.

On the 1st Day of Stagecraft

On December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 By Steven StraussIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.

P.S. In the Beginning…

On January 12, 2023January 11, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Revisiting A Christmas Carol on Broadway made me realize a detail I missed regarding its generational stagecraft:

Crafting the Stage

On December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

While we’re on the topic of generational stagecraft:

WWTD

On December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Sometimes, a movie adaptation of a play makes you realize new dimensions to a seemingly straightforward moment of stagecraft in the original production.

Duplicitous Multiplicity

On December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Here’s the thing about symbolic stagecraft, and really all artistic symbolism:

Rituals

On December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word. 

TBC

On December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 By Steven StraussIn London CallingLeave a comment

Given theater’s common two-act structure, the intermission break provides a natural spot to insert a cliffhanger.

In Good Company

On May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Lyrics can be open to multiple interpretations that change their meaning.

Hands at the Edge of the Stage

On May 6, 2022May 8, 2022 By Steven StraussIn London CallingLeave a comment

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: my favorite use of stagehands ever??

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