Clambake: Curtain Up Act Two
The audience has stretched their legs, endured the line to the loo, and checked their email and the likes on their selfie with the night’s Playbill. The lights dim, and it’s time for Curtain Up: Act Two.
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The audience has stretched their legs, endured the line to the loo, and checked their email and the likes on their selfie with the night’s Playbill. The lights dim, and it’s time for Curtain Up: Act Two.
Read MoreIf the audience is allowed to push the pause button and re-enter the reality—and mental hijack—of crowds, bathroom lines, and social media updates, then the creative team better have a carefully devised plan on how to keep at least a little hook in an audience member’s brain during intermission.
Read MoreStars are great for marketing and can sell a show—as long as they’re in it. Write your show to stand on its own, and let the stars come looking for you!
Read MoreWe have established our “normal world” (time, place, characters, and rules of said world), identified our hero, defined his/her clear “want,” and entertained the audience a little as well. Now what?
Read MoreIn a musical, big, showy production numbers are present for pure enjoyment and a reward for the audience staying with you thus far.
Read MoreNot every show has a love story at its core, but most do. It can take the form of romantic love, familial love, friendly love, or passion for life, but (in a good story) the heart of the protagonist is always on fire for someone or something.
Read MoreThe “I Want” song, usually the second number in a show, tells us who the story is about and the thing they’re willing to risk everything to pursue.
Read MoreWhen constructing “curtain up” moments and opening numbers, you must be clear, clever, and able to convince the audience to stay with you for the ride.
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