Starlight Express production BTEC

1. Challengeswe mightface in Starlight Express
Technical
 Showingmother/control, onstage orjust voices
 The staging;ramps and rollerskatescause ahealthandsafetyrisk
 The cast size of 100; will have a lotof people onstage at the same time
 The lightingwill be colourful andflashy,formostof the racesand bigmusicnumbers
 The stage hasto be well litatall timessothe performerscansee,alsolitonthe ramps
reachingoutintothe audience
 How to showthe race- on videoorlive onstage
 The ramps leadingouttothe audience willhave tohave railingssocasthave a safetybarrier
 The railingswouldneedtobe clearsoit wouldn’tblockthe audiencesview
 The lightingforElectra– lightening,electric
Artistic
 ShowingControlsimagination
 Revealingeachof the charactersat the beginning
 Clearall the trainsare different(coaches,engines) all have differentpersonalities
 Gettingthe storyline cleartothe audience
 All sungthrough,wontbe many breaksfororchestra
 The cast needtoshowtheyare trains, on theircostumescouldhave handlesonthe backto
holdon.
 There are manygroupsof trains/coaches,needtoshow thisintheircostumesand
hair/makeup
 How the ‘starlightexpress’will be presented –spiritual,god-like,butusesPoppasvoice
 In solosections,couldbe boringhavingone persononstage skatingaround,maybe having
backgrounddancers?
 The costumesneedtohave some protectionincorporatedintoit- kneepads,elbow pads?