File puptcrit/puptcrit.0506, message 29


From: "Mary Horsley" <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Crowd Control
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:03:31 -0400


My brain just remembered....Tony Urbano Marionettes!

Mary

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
-Walter Bagehot

"One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the
choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape
ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make
are ultimately our own responsibility."
 
Eleanor Roosevelt
 

www.gentleteaching.com


> [Original Message]
> From: Mary Horsley <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> Date: 6/4/2005 11:47:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Crowd Control
>
> I do have a cute picture from the past though where a newspaper
> photographer caught a little girl crawling around the stage in order to
get
> a better look. Sometimes, you do have interested kids as I was in college
> when I was beginning to see my first professional shows. Their names
cannot
> be located in my brain right now, but this was a troupe from LA out in the
> 70s who came to Santa Maria Mall to perform a show. My nieces and I
watched
> one show from the front and spent the rest of the day watching from the
> back, helped them pack up and they drove us home!   Needless to say, we
> were impressed.....
>
> Mary
>
> "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
> -Walter Bagehot
>
> "One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the
> choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape
> ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make
> are ultimately our own responsibility."
>  
> Eleanor Roosevelt
>  
>
> www.gentleteaching.com
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Kathleen Jacobs <kjpuppets-AT-erols.com>
> > To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> > Date: 6/4/2005 11:30:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Crowd Control
> >
> > Crowd Control.
> >
> >
> >
> > It is often advised: When playing on the same level as the audience,
> place a 
> > line of tape on the floor to indicate your playing space.   I feel
> obliged 
> > to point out that there are certain pitfalls to this method… all of
which
> I 
> > learned the hard way.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Once when taking up the tape line, I pulled up a carpet square. I 
> > carefully detached the square from the tacky tape and patted it down.
No 
> > harm done
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. On another occasion, I removed the tape and a layer of wax at the
same 
> > time,  leaving a semi permanent line on the floor for the next
performer.
> I 
> > hope it was in the desired place. That mark disappeared only when the
> school 
> > stripped and waxed the tiles.
> >
> >
> >
> > 3. The  worst scenario was when I decided to not only  mark off play
> space, 
> > but also use the sticky stuff  to designate aisles for the audience. I
> used 
> > a lot of tape.  Unfortunately, when I removed the border I also stripped
> the 
> > finish off the wood floors of the basketball court.  It was especially 
> > noticeable where I pulled up sections of the colored lines  for center 
> > court, foul and out of bounds. Anyone have a magic marker? I was not
> invited 
> > back to that school until a change of administration and my legacy was 
> > forgotten.
> >
> >
> >
> > The best marker is a strip or runner of rug. It stays put and does no
> harm. 
> > It does require carrying more equipment but the improved PR is worth it.
> I 
> > have also used gym cones, blocks and ropes to establish boundaries but
> these 
> > may become playthings in little hands and create distraction.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Brett Roberts" <bdr1020-AT-hotmail.com>
> > To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:37 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] Crowd Control
> >
> >
> > > This is a clever idea. I've known performers who pick unruly kids as 
> > > "helpers" in their performances.They have them hold props and that
sort
> of 
> > > thing. Not only is this problematic, but it rewards misbehavior.
Having 
> > > the unruly kids help with the audience in pretty smart.
> > >
> > > Brett
> > >
> > > Brett Roberts Productions
> > > http://DFWentertainer.com
> > > For promotional pictures please go to
> > > http://brettrobertsproductions.itgo.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Alan Cook" <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com>
> > >>Reply-To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
> > >>To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
> > >>Subject: [Puptcrit] Cowd Control
> > >>Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:07:13 GMT
> > >>
> > >>Elva Aiken told me yesterday that when they were actively performing 
> > >>school shows, they would appoint two of the unruliest kids to watch
the 
> > >>rest and it worked fine.---ALAN COOK
> > >>
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