From: "Mark Levenson" <markl-AT-levenson.com>
Subject: Re: Defining boundaries
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 15:57:23 -0800


your suggstions below sound great.  for supervised shows, i've discovered
that simple masking tape on the floor works magic.  kids seem to know
instinctively what it means and, for the most part, to respect it.  for
unsupervised environments, however, your comments about more significant
boundaries seems better.  if there's really no one out front when you
perform, then you may have some liability problems with your boundary
material -- what if a kid trips or chokes on your banner, or pulls on it and
brings down a light on his head, etc.?

Mark Levenson
markl-AT-levenson.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Chartier <Timothy.Chartier-AT-Colorado.EDU>
To: Puppetry Friends <puptcrit-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU>
Date: Monday, November 24, 1997 3:47 PM
Subject: Defining boundaries


>Hello puppet friends:
>
> This December, my wife and I will perform at a corporate party for
>the children.  Basically, we will have a large room to perform in for
>about 5 hours alternating between puppetry and mask/mime work.  There will
>be little supervision other than our own during the show.
>
> From my experience in performing at parties such as these,
>defining boundaries is important for protection of staging, equipment, and
>performers.
>
> I have read techniques of defining boundaries for the performance
>area such as roping off the area and using a banner as a colorful yet
>practical blockade.  I would like to know your suggestions!
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>Tim Chartier
>
>
>
>
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