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A Chorus Line
- Michael Bennett
Designer's Notes:
When Mark Fleischer, decided to do A
Chorus Line he wanted to reproduce a show that had made a profound impact
upon him as a young man, one that started him on the road to doing theatre. He
drew on his personal memories of seeing this production on Broadway as a young
man. The choreography was restaged from the original based on careful study of
the records. The sets were
recreated, within budgetary constrictions, as closely as possible. My job was to
recreate the lighting. I
never had an opportunity to see A Chorus Line on Broadway. The only video
I was able to find was in black and white, clearly recorded with a camera which
was incapable of capturing the subtlety of lighting, it was overwhelmed whenever
there was a significant change in intensity, flaring to blinding white or fading
abruptly to black before finding it’s balance and fading the picture back in.
I did the best I could. I think I was able to give Mark what he was
looking for.
Opening
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"Step, kick, kick, leap, kick,
touch...."
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"I Hope I Get It"
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Boys Combination
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"I really need this job"
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Resumes
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"Who am I anyway?"
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The Line
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" I Can Do That"
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"... And..."
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"At the Ballett"
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"Up a steep and very narrow
stairway."
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" Sing"
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" Hello Twelve"
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"Nothing"
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"Mother"
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"Gimme the Ball..."
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"Shit, Ritchie."
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"Dance: Ten; Looks: Three"
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"You're too good for the chorus,
Cassie."
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" Give me Somebody to dance for."
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" The Music and the Mirror"
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"All I ever needed was the music and the
mirror and the chance to dance."
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" Send Paul in."
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Paul's Monologue
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"..Five, Six, Seven, Eight."
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"One"
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" Is this what you really want to do?
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" We're all special"
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" What I did for Love"
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The Final Cast |
Men's bows |
Women's bows |
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The Finale |
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Plano Repertory Theatre September 2002
directed by: Mark Fleischer
choreography re-staged by: Paula Morelan
lighting by Laura McMeley
scenery by: Bryan
Wofford
costumes by: Michael Robinson
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