Want to help with my show? :o)

Milliechel67 · February 2011

Okay, I'm having a creative dilemma and can't decide what to do with a piece of my show. I need some opinions. Smile

The show's Alice in Wonderland and I'm looking at the Caucus Race song (the one when the Wonderland creatures are running around and around trying to get dry). There's a line that says "Donkey and Elephant in a race, elect to race til dry again." I have a little section of choreography focused on two of the actors representing "donkey and elephant" for this section and now that I'm finalizing costumes I can't decide what to do with these two.

The rest of the the ensemble kids in the scene get to decide on any creature that lives under or near the sea. With that in mind...

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Witchys_Woman · February 2011

While I like the idea of the top hat I think some people won't really get it. The donkey and elephant costume though could be something as simple as ears and a tail.

kelnyc · February 2011

I voted "something else" because the kids are going to want to pick their own sea creature just like everyone else in the scene. You could have them pick a sea creature and tell half it has to be blue, and half it has to be red, and then give them the appropriate animal ears for their color. It's a bit abstract, but to the audience, it will look like sea kids dressing up as a donkey or elephant to represent the parties. Sounds like an awesome show! Will there be video?

Cipolla2Be · February 2011

So the first thing that came to mind....they are already in their sea creature costumes...but when the donkey turns around they have a tail? And they shake it? And the elephant just has a trunk? And they shake it? Am I crazy? Big Smile

Cipolla2Be · February 2011

Oh and ears would be cute too...like pointy donkey ears and big dumbo elephant ears?

Milliechel67 · February 2011

kelnyc:
I voted "something else" because the kids are going to want to pick their own sea creature just like everyone else in the scene. You could have them pick a sea creature and tell half it has to be blue, and half it has to be red, and then give them the appropriate animal ears for their color. It's a bit abstract, but to the audience, it will look like sea kids dressing up as a donkey or elephant to represent the parties. Sounds like an awesome show! Will there be video?

I got your response after rehearsal (taught them the choreography last night)... and that was my main concern too. They're all little girls in the scene and I was thinking I would have been so bummed if I would have been told I was going to be a donkey and all my friends got to choose star fish, jelly fish, etc...

But once I had them all situated on stage I asked if anyone especially liked donkeys and two girls raised their hands then asked the same about elephants and a few girls raised their hands. So I picked the two closest to the front/center that had raised their hands and they were really excited. I was so relieved!

I'm not sure about how video will work out yet... there are some restrictions with the liscencing so I still need to figure that out.

As for costuming -- Thanks for your feedback! Between most answers saying go for donkey and elephant costumes and the girls liking those animals, I'm definitely going to go that direction!

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