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Technical theatre

Technical theatre is basically the set up and preparation for a theatre production. Scenery, lighting, costumes, makeup, stage management, in another word, seems to be everything except acting and directing. No production can be good without a good technical crew. When we are watching a production, most of the impressive scene that you think that is about good acting, but actually is the result of good technical preparation.

Tear of the lonely star—winter musical review

4:49 PM, February 25, the last production of CA winter musical Les Miserables ended with awarding ceremony to those seniors who finished their last production with CA. This production of Les Miserables had been performed 3 times in CA’s black box. Leading cast members: Lexi Williamson as Jean Valjean, Jenna Denomme as Javert, Julia Rafferty as Fantine, Aaron Lou as Marius, Maggie Guarino-Trier as Cosette, Mariel Docabo as Eponiem, Samantha Weed as Thenardier, Gianna Dimarino as Mme Thenardier, Nan Zhou as Enjolras...... I have heard some of them complained about the long practice everyday even sometimes they went to practice when the school was cancelled. However, when I saw this production myself, I was amazed and I want to say that it was worth for them to put in so many efforts. Jean Valjean, a 19 years prisoner who had been put into jail for steeling bread for his sister and has been released, after feeling the discrimination from everyone on this “former prisoner, he decided ...