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WARoftheWORLDS
FanninMusicalProductions
InspiredbyH.G.Wells’immortalclassic,WARoftheWORLDSretellsthetaleofEarth’sstruggleagainstaseeminglyunstoppableinvasion.InnovativearrangementsoftheworkofGustavHolstcombinewiththoroughlymoderncostuming,propdesign,narration,andsounddesigntomakeWARoftheWORLDSanirresistiblemergerofclassicandcontemporarywhichwillbeahitwithstudents,audiences,andjudgesalike.
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SetDesign
ThesetdesignforWARoftheWORLDSimmediatelyestablishesamoodofconflictandmenace,preparingtheviewerforthisintensetaleofinterplanetaryconflict.
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Frontscreenshelptoframethestage,whileprovidinganexchangepointforcolorguardequipment.Plansandbuild/leaseoptionsavailablethroughTigerProps,aswellashigh-qualitydigitalprinting.
Mostimportantly,asetofmovable‘tripod’propsrepresenttheimplacable,alienwarmachinesvividlydescribedbyWells.Intheircollapsedpositiontobegintheshow,theyextendupwardsdramaticallyatthefirstmovement’sfirstmajorimpact.Purchaseorbuildasmanyasneededtosuittheneedsofyourensemble.Plansandbuild/leaseoptionsavailablethroughTigerProps.
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Costume&FlagDesign
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TheflagsilksforWARoftheWORLDSdramaticallyportraythestruggle—beginningwithMan’simpendingdoom,progressingtothedespairofanentireplanetatwar,andclimaxingwithourworldtriumphant—allwhileconnectingthoughtfullywiththecostumeandpropdesign.
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OpenerEffects
Theshowopensinthefrontensembleandpercussion.Thehornlinebeginsspreadacrossthefieldinvariouspodswhichmoveindependently,buildingintrigueandvisualmomentumasthetripods,stillintheirlowerconfiguration,movesequentiallyontothestageproper.Meanwhile,theclassicopeningnarrationoverlayssetsthestage:‘Noonewouldhavebelievedintheearlyyearsofthe21stcenturythatthisworldwasbeingwatched…Yet,acrossthegulfofspace,intellectsvast,coolandunsympatheticregardedthisearthwithenviouseyes...’
Asweapproachourfirstimpactform,soundeffectsportraythetripods‘poweringup’astheyriseintotheirextended‘attack’position.LEDlightshiddenonthefrontofthetripodsandtriggeredbyaperformerbehindbegintoflashaggressively.
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Allleadingtothefirstmusicalarrivalpoint,theunmistakableostinatoofHolst’sMars,whilethetripodprops‘fire’theirlargest,LEDpowered‘lasers,’andtheguardintroducesthefirstsilkforahugemusicalandvisualstatement.
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Afterthefirstimpact,apercussion,soundeffects,andnarrativetransitionsetsusupforthenextmusicalideawhilethehornlinerestagesthetripods.‘Thesethings!Howtodescribethem?Walkingenginesofglitteringmetal,stridingacrosstheheather,thetumultoftheirpassageliketheriotofthunder…’
Fromhere,theopeningmovementdevelopsseveralmusicalideas,buildingtoahuge,finalstatementoftheMarsmotifaccompaniedbypowerfulsoundeffectsand‘laser’blastsfromthetripodprops,allinterwovenformaximumimpact.
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BalladEffects
Asthefirstmovementtransitionstothesecond,thetripodpropsturnandarerestagedbackfieldasthoughcontinuingonwiththeirconquestaroundtheworld.Thefocusshiftsfromtheshockandfearoftheinitialattacktoamomentofsoul-searchingreflectiononthepartofnearlydefeatedmankind.‘…ofcourse,wemustrememberwhatruthlessandutterdestructionourownspecieshaswrought…ArewesuchapostlesofmercyastocomplainiftheMartianswaronusinthesamespirit?’
Musically,thisisreflectedintwobeautifulsolos[originallyscoredforfluteandtrumpet,possibleforanystudentyouwishtofeature]andmusicallyintheintroductionofoursecondsilkrepresentingtheresilienceofmankindundersiege.
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Theballadbuildstowardsaoneofthemajormusicalandvisualarrivalpointsoftheprogramasmankindemergeswitharenewedcommitmenttothedifficultfightahead.
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CloserEffects
Thefinalmovementbeginswithpercussionandnarrationsignalingthereturntobattle:‘No!Bythetoilofabillionliveshasmanboughttherighttothisearth!Anditishisagainstallcomers!’Thetripodpropsareturnedtothefrontagainandrestagedfrontfieldforthefinalbattle.Ifdesired,thebeginningofmovementthreeistheperfectspotforriflesorotherweaponsinyourcolorguard.
Asthemelodicideasgrowstrongerandbolder,indicatingMan’sgrowingconfidenceagainsttheinvaders,theguardintroducesourfinalsilk.
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AstheMarsmotifreturns,thehornlineclosesinaroundoneofthetripodswhoseLED‘laser’firesincreasinglyhysterically.Then,inacacophnoussoundeffectofscreechingmetal,thefirstofthealieninvadersgoesdown.
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Astheshowreachesitsjoyous,triumphantending,eachofthealienwarmachinesgoesdowntothesoundscreechingmetalasthedrillcollapsesaroundtheminturn.Finally,theEarthdefendedandhumanitysaved,thefullensemblepushesforwardforthelast,emphaticmusicalstatementoftheshow.
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