Casting continued

Cue the sad Charlie Brown music, because I did not get enough cast today for Cinderella Windows.

I still need:
Fairy Godmother or two
Stepmother and
Stepsisters

I'm going to do another meetup on Columbus Day at 1pm, at the same location (50 Miles Street) Greenfield.

The costumes are awesome, the evenings are going to be fun, there may well be cookies, so what more could anyone want?

Meet up, cast & costume

It took a couple days, but I have a space to meet and talk about the plan, and check out costumes (we have some awesome ones).

Here's the downlow:

Meet Sunday October 5, from 2:30-4:00
50 Miles Street Greenfield (map here) upstairs. It's a pink building just before Energy Park.

See you there!

It's been an eventful week: we were able to get the use of both beautiful windows at 393 Main Street in Greenfield, so thank you Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and Greenfield Community Television!

We've changed the act order and the casting a little to better suit the two spaces:

Window 1, Act 1: Cinderella cleans, stepmother & sisters berate. Cinderella assists the stepmother/sisters as the get ready for the ball. All but Cinderella leave.

Window 1, Act 2: Cinderella alone. Fairy godmother appears. Gives Cinderella a dress (or a quick change) 

Window 1, Act 3: Ball. Stepmother & sisters, Prince, Cinderella, and two or four other dancers. Cinderella & Prince, dance together. Cinderella startled, runs, loses shoe. Prince looks at shoe.

Window 2, Act 4: Prince & stepmother/sisters, Cinderella. Shoe doesn’t fit. Shoe fits.

Window 2, Act 5: Wedding celebration

We’re hoping we can involve local students in this production. We’ll need two Cinderellas, one Prince, two Fairy Godmothers, four Stepsisters, two Stepmothers, and eight people to be crowd. This is a volunteer effort for the arts in Greenfield. The cast must commit to being available both performance nights. The cast will need to be available for costume measurements the week of September 29 and fittings the week of October 6. There will be one rehearsal just before the first performance at 5:30 pm October 17. No experience is necessary.

Please feel free to contact me at cinderellawindows@gmail.com

Kicking off the project

We're going to be asking the owners of 377 and 393 Main Street in Greenfield to allow us to use their front spaces. Walkers on the sidewalks see a light go on in the first window. Cinderella cleans alone. Her stepmother and stepsisters make demands and move to exit as the window darkens. A few seconds later the next illuminates. Cinderella sits despondent, but her fairy godmother arrives. The story continues over five windows. The audience does not hear sound on the street. When the last window darkens, the first window illuminates, coordinated via text message by the internal directors.

Within each window, a hidden scene director awaits a text from the previous director. When the text arrives, the scene director turns up the lights. When the scene is complete, the scene director turns the lights down. The actors in each window can expect to do their scene for about 5 minutes, then wait in low light or around the edges of the area for 25 minutes. They can expect to do their scene four or five times during the evening.

This concept brings life to the dark, after-hours storefronts in Greenfield during the festival, both enhancing the excitement of both theatergoers and townspeople, and serving to bring attention to the businesses who host us via their windows. It will look compelling and beautiful as people wait for their selected show to start, or as they walk between shows.

Organization

In order to produce Cinderella Windows, we will get costumes, many of which are multiples, very simple lighting and possible projector, very minimal set and props; cast and directors; and most importantly, permission from area organizations to allow after-hours use. In return, we will promote the participating organizations as partners in Cinderella Windows in posters and advertising. We are working on funding via grant and donation. 

Please contact me by Sept 30 at cinderella.windows@gmail.com to participate