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Elf Lord
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Dorset
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Please help me with my project.
I'm doing a graphics project on designing a set for The Hobbit. Please could all you devoted fans answer my questionnaire so I can do lots of reasearch and get high marks!
1- Your age (sorry, you don't have to) 2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several) 4- If so, what did you think of it? 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? 7- Favourite bit/character? 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? 11- What made it good? Thanks all! |
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Oh, P.S. Please can I have replies before the 22nd November!
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Elven Warrior
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: OK, USA
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Guess I might as well answer this....
I am 16, I have written and directed a play, and acted in another, nope, I never heard of a stage play for the Hobbit, yes, I enjoyed the book very much: the thing that I like most about Tolkien is that his world is so full of depth and history. In the book, the thing that stands out the most is the hopelessnes of the quest, and the help from outside. Very similar to man's quest to know God. My fav. character is probably Thorin, and fav. part is the riddle game. NA to the last three.
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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1- Your age. 15
2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? School play; 6th, 7th grades. 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several). Nope 4- If so, what did you think of it? 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? I loved it! Cool story, great characters! 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? Difference from other types of fanasy. 7- Favourite bit/character? Gandalf 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) Blue 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. ???? 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? The Phantom of the Opera 11- What made it good? The music and acting! |
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Elven Lady of Speed-posting
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: the cheese state
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1- Your age (sorry, you don't have to)
I'm 15 2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? I've been in a kid's drama group for 8 years, a semi-professional local group for two shows, a civic theatre play, an audition for two others, and two parent-watching-kids musicals. 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several) Nope...just the One Ring Musical 4- If so, what did you think of it? 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? I loved the book because of the wonderful plot and many interesting characters. 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? The loyalty of Sam and the wise prescence of Gandalf and Aragorn. 7- Favourite bit/character? Aragorn would have to be favorite character...or perhaps Faramir. 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) purple 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. if styalistis means more unreal and imaginative, than that's what I like. 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? Othello 11- What made it good? The actors/ actresses were so very clear on their lines, even though they were hard Shakespearean phrases.
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Radically Tolkienited
Join Date: Aug 2001
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I'm 13
I've been in several skits at my camp and library, auditioned for a play, produced home plays since I was two or three, and been in a scool play I did'nt even know there was a stage play. I enjoyed the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings and the Silmarillion. Because of the homourous lifelike characters of The Hobbit, the amazingly realistic plot and loyal and loving and evil characters of LOTR and the beauty of the Sil(this also counts for the stuff that stood out at me). Sam & Pippin in LOTR, eagles and Gandalf in the Hobbit, and Beren and Luthien in the Silmarillion. LOTR=green, Hobbit=red, Silmarillion=white. I dunno Much ado about nothing. The easy comparrison between Benedick(cool), Claudio and his friends(Jerks), Hero(dip)and Beatrice(me ![]() What IS your project anyway? Sam
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Dorset
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Thanks guys!
I'm designing a set and costumes for the touring version of the show that reflects Tolkien's world better than the present ones (The elves have pointy heads, Gandalf has a helmet etc.) |
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Elven Warrior
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Indiana
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1- Your age. 15
2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? Plays with school and the public library. 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several). I friend was in it, I haven't seen it. 4- If so, what did you think of it? 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? One of my favorite books 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? The writing style 7- Favourite bit/character? Gandalf 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) Green 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. I'm sure what those mean =) 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? 11- What made it good? |
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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1) Compared to others here from the ages listed...I am ancient.
2) I am a member of The Screen Actors Guild and Actor's Equity (Stage Actors Union) I have appeared in about thirty different stage productions, movies, television shows and commercials. No I am not famous and I doubt anyone here would recognize my face, much less my name. 3) I am aware of it for obvious reasons but have never seen any production. 4) n/a 5) I read LOTR first. While I loved LOTR I was decidedly less impressed with The Hobbit. Perhaps that is because it was written as a children's story. The additional complexity of plot and character description in LOTR held my interest. 6) See answer 5. 7) Gandalf 8) Green 9) I am definitely in the realist camp. 10) Wow, that's a toughy. For musicals it would probably be Les Miserables. For straight plays, give me shakespeare anyday. With Les Miz it is the scope and graunduer of the story and the music. With shakespeare it is the brilliance of his use of language. |
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Elven Warrior
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Carmel Valley, CA
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1- Your age
18 2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? no 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several) no 4- If so, what did you think of it? n/a 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? yes... a fun adventure with original and creative characters, plus i grew up with it 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? only in the book-->how Bilbo transforms from a quiet hobbit to a quiet hobbit with a taste for adventure and a love of beautiful things 7- Favourite bit/character? gandalf and beorn 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) mauve 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. don't know 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? forget what it was called, but it was a one-woman show done at my high school, actually... had to do with aliens a little, and soup and... it's really hard to describe 11- What made it good? the talent of the actress, the originality, the bizarreness
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As for your favorite production pick, you are probably refering to "The Search for Signs of Intelligent LIfe in the Universe" which is a one woman play originally starring Lilli Tomlin.
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Dorset
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Thanks Hama, and all you people who have helped. I've just noticed that I put 'Styalistis' theatre, what I meant was Syalistic, but you all knew that anyway didn't you?
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Jun 2000
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hope this isn't too late...
1- Your age (sorry, you don't have to)
i'm 19 2- Have you had thatrical experience? Doing what? i've been singing for about 7 years and acting for about 6. in high school had several musical roles, a few very minor straight-acting roles. i'm more of a singer who acts than an actor. also have (minimal) tech experience in lighting & set construction, lately i've been trying to write a play of my own & design its sets. 3- Are you familiar with The Hobbit stage play (any, I know there are several) no, i only know of its (their) existence. 5- Did you enjoy the book? Why, why not? yes, for the story - Bilbo's transformation from scared little hobbit to traveler, while still remaining himself. 6- What stood out in the book or stage play? the images in the book - for example, the crack opening in the cave where Thorin & co. find shelter, the Elven dungeon, etc. etc. 7- Favourite bit/character? hard choice. can't say without a reread. 8-If the book was a colour, what would it be? (arty question!) that depends on which scene - anywhere in the Misties, grayish brown; Mirkwood, sort of a sickly-green; Hobbiton yellow, Lonely Mountain red/grayish; Dale a watery, shifty blue. 9- Do you prefer realistic or styalistis theatre, or don't know. for visuals (set, light & costume, stylized - because they're more daring, more artistic IMO and because they're more fun to watch & imagine. also a good stylized or abstract set adds more to the play than a literal, plain set. for the plays themselves, i prefer "absurdish & slightly weird" (bad description but i can't explain better) 10- What is the best production you've ever seen? musical: Chicago, great acting/singing/dancing, very very energetic. i enjoyed the actors more than the play, because the actors were so into the play & just puttign on a damn good show. opera: Magic Flute, for music & the WONDERFUL costumery & sets. straight acting: The Inspector Calls, because of the story & how far into it i got. i also like Cats, for the fantastic feel to it. 11- What made it good? see above. hope this helps, aryne * |
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Elf Lord
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Thanks, that;'s the lot guys.
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