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Disney’s NEWSIES comes to life onstage within an atmospheric 1899 cityscape, featuring an environment of brownstone building facades framing the central playing area, and enhanced by a series of flown skyline options whose layered appearance offers a variety of perspectives.
Scenery
Technical Details
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Built: 2017
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Movement: Actor Motivated
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Offstage space: Minimal
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Number of Trucks: 2-53' Trailers *
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Line sets used: ~17 (8 for hard scenery)
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Groundrow: Yes
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Portals: Three ground supported legs and one flow header.
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Load-in crew: 8-10
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Load-in time: 8-12 hours
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Show crew: ~3-4
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Fly crew: 2-3
Designed by Bruce Brockman, three large welded-steel platforms are featured throughout the show, rolling easily on air casters, with each platform able to support the weight of multiple individuals. The two side towers are 3-story stairwells, constructed in the style of vintage New York fire escapes, which can play together or separately in a variety of configurations. When all three towers are parked in their upstage position, entrances and exits can be made out of the 1st and 2nd-floor windows of the brownstone building facades.
*See Space requirements for Logistic requirements
Costumes
Technical Details
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Built: 2017
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Supported cast: 75
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Shipping: Hampers and Gondolas
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Alterations: Some
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Principal size range:
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Ensemble Bottoms:
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Ensemble Tops:
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Dry Clean Only: Some
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Machine Wash: Most
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Wigs: Not Included
Period costumes by Dixon Reynolds can outfit a large cast (75 were in the Wichita production), including all principal characters and a large array of male and female newsies, including 20 teens and 20 children.
Properties
Props include a great variety of authentic-looking newspapers, in variously sized stacks; a sturdy wagon for delivering the newspapers; banners and signs for the different boroughs; a rolling cart with Jack’s painting supplies; and an authentic 1850s printing press, which has been adapted to function for the show.
Technical Details
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Built: 2017
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Offstage space: Large
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# of road boxes: 1 and Lose pack in scenery
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Furniture: Three large office chairs, many danceable chairs, three large tables.
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Expendables: Newsies print graphic only
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Specialty Items: Moving printing press
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Individual items for rent: None