Would you happen to have any..OTHER inspired RTC directional/directorial ideas you'd like to share? ^^ /nf
My stage design would look something like this (West Virginia University), having a revolving stage in front of a platform with stairs (plus a ramp for Ricky) and a curtain, but with extra emphasis being placed on the crooked and broken Cyclone tracks. Particularly passionate people would hang onto the tracks when making speeches.
"Uranium Suite" will start with the choir being projected onto the curtains. Throughout the song, Misha and Ocean would fight over the former's phone. Although my hypothetical production uses the old script, Ricky still plays the tambourine.
I am debating over whether to have them appear on stage during the "sailing through space" part or after the song. It would be pointless to not have them on the revolving stage during the "round and round and round" part, but it would be funny to have collapse onto the stage after the end of the song.
Much like with "Fall Fair Suite", Jane would sing "Spinning" after the rest of the choir sung their "all been spinning" part, but only Ricky would be able to hear it, to which he would be frantically looking around during the "round and round and round" part.
Ocean swaps out her ordinary blazer for a more sparkly one, and puts an equally-sparkly tiara on her head, which remains throughout the rest of the song.
Much like with Station Theatre, Misha and Ricky forcibly pull themselves away from the controlling "aura" of Ocean, only to be forcibly dragged back in, during the roasting bits. Only Noel and Constance dance alongside Ocean, during the first chorus. They all get a cheerleader-style pom-pom, as well.
Speaking of which, during the roasting bits, Ricky would try and talk to Jane, only to get pulled towards Ocean during his roasting bit. (The same thing happens during Jane Doe's introduction.)
From that point onwards, Ricky plays his tambourine.
Misha, Ricky, Constance, and Jane pull out instruments and sombreros during the mention of a mariachi band, only for them to throw away their instruments, the second Ocean butts in.
Ricky plays the "squeeze keys" throughout the song.
Ocean plays "Claude" (the pimp who gets stabbed ten times in his back).
Misha asks as lovestruck as possible, even when getting slap-slap-kissed by Monique.
Monique gets thrown to the ground and abused by the entire cast throughout the song.
LOTS of stomping and clapping for rhythm, especially during the end.
After the song, Noel switches from pants to a skirt.
EVERY STORY'S GOT A LESSON
During the song itself, the choir all sit criss-cross applesauce around Ocean and bop their heads to the song.
While Ocean is distracted, the boys mock her movements and speech, making each other silently laugh, as if she's done this spiel a million times too many.
Constance drags Jane in to play the methhead biker up the road.
During the start of the song, Misha rips open his shirt and tears away his pants to reveal a BadEgg-brand T-shirt and tracksuit pants, colored like the Ukrainian flag. Ricky also places his own cap on top of his head.
Ricky plays a portable DJ set, while also wearing a boxy-robot head.
Throughout the whole song, Ricky and Constance hang alongside and follow Mischa, along with interjecting with their verses. Misha supports them big time!
Ocean is the valet, while Noel is the hottie.
During the final line, Ricky puts on Misha's vyshyvanka and red waist sash, serving as a segue into the next song.
"Talia" (Jane) comes out from behind the curtains and goes to the opposite side of Mischa and the rest of the choir.
Misha uses Ricky's hat to symbolize his masculinity, and slams it in the middle of the circle, during his line about it.
The remaining members of the choir take turns dancing with different partners, while simultaneously watching what is happening with bated breath.
Talia does not turn around until Misha finally breaks free of the circle and runs over to hug her, just before the beat drop.
The choir dances wildly, while Misha cries into "Talia's" shoulder.
During the final parts of the song, Misha pulls the veil back to reveal Jane, causing him to collapse on the ground in tears.
Everybody group hugs, until Ocean ruins the moment.
Misha and Constance are the Zolarian rulers (wearing black helmets and matching capes), while Ocean, Noel, and Jane are the sexy cat people (wearing cat ears, paws, and colored tiger-striped vests over their clothes), with the lyrics changed to match.
Misha and Constance mime driving a spaceship to Zolar.
Ricky's Bachelor Man costume comes complete with a Random Star guitar, which he plays during the second half of the song.
Karnak plays Count Dogulous, engaging in a spaceship-to-spaceship battle with the Space Age Bachelor Man.
Ricky slow dances with Ocean, Noel, and Jane.
The other choir members wear black trench coats, black bowler hats and glow-in-the-dark Buskin masks.
The revolving stage spins around slowly with the other choir members surrounding an aimlessly wandering Jane, blocking her from escaping with their black umbrellas.
During the final long high note, Jane slowly raises her head on the "Jane", only to scream in anguish on the "Doe", ending with her crumpled on the floor in sorrow.
Everybody gives up a part of their new outfit to either give to Jane as "birthday presents" or as a part of her "birthday outfit". Ocean gives up her tiara, Noel gives up his feather boa, Misha gives the flowers he wanted to give to Talia, Ricky gives up the fluffy coat of his Bachelor Man uniform, while Constance gives her the Hello Kitty Cupcake.
Ocean has trouble coming up with lyrics to the song, so everybody has to give her ideas on the next verse.
Ricky plays the xylophone during the song.
Everybody stops what they're doing, when Constance punches Ocean in the boob.
As opposed to the flashy outfits of the other characters, Constance just gets a necklace with a recorder on it.
During the telling of her story, she's sits cross-legged and starts out melancholy and self-deprecating, almost bitter. When she gets into the positive parts of her life, she starts getting more cheerful and accepting of her small town, and slowly sitting back up, after fidgeting and bouncing in her seat for too long.
Everybody just freestyles in the dancing part, and Ricky plays the ukulele.
Ricky and Misha hyping her up throughout the whole song and monologue.
IT'S NOT A GAME/IT'S JUST A RIDE
Just go ham with the dances, just reference the choreography of each of their respective songs.
