Initial+Proposal

I will be researching what elements it takes to put on a musical. I have always been interested in the arts and theater, so when it came time to choose a topic to do my senior project on, naturally, theater was was the first thought to come to my head and seemed to be the best option for me. For my paper I have decided to research different elements of the musical theatre world, including the business side. I will be researching everything you need in order to produce a successful musical. I will be looking in "how-to" books that teach you everything you need to know and do to produce a musical and make it run smoothly. For my project I will be putting on a full musical in our high school. The show I have chosen is the beloved Broadway show, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Along with my friend, Maggie, I will be pursuing all the steps to producing and putting on a show, starting off with finding and purchasing the right to the show, and ending with a performance of our musical one evening at our school. Some other roles i will be taking on include finding costumes, building sets, and casting and blocking the show. I know this project will take a lot of time and effort, but it is a subject that I am extremely interested in and hope to someday pursue acting as a career, so it will definitely be a worth while project. I am really looking forward to experiencing different aspects of the theater world, like serving as producer, choreographer, music director or set designer. I hope my mentor will help me stay on task and keep up with my deadlines. I have to remember to devote equal time and effort to both my project and my paper. I hope I do not run into many problems or challenges, but from prior knowledge of performing in shows, usually something is bound to go wrong or prove to be a difficult obstacle in some way. But I know I am prepared to deal with it.