EMMA KNAPP

TECHNICALPORTFOLIO

Theatre is my Romeo to Juliet, my pen to a writer, the world is my stage. I have always

had a passion for the arts. I discovered theatre during the end of seventh grade. It was not until

high school though that my love of theatre became a real passion. Theatre quickly became a part

of me and what I wish to pursue as a career.

I have grown up in a family who has a great appreciation for the arts whether it is theatre,

music, photography, or movies. My cousin is an opera singer, my grandmother was an art

teacher and adores going to the theatre as well as taking me to see shows, and my parents both

studied technical theatre when they were younger. Participating in theatre in middle school was a

great kick starter to my high school theatre experience. It gave me a good hobby to do after

school and I made new friends.

I started cultivating my love for theatre into a passion for theatre when I got to high

school. It quickly became an extension of me. I switched between each section of technical

production before finding my specialty. I found that sound production was something that

sparked an interest in me. It was something that kept drawing my attention like a moth to a flame

and I quickly came to learn what the upper classmen had to teach. I learned how to run a sound

board, put mics on people, and learned to fix problems where ever I could. When they left I

quickly took over the sound department and did whatever I could to learn more about sound

design and production. I got a job at my school as a Student Technician where I had to learn

lighting as well, which quickly became something that I loved. I got to learn how to light the

stage whether it is in specific areas or the whole stage, as well as some basic programing of the

lighting board.

Theatre is something I want to do as a career because it would be something that I love to

do, and every day would be exciting and challenging. I strive to learn whatever I can in any part

of the production such as Set, Costume, Make-Up, but my biggest focus is Sound and Lighting. I

would like to get a degree in Sound Design and get a career mixing sound. I love the way when I

am listening to a show or musical the voices and music just surround me and envelop me, pulling

me into the world of the show.

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Sound Design Statement

The Director wanted to keep this performance of Annie in its original form, as a comic

strip showcasing the circumstances of the economic and social life in America during the 1920s

and 1930s. Annie is about a little girl who had an abundance of hope and spirit and through her

many endeavors, she brings her unwavering hope and sunny disposition not only to the

characters around her, but the audience as well. I was the Sound Director for this show. The

Director wanted everyone with a line to have a mic. The biggest trial was getting everyone a mic

with the small resources we had. At the time we had 42 people with lines throughout the show

and only 14 mics to work with. I borrowed 11 mics from a local middle school. That gave me 25

mics for 42 people. I went through the script and through every character's lines, when they

entered, and when they exited, finding convenient times to switch mics between characters and

this got everyone who had a line a mic. I bought 2 ribbon mics and made them look time period

appropriate for the radio scene. By making the mics look of the period and having every person

get a mic we were able to make the directors vision become a reality.

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ANNIE FINAL MIC CHANGE LIST

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Mic # Character song Character song Character song Character song Character

1 Annie2 Applesellar Little Girls Warbucks3 Pepper Hoovervile Grace Intermission Pepper Easy Street Grace4 Duffy5 Hannigan6 Molly Tomorrow Mrs. Greer Intermission Molly7 Kate8 Tessie9 July Like It Here Star To Be Intermission July

10 Lt. Ward Little Girls (Reprise) Annette N.Y.C. Rooster11 Dog Catcher Ass. Tomorrow Man 1 Little Girls Mrs. Pugh Intermission Wacky Easy Street Roosevelt12 Cicille N.Y.C. Lily St. Regis

b Bundles Hard Knock Life 78 Intermission Ickesc Sophie Intermission 79

1 Drake2 Man 2 Intermission Perkins3 Man 3 Intermission Hull4 Man 4 Intermission Judge5 Woman 1 Little Girls/ LG(Reprise) Butler6 Woman 2 Little Girls/ LG(Reprise) Butler7 Woman 3 Little Girls/ LG(Reprise) Butler8 Woman 4 Little Girls/ LG(Reprise) Butler

MHS

Mic Changes

LMS

Final Mic List Mic # Character Actors (Main/Understudy)

MHS 1 Annie Nancy Pruett/ Brook Mathews 2 Applesellar Joe Barth

Warbucks Jack Posey/ Matt Lucero 3 Pepper Norah Logsdon

Grace Nicole Sheehan/ Emily Swett 4 Duffy Helena Doms 5 Hannigan Rachel Lawhead/ Kaelyn Mathews 6 Molly Diana Suk

Mrs. Greer Anna Marie Garland 7 Kate Tori Garcia 8 Tessie Emma Gold 9 July Michelle Lee

Star To Be Carla Calderon 10 Lt. Ward Michael Massa

Annette Genesis Pedraza Rooster Will Stockton/ Thomas Kelty

11 Dog Catcher Assistant Spencer Oditt Man 1 Alex Wassel Mrs. Pugh Sam Miller Wacky Alex Wassel Roosevelt Thomas Kelty/ Will Stockton

12 Cicille Stephanie Bourland Lily St. Regis Abby Huston/ Sineen Jarrar

B Bundles Adam Benmhend Eddie Jake Sechler Ickes Jeffery Nolan

C Sophie Heidi Deger Howie Joseph Moriarty

LMS 1 Drake Grant Cormany 2 Man 2 Eric Lawhead

Perkins Saila Edara 3 Man 3 Dylan Kim

Hull Grant Herzberg 4 Man 4 Joseph Moriarty

Judge Joe Barth 5 Woman 1 Rebecca Hinsley

Butler 1 Eric Lawhead 6 Woman 2 Carlyn Kranking

Butler 2 Grant Herzberg 7 Woman 3 Jessica Scarano

Butler 3 Tariq Foraida 8 Woman 4 Christina Martinez

Butler 4 Adam Benmhend SR 1 Stand Connie Boylan Kaelyn Mathews/ Rachel Lawhead

Bonnie Boylan Brooke Mathews/ Nancy Pruett Ronnie Boylan Emily Swett/ Nicole Sheehan Radio Announcer Alex Stone

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ANNIE FINAL SOUND CUE SHEET Page # Cue Description On/ Off

ACT 1 1 Mic: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 On 7 Mic: 5 On 9 Mic: 5 Off

12 Mic: 5 On 14 Mic: B On 15 Mic: B, 1 Off 16 Mic: 15 Off 17 Blackout All Off 18 Mic: 1, 2, 11 On

Mic: 2, 11 Off 19 Mic: 10 On 21 Mic: 10 Off 22 Mic: LMS 1-8 On 28 10 On

Blackout All Off 29 Mic: 4, 5, 7 On

Pod DI On 30 Mic: 4, 7 Off 31 Mic: 3-9 (Orphans) On

Mic: 3-9 (Orphans) Off SR Stand Mic 2 On

32 SR Stand Mic 2 Off Mic: 10 On “I hope so.” Door Knock Go

33 Mic: 1 On Mic: 10 Off

34 Mic: 3 On “I Promise” Door Knock Go

39 Mic: 1, 3 Off 40 Mic: 5 Off

Blackout All Off Mic: 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12 On

46 Mic: 2 On 49 Mic: 6, 10, 11, 12 Off 53 “with this damn depression” Phone Ring Go 54 Mic: LMS 1 On 55 Mic: LMS 1 Off 58 Mic: 9 On 59 Mic: 3, 9 Off 60 Blackout All Off

Mic: 3, 5, 6 On SR Stand Mic 2 On Mic: 6 Off

63 Mic: 3 Off Mic: 10 On

64 Mic: 12 On -Double Check Mic: 5, 10, 12 on-

69 Blackout All Off Mic: 2, 3 On

71 Mic: 3 Off 72 Mic: 1 On

SOUND CUE SHEET

76 Mic: 3, LMS 1 On 76 Mic: 2 Off 77 Mic: 1-8, LMS 4-7 On 78 Mic: 2 On

All Mic EXCEPT 2 Off Mic: 2 Off Mic: 1 On

80 Blackout All Off ACT 2

81 Mic: 1, 11 On SR Stand mic 1 On

84 SR Stand Mic 2 On 85 Up CS Mic On

Up CS Mic Off 87 SR Stand Mic 1&2 Off 88 Blackout All Off

Mic: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 On 90 Mic: 5 On 91 Mic: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Off

Mic: 10, 12 On 95 Blackout All Off

SR Stand Mic 2 On Mic: 11, B, C LMS 2, 3, 8 On SR Stand 2 Off

96 Mic: 1, 2 On 104 Mic: 1, 2 Off 106 Blackout All Off

Mic: LMS 1, 3 On 107 Mic: 1, 2 On

Mic: LMS 1 Off 109 Mic: 3 Off

Mic: 2 On 110 Mic: 3 On 111 Mic: LMS 1 On 112 Mic: 3 Off

Mic: 1, 2, LMS 1 On 113 Mic: 3 On 114 Mic: 1, 2 Off

Mic: 6, 11, LMS 3, 4 On 116 Mic: 1, 2 On 119 Mic: LMS 4, 10, 12 On 124 Mic: LMS 10, 12 Off 125 Mic: 1, 3 Off

Mic: 3 On 126 All EXCEPT 2, 3, 11 Off

Blackout All Off 127 Mic: 1, 2, 3 On 128 Mic: 11 On 130 Mic: LMS 1, 5, 8 On 131 Mic: LMS 1, 8 Off 132 Mic: 10, 12, LMS 1 On 136 Mic: 5, 10, 12, B, C, LMS 1-8 On 142 Blackout All Off

END OF SHOW!

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MODEL OF MIC USED ON ACTORS

RIBBON MIC

EXAMPLES OF WORK

MICING AN ACTOR

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Emma Knapp Technical Director

9/15/2014 Budget: $5,000

Sound: $150 Need- Mic Tape At least 4 Wire Clips Ask about borrowing LMS Mics Borrowing 1st Stage Sound Board & XLR Chords Set: $1,200 & left over Waiting for set design to be finished Looking for ways to start building set Research how much equipment will be needed How will Pugsley Torcher Chamber be made? Costumes: $440 (tech class) & $1,060 Need- 3 fat suits 12 swim costumes 12 wigs/extensions; talk to hair and makeup Measure actors for costumes

Size tech class costumes to ensemble Lights: $500 Need- Lamps (make list of what and how many lamps needed) Give list to Miss Poe Cyc Gels (Borrow, Rent?) Low Lye Fog, Dry ice (research how much dry ice costs) Make Up/Hair: $600 Need- White pigment makeup Wigs Props: $100 Need- Chalice Crossbow Bird with breakable neck/un-break neck ETC. Projection: $1,000 Contact Artistic concepts for projector Picture of Van Gogh Starry Night to Project to Frame

TECH FIRST MEETING NOTES

Emma Knapp Technical Director

9/15/2014 Budget: $5,000

Sound: $150 Need- Mic Tape At least 4 Wire Clips Ask about borrowing LMS Mics Borrowing 1st Stage Sound Board & XLR Chords Set: $1,200 & left over Waiting for set design to be finished Looking for ways to start building set Research how much equipment will be needed How will Pugsley Torcher Chamber be made? Costumes: $440 (tech class) & $1,060 Need- 3 fat suits 12 swim costumes 12 wigs/extensions; talk to hair and makeup Measure actors for costumes

Size tech class costumes to ensemble Lights: $500 Need- Lamps (make list of what and how many lamps needed) Give list to Miss Poe Cyc Gels (Borrow, Rent?) Low Lye Fog, Dry ice (research how much dry ice costs) Make Up/Hair: $600 Need- White pigment makeup Wigs Props: $100 Need- Chalice Crossbow Bird with breakable neck/un-break neck ETC. Projection: $1,000 Contact Artistic concepts for projector Picture of Van Gogh Starry Night to Project to Frame

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Show Call Time: 4pm

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November 2014

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Show Call Time: 4pm

October 2014

TECH WEEK!!!

TECH WEEK!!!

Sound 3-4pm

Sound 3-4pm

Sound 3-4

Costumes 2:30-5pm

Costumes 2:30-5pm

Costumes 2:30-5pm

Lights 3-5pm

Lights 3-5pm

Lights 3-5pm

Set 2:30-6pm

Set 2:30-6pm

Set 2:30-6pm

Props 3-4pm

Props 3-4pm

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September 2014

Sound 3-4pm

Sound 3-4pm

Costumes 2:30-5pm

Costumes 2:30-5pm

First Day of School

Lights 3-5pm

Lights 3-5pm

Set 2:30-5pm

Set 2:30-6pm

Props 3-4pm

Props 3-4pm

TECH CREW CALENDAR15

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

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ASSISTED WITH LIGHTS, PROPS, AND COSTUMES

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FOCUSING LIGHTS

PROGRAMING LIGHT CUES

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

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