Dos and Don’ts: Stage Entrance
By Mike Scalise on Mar 19, 2009 in Dos and Don'ts, Featured
On selected Thursdays, ACB Production Manager Mike Scalise makes his recommendations on a cappella performance in a DO and DON’T format.
DON’T: Enter the stage in a mundane way.
DO: Make an entrance that the audience and judges will remember.
During the past five years, I’ve been to a number of a cappella events, both competitive and non-competitive. After a while, it becomes difficult to remember which groups were at which shows. However, I find that many of the groups that I do remember were the ones which made memorable entrances on stage. In fact, from my very first competitive a cappella show at Cornell University in 2005, I can still recall The University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers starting their set by running from the back of the chapel and hopping on stage. It was unique, memorable, and engaging. When planning out your next competitive show, think about how you want to introduce yourself to the audience.
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Thanks for the props, but that is not entirely correct. Typically, The Ramblers start and end a show by going through the audience; however, the 2005 ICCA set was different. The set started with “Grind” by Phish and was sung by three different quintets around the chapel. We passed the tune around the quintets as we walked onto the stage and immediately started the next song when we formed an arc on stage.
Tom Kraus
Midnight Ramblers ‘01-’06
tkraus | Mar 20, 2009 | Reply