Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard: A fabulous job! I think many professional productions would kill for photos of this quality. What a treat! The kids look great, very much in period style, and the gals who play Kate and Bianca appear to be exceptionally talented. I love this show, and I did it in high school. So I had to look at the larger set at <http://www.rfman.com/Events/Kiss-Me-Kate-2011/16251767_3bmJJ#1220866943_xYvUG> It looks like the production was reasonably well lit. I'm curious what ISO and lens you used, and what were the usual shutter speeds and apertures? Jayanand, doing a musical is a high school tradition in the U.S. And I'm certain you get more kids participating and doing better--not to mention a bigger audience--with Kiss Me Kate than with the original Shakespeare. This show is a classic of American musical theater. Cole Porter, who previously had written shows with very flimsy plots and great songs, decided he needed to write a "book musical" like Rodgers and Hammerstein. So he did, with book, music and lyrics superbly integrated. But of course, he's still Cole Porter, so the songs are often jazzy and sometimes edgy (for 1948). Some had to be a little bowdlerized for the movie and when done on TV. "When she says your behavior is heinous Kick her right in the Coriolanus. Brush up your Shakespeare And they'll all kow tow." --Peter, gazing down on the Jungfrau... Richard wrote: > From our daughter's high school production. Hope you enjoy these. I had a > lot of fun taking them, > http://www.5pmlight.com/?p=2078