The Little Prince
By: Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
South Coast Repertory Youth Conservatory - The Junior Players
Nixon Theatre
March 2023
Sound Design: Costandina J. Daros
The Music
The music was a blend of pulled tracks and original compositions. The flying sequences in the play were very important to move us from place to place and give a bit of character to each new planet. They each used the same theme, just manipulated in different ways. Below are two examples, one for the King and one for the Lamplighter sequences
Photo Credit: Nick Slimmer, SCR
The moment where The Little Prince and The Fox say goodbye was another crucial moment in this piece that called for original composition. I created the piece below as a call and response so as they repeat after each other, the music repeats an octave higher.
Photo Credit: Nick Slimmer, SCR
The Design
As a show performed by young artists, the main goal of the design was to help support the actors in telling their story to help them believe in what they were saying. The sound design gave many opportunities for the ensemble actors to make sound effects on stage themselves while the sound system took over for transitions, underscoring, and special attention grabbing cues.
Photo Credit: Nick Slimmer, SCR
The Technology
This show was done in a rep system where I used QLab 4 for playback. I created and edited my music and sound effects with Logic Pro.
The Paperwork
Photo Credit: Nick Slimmer, SCR
The Team
Director: Erin McNally
Scenic Design: Angela Balogh Calin
Costume Design: Sean David Castro
Lighting Design: Diana Herrera