Oh, Anne, great question!
Many years ago I had the honor and privilege of providing O&M to S. Robert Morgan, the actor who later played the part of the bar owner and drug dealer (and Omar’s confidante) on “the wire.” ?By the time he got that role, he had become comfortable with making his character blind, but the first few roles he played after losing his vision, he played as a sighted person.
He asked me to help him get oriented to the stage, like your student. He came up with installing little wooden bars, I can’t remember how thick they were, but I assume they were small enough to not trip people but large enough for him to feel with his feet. He of course worked it out with the theater to do that.
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He mapped out exactly where he needed to stand and which way he needed to face throughout the play, and basically made his own decision as to what would be helpful.
If you like, I can ask him if he would be willing to talk with your young student. He served as a wonderful mentor for my son, Stephan, when Stephan was an aspiring screenwriter. S. Robert Morgan now is founder and director of Essential Theater which, among other things, mentors and supports actors and theatre in the community (??)
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On Jul 31, 2023, at 10:35 AM, Chris Tabb <chris@...> wrote:
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Have heard that thin ropes taped on the floor can give tactile guidance to position on stage that the audience cannot see.?
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On Jul 31, 2023, at 9:30 AM, Anne Evrard (MCQ) via groups.io <anne_evrard@...> wrote:
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Hi? from Quebec,
I have a student, 20 years old,? with light perception, who is going to study in theatre next semester.
I was asking to orient him on different stages, of the campus.
Of course, I will take our time to give him a good familiarization of each stage while working with him, but it will be without accessories/furnitures, without his classmates and with a regular lighting (not the one that will be for the performances).
Knowing that he won't use all the time his cane? while he will perform do you have any tricks or advices that I can give him?
Thanks in advance for your responses,
Anne
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