let's get blocking!

So Act I sc.1 is on paper. Paper and my little clothespin people! I draw the over head look of the stage then move my clothespins around. I'm excited because I have figured out a way to have actors just "appear" on stage without a visible entrance from the wings!Cant wait to try it with real bodies. The THT is a beautiful theater with a potentially nightmarish logistical problem for this show. Such limited wing space , coupled with hoop skirts, and a huge cast are going to add an element of engineering skill that I am looking forward to experimenting with. We will be using an entrance from the house for our boatmen to approach but after that all the action takes place in the palace. We're going for colorful and oppulent with a minimum of complicated set pieces and NO actual set changes. Stay tuned!