The above is an over view of a typical the indoor arena. The performing acts are as follows:
WESTERN LIVE SHOW.
As the audience is being seated, the arena lights are dim on the main arena stage, except the
theatrical stage lighting for the western set. The audience hears famous western music from
various classic films coming from the western town that sitting in from of their seating. The
western front is about 40 feet from the audience railing. DOWN STAGE from the western
building, a hitching post, a water trough, two water barrel with ax handles sticking out. Below
next to the water trough an old whiskey wooden box with a number of breakaway whiskey bottles
can be seen.
NOTE:
The audience would be seated below the TD Booth center stage. The TD will have direct visual of
the stage. The three backstage assistants will in be in full communication with the Tech Director
at all time. A video cameras will be located in various parts of the backstage for the Tech
Director to visually to see all area's in the backstage. A computer switching system with show
software program, will be designed for the show operation to run the complete two and half
hours live entertainment show.
UPSTAGE LEFT would be dress with forest desert bushes, painted mountain scenery with a old
broken pioneer chuck wagon. A platform with a ram for Indian pony to ride up and down will be
above the pioneer wagon and the stage arena (10 feet), looking out toward the TD Booth and
audience.
UPSTAGE RIGHT would be dress the same as UPSTAGE LEFT except it would be more like
John Ford Monument Valley in Utah. SCENERY UPSTAGE RIGHT AND LEFT are fixed sets.
CENTER STAGE would be a old western town of four building on a low boy flat bed frame with
wheels. The set will be move to the CENTER DOWN STAGE AREA in front of the TD Booth and
audience area. The five building would in the period of 1870. A small black smith barn and a
small corral is nest to the Sheriff Office that is on the second floor of the first building. Next
to the Sheriff Office building is the General Store, a two story building with a roof, extending
over the entrance of the store. The store is dress with pots and pans, water barrel a smaller
water tub below the water barrel. A general store sign is hanging below the roof. The nest
building is the Saloon with two large windows, with a double saloon swinging doors and small alley
next to the two stories Hotel with a balcony and a roof above the balcony for a high fall. At the
end of the live show the MC comes out from the alley and introduces the performers. The
audience applause, the music is playing as the performers rush off the upstage.
The exit music for the live show performers comes down to the MC music starting his dialog
about the “American History of the old west.” The MC walks out of the old western building set
area and the theatrical light dim as the stage hands moves all the props and structures. The stage
hands finish moving the old western building set back UPSTAGE between the two permanent
scenery sets, UPSTAGE LEFT AND RIGHT. Behind the three scenery set structures a walk way
is wide enough for animal and people traffic.
The spot light comes up on the MC DOWNSTAGE CENTER now in his dialog. The MC dialog is
about the “American History of the Old West.” The MC will moves from DOWNSTAGE area
when the first ACT comes onto the arena floor. The MC will move to the platform with a ram
STAGE LEFT. The MC will stay there the complete show.
ACT 1. The lights dim full to theatrical lighting on the a small group of buffalo’s being herded
with a band of Indians riding their pony comes from STAGE LEFT around the arena as the MC
dialog continue (audio tape recording), on how the Indians lives and moved across the western
continent freely before the pioneer started moving west.
As the buffalo’s and Indians exit the arena, the stage lighting dim and theatrical light comes up
on the military horsemen, being lead by General Custer riding onto stage. The music plays the
music from “They Died with their Boots on.” The MC dialog continues about two worlds ready to
collide, as General Custer and his Troopers exit STAGE LEFT.
As General Custer exit, the music and lighting effects changes to a stagecoach races cross the
arena floor being chase by a band of Indians. The stagecoach driver and the shotgun guard,
shoots a couple of Indians from their pony (saddle falls). The stagecoach and Indians exit
STAGE LEFT.
Stage lighting dim as four (4) pioneer prairie wagons appear from STAGE LEFT. The music
changes to the pioneer prairie wagons theme, as they moves around the arena and stop CENTER
STAGE facing STAGE LEFT and the pioneers start to setup camp. The pioneer prairie wagons
music changes, the theatrical lighting comes up on the pioneer prairie wagons and the two scenery
UPSTAGE LEFT and UPSTAGE RIGHT ( the western town is dark), as the Indians starts their
attack on the pioneer prairie wagons encampment. The Indians moves around the four wagons
shooting as the pioneer shoot back. Suddenly, the military triumph in heard. The triumph sounds
charge and the General Custer and his Troopers races out from STAGE LEFT, shooting and
chasing the Indians around the arena and exit STAGE LEFT.
The stage lighting goes dim as the music comes up on the Indian massacre of the pioneers. The MC
continues doing his dialog on the after effect of the Indian war. The arena goes dark, as
theatrical spot light will comes up in various part of the arena, as MC dialog continues.
Theatrical Spot light 1. Indian’s praying for their dead and to their gods.
Theatrical Spot light 2. General Custer and his Troopers laying on the Black Hills ground dead.
Theatrical Spot light 3. Various high ranking General’s and two men in black suit’s shaking hands
with various Indians Chiefs. In each Theatrical Spot lighting changes, the music will changes to
each spot light story. The stage lights dim and a spot light set on the MC standing on the
UPSTAGE LEFT platform and ramp.
ACT 2. The music changes, as the MC begin his dialog, “The Wild West Touring Shows,” talking
about the famous people of that period, appearing in the various “Wild West Touring Shows.” A
sample of the type live acts that will performs.
PERFORMING ACT. Annie Oakley famous sharp shooter with special effects for
audience visual.
PERFORMING ACT. Trick riders, sharp shooters with special effects for audience visual.
PERFORMING ACT. Rodeo, (5) five major events, plus a chuck wagon race and barrel
racing, wild bucking horse, bull riding, thrilling the audience by the minute.
PERFORMING ACT. Mexican tricky riders and trick ropers doing unbelievable tricks
riding their trained horses.
ACT 3. The music changes as the MC starts the closing of the show. The arena with stage and
special effect light marching parade and The flags riders, comes bursting out into the arena. The
music is “Star and Stripe for Ever,” as the flag rider’s moves around the arena. As the rider
comes to stop, the MC calls out the name of the various performing acts and they enter the arena
waving and taking their bows. At the end of all the performing acts, out comes Roy Roger and
Trigger. The various performing acts exit arena. He stops in CENTER STAGE and sings “Happy
Tails to you.”
The audience applauses as the flag riders exit the arena. The arena light goes dim and Roy Roger
theatrical spot light comes up and Roy wave to the audience. He rides Trigger around the arena
and races back to STAGE LEFT EXIT. He stops and turns Trigger to the Audience and reared
Trigger, waving as the arena light go dark. The stage is empty.
The house light’s comes up and the recorder famous western music comes up as the audience
leaves the arena. The MC makes announcement for the audience safety as they leave arena.
This is a basic presentation and stage layout. Nothing is etched in stone.
