There is that old run down abandoned Vaudeville Theatre right across from the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham called The Lyric. It was donated by the owners to the organization that restored and runs the Alabama, and they are trying to raise funds to bring it back to its former splendor. It is decayed, but not in real bad shape actually except where there was a leak in the roof.
It is a wonderfully atmospheric/surrealistic place, and I proposed to do an Architectural Projection Show on the stage area that would both " restore the curtain, proscenium and stage area, as well as bring back former performers on stage such as the Marx Brothers, Roy Rogers and Trigger, etc... The idea would be to use it for a fund raiser, may be have a black tie dinner in the theatre, and cheaper public performances.
The problem is that there is lead paint and asbestos in the old place that needs to be cleaned up before a public can be admitted, and although there is talk of some grants to do that, there is no time frame or guaranties it will be done, so I cannot very well invest 500hours or so in benefit show that might never happen.
I shot a series of HDR images of the place, and will make a short demo of possible effects and animations.
My friend Randy and I have also been talking about a short surrealistic movie shot at the Lyric, recreating a crazy vaudeville show in front of a sparse "Felliniesque" audience scattered in the remaining seats, broken boxes and bleachers among the dust and cob webs. We are toying with the idea of bringing as "star spectators" in an aging Zelda, Tulluhla, Capote, etc...
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