Mrs. Claus takes the spotlight as she spins a captivating magical tale that brings the holiday season to life, celebrating conservation and nature in keeping with the Zoo's mission, while kids get cozy with s'mores and hot cocoa. The story that Mrs. Claus reads, "Asta and the Wind" is an entertaining and gentle reminder to be grateful and giving to nature in the holiday season.
We cleverly hid speakers inside a clock, behind windows, and in the fireplace. Since Mrs. Claus needed to be amplified to project over the underscore, a wireless microphone was connected to the processor for automatic mixing, feedback suppression, and dynamics/equalization processing.
Everything in Santa and Mrs. Claus's workshop is filled with magic! During the story, the whole workshop comes alive with magic. The piano that underscores the majority of the story plays itself by magic, wind moves around the space in harmony with the story, and DMX lights in the garland come alive to create snow, fire, and the Northern Lights.
Denver Zoo - Conoco Pavilion
Director:
Justin Stucey
Scenic Design:
Eugenia Chen (Launch Mode Design)
Costume Design:
Tricia Camacho (The Patterned Seamstress)
Lighting Design:
Maddy Halpern
Music by:
Caleb Collins
Photo Credit:
Maddy Halpern