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Would anyone happen to have notes/palns on aladdin jr blocking? We have a young cast and understaffed. We are looking for blueprint types of staging directions. IE- where to stage the terrace, narrators, etc.?

HI Mike!  It truly depends on your staging area, (stage, cafetorium etc.), but Aladdin JR can successfully be staged  with one set design for blocking as long as you have some sort of levels to represent  different areas and time passage.  The Palace ( throne room, Jasmine's terrace and the gates) can be done in 3 different sections on stage with lighting to help create them, or 3 levels.  NONE have to be complicated. The Marketplace is the perfect scenarion to create a scene larger than life with NO extra scenery, just an abundance of characters and using the house aisles if possible. Jafar's chamber (simply his small table and chair), could be noted by lighting, underneath a balcony if one is created tall enough or off to one side. YOur cave can always be played under a taller level that was used for another area.  Most importantly, it is a set that has to allow plenty of room for movement, especially if you have a large cast. Sometimes it is very helpful to divide the show into 4 stage pictures..how you want the key storypoints to appear, and that will easily help you decide the staging pattern that makes sense for your actors!  cr