Does anyone knows some good money-saving tips on doing this musical?

I'm brain storming for money raising ideas, but I'm trying to think of a way to make this show decent without spending more than needed. We have already been planning on going to our local thrift store for some of the clothes, as well as trying to make some of the more elaborate costumes ourselves. We're also planning on storming some after-Halloween specials and finding some of the clothes in our own closets as well.

My main concern is the backdrop and props. We're not going to go too elaborate on most of the sets, as we don't have the money to have the 'broadway' dream set. I'm trying to find an easy way for us to change the sets ourselves quickly throughout the performance, or perhaps focus the spotlight on certain parts of the stage during certain scenes. My main concern though is having the stage overcrowded.

If someone has any pictures of this show done on a low-budget, please post them asap. Thanks so much!

So when I read this I thought to myself: "Yeah, I saw a fairly minimal production of that show a few months ago".

And then it dawned on me that it was Scarlet Pimpernel, not Jekyll and Hyde. Here's the link to the pics, anyways: http://www.smc.edu/theatre/images/Scarl ... et1_14.htm

If your theatre has a nice scrim, you are in luck because you really don't need any backdrops. You can just light the scrim in different ways to suggest different scenes.

If you don't have a scrim, it's kind of a big investment (but I'm sure it would be used again and again). You could probably get a way with just one backdrop: a sort of London skyline.

The rest shouldn't be to hard. The hospital can be suggested by a few hospital beds (that you can roll on and off stage). Jekyll's lab can be a cool table with a bunch of creepy mad scientist things on it. Just have the essential scenic pieces needed.

Thankyou so much! The scrim, I have no idea why I never thought about it before! That is such a lifesaver! Oh, I wish I could hug you right now. I was so worried about having to build a whole backdrop at my uncle's woodshop, it was going to be such a pain. What a simple solution. Thankyou for your other bits of advice as well.

And yes, the pictures help indeed. :]

I'll make sure to make a prop-list right now. I've made a binder for planning and it's getting fuller and fuller by the moment, I'm very excited to show the drama club what's planned now.