LaPetite Has Big Plans
CSSI is continuing to grow relationships with La Petite Academy and Cresta Group by helping produce their annual leadership meeting for the second year in a row. The event was held at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida, which was chosen as the event site because the hotel has a La Petite childcare facility on its premises.

The two-day meeting included a long opening general session, an awards banquet, and a short closing session. The event was a huge hit last year due largely to the custom set CSSI designed and built and the surprises President Judith Rogala revealed during the meeting. Last years’ mountain-themed set was specially designed to allow Ms. Rogala to make a grand entrance by rappelling down the front of it. This year she had even bigger plans.

CSSI Designer Ryan Hall was charged with creating an even more spectacular set for this year’s event. The Creative Team at Cresta Group developed the theme for the skits and scenery from the movie Big. The set consisted of a 16-foot-diameter Ferris wheel with lights, game tents, a Zoltar fortune telling machine, and was surrounded by wooden dock pilings set off by ropes. CSSI Painter Amy Holsman painted the entire set in forced perspective to give the feeling of looking down a pier.

To create the effect, an actress playing a young Judith made a wish to be big to Zoltar, a fortune telling machine. After a series of vaudevillian skits, the audience was thrilled when the “big” Judith magically appeared on the stage with the help of special effects.

Job Lead Wayne Adams provided shop supervision and coordinated the scenic elements for the show. Project Manager Gary Heitz provided onsite technical direction and logistics, and worked closely with Producer David Teckler on organizing and supervising technical aspects of the show which included pyrotechnics smoke, and an enchanting magician.

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