Why So Serious?

Tonight was fun thank you all—I’m still drying off TED!

“Back to life back to reality” We are doing the REAL show tomorrow for a REAL paying audience! I’m glad you all got to blow of some steam and everyone deserved a laugh now GET FOCUSED .

Full (whole show NO cuts) Show for another Fri performance.

7pm Call 7:45pm Circle 8pm Show

Lunch on school show day

Cast,

Lunch is provided for you on the school show day.    During school shows for youth theatre, the cast pays for their lunch.   HOWEVER, because this is a)an adult show and b) part of the main season and c) has adults in it who are taking vacation days from work to be here, we will NOT be charging for lunch.

I have been instructed to make sure that everyone understands that the Youth Theatre program will still be (in the future) charging for lunch on the school days due to the large size of the youth casts.

So, in a nutshell you have a free lunch on Monday but future Youth Theatre school shows will continue to charge you for lunch.

See you all tonight

Producer and Captain - Ted

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller

Thank you cast and crew for some “extra” rehearsals for our school show.

It has been frustrating cutting down a 2 hour and ten minute show to 1 hour and 30 minutes including announcements, narration, intermission and Curtin call.

Truly thank you for your patience

But most of all, thank you for your adaptation and retention even when tensions ran high with frustration. Many of you retained the ever changing scene cuts. I did want to keep as many characters in this summary of an important story, and yet keep the vital story line.

I hope you are resting on the days between our rehearsals. Although you were informed at auditions that these rehearsals were going to take place- undergoing a huge change and learning essentially two shows is a difficult task. I am so grateful to have this excellent cast that can take this project on.

Rehearsal & Brush up April 29^th 2010 at 7pm Main Stage Everyone Called- Children stay whole rehearsal

We will run the school show and brush up for our performance Fri

Friday April 30^th 2010 Call 7pm Circle 7:45pm Show 8pm

Sat Amy 1^st Call 7pm Circle 7:45pm Show 8pm

Sunday May 2^nd 2010 Call 1pm Circle 1:45pm Show 2pm

REMINDER We will practice the school show one more time after our last performance on Sunday

School Show Monday May 3rd 2010 Breakfast provided 8am call 8:30am 1^st performance 9:30am  lunch provided second 12:15pm

As always thank you

School Show Permission Slip

All cast members who need excused from school on Monday May 3rd:

You can download the permission slip HERE - click to download the pdf of the form, print and have signed.

The school shows have been part of the schedule since auditions so everyone in the cast is required to participate.

Thanks,

Ted - your Producing Captain

DOWNLOAD PERMISSION SLIP HERE

School Shows

Thursday April 29th School Day Rehearsal & Brush up ALL CALLED at 7pm on main stage No lights or sound needed. We will run the school show 80 minutes- then run as fast as we can through the "real" show from scene to scene- All blind School children need to stay at whole rehearsal


Refer to the packet given at read through and the scene break down for what scenes I am talking about.
School Show Cuts
Cut- Opening w/ Viney Percy and Martha - I will do introduction


Cooper narration @ Blind School


Curtin opens


Stomach and Brain


Life before teacher starting at Cue line before Helen and Martha’s struggle over the scissors


Perkins Scene – Black Leg Curtin and Scene change


Where we going Annie


Cooper Narration


1st encounter


Miss O’sullivian- Cut down to Helen finding her present DOLL


L-A-D-D-E-R Scene


Curtin


Breakfast Tantrum cut to Keller “I fail to See”


Cut Aunt Ev And Viney Scene


To Slam door sound Kate “What happen” Folded napkin


Curtin


Intermission for 8-10 minutes Rebecca Q & A


Cooper Narration


“2 weeks agreement” Where Annie enters


Cage Bird


Forgotten Mother (maybe Cut)


I will touch you


I need more time until 18 nouns and 3 verbs to Dog entrance cut to “We miss the girl”


After 6 Chimes Annie cleans her eyes


Cut to Homecoming James Prayer


The Miracle


Curtin Call
If we keep the acts to 40 minutes each and with intermission and Curtin call we should have JUST enough time for school shows

Friday Show Night Call 7pm Circle 7:45pm Show 8pm

Thank you all for learning two shows and not going crazy (like me). Sorry for all the changes and I am very grateful for your understanding and keeping on your toes!


As always thank you

Rehearsal Tonight (Tue April 27)

REHEARSAL IS TONIGHT AT 7PM ON THE MAIN STAGE FOR ALL CAST / CREW TO RUN THE SCHOOL SHOW SCRIPT.  

Yes, this is a late update - but everyone already knew about it so this is just late confirmation on what we all know - that we should be at the theatre at 7pm for rehearsal tonight!

See you all there!

Captain Keller, producer

Cast Party

Thank you to all who provided food and entertainment!

I even got in on the fun :)