High Five!

Thank you all so much for your work this week.  I've been really energized by the change in the air.  Even though we have a big bump to get through (finding an orchestra or getting tracks) everyone has really seemed to change their attitude.
**Don't forget to email me if you have talked someone into being apart of the production.  Friday by Noon.

I feel like we are all working well as a cast.  I have been thoroughly impressed by those who are pushing themselves to memorization.  Thank you so much!

We are starting to have some fun... choreography and finally getting to run scenes and explore.  Please bring your energy and your creativity.  Start showing me what you've got.  If I like it I'll keep it.... or tweak it... or if it just doesn't work we might go in a different direction.  But I've given you a rough outline ... now YOU have to fill in the gaps and bring it to life.  This will be our goal for the first part of Feb! 

See everyone on Thursday at 6:00.  Don't be late!  And we will learn Toledo Surprise.  Thanks!

Rehearsals 1/28-1/31

As of today (Saturday) you have 15 days to memorize your music and dialogue.  I do NOT have time to reteach things we've already covered in rehearsals so you better be doing your homework and locking that work into your brains and bodies.  

Monday 6:00-8:30 - Auditorium - Full Cast Called.  EVERYONE!  Don't let me down.
     We will finish Fancy Dress (should be memorized) Wear clothes and shoes to move in!
     If we get that done early we will move on to more blocking.
Conflicts: Kristen Glass, Adam Jensen, Bethany Mathison.


Tuesday 6:00-8:30 - Auditorium
     Called: Janet, Robert, Aldolpho, Chaperone, Tottendale, Underling, George, Feldzieg, Kitty, Gang 1, Gang 2. AND understudies!!!!
     (Maddy, Alaynah, Luke, David, Jordan, Raychal, Taylor, Alex, Chantel, Andrew, Chad, Hunter, Adam, Nick, Misato, Emily, Jordan H - Blake you can come if you want to sit around and memorize)
     Agenda: Choreograph Accident Waiting to Happen  -  Choreograph/Block Aldolpho  - Block pg. 63-68
Conflicts: Jordan Harrison, Andrew Patterson


Wednesday: 3-4 Music with Fruits. in Choir Room.  Fruits will determine who is called.  We should probably review Toledo Surprise and make sure it is memorized for choreography with Birk on Thursday.


Thursday: 6:00-8:30  NOTE 6:00!!!!  Choreograph Toledo Surprise.  Wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
     EVERYONE called!!!  Have your music memorized!
Conflicts: Elizabeth Brown, Mari Carpenter, Sheraya Smith


Thanks!  Let's have a great week.  After this Thursday we have 25 rehearsals before we open.  6 weeks and 2 days.

Rehearsals 1/21-1/24

Monday 1/21 - No Rehearsal - Please work on music and memorization.

Tuesday 1/22 -
Blocking in Auditorium Pages: 14-17, 19, 38-41
6:00-8:30
Called: Man in Chair, Robert, George, Janet, Chaperone, Feldzieg, EN - Bethany Mathison and Chelsea Galloway, AND all understudies.
Conflicts: Bethany (if you could split your time between dance and rehearsal that would be great.  I'll just block your scene whenever you can be in the auditorium.  If you have to go to dance just get your notes from Chelsea.  Thanks)
*Bring something to work on when we aren't blocking a scene you are in.


Wednesday 1/23 -
Music in Choir room
3:00-4:00
Full Cast Called.  Learn and Perfect Music.  *Bring recording devices.


Thursday 1/24 -
Blocking in the Auditorium Pages: 31-37, 28-30
6:00-8:30  NOTE 6:00!!  - Some of you may be released early if I am done blocking your scenes.
Called: Janet, Chaperone, Man in Chair, Tottendale, Underling, AND all understudies
Conflicts: None


********NOTE for Cast********

This next week is very light for a majority of you but please continue to work on the show for a minimum of 30 minutes each day.  (memorize, perfect harmonies, fix Fancy Dress)

Rehearsals 1/28-1/31:  We will be starting Choreography.  Monday and Tuesday will be TBA, but Thursday will now be Choreography and the FULL cast will be called.

Great week!

Wow!  What an awesome week of rehearsals.  We are blowing through the music, which is great!  

Now it's on you folks to listen to those CD's, START MEMORIZING, and practice those harmonies over and over again.  This show wasn't written for high school so the vocal parts are not easy.  

We had some people out of rehearsals because of conflicts and I can't emphasize enough:  you MUST get with your fellow cast mates and figure out what you missed.  

I am NOT going to schedule a rehearsal on MLKJ Day.  PLEASE please don't make me regret it.  Take the night off to memorize SOMETHING.  You have 4 weeks from MLKJ Day before we are "Off Book"

Rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday of next week might be shifting some because of swimming conflicts.  Look for that over the weekend.  

Lastly, and I'm not trying to be miss meanie pants but I am no longer accepting conflicts.  You can talk to me about things that come up but I am not obligated to honor it.  (I'm not talking about sickness or family emergencies)  If we've talked about it, then we should be good.  

I've been working with Mike on our set and we have some AWESOME ideas.  Whoot Whoot!  

Thanks y'all for a great week.  We will keep chugging along.  

Rehearsals 1/14-1/17

We did have to shift the schedule around because of students' conflicts.
Please read carefully.


Monday 6:00-8:30 - Named Characters (listed below) - Auditorium
     Blocking various scenes - pg. 10-13, pg. 42-45, pg. 23-27
Feldzieg, Kitty, Gangster 1, Gangster 2 & all understudies for these roles
- Add Aldolpho and understudy at 7:30
     Conflicts: Adam J.


Tuesday 6-8:30 - Full Cast (except man in chair)- Auditorium
     Learn music on company numbers - Review Fancy Dress
*Bring recording devices - It's a good idea to record your vocal parts so that you can get the repetition you need when learning your parts.
     Conflicts: Nick M.  Jordan H.  Bethany M.  Mari C.  Andrew P.  Maddy?

Wednesday 3-4 Choir Room
     Learn Music *Bring recording devices
Mrs. Fruits will call the characters necessary and their understudies.


Thursday 6:00-8:30 *take note it is at 6:00!!  - Named Characters (listed below) - Auditorium
     Learn music on solos and duets.  -  Show Off, Cold Feet, Accident Waiting to Happen, Aldolpho, Stumble Along.
*Bring recording devices
Called: Aldolpho, Janet, Robert, George, Chaperone  - AND understudies for these roles.  Man in Chair - We will work on Monologues.
     Conflicts: Nick M.  Adam J.

Please spread the word to your fellow cast mates the new schedule.

ASAP!!  I need your signed contracts!

If I haven't received any notification about your conflicts I am going to assume that you will be present at every rehearsal you are called to.

Cast of Drowsy Chaperone,

Here is the breakdown for the first week of rehearsals:

Monday Jan. 7th
     Who: EVERYONE
     When: 6-8:30
     Where: HS Auditorium
     What: We will distribute scripts/rehearsal schedules/contracts, etc.
               We will discuss auditions and define "success" for our production.

Tuesday Jan 8th.
     Who: EVERYONE
     When: 6-8:30
     Where: HS Auditorium
      What: We will learn "director's lingo" and build a cast vocabulary.
                Team building exercises?

Wednesday Jan 9th
     Who: EVERYONE
     When: 3-4 (bonus period)
     Where: Choir Room
     What: Learn music to Fancy Dress

Thursday Jan. 10th
     Who: EVERYONE
     When: 6:00-8:00
     Where: HS Auditorium
     What: Discuss show references, MT history lesson, begin character development.

This first week is critical to create cast unity and to get everyone on the same page.  I will expect everyone at all rehearsals.  After the first week, we will have very specific rehearsals and only those involved will be called.  I appreciate your flexibility in this first week to come together as a team before we divide and conquer.



   

Presenting the Cast of DROWSY CHAPERONE

Drowsy Chaperone Cast List
Character	Actor	Understudy
Man in Chair	Blake Michael	Hunter Patterson
Janet	Maddy Bell	Alaynah Courtney
Robert	Luke Spencer	David Samuelson
Chaperone	Raychal LaMar	Taylor Hayes
Tottendale	Alex Carpenter	Chantel Allen
Underling	Andrew Patterson	Chad Roach
Mr. Feldzieg	Jordan Southwood	Nick Maxwell
Kitty	Misato Yabuki	Emily Jensen
Gangster 1	Nick Maxwell	Andrew Patterson
Gangster 2	Adam Jensen	Jordan Harrison
Aldolpho	David Samuelson	Jordan Southwood
George	Hunter Patterson	Adam Jensen
Aviatrix	Alaynah Courtney	Chelsea Galloway
Superintendent	Chad Roach	none
Dance Captain	Bethany Mathison
Featured Ensemble	Bethany Mathison
Featured Ensemble	Danielle Marcus
Featured Ensemble	Jordan Harrison
Featured Ensemble	Emily Jensen
Featured Ensemble	Tori Leaman
Ensemble	Sheraya Smith
Ensemble	Elizabeth Brown
Ensemble	Sara Hammerlein
Ensemble	Trevor Billings
Ensemble	Kristen Glass
Ensemble	Kason Pitcher
Ensemble	Mari Carpenter
Ensemble	Autumn Milburn
Ensemble	Caitlin Crull
Ensemble	Chelsea Galloway
Ensemble	Chantel Allen
Ensemble	Taylor Hayes
First Rehearsal will be January 7th 6-8 ALL CAST MEMBERS CALLED