Thursday Update

Quartet until 5 tomorrow (Thursday) if you can get rides. Harold Hill until 5:30 if you can get a ride.

Mariel

Thursday's Rehearsal

Tomorrow (Thursday): Full cast! Yep, that means everyone! Costume Parade and music/scene work with a few principals as time permits. Bring your dance shoes so that we can see if your skirts/pants are the correct length. And that's not a request. . . :D Yay!

Mariel 

Tuesday

For tomorrow (Tuesday), running Act I: Principals, dance team, featured dancers, rock island people, PLUS Emma Gilson, Bridget Welsh, and Brigid Craney to be in the additional three line scene we're adding into Act I.

Costume/Hair Recap

This comes from Mrs. Bonner as well as myself. Please read carefully and get the items necessary to your character or part. Most of this you should already know about or have.

--Ensemble girls: nude tights, tan character shoes, hair in a bun

--Ensemble boys: dark socks, jazz shoes

--The girls that are salesmen will need to provide their own white or ivory long sleeve shirt.   Black jazz shoes and socks for salesmen as well.

--Joe & Dan: dancers black pants & socks,  LS white shirt.

--Sean have white socks and black socks so we can see the look of things. Black Jazz shoes.

--Dancers: White tights, nude stockings if you prefer for Shipoopi. Tan character shoes.

--Marian: hair in a bun (possibly half up half down for Shipoopi)

--Zaneeta, Amaryllis, Gracie, Dancer girls: hair half up

--Mrs. Paroo and Pick-a-Little Ladies: hair in bun. 

Any questions, or if you'd like more specifics please email me:)

Mariel 

This week 2/17

Updates have been made to the rehearsal schedule this week.
Monday: still principals off book for Act II. Scheduled till 5 in case we need the extra time. Bring something to do if you're not in every scene.
Tuesday: Full cast music and choreography. 
Wednesday and Thursday: Full Cast. The TBA is for what we will be doing, but full cast is called no matter what we do.

This Week.

Hey all,

1) Study the fabulous videos to go over your movement.
2) Tomorrow (Tuesday): Quartet, Harold, Marian, Mrs. Paroo, Amaryllis, all salesmen and newspaper readers and Charlie Cowell for Rock Island.
3) BRING RECORDING DEVICES TO TOMORROW'S MUSIC REHEARSAL, as well as scripts and a pencil.
4) Dance shoes for Wednesday and Thursday.


Mariel 

Off-book dates

Off book dates are posted on the calendar. Act I for principals on February 15th, Act II for principals on February 18th, EVERYONE (ensemble) off book for the 19th. Study hard and be kind to yourselves:)

This Week 2/4

Monday—Principals bring a picture of your inspiration for your character—it can be a picture of anything from a character in a movie (real people or animated), to an actor (as opposed to a character), to a stuffed animal you have, to a picture of a friend or relative. Anything that is inspiration for your character. Stay away from bringing in pictures from any movie or stage versions of the show itself, or pictures of the actors from the movie or show. This is outside inspiration. We’ll also be doing theater games and scene work. 

Tuesday – Full Cast music rehearsal and scene work for principals as needed or available. 

Wednesday*–Full Cast—Blocking and movement for “Trouble,” “Iowa Stubborn.” **Note: This may be canceled and changed to just principals again, depending on how the beginning of the week goes, but full cast should be completely available to come Wednesday. 

Thursday—Principals for scene work

Kelly Richards Scholarship Auditions for Class of 2017

Kelly Richards Vocal/Theatre Scholarship Auditions will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 6-8pm.  Incoming freshmen for the 2013-2014 school year who would like to audition should email Stephanie Overton-Hall at shall(at)archwood(dot)org to sign up. If you are unable to attend on the scheduled date, please let Stephanie know and she will make every effort to schedule an alternate date for your audition.

Audition Requirements:

Students should prepare at least TWO of the following three audition selections:

1. Vocal solo - classical art song or musical theatre.  Provide own accompaniment - live piano accompanist or CD.  CDs may not contain vocal parts.  Must be memorized. Pop songs are considered inappropriate for this audition and will result in disqualification.
2. Monologue - 1-2 minute monologue, any style. Must be memorized.
3. Dance - one song, any style solo dance performance.  Must provide music on CD.

Students may choose to do all three audition pieces, but two is the minimum requirement.  Any student who does not perform two different audition pieces will be disqualified.  Students may not perform two of the same audition piece (two vocal solos, two dances, etc.).

The winner of the vocal/theatre scholarship will be required to perform with the school choir and in both the fall and spring theatre shows for all four years that they attend Archbishop Wood High School in order to retain their scholarship.  Winning the scholarship does not guarantee preferred casting for choir solos or principle roles in the theatrical productions.

Questions should be directed to Stephanie Overton-Hall at the email address listed above.  Thank you for your interest and we look forward to working with you at ABW!

Current students - please spread the word about auditions to any talented 8th graders you know at your parishes!  Thanks!