REMINDER: PICK UP REHEARSAL

REMINDER

PICK UP REHEARSAL

WED.  11/13

3:30p Call

4:30p  Go

Notes to follow the run.

Full tech and costumes - but no blood effects.

Schedule Weeks 6 - 10

The schedule for the remainder of our journey is now available by clicking HERE.

There have been some small extensions in time, so as to allow for proper tech procedures.  This varies slightly from the general overview schedule initially published.  For instance, on tech rehearsals, the new release time is 7p instead of 6:30p.  I would rather add time now than hold you over and go late. I will always do my best to release you on time!

Please look at it carefully and read the "NOTE".  There's important info here.  If anything is confusing, please ask for clarification.

Getting really exciting now!!!

Revised Posters Happen!

Sat. 10/19 Reminders

1.  Bring your potluck food.  Finger food is best.  Remember, there will be no official "lunch".  You will have many breaks throughout the day to graze at the food table.  So think about bringing healthier food.  Fruit.  Veggies.  Lean meats.  Nuts.  Hummus.  All good stuff.  Certainly some dessert is fine.  Also...don't feel obligated to try and feed an army!  I think there will be plenty of food.

2.  Dress in layers.  It may be cold.  Or hot.  Or who knows?

3.  If you are not yet solid on lines, do everything you can to be off book!!!  This is critical to moving forward.  So far, you've all done a nice job with this...but there are certainly sections that need work.

Costume Request

Actors,

Below is a list of items that are being proposed as possible costume pieces for you.  Do not misunderstand.  In no way are you responsible for your own clothes - do not purchase anything!!!  The idea is to see if you are willing to loan something to the department for the show.  This will help reduce expenses, thus helping the show make more money.  

If you do bring something in and we choose to use it, it will have to stay in the dressing rooms from Saturday 10/19 all the way through closing.  So make sure you're willing to do without it for a month or so.  Also, please don't loan anything that is of great value to you.

Please bring the things listed by your name in before or by this Saturday 10/19

Please note that the Connect Four items are more for "ideas" -at least for what is worn on top.  We may be able to use your pants, but shirts and the like get bloodied and will likely be purchased.

And Counting

Jillian Briglia: short skirt (cream colored) / 'tie at the bottom' shirt (bright colored) / ballet flats / tights (optional) 

Natina Gilbert: shorts (bright colored) / v-neck t-shirt (white or gray) / converse 

Teis Jayaswal: khakis / button up long sleeve shirt / cardigan or sweater vest / bow tie / loafers

Lauren Knox: 'casual' slacks or jeans (black) / button up shirt (white) / shoes (black)

Miles Martin: straight leg pants (jeans or khakis) / polo / sweater to tie over shoulders / socks (bright pink) / loafers

Caleb Sohigian: baggy jeans or cargo pants / short sleeve button up shirt (checkered) / sneakers

Rubbish

Ingemar Hagan-Keith: sneakers / tight v-neck tee (light blue) / jeans

Molly McLean: jeans / boots (brown) / flannel

Nickey Olson: button-down shirt / jeans

Emma Siddall: blazer (maroon) / skirt (black) / keds

Connect Four

Katie McFarland: 2 skirts (brown) / boots

Lili McLaughlin: 2 cardigan / 2 pants (dark) / flats

Ben Pagano: polo shirt / khakis / lofers

Ross Reaume: 2 pairs of jeans / sneakers

The "NO CONFLICTS" window is upon us!

This is a reminder that you all turned in signed audition forms that explicitly stated on page 4:  "These dates are mandatory for you to participate in the show:  9/28, 10/19, and 10/21 through 11/16."

I am posting this, because no conflicts are being considered whatsoever, beginning next week.  In fact, Margot did not even put them on the calendar. When the schedule is posted, you are expected to show up - no matter what.  The only exceptions would be extreme illness or other such emergencies.

If this comes as a surprise to you, and you are freaking out about a potential conflict, now is the time to email me and explain.  But I make no promises I will honor any requests.  With the show rapidly approaching, this now becomes your top extracurricular priority.

matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com

New Draft - Rubbish

If anyone is curious to see the new developments in Rubbish, click HERE for a new download.

OFF BOOK

In an attempt to practice more professional standards, I have refrained from giving you all hard "off book" dates.  In the professional world, it's understood that actors learn their lines as soon as humanly possible - and so hard dates are unnecessary.

With the exception of a few actors, however, I'm not seeing much progress on lines. So I must now assert a hard deadline for line/blocking memorization:

OFF BOOK

MONDAY 10/14

(OR YOUR FIRST REHEARSAL 

THAT WEEK)

UPDATED 4-5 Schedule!!!

The Weeks 4-5 Schedule has been significantly changed for a few days, so look at it VERY carefully.  It will be posted on the door tomorrow at school.  It is also available for download on MediaFire HERE!

Schedule Weeks 4 - 5

The schedule is now available for download for weeks 4 and 5.

Click HERE!

Schedule Change Week 3

By request, we are changing the schedule this week to be:

Thurs 10/3

4p – 5:15p

And Counting

(Full Cast)

5:15p – 6:30p

Connect Four

(Full Cast)

Fri 10/4

4p – 5:15p

And Counting

(Full Cast)

5:15p – 6:30p

Rubbish

(Full Cast)

Mediafire has been updated as well if you wish to download an accurate one.

CREW!

CREW ASSIGNMENTS

Stage Manager/Light Board Operator: Margot New

Assistant Stage Manager/Deck Manager: Gabrielle Van Steenberg

Assistant Stage Manager/Sound Board Operator: Zanna Kortenhof

House Manager: Melissa Munson

Assistant Technical Director, Master Electrician: Carmen Alfaro

Build Crew*: Henry Lovgren, Miller Savetz, Fran Smyth, Lauren Sunday, Marie Taylor, Bea Thomas, Catherine Tiland, Sage**

Costumes/Hair & Makeup Crew: Bella Ferrai, Ryan Hindlin, Izzy Messer

Light Crew: Riley Alfaro, Catherine Tiland

Properties Crew: Jasmine Humbert, Erika Lower, Abigail Meskimen, Katie Reahl

Publicity Crew: Alex Denhart, Victoria Kuitert

*Note: At this time it is unknown how many run crew will be needed, so run crew will be announced at a later date. Run crew will come from people in build crew.

**Sage; Please contact the stage manager, Margot New, ASAP. 

margotnew17@gmail.com

Updated Schedule

I have had to make changes to two of the dates this week.  They are:

Mon 9/23

3:30p – 5:30p

Connect Four

(Full Cast)

Wed 9/25

4:00p – 6:30p

And Counting

(Full Cast)

The schedule has been updated on MediaFire if you wish to download a new copy.

Please remember to review blocking and lines as we go!

Rehearsal Drafts

"The Plays!" link (in the right column) will now take you to the revised scripts - the "rehearsal drafts" or "RD".  You will all be provided hard copies at your first rehearsal this week, but for anyone else who wants to read the new versions...there ya go!

Schedules (Overview and Weeks 1-3)

Please click HERE for schedules.

Note that I have done my best to honor conflicts.  Where you stated things like "can change" or "can move", I did have to take you up on that.  There are simply too many conflicts to ever get this production up otherwise.  It was also agreed upon that Vivace members can, if necessary, be at our rehearsals at 4p.

Excited to get started!

CAST LIST

The 10^th Annual New Works Festival

X HAPPENS

Cast List

And Counting

By Katie McFarland

X  - Caleb Sohigian

TESSA – Natina Gilbert

SAMANTHA – Jillian Briglia

BLAIR – Miles Martin

KEM – Lauren Knox

GAVIN – Teis Jayaswal

Rubbish

By Natina Gilbert

ESTHER – Molly McLean

IAN – Ingemar Hagen-Keith

FELICITY – Emma Siddall

SILAS – Nickey Olson

Connect Four

by Miles Martin

CHARLIE - Benjamin Pagano

MAPLE – Lili McLaughlin

PIPER – Katie McFarland

OTTO – Ross Reaume

Thanks everyone for two amazing days of auditions. 

For those not cast, I'd like to offer one of the things that most affected my decisions:  vocal technique.  As I stated during the process, these plays require unbelievable vocal dexterity.  Often, when it was close between two actors, I always went with the one who had the best enunciation, clarity, vocal support, and the overall best vocal facility.  So always work on that, and it will help in future auditions.

I also want to reiterate that had there been enough roles, I would have loved to have found spots for everyone.  I was incredibly impressed.  Please take the initial disappointment and turn it into excitement for future acting opportunities.  I hope many of you will want to participate in other ways:  crew, marketing, front of house, etc... And I certainly hope to see all of you back next year and/or throughout this incredible season at LHS Drama.  Keep working hard!  Be proud!

Callbacks

Thank you to all who auditioned! 

If you are not called back, please keep coming out for plays!  

You all did an admirable job!

Friday 9/13

4p - 8p

The following actors are called back for script readings.

(apologies if names are misspelled - some are hard to read)

Nickey Olson

Katie McFarland

Miles Martin

Adelaide Knox

Lauren Sunday

Jillian Brigllia

Marjorie Sheiman

Benjamin Ragano

Natina Gilbert

Caleb Sohigian

Ross Reume

Bradford Benson

Lili Mclaughlin

Ingemar Hagen-Keith

Abigail Meskimen

Lauren Knox

Teis Jagaswal

Fiona Lett

Emma Siddall

Henry Lougren

Harper Wilamoski

Molly Mclean

Karelle Namegas

Alex Denhart

Audition Sides!

Wanna get ahead on audition prep?

You must all, of course, get through generals first.  But if you make it to the callbacks, these are the sides (script excerpts) I'll be having you read... 

And remember, please make sure you have read all the plays in their entirety - thoroughly...

And Counting

1: p71-74 (Tessa / X)

                       

2: p59 – 62 (Gavin / Kem / Blair / Samantha / X) 

Rubbish

3: p4 – 8 (Esther / Felicity)                       

4: p29 – 32 (Esther / Felicity / Silas / Ian)

Connect Four

5: p1 – 4 (Charlie / Maple)

6: p9 – 10 (Charlie / Otto)

7: p16 – 19 (Charlie / Piper)

Audition Packet

You must read and complete the audition form prior to auditioning on Thursday 9/12.  You may pick an audition packet up at the info meeting on 9/10 or pick one up from Jim Peerenboom.  You may also download it by clicking:  HERE.

Big Dates this Week!

X Happens Info Meeting
Tuesday 9/10
3:30p
Auditorium

Come ask questions about this year's new works festival.  Learn all about the audition - how to prepare - expectations...  Audition packets and forms will be available as well.


X Happens General Auditions
Thursday 9/12
4p - 7p

The only thing you need to do to prepare is read the scripts.  The audition will consist of movement, vocal work, and group work.


X Happens Callback Auditions
Friday 9/13
4p - 8p

Callbacks will consist of readings from the scripts.

Read the Scripts!

Wanna read the plays?

Click HERE

And Counting

by Katie McFarland

Rubbish

by Natina Gilbert

Connect Four

by Miles Martin

The Writers!

The writers for X HAPPENS are:

Natina Gilbert

Miles Martin

Katie McFarland

Congrats to them and thank you to all who applied!

X HAPPENS - WANNA WRITE?

Wanna be a playwright for next fall's festival...our 10th?!!!

Click the image to the right and download the application.

Deadlines are FAST APPROACHING!