Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Updated Rehearsals: Please note the red as it's a change

Wednesday, September 30th

    Armstrong - Period 1 - Wes and Stephanie (waltz)
    Armstrong - Period 2 - Danton

Thursday, October 1

7:30 AM

    Sara Goodman - Red, White, and True girls choreo (band room)
    Armstrong/Engel - Danton & Stephanie vocals/blocking "Time Stops", and "I Don't Need a Roof"
   

Friday, October 2

Period 1  

Engel and Stephanie (Stephanie goes to Ms. Engel's room)

3:35 - 4:15 Costumes: If you look at the costume sheet, This is our due date.

Please come with all your costumes: we will follow this order

Everyone:  Opening song - Alabama Stomp costume

Everyone:  Western outfit

Everyone:  Third costume (for some this will be wedding scene, others circus, others boy scout)   
 

4:15 -  5:15

    Scene 12 - Full Cast (Armstrong and Engel), (also transition from Scene 11 to 12)

5:00 - 6:00

I Know What You Want - Witches and Megan, with Catie and Maddi

5:15 - 6:00

Full cast vocals, and blocking / scene review Act 1 as needed (Engel and Armstrong)

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Rehearsals for Friday, September 25 & Next week

Friday, September 25

Full Cast - in Theatre

We will be doing "Hands On Activities" with Mr. Yerex as our fearless leader; making posters/props
Engel will make sometime for Josephine and her song

 

Monday September 28th

3:35 - 4:15

    Engel:Act 1 Scene 5 and 6 (to incorporate Grace into these scenes) (theatre)
    Armstrong: Full Group -Ashton's Favourite Son & Out There on the Road (if time, choir room)
    Michelle - Maddi M and Aerien - bring tap shoes (2nd half of Alabama Lambs) (band room)

4:15 - 5:15 -

    Engel: Full Cast - Review Act 1 Scene 8, 9, 10, and 11
    Armstrong: Reilly - Closer to Her
    ***after Scene 9 is completed in the Theatre, Michelle, Savanna and Stephanie come to choir room for first half of Alabama Lambs, singing and dancing

5:00 - 6:00 -

    Maddi M and Catie - I Know What You Want choreo - all witches and Megan (band room)

5:15 - 6:00 - 

Engel - Scene 13 - Edward, Sandra, Don Price, Zachy

5:15 - 5:40 - 

All girls with Ms. Armstrong, vocals (those not doing choreo)

5:40 - 6 - 

Wes and Celeen (waltz), and Wes reviews Stranger vocals

Wednesday, September 30th

    Armstrong - Period 1 - Wes and Stephanie (waltz)
    Armstrong - Period 2 - Danton

Thursday, October 1

7:30 AM

    Sara Goodman - Red, White, and True girls choreo (band room)
    Armstrong/Engel - Danton & Stephanie vocals/blocking "Time Stops", and "I Don't Need a Roof"
   

Friday, October 2

Period 1  

Engel and Stephanie (Stephanie goes to Ms. Engel's room)

3:35 - 5:00

    Scene12 - Full Cast (Armstrong and Engel), (also transition from Scene 11 to 12)

5:00 - 6:00

I Know What You Want - Witches and Megan, with Catie and Maddi

5:00 - 6:00

Full cast vocals, and blocking / scene review as needed (Engel and Armstrong)

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Rehearsals for Monday, September 21, Thursday 24 and Friday September 25

Monday, September 21


3:35 - 5:00 - Full cast in the theatre, Review of Scenes 1 - 6

If time allows, go on to Scene 8 (Will, Sandra, Edward, Josephine - NOT including "Two Men In My Life")

4:30 Red, White, and True dancers (choreo by Sara Goodman, CSHC alumni!) - band room - Armstrong -  reviews waltz with wedding dance couples - choir room

      Reilly and Alyce
      Cole and Victoria
      Joseph and Agatha
      Tristan and Emily F.

5:00    Armstrong - Full cast - Ashton's favorite son
           Engel - Scene 10 - Giant (Tristan) and Edward (Danton)

5:30    Engel and Armstrong - Block wedding scene with wedding dance couples and all wedding extras - cheerleaders are asked to stay as well as extras at the wedding

Thursday AM the 24th 

Divisional Choir camp - a lot of students will be away

Engel - Scene 8 starting on page 39: Will and Josephine






Friday, September 25

Many students will be away, all remaining cast are expected to come at 3:35 in the choral room. 

More details to be released soon :)







Thanks Everyone,


Musical Production Team :0

Monday, 14 September 2015

Rehearsals for Friday, Sept 18

Friday, Sept 18 please note additional information in Red below

3:35 - 5 - Full cast in the theatre

Start by reviewing Alabama Stomp
Then, try to block / do choreo for all of Scene 2 with "Be the Hero", getting everyone spaced on stage, in the aisles and so on, and working through the sequence of the dance, the lines, Fisherman and mermaid entrances, and so on!

5:00 - Engel
Review Scene 4, do Scene 5 blocking - this is Will, Edward, Sandra, Josephine, Dr. Bennett (this means no wedding dancers - we'll incorporate them later

5:00 - Armstrong
All girls sing Red White, and True (even the girls who DO NOT dance in this number (possibly review witch as well).  Girls who are not dancing may sing in the wings

5:30 - Engel - Scene 6 blocking - Will, Josephine, Edward, Dr. Bennett, Sandra
5:30 - Armstrong - wedding dance couples work on Waltz-  Reilly and Alyce
                                                                                                Cole and Victoria (in for Emily V.)
                                                                                                Joseph and Agatha
                                                                                                Tristan and Emily F






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Friday, 11 September 2015

Alabama Stomp Tutorial

Here is your dance homework. Please view this tutorial as many times as possible before Monday. We will be working full group in Monday.  This is a tricky dance and we all need to be really expert at it.

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Next three rehearsals...

Friday, September 11:

3:35 - 4:45 FULL Cast
"Be the Hero" chorus only
3:35 - 4:15
Engel: Act 1, Scene 1 and 2 (Wes and Danton) - 
4:15 - 4:45 
Engel Act 1, Scene 2A (Wes, Danton, and add Stephanie)

4:45 - 5:30
Armstrong - "Two Men in My Life" and "I Don't Need a Roof" - with Sandra
Engel - end of Scene 8 (starting on page 42) and Scene 9 - full cast - townsfolk scene - blocking and lines

5:30 - 6 (rest of cast can go home if not in these 2 parts)
Armstrong  - "I Know What You Want" and reprise- witches only but not Megan
Engel - Act 1, Scene 3 (Don, Zacky, Edward, Witch)

Monday, September 14:

3:35 - 4:15 
Armstrong - "Be the Hero" review of chorus vocals
Engel - Act 1 Scene 1 very brief review (Wes and Danton), Act 1, Scene 4 (Wes, Danton, Stephanie)

4:15 - 4:30 
Engel and Armstrong  - "Be the Hero" song - full cast - run with Danton

4:30 - 5:30
Engel and Armstrong - "Be the Hero" choreography (including Alabama Stomp) 

5:30 - 6
Engel- Act 1, Scene 5 and Scene 6 (Edward, Wil, Josephine, Sandra, Dr. Bennett) - just up to the song "Stranger"
Armstrong  - "I Know What You Want" with all the Witches including Megan this time (putting song together)

Thursday, September 17 AM

7:30 Engel - page 54 of script  - 56 - Will and Josephine

8:00 Engel- page 99 and 100 of script - Will and Jenny Hill
Armstrong  - works with Danton on solo work
Michelle E. - Alabama Lambs Choreography

Thursday, 3 September 2015

Welcome Back! Let the Fishiliciousness begin!


  • There is a full cast meeting on Wednesday, September 9, at 12:20 in Ms. Engel's room, 2B9.  All cast members are asked to attend.  This will be a chance for us to regroup, reenergize, and make sure we're all on track for the coming year.
  • All cast members who have not done so yet, must register their Blogs to the Musical Blog (cshcpresents.blogspot.ca) Thanks to all cast members who have done this step.
  • From here on out, all information will be posted to the blog.  Students, it is your responsibility to check the blog for reminders about upcoming rehearsals and details pertaining to the show.
  • The Assignment that was handed out in June, is due Friday, September 11. Again, thanks to the students who completed this over the summer! 
  • A reminder that costumes also have a due date: Friday, October 2, 2015. More details will come closer to due date. 
  • The first full cast rehearsal is Friday, September 11 from 3:35 - 6.  We will meet in the choir room.