Rehearsal Week 4 - Schedule

Hey all, so we're now 4 weeks until Tech week, and 5 weeks away from our performances! I hope everyone is working on their line memorization, accent and "who their character is"!

Rehearsal this week ...

Monday October 18th 2:50 - 4:10
Jaymey Kuykendall*, Kennedy Foster, Stephen Lewis, Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Brie Statham, Natalie Louban, Hannah Holzenagel

*Jaymey and Bryan, can you please arrive at 3:35

Tuesday October 19th 2:50 - 4:10
Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Jaymey Kuykendall*, James Herbstritt*, Zoe Rudloff, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins, Liam Williams, Brandon Johnson

*James, Bryan and Jaymey, can you come before your game ... and then leave us for your game at 3:45 or so?

Wednesday October 20th 2:50 - 5:00
Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Jaymey Kuykendall*, James Herbstritt*, Zoe Rudloff, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins, Liam Williams, Brandon Johnson, Sean McAneny, Caroline Bobrick, Rachel Coe-Scharff, KatieLynn Herron, Marina Plattner*, John DuBois, Annonda Sanders, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Brie Statham, Lily McQuillen

*Soccer gang, can you guys please arrive at 4.

Thursday October 21st 2:50 - 4:10
SAME AS MONDAY with the ENSEMBLE as well.

Friday October 22nd 2:50 - 5:00
Everyone. If you are in a sport practice please arrive by 4pm, and you must let me know if you will not be arriving right after school.

Saturday October 23rd 10am - 1pm
TBD
WITH SET CONSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW

~Ms. Hall

Accent Tips

Each time I give an accent tip in rehearsals I will add it here - so that the kids {and the parents, when helping with lines :o) } will understand why something is circled or underlined etc...

Circled - any word circled in the script is part of what I call the "Ask List". Where Americans say ask, the a sound in British English goes to an ah sound - so ask becomes ah-sk.
Glass becomes Gl-ah-ss Dance becomes D-ah-nce and so on ... now this can be tricky at times, for example (which is on the ask list - ex-ah-mple) hand is a word where the a does not change, it stays hand.

So, any word that is circled should be practiced in the accent, and goes one th Ah-sk List! :o)

Boxed In - if a word in the script has a box around it, the u in the word - where in American English is an oo sound, is changed to an ew sound for British English. So the word stupid in American English (st-oo-pid) becomes ST-EW-PID. Duty becomes d-ew-ty; student becomes st-ew-dent.

So, any word that is boxed in should be practiced thus. (It seems as though this one might not be needed in our script. :o)

Squiggly Underline - we've talked about these in rehearsal ...
Mother --> Moth'ah
Water --> W-aw-er
Talk / Walk --> W-awlk / T-awlk
Captain --> Cap'in
At all --> At'awl
Not / Lot --> N-aw-t / L-aw-t (this one is a bit of an exaggeration, the aw sound is soft)

:o)

Biz Ad List

Here is a list of the places in town, and / or, places I know have placed ads in programs in the past. I've put my name after the places where I have already submitted the forms. If you approach a business on this list, or another you know of, please leave a comment here letting me know. Thanks. (It's a long list...)
~Margaret

Business Ad's
The Westerner - Ms. Hall/Mrs. Statham
Bear's Countryside Creations Gift Shop - Ms. Hall
The Walenta & Clark Agency - Ms. Hall (Yes, Full pg ad DONE)
Radical Systemz - Ms. Hall
The Brasserie - Mrs. Statham
Greenville Bakery - Ms. Hall
Greenville Laundromat - Ms. Hall
The Twone & Country Shoppe - Ms. Hall (YES 1/2 pg ad)
Read and Read Again (Used Book Store)
Stewarts
Rite Aid - Ms. Hall
Cox. National Bank
Bank of America
The Lime Gazelle - Ms. Hall (YES, 1/4 pg ad)
James Coe Paintings
Dennis Electronics - Stathams (Yes 1/4 pg ad)
Rudloff Construction
Mangold Real Estate
2 Twisted Ladies (Ice Cream Shop) - Mrs. McAneny
Shed Depot
Bucci Painting - Ms. Hall (YES)
Storey's Nursery
Freehold Inn
The Greenville Arms
Cumberland Farms - Ms. Hall
The Bank of Greene County
Cunninghams Funeral Home
Greenville Car Wash
Vince Anna's
Lou's Automotive - Mrs. Johnson (No)
NAPA Auto
Town Line Auto - Mrs. Johnson (Maybe)
Greenville Saw
Salonn 255 - Ms. Hall
Lounsbury Appliances
Medusa General Store - Mrs. Drossel
The Palmer House - Mrs. Drossel
Renssalearville Institute
All Arts Matter
Sunny Hill
Rainbow Lodge
Greenville Town Library - Ms. Hall
UMC Day Care Center
Rensselaerville Metting Center
Shore Group
Hill Town Happy Farm
Lewisdale Farm - Mrs. Lewis (Yes Full pg ad)
E. Reinhart General Contracting
Shell Inn
Ararat Center
Gardens & Florals
Oak Hill Kitchen
Catalpa House, A Historic Guest House
Drama Kids International - Ms. Hall (YES 1/4 pg ad)
Van Auken Express Inc. - Mrs. McAneny
Rensselaerville Body Shop
Nature's Way Day Care and Preschool
The Rensselaerville Library
Sheer Techniques
The Grapeville Agency
Dollar General
Just A Buck - Ms. Hall
Family Dollar - Ms. Hall (Not able to do ad's.)
Greenville Family Health Care
Massage Therapy Center
Greenville Family Dental Center
Greenville Eye Care - Ms. Hall (YES 1/2 pg ad)
Northeast Home Medical Supplies - Ms. Hall
Legacy Bank - Ms. Hall
Bryants - Ms. Hall
Macko Chiropractic - Mrs. Johnson (Yes)
Ciani & Morris Physical Therapy
GNH Lumber - Ms. Hall/Drossel
Tip Top - Mrs. Statham
JP's - Mrs. Statham
Greene County Horseshoe Supply - Mrs. Statham
Hollowbrook Lodge - Ms. Hall
Greene County Power Equipment - Ms. Hall
McAneny Storage (?Name) - Mrs. McAneny

Our Pirate Flag

Our Pirate Ship's Flag Design - by our Captain Hook, Sean McAneny

Important

Important Long Weekend Reminders

It is very important that you keep up with your line memorization, and thinking about who your character is over the long weekend!!!

Please practice your lines with the accent - no matter how silly you think you sound, or if you think you're not doing it "right", practice is the only way to make it better! :o)
{See accent tips, here on the blog, as a reminder.}

*If you have not yet brought your signed Parent/Student Contract or contact info sheet, please do so on Tuesday. They can be left for me in the MS Main Office.

Thank you!

Happy Columbus Day!

~Ms. Hall

Rehearsal Week 3 - Schedule

Due to some scheduling conflicts this week, I would like to ask that everyone attend ALL of Friday's rehearsal. If for some reason this is not possible for you, please let me know ASAP.

You can email me at:

margaret.e.hall@googlemail.com

Thursday October 14th 2:50 - 5pm

Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Jaymey Kuykendall*, Sean McAneny*, Caroline Bobrick*, Rachel Coe-Scharff, KatieLynn Herron, Marina Plattner*, John DuBois*, Annonda Sanders, Lily McQuillen, Amanda Bowman, Alex Whitbeck, Elizabeth Duker, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Samantha Roggio

*Sports folks, please arrive by 4pm.

Friday October 15th 2:50 - 5pm

Whole Cast Rehearsal

Saturday October 16th 10am - 1pm

*This rehearsal will be on the Elementary School stage, and those called will be determined by Wednesday.
:o) Ms. Hall

Amended Rehearsal Schedule - Week 2

Amended Rehearsal Week 2

Wednesday 2:50 - 4:10 pm

Elizabeth Duker, Alex Whitbeck, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Samantha Roggio, Amanda Bowman, Lily McQuillen, Hannah Holznagel, Julia Evoal, Brie Statham*,

*Kaitlyn I know you’re at a soccer game.
Brie, can you come for the last 15 minutes to get any notes on ensemble stuff?

Thursday 2:50 – 4:10 pm

James Herbstritt*, Zoe Rudloff*, Liam Williams, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins, Brandon Johnson*, Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Jaymey Kuykendall*

*Sports folks, please arrive at 3:35pm.
Emily, can you do the same as sporst folks - with FFA?

Friday 2:50 - 5pm
“Flying” Work

Emily Statham, Jaymey Kuykendall*, Scott Davis, Bryan Drossel*, Hannah Holznagel

ALSO: Cody Evans, Nate Bowman

*Sports folks, please arrive by 4pm

Emily, I know you won’t be there.

:o) Ms. Hall