A Few Rehearsal Photos ...

Some Piratey Action with Smee, Hook & Starkey...


The Lost Boys are held captive on Hook's Ship ... ARGH!!!


Mr. & Mrs. Darling talking in the Nursery with Wendy and Nana listening (Michael too...)


MORE TO COME SOON!!! :)

Articulation Poem

Articulation is very important, this should be combined with strong project so that the dialogue is heard clearly - and loudly - throughout the theatre! :o)

Here's a poem that helps to open the mouth, and has a lot of d's & t's, that should be clearly articulated ...

I had a Hippopotomus
I kept him in a shed
I fed him up on vitamins (pronounced like vit-ah-mins)
And vegetable bread (pronounced like veg-ah-tah-ble)
Lest he should be affected by Depression or the Dumps
By Hippopotomeasles or Hippopotomumps!

Monday Soccer ... MY MISTAKE

Monday the 25th - Soccer folks, I know you have a game. It's my mistake on the schedule.
Thanks.
Ms. Hall

Rehearsal Week #5 - Schedule

We're at the "one month to go" mark...

Monday October 25th – 2:50-5pm
Pirate / Darling / Ensemble Work with Peter

Jaymey Kuykendall*, Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Brie Statham*, Natalie Louban*, Stephen Lewis, Kennedy Foster, Sean McAneny*, Rachel Coe-Scharff, Caroline Bobrick*, KatieLynn Herron, Annonda Sanders, John DuBois, Marina Plattner*, Lily McQuillen, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Elizabeth Duker, Alex Whitbeck, Amanda Bowman, Samantha Roggio, Hannah Holznagel, Julia Evola

*Sports folks, please arrive by 4pm.

Tuesday October 26th – 2:50-4:10pm
Lost Boys with the Darling Kids & Peter

Jaymey Kuykendall*, Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, James Herbstritt*, Zoe Rudloff*, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins, Liam Williams, Brandon JohnsonEnsemble folks might be added, check back on Tuesday morning!

*Sports folks, please arrive by 3:35, except Zoe – I know you have a meet (please come only if the meet is canceled).

Thursday October 28th – 2:10-5pm
POSSIBLE FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY

EVERYONE IS CALLED.

*If you need to leave early (ride the late bus home) you must let Ms. Hall know at the beginning of rehearsal. Sports folks, if you can come for the whole rehearsal please do, if you can’t due to a practice, then please arrive at 4pm.

Friday October 29th – 2:50-4:10pm
The Darlings Scene 1 & the Flying Scene 2

Jaymey Kuykendall*, Emily Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Brie Statham, Natalie Louban, Hannah Holznagel, Kennedy Foster, Stephen LewisEnsemble folks might be added, check back on Tuesday morning!

*Soccer folks, please come until 3:30 – it’s a home game Friday (right?!)!

Saturday October 30th - 10am-1pm
TBA

SET CONSTRUCTION FROM 10am-3pm!!!

Character Work

For your characters:

*Remember it is NOT you on stage, it is you're portrayal of someone else, your character.

*When you're working on your line memorization you should look at the adjectives you've written down about who your character is, and be "thinking like" your character when learning the lines.

*Look at how other characters in the play describe you - indirectly and directly.

*Listen to the lines that surround yours (listen to the play), your lines make sense if you understand the scene you are in. So listen to the dialogue and pay attention to it and the action on stage at all times!!!

*Think about your characters physicality. How does your character move, it should be different to you in your typical "Hi I'm Joe/Jane Kid" daily routine.

THIS IS A PLAY ... SO, PLAY!!!

Here are some good descriptive words for everyone to think about ...

Playfull
Curious
Adventurous
Sinister (Hook)
Vengeful (Pirates)
Maternal or Motherly (Wendy, Mrs. Darling & Nana)
Excited (especially ensemble ... )
Creative
Enthusiastic
A Follower (Lost Boys follow Peter; Pirates follow Hook)
Disciplined (especially Mr. Darling, Wendy and John)
"Know It All" (especially Peter and Slightly)

What others can you think of???

How do Pirates walk - what age Pirate are you and does it affect how you'd move?
How do the Lost Boys move? How old are you? (ie: Twins, do you walk and talk like one another?)
How do you make your movements different, Wendy, from being a kid to being a grown woman with a child at the end of the play?

Do you talk differently? Have you changed your voice some way - aside from the accent - to make you more "Hook'ish" or more "Parental" or more "Piratey" or more "Lost Boy'ish" ... ?

etc...

Amended Rehearsal Schedule - Week 4

Thursday October 21st 2:50 - 4:10 CANCELED!!!
We’ll be doing the Darling’s Scenes & the Never Bird Scene
Jaymey Kuykendall*, Emily Statham, Scott Davis, Bryan Drossel*, Kennedy Foster, Stephen Lewis, Brie Statham*, Natalie Louban, Hannah Holznagel, & Ensemble – Lily McQuillen, Amanda Bowman, Alex Whitbeck, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Elizabeth Duker, Samantha Roggio, Julia Evola

*Sports folks, can you please arrive by 3:35

~Natalie, you’ve missed three rehearsals now, and without letting me know. You need to come to rehearsal today!

Friday October 22nd 2:50 - 5:00
We’ll be working on Lost Boys Stuff, The Darlings Scenes & Ensemble bits, and possibly some flying bits.

Jaymey Kuykendall, Emily Statham, Scott Davis, Bryan Drossel, Stephen Lewis, Kennedy Foster, Brie Statham**, Natalie Louban, Zoe Rudloff**, James Herbstritt, Liam Williams, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins*, Brandon Johnson, Hannah Holznagel, Julia Evola, Lily McQuillen, Amanda Bowman, Alex Whitbeck, Kaitlyn Krasney, Elizabeth Duker, Samantha Roggio

**Brie & Zoe I know you’ve got a Cross Country Meet – if it gets canceled please come to rehearsals. J
*Sports folks, if you have practice you need to let me know you won’t be arriving at 2:50, otherwise I expect to see you at 2:50pm!
*Charlotte, I know you are out of town. J

Saturday October 23rd 10am - 1pm
We will be doing Pirate stuff, Darling Stuff
Sean McAneny, Caroline Bobrick, Rachel Coe-Scharff, Annonda Sanders, John DuBois, Marina Plattner*, Kaitlyn Krasney*, Lily McQuillen, Jaymey Kuykendall*, Emily Statham, Brie Statham, Bryan Drossel*, Scott Davis, Kennedy Foster, Stephen Lewis

*Soccer folks, I know you have a game, please come only if the game is canceled.

WITH SET CONSTRUCTION FROM 10am – 3pm

PLEASE BE WORKING ON YOUR LINE MEMORIZATION, ACCENT AND CHARACTER!!!

~Ms. Hall

Dear Parents

I am going to be making a "Parent Help List" (which will include places people are asking about Business ad's for the program) today. This way we will know the areas that still need some parent help.

If you have not yet let me know where you're able and willing to help out, please let me know!

And, where business ad's are concerned ... so far, though I have handed out about 20 or more requests, we only have 4 ad's in total. This is the area that keeps the budget nice for the following year's show, so please ask anywhere you can?!

Thanks.
~Margaret