Don't forget, brush up rehearsal is tonight at 7 PM in the Little Theater. I would like to get through it very quickly due to some of the cast needing to go to other rehearsals. Then if possible I would like to run a line rehearsal on Friday in the lobby befor the show.
See you tonight.
Peg
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
November 7, 2010
We had a wonderful opening this weekend. You all should be feeling pretty proud of yourselves. I am extremely lucky to have had you all as a cast and I appreciate your hard work and commitment.
We will have brush-up rehearsal on Wednesday, November 10th at 7 PM. As a reminder, next week's performances include a show call on Friday, November 12th at 6:45 PM, Saturday, November 13th at 1:15 PM for the 2 PM matinee, and then we will have our cast party after this show as well as prepare for the evening performance, show call at 6:45 PM. Strike of the set will take place on Sunday, November 14th, time to be announced.
Peg
We will have brush-up rehearsal on Wednesday, November 10th at 7 PM. As a reminder, next week's performances include a show call on Friday, November 12th at 6:45 PM, Saturday, November 13th at 1:15 PM for the 2 PM matinee, and then we will have our cast party after this show as well as prepare for the evening performance, show call at 6:45 PM. Strike of the set will take place on Sunday, November 14th, time to be announced.
Peg
Thursday, November 4, 2010
November 4, 2010
Congratulations cast. You are performance ready. But, don't let your guard down. Stay focused and fine tune your performances even further. Review your lines daily. Knowing your lines allows for the play to flow as it should.
Tonight is final dress rehearsal. Your call is 6:45 as I want to block curtain call and take some photos before we begin the run at 7:30. If you need more than 1/2 hour to prepare yourself then by all means come earlier. Tomorrow nights call is also 6:45 as we will have circle before our 7:30 start.
Thank you for all your hard work. See you tonight!
Peg
Tonight is final dress rehearsal. Your call is 6:45 as I want to block curtain call and take some photos before we begin the run at 7:30. If you need more than 1/2 hour to prepare yourself then by all means come earlier. Tomorrow nights call is also 6:45 as we will have circle before our 7:30 start.
Thank you for all your hard work. See you tonight!
Peg
Monday, November 1, 2010
November 1, 2010
Welcome to November. We have 4 more rehearsal to make an already awesome show better. Please keep reviewing your lines...especially the important ones that are needed to reveal the plot and try not to paraphrase so much.
Rehearsal tonight and tomorrow night at 7 PM...hopefully full technicals. Wednesday and Thursday are full dress rehearsals...then we open. The numbers look very good and we have high ticket sales for every show. It is going to be spectacular, intimate, dinner theater. Keep yourself healthy and rested.
Peg
Rehearsal tonight and tomorrow night at 7 PM...hopefully full technicals. Wednesday and Thursday are full dress rehearsals...then we open. The numbers look very good and we have high ticket sales for every show. It is going to be spectacular, intimate, dinner theater. Keep yourself healthy and rested.
Peg
Friday, October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010
We had a productive week. It is looking real good. Friday and Saturday are a break from rehearsal but not from studying lines. This show leaks information...as a mystery does... and the lines that provide this information are critical to the story and the suspence and cannot be dropped. Please be aware of when you are delivering lines essential to the plot and put extra effort into getting them right.
Next week is tech week with sound, lights, costumes and a finished product. We will rehearse Sunday through Thursday to prepare for opening night on Friday, November 5th. Please be sure your bio is in and that any costume or prop problems have been brought to our attention. The rehearsal start times are as follows for the full cast:
Sunday 7 PM
Monday 7 PM
Tuesday 7 PM
Wednesday 6:30 PM Full dress rehearsal
Thursday 6:30 PM Full dress rehearsal
Call for show on opening and all other performances will be at 6:30 as our show begins at 7:30 (not the ususal 8 PM start) so please arrange your schedule.
Thank you again for all your hard work. You are a wonderful cast to work with.
Peg
Next week is tech week with sound, lights, costumes and a finished product. We will rehearse Sunday through Thursday to prepare for opening night on Friday, November 5th. Please be sure your bio is in and that any costume or prop problems have been brought to our attention. The rehearsal start times are as follows for the full cast:
Sunday 7 PM
Monday 7 PM
Tuesday 7 PM
Wednesday 6:30 PM Full dress rehearsal
Thursday 6:30 PM Full dress rehearsal
Call for show on opening and all other performances will be at 6:30 as our show begins at 7:30 (not the ususal 8 PM start) so please arrange your schedule.
Thank you again for all your hard work. You are a wonderful cast to work with.
Peg
Monday, October 25, 2010
October 25, 2010
Good rehearsal last night with everyones's attempt to be off book. All rehearsals will be the full play from now on and please be going over your lines aggressively so that scripts will not be needed to be brought on stage during Tech Week.
Rehearsal tonight for the full cast at 7 PM and again on Wednesday and Thursday at 7PM. Tech week begins Sunday and we will run the show with lights and sound every night at 7 PM untill we open November 5th. We will have dress rehearsals with costumes on Wednesday, November 3rd and Thursday, November 4th.
We are looking good and we will be ready to open. Keep up the good work.
Peg
Rehearsal tonight for the full cast at 7 PM and again on Wednesday and Thursday at 7PM. Tech week begins Sunday and we will run the show with lights and sound every night at 7 PM untill we open November 5th. We will have dress rehearsals with costumes on Wednesday, November 3rd and Thursday, November 4th.
We are looking good and we will be ready to open. Keep up the good work.
Peg
Thursday, October 21, 2010
October 21, 2010
Show is really following into place. I am very pleased with the cast's development of the characters and there ability to grasp the basic mood and delivery of this show.
Tonight is Act II aand we will be stopping if direction is needed. As a reminder, beginning Sunday, October 24th, we will run the entire show during rehearsal with director's notes at the end. The goal is to be off book by Sunday and a prompter will be available during this week if you forget a line. We will continue with the same schedule or rehearsing Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday until Tech week which begins on Sunday, October 31st. Tech week will require that we rehearse the show every night until we open November 5th.
Thank you for all your hard work.
Peg
Tonight is Act II aand we will be stopping if direction is needed. As a reminder, beginning Sunday, October 24th, we will run the entire show during rehearsal with director's notes at the end. The goal is to be off book by Sunday and a prompter will be available during this week if you forget a line. We will continue with the same schedule or rehearsing Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday until Tech week which begins on Sunday, October 31st. Tech week will require that we rehearse the show every night until we open November 5th.
Thank you for all your hard work.
Peg
Monday, October 18, 2010
October 18, 2010
Good rehearsal last night even though our poor Trotter was out with illness. Get well soon. Your characters are developing and the different personalities are making things very interesting. Keep working on projection and diction and study your lines. They will be much more credible when they are memorized.
Last night we started trying on costumes and it is all coming together. If you have any costume concerns please let me know. Don't worry, Trotter, we didn't forget you.
If you want a tee shirt please get your money in as soon as you can. Thank you for all your hard work and for the help that you have given to produce the magnificent set by Ted. See you tonight at 7:00 PM for Act II.
Peg
Last night we started trying on costumes and it is all coming together. If you have any costume concerns please let me know. Don't worry, Trotter, we didn't forget you.
If you want a tee shirt please get your money in as soon as you can. Thank you for all your hard work and for the help that you have given to produce the magnificent set by Ted. See you tonight at 7:00 PM for Act II.
Peg
Thursday, October 14, 2010
October 14, 2010
We finished blocking Act II and so now we can to really begin to fine tune and clean up any blocking problems tonight. I love the way everything is shaping up. The cast is wonderful.
Just to review the schedule, tonight is Act II. Saturday is base coat the set and pull props and furniture from the wharehouse. If anyone has a truck or van we will need that for the furniture. Don't forget that there is also an opportunity to audition for White Christmas on Saturday. Sunday is another opportunity to audition for White Christmas and then we will have rehearsal at 7:00 PM, with the goal to review and run
Act I (welcome back to rehearsal Mrs. Boyle).
Monday, October 18th, the Little Theater will be occupied by a Board Meeting that sometimes can run for several hours so if the Board is still in session at 7:00 then the cast can find a cozy corner and begin with a line rehearsal and run lines with each other until we can get into the theater. Then we will review and run
Act I.
Please take care of yourself so you stay in good health (good night's rest, plenty of fluids, nutritious meals). I can't say enough about how fun it has been to work with all of you.
Peg
Just to review the schedule, tonight is Act II. Saturday is base coat the set and pull props and furniture from the wharehouse. If anyone has a truck or van we will need that for the furniture. Don't forget that there is also an opportunity to audition for White Christmas on Saturday. Sunday is another opportunity to audition for White Christmas and then we will have rehearsal at 7:00 PM, with the goal to review and run
Act I (welcome back to rehearsal Mrs. Boyle).
Monday, October 18th, the Little Theater will be occupied by a Board Meeting that sometimes can run for several hours so if the Board is still in session at 7:00 then the cast can find a cozy corner and begin with a line rehearsal and run lines with each other until we can get into the theater. Then we will review and run
Act I.
Please take care of yourself so you stay in good health (good night's rest, plenty of fluids, nutritious meals). I can't say enough about how fun it has been to work with all of you.
Peg
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
October 12, 2010
Had a good time at rehearsal last night. It is a directors dream to have a cast that wants to "stay and work". I am really grateful for all the hard work. Have a good night off and see your tommorrow evening at 7:00 PM.
Peg
Peg
Monday, October 11, 2010
October 11, 2010
Hope you all had a great weekend. We will resume rehearsal tonight at 7:00 PM. We will be blocking Act II and our goal is to finish blocking by Thursday, October 14th. Kepp studying and memorizing your lines. The sooner you are comfortable being off book the more you can develop your character.
As you can see from the photos the set is coming along and we will continue with detailing, painting, and gathering props and set pieces. I hope this also aids in you character development. It will be a believable room and now your job is make it tense, suspicious, quirky, suspenseful, and at times, down right frightening. You will draw this audience into the drama. It will be great fun!!!
Looking forward to seeing you later.
Peg
As you can see from the photos the set is coming along and we will continue with detailing, painting, and gathering props and set pieces. I hope this also aids in you character development. It will be a believable room and now your job is make it tense, suspicious, quirky, suspenseful, and at times, down right frightening. You will draw this audience into the drama. It will be great fun!!!
Looking forward to seeing you later.
Peg
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Set Update...
Greetings inhabitants of Monkswell Manor...Set update it this - extension is built, archway is up with pillars, side wall is extended with a custom built window unit, and the chair-rail is installed. Fireplace should be over on Monday or so. The basecoat of paint has started to go on the upperwalls. Our detail painter will be handling the stone and wood work painting.
Plan now is to get the rest of the base coats up and on this coming week so the detail painting can be done next week. If anyone wants to help paint, please let me know.
See you at rehearsals - Ted
Friday, October 8, 2010
Set Construction Update -
Set Construction Update - Fri night we built the stage extension to the Little Theatre stage, squaring it off. And adding a ton more space to the stage! All 2x4 and 2x10 construction!Saturday Oct 9 at NOON - we are meeting at the Little Theatre to continue - help is needed. Need to install the archway, window and wall unit, chair-rail, fireplace, and possibly start base-painting.
Meet at NOON at the Little Theatre before we head to the Warehouse for supplies!
October 8, 2010
Welcome Andrew Ritzig to the cast. Jumped right in there and is going to be excellent in the part of Trotter. We have finished with general blocking of Act I. Act II blocking begins next week. We will rehearse as scheduled beginning at 7 PM but Mrs. Boyle is excused. Rehearsals...as a reminder...are on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. All but Mrs Boyle are required to attend. The set is going in this weekend so we may change some blocking to adjust to this...be flexable.
Thank you for your hard work and contribution and a special thanks to Andrew for stepping up to the plate.
Peg
Thank you for your hard work and contribution and a special thanks to Andrew for stepping up to the plate.
Peg
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Set Build
Set construction will take place Friday Oct 8 at 6pm and Saturday Oct 9 at 12noon.
We'll be constructing and installing the stage extension, plus the archway, wall panels, window and arch. If you can help, much appreciated.
Meet at the Little Theatre at 6pm - we'll go to the warehouse to collect supplies and then BUILD BUILD BUILD.
We'll be constructing and installing the stage extension, plus the archway, wall panels, window and arch. If you can help, much appreciated.
Meet at the Little Theatre at 6pm - we'll go to the warehouse to collect supplies and then BUILD BUILD BUILD.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
October 6, 2010
Hope you had a good day off. Rehearsal tonight at 7:00 PM. Costumer will be around to get your measurements. Taking photos for publicity for those cast members who need them.
See you tonight.
Peg
See you tonight.
Peg
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
October 5, 2010
Great rehearsal last night. We got a great deal of blocking done and I hope to finish blocking Act I this week so that we can begin to block Act II next week. As we decided last night, all rehearsal will now begin at 7:00 PM instead of 6:30. I know I just gave you a hard copy schedule that had 6:30 PM all over it so if you are the type that gets confused (like me) make sure you scratch out that time and change to 7:00 PM.
Our Costume Mistress will be Deb Kreps and she will be in to get your sizes and dicuss your costume needs this Wednesday, Oct. 6th.
Continue to study lines and as always if you have conflicts or questions please give me a call.
Peg
Our Costume Mistress will be Deb Kreps and she will be in to get your sizes and dicuss your costume needs this Wednesday, Oct. 6th.
Continue to study lines and as always if you have conflicts or questions please give me a call.
Peg
Friday, October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
Welcome to October and Applefest. I hear through the grapevine (hubby) that people want to know the schedule for rehearsals. We will be rehearsing Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 6:30 PM. Tech week will require us to rehearse every night until we open. As always, this is subject to change if problems arise.
After this Sunday, October 3rd, all cast members are asked to come to each rehearsal as most of you are in all scenes. If you are not in parts of an act that is being blocked you will more than likely be excused from that rehearsal. Stayed tuned for more specifics but this is the general schedule. I will have something to hand out to you when I see you again.
Thanks for your time and commitment.
Peg
After this Sunday, October 3rd, all cast members are asked to come to each rehearsal as most of you are in all scenes. If you are not in parts of an act that is being blocked you will more than likely be excused from that rehearsal. Stayed tuned for more specifics but this is the general schedule. I will have something to hand out to you when I see you again.
Thanks for your time and commitment.
Peg
Thursday, September 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
Great read through last night. Our next rehearsal will be on Sunday, October 3rd at 6:30 PM for the following cast members:
Giles
Mollie
Mrs. Boyle
Christopher Wren
We will start blocking Act I, Scene 1. Everyone else please start memorizing you lines.
Peg
Giles
Mollie
Mrs. Boyle
Christopher Wren
We will start blocking Act I, Scene 1. Everyone else please start memorizing you lines.
Peg
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Mousetrap at the BCT: The Mousetrap at the BCT: Mousetrap Cast Announce...
The Mousetrap at the BCT: The Mousetrap at the BCT: Mousetrap Cast Announce...: "The Mousetrap at the BCT: Mousetrap Cast Announcement: ' SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2010 I am happy to announce the following people as the..."
Tonight at 7:00PM is our first read through. All cast members are expected to attend. Looking forward to getting started
Peg
Tonight at 7:00PM is our first read through. All cast members are expected to attend. Looking forward to getting started
Peg
Saturday, September 25, 2010
The Mousetrap at the BCT: Mousetrap Cast Announcement
The Mousetrap at the BCT: Mousetrap Cast Announcement: " SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2010 I am happy to announce the following people as the cast of the Mousetrap: Mollie Ralston ..."
Mousetrap Cast Announcement
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2010
I am happy to announce the following people as the cast of the Mousetrap:
Mollie Ralston Graycie Burwell
Giles Ralston Robert Rodgers
Christopher Wren Ben Bodamer
Mrs. Boyle Joy Lamphere
Major Metcalf Bill Hennessy
Miss Casewell Lisa Harry
Mr. Paravicini Bill Nichols
Detective Sergeant Trotter Edmond Ramage
Our first read through is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00 PM. All cast members need to attend. If you have any questions at all you can call me at 724-602-7521.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Barrow Civic Theater I would like to thank all the individuals who auditioned for the Mousetrap. Your interest in our efforts are greatly appreciated.
Peg Hennessy, Director
I am happy to announce the following people as the cast of the Mousetrap:
Mollie Ralston Graycie Burwell
Giles Ralston Robert Rodgers
Christopher Wren Ben Bodamer
Mrs. Boyle Joy Lamphere
Major Metcalf Bill Hennessy
Miss Casewell Lisa Harry
Mr. Paravicini Bill Nichols
Detective Sergeant Trotter Edmond Ramage
Our first read through is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00 PM. All cast members need to attend. If you have any questions at all you can call me at 724-602-7521.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Barrow Civic Theater I would like to thank all the individuals who auditioned for the Mousetrap. Your interest in our efforts are greatly appreciated.
Peg Hennessy, Director
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