Thursday, May 7, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal 5.6.15

Hi everyone! Great work this week, I will not be at rehearsal tonight, but Jesee Smart will be running the dance review. You can contact me though if you are running late, etc.


Rehearsal Report 019

 Chicago       

May 6, 2015

Worked:

Start: 7:30pm

Breaks: 8:55pm (10)

End: 10:05pm

 

Start: 7pm

Breaks: 8:30pm (10)

End: 9:40pm

 

Dance: BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

 

Band in Attendance: Austin Kimble, Stephen Mansolo, Dave Lee, Meagan Boutin, Andrew Malley, Harrell Williams

 

Excused: Phil

Rehearsal Pianist: Diana

Set:

-Using 6 Chairs (from rehearsal) for Cell Block Tango

-Need a bed

-Center platform needs some attention

Costumes/ Props:

-2 notepads and 2 pencils for reporters

-Cameras: how long does it take to charge the flash?

- small bag for poker game

- shoe box

- stand up mic

- newspapers

- handkerchief

- bible

- wheelchair

-Westin is Mary Sunshine sub when Jenn Tucker is out

-Red satin bed sheets and other sheets

-Mary Sunshine needs a standing old fashioned mic for Reach for Gun

-Kitty needs a tommy gun

-Need a newspaper w/ headline "ROXIE ROCKS CHICAGO"

-Fred needs a trench coat and wallet

-Piano needs to have wheels that lock 

-Cop #2 needs clipboard, paper, pencil

-Master of Ceremonies: Tux, mustache, hair parted down middle

-Pistol

-Tamar, can you please pull the following:

Men's dress shirt, bow-tie that can pull united, suit jacket.

-In ALL I CARE @ IS LOVE, Billy's pants will need to be able to pull off easily, Velcro?

-Feather fans: don't want them to open and close, just stay open. Feathers were coming out and one fan broke, left everything in plastic bin.

-Mama's office: newspaper, box of liquor bottles

-Money

-Rosary beads for Roxie

Lights:

-Is it possible to put a round medium sized light underneath each Cell Block chair? (Dylan said he will look into) 

 

Sound/Music:

-Mary Ellen would like to review Battle Hymn with Lannie

-Need to add Music interlude (play measure 71 from Funny Hunny) into Cell Block Tango scene, so we can strike bed and 6 ladies can enter for Cell Block

-Beginning of Cell Block, safety x 8

 

Blocking:

- Set time aside to work with Pete for the courtroom scene since he'll have a set of dummies.

- Aaron and Harrison are same character (played by Sean and Sam will fill in when Sean is out)

- Pete is doctor

- Ethan is bailiff and clerk

-Cell Block ladies enter with your chair

-Fogarty= Ethen

-2nd cop= Carl

-Tailor= Carl

-Reporters in Reach for Gun= All Men, expect Craig and Jake

-We will assign 2 ladies to fill in for reporters (p.43)

-Kitty= Nancy

-Harry= Ethen

Choreography:

-Finished Reach for the Gun 

- Ethen and Westin do not have spots for beginning of All That Jazz  

 

Upcoming Rehearsals:

 

Thursday, May 7 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room ALL DANCE REVIEW w/ Jesee 

(7:00-7:40) Me and My Baby. Called: Sheree, Sam, Sean, Pete

(7:45-8:25) Cell Block Tango. Called: Cell Block Ladies + Swings  

(8:30-9:15) All That Jazz. Called: Emily, Veronica, Sarah B., Katya, Ann, Jesee, Sarah H., Shelby, Nancy, Westin, Sam, Pete, Sean, Phil, Ethen

(9:20-10:00) ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Sarah B., Shelby, Sarah H., Ann, Katya, Jesee, Nancy

*Phil excused

 

Friday, May 8 @ 12-3pm Round Rock Repertory Dance Center

Dance: NOWADAYS AND HOT HONEY RAG. Called: Emily and Sheree

 

Saturday, May 9 @ 1-5pm in rehearsal room / PEPC

(1-2pm) Vocals: Men Ensemble songs (Must learn ROXIE & ME, MY BABY) Called: Pete, Carl, Sam, Sean, Ethen, Westin, Craig. PEPC

(1:30-3:30pm) Blocking: I KNOW A GIRL, Velma Solos. Called: Emily

(@ 2:45pm) ADD BJ for CLASS w/ Velma

(2-4pm) Dance: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Sam, Westin, Pete, Phil, Ethen, Sean

(2-3pm) Vocals: Women Ensemble songs. Called: Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Shelby, Nancy

(4-5pm) Blocking: MY OWN BEST FRIEND. Called: Emily & Sheree

*Sarah B. & Sarah H. excused 


Monday, May 11 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room 

Blocking: TBD 


Important Notes:


-BIOS (80 words max!) and head shots (actors only) are due to jessie@georgetownpalace.com ASAP


-Jesee Smart will add the dance rehearsal videos and notes to the Box folder. Go to Box.com and log in with this info: cast@georgetownpalace.com , castpassword123 


-Past rehearsal reports can be seen here: http://palacechicago2015.blogspot.com/


-Continue to check the online rehearsal schedule each day for updates. 


-Austin has recorded MANY of the songs from the show and will place them in the Cast Box Folder under "Choreography Rehearsal Tracks" 

 

 

 THANKS!

 

 

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

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