Friday, May 8, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal Report 5.7.15

Hi everyone, keep up the great work! Monday 5/11 has been updated, see below. Thanks!


Rehearsal Report 020

Chicago          

May 7, 2015

Worked:

Start: 7pm

Breaks: 8:25pm (10)

End: 10:04pm

 

Dance Rewiew:

Me and My Baby, Cell Block Tango,

All That Jazz, All I Care About Is Love

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Sheree, Pete, Sam, Sean, Emily, Veronica, Sarah B., Katya, Ann, Jesee, Sarah H., Shelby, Nancy, Westin, Phil, Ethen, Kirk, Nancy

 

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

 

Rehearsal Pianist: Diana

Set:

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

-Need a bed

-Center platform needs some attention

Costumes/ Props:

-Kirk would like to practice with a button up top, jacket and pants.

-Fans: need to be glued to stay open, we lost a few feathers (put back with the fans) and two kept closing and crumpling the feathers

-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, bowtie that can pull untied, suit jacket.

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

-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:

-Note for Lannie; in me and My Baby - there is a section that calls for ensemble men and women to sing; Sheree is in a lift at that point and needs additional support, should the women and men sing off stage?

-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:

-Ethan and Westin still need placement for All That Jazz

-Jesee fixed the ending of All I Care About is Love (as discussed with Vincent)

-Cleaned Me and My Baby

 

Upcoming Rehearsals:

 

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. 

(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, ALL DANCE REVIEW

(7:00-7:30) Roxie and Velma Dances. Called: Sheree & Emily

(7:30-7:45) ME & MY BABY. Called: Sheree, Sam, Sean, Pete

(7:45-8:15) ALL THAT JAZZ. Called: Emily, Veronica, Sarah B., Katya, Ann, Jesee, Sarah H., Shelby, Nancy, Westin, Sam, Pete, Sean, Phil, Ethen

(8:20-8:40) CELL BLOCK TANGO. Called: Cell Block Ladies + Swings

(8:40-9:10) BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN. Called: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Phil, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy, Kirk, Sheree, Jenn 

(9:15-9:45) RAZZLE DAZZLE. Called: Sheree, Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy, Pete, Sean, Sam, Westin, Phil, Ethen

(9:45-10:00) ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

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

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

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal Report 5.5.15

Hi everyone! A couple of important rehearsal changes for this Saturday, please review. Also, just to reiterate, there is a chance that we will be adding Saturday matinee shows on June 13,20,27th. PLEASE email me if you foresee any major issues, thanks!

Rehearsal Report 018

 Chicago       

May 5, 2015

Worked:

Start: 7:30pm

Breaks: none

End: 9:53pm

 

Vocals: Reach For The Gun, Finale, Own Best Friend, Razzle Dazzle, All I Care About Is Love, The Verdict, Cell Block

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Entire Cast 

 

Excused: Phil, Sheree, BJ, Craig, Westin, Jake 

 

Rehearsal Pianist: Diana

Set:

-Had a few slips due to the ground floor steps not being secured. Can we secure the front and the juliet steps?

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

-Need a bed

-Center platform needs some attention

Costumes/ Props:

- 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

-Gun

-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 and Sarah H. (for May 31 show) 

-Harry= Ethen

Choreography:

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

-Vincent: when during All That Jazz the

Overture do the dancers come onstage?

-Need to choreograph Tap Dance: who is in this?

Upcoming Rehearsals:

 

Wednesday, May 6 @ 7:30-10pm in rehearsal room

Dance: BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN. Called: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Phil, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

*Jayson filling in for Michelle

 

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

(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 and ME & MY BABY) Called: Pete, Carl, Sam, Sean, Ethen, Westin, Craig. In 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 

 

  Important Notes:


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


-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

Monday, May 4, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal Report 5.4.15

Rehearsal Report 017

Chicago       

May 4, 2015

Worked:

Dance review start: 7pm

Blocking start: 8:05pm

End: 9:50PM

 

Reviewed "All that jazz" and "Cell block tango" 

Blocked pages 58-91

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Entire Cast

 

Conflict: Sarah H, Phil  

 

Rehearsal Pianist: Austin

Set:

-Had a few slips due to the ground floor steps not being secured. Can we secure the front and the juliet steps?

-6 Chairs are needed for Cell Block Tango.

-Need a bed

-Center platform needs some attention

Costumes/ Props:

- 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

-Gun

-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:

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

-Vincent: when during All That Jazz the

Overture do the dancers come onstage?

-Need to choreograph Tap Dance: who is in this?

Upcoming Rehearsals:


Tuesday, May 5 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: Men Ensemble songs. Called: ALL Men (except Jake)

(7:30pm) Vocals: BOTH REACHED FOR GUN, FINALE. Called: Everyone (except Jake, Sheree, Emily)

(8:30pm-on) Vocals: ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

Vocals: CELL BLOCK TANGO. Called: Emily, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby (release Kirk)

 

Wednesday, May 6 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Westin, Sam, Pete, Sean, Phil, Carl, Ethen

(7:30-10pm) Dance: BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN. Called: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Phil, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

*Jayson filling in for Michelle

 

Thursday, May 7 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

Blocking/Dance Review: TBD

*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

(1-3pm) Dance: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Sam, Westin, Pete, Phil, Ethen, Sean

(1-2pm) Vocals: THE VERDICT, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Shelby, Nancy

(3-5pm) Dance Clean Up. Called: TBD 

*Sarah B. & Sarah H. excused 

  Important Notes:


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


-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

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal Report 5.2.15

Hi team, thanks for a productive rehearsal yesterday! We got a lot done, and I appreciate your patience. Reminder: Actors + Production Team, Bios + Head shots (Actors only) are due TOMORROW! 

Rehearsal Report 016

Chicago          

May 2, 2015

Worked:

Dane Start: 1:03pm

Break: 2:54pm (10)

End: 4:19pm

 

Block/Run: Act 1 w/ vocals and dance.

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Entire Cast

 

Conflict: Sarah H, Jesee, Pete

 

Rehearsal Pianist: Austin

Set:

-6 Chairs are needed for Cell Block Tango.

-Need a bed

-Center platform needs some attention

Costumes/ Props:

-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

-Gun

-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? 

-Mary Ellen and Dylan discussed lighting design for entire show

Sound/Music:

-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

-Austin, please record "Tap Dance"

 

Blocking:

-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:

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

-Vincent: when during All That Jazz the

Overture do the dancers come onstage?

-Need to choreograph Tap Dance: who is in this?

Upcoming Rehearsals:

 

Monday, May 4 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

@ 7pm, dance review, not mandatory 

(@7:30pm) Block/Run: Act 2 w/ vocals & dance. Called: ENTIRE CAST

*Jayson filling in for Michelle

*Phil excused 


Tuesday, May 5 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: Men Ensemble songs. Called: ALL Men (except Jake)

(7:30pm) Vocals: BOTH REACHED FOR GUN, FINALE. Called: Everyone (except Jake)

(8:30pm-on) Vocals: ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

Vocals: CELL BLOCK TANGO. Called: Emily, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby (release Kirk)

*Phil excused 

 

Wednesday, May 6 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Westin, Sam, Pete, Sean, Phil, Carl, Ethen

(7:30-10pm) Dance: BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN. Called: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Phil, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

*Jayson filling in for Michelle

*Phil & Kirk excused 

 

Thursday, May 7 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

Blocking: TBD

*Phil & Sarah B. 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

(1-3pm) Dance: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Sam, Westin, Pete, Phil, Ethen, Sean

(1-2pm) Vocals: THE VERDICT, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Shelby, Nancy

(3-5pm) Dance Clean Up. Called: TBD 

*Sarah B. & Sarah H. excused 



 Important Notes:


-BIOS (80 words max!) and head shots (actors only) are due to jessie@georgetownpalace.com by Monday, May 4th! 


-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

Friday, May 1, 2015

Chicago Rehearsal Report 5.1.15

Great work everyone!


Rehearsal Report 015

Chicago          

May 1, 2015

Worked:

Dane Start: 1pm

Break: none

End: 3pm

 

Dance Start: 7pm

Break: none

End: 10pm

 

Dance: CAN'T DO IT ALONE. ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. ME & MY BABY.

Notes:

Cast in Attendance: Sheree, Sam, Sean, Pete, Kirk, Emily

 

Conflict: none

 

Rehearsal Pianist: none

Set:

-6 Chairs are needed for Cell Block Tango.

Costumes/ Props:

-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.

-Newspaper for Mama's office

-Money

-Rosary beads

Lights:

-Is it possible to put a round medium sized light on the underneath each Cell Block chair? 

Sound/Music:

-Beginning of Cell Block, safety x 8

 

Blocking:

Nothing to Report

Choreography:

- Finished everything scheduled tonight, whoohoo!

Upcoming Rehearsals:

 

Saturday, May 2 @ 1-5pm in rehearsal room

Blocking/Run: Act 1 and possibly 2. Called: ENTIRE CAST

*Bring something to do, there will be a lot of downtime!

*Pete, Sarah H. and Jesee excused.  Sam available at 2pm.


Monday, May 4 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

Blocking: TBD


Tuesday, May 5 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: Men Ensemble songs. Called: ALL Men (except Jake)

(7:30pm) Vocals: BOTH REACHED FOR GUN, FINALE. Called: Everyone (except Jake)

(8:30pm-on) Vocals: ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. Called: Kirk, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

Vocals: CELL BLOCK TANGO. Called: Emily, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby (release Kirk)

 

Wednesday, May 6 @ 7-10pm in rehearsal room

(7-7:30pm) Vocals: ROXIE. Called: Sheree, Westin, Sam, Pete, Sean, Phil, Carl, Ethen

(7:30-10pm) Dance: BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN. Called: Pete, Sam, Sean, Westin, Ethen, Phil, Veronica, Katya, Jesee, Ann, Sarah B, Sarah H, Shelby, Nancy

 Important Notes:


-BIOS (80 words max!) and head shots (actors only) are due to jessie@georgetownpalace.com by Monday, May 4th! 


-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