FOUR WEEKS!

March 26 TIME CHANGE change in call 2:30 - 4:30 IN THE CHORUS ROOM ALL MEN PERON's LATEST FLAME and DEVIN & KYLE practice room SOUND IS STILL IN THE AUDITORIUM VOICES SHOWCASE AT 7:30pm	March 27 3pm -5pm ALL FEATURED WOMEN PERON"S LATEST FLAME 5pm - 7pm ALL CALLED	March 28 3:30- 6pm ALL CALLED	March 29 2:30-4:30 All Called ACT I RUN with an eye towards writing lighting and sound cues we wil begin promptly at 2:30	March 30 2:30-4:30 All Called ACT 2 RUN with an eye towards writing lighting and sound cues we will begin promptly at 2:30	March 31 9:00-3:00pm TECH LIGHTING CREW - VERY IMPORTANT to ATTEND
April 1 THREE WEEKS UNTIL OPEN n.b. This week we will have a reporter from the Courier here for a photo shoot. Date to be announced.	April 2 4:30 -7:pm All Called FINAL CHOREO Brush-up REHEARSAL	April 3 5:00-7:00 All Called	April 4 3:30-5:30 All Called THIS IS THE CONFIRMED Guilford Courier press photo date PLEASE ARRIVE TO REHEARSAL EARLY SO AS TO GET INTO COSTUME FOR PICTURES	April 5 2:30-4:30 All Called FULL RUN OF SHOW	April 6 Good Friday no rehearsal GHS closed	April 7 9:00-3:00pm TECH
April 8 TWO WEEKS UNTIL OPEN	April 9 TBA TECH	April 10 TBA TECH	April 11 TBA TECH	April 12 TBA TECH	April 13 TBA TECH lighting APB: LIGHTING TECH NEEDED THIS DAY	April 14 TBA APB: LIGHTING TECH NEEDED THIS DAY ALL TECHCALLED
April 15 ONE WEEK UNTIL OPEN	April 16 5:00-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 17 5:00-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 18 3:30-done All Called	April 19 2:30-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 20 2:30-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 21 9:00-6:00pm TECH ALL CALLED Mrs. Boates here
April 22 TECH WEEK FULL ORCHESTRA FULL TECH FULL COSTUME	April 23 5:00-done All Called FULL DRESS Mrs. Boates here	April 24 5:00-done All Called FULL DRESS Mrs. Boates here	April 25 3:30-done All Called FULL DRESS	April 26 (Rest Day)	April 27 OPENING NIGHT! 4:30 pm call 6pm warmup 7pm curtain	April 28 4:30 pm call 6pm warmup 7pm curtain
April 29 2:00 Production opens	April 30 (Rest Day)	May 1 Most likely an evening rehearsal	May 2 Most likely an evening rehearsal	May 3 7:00 Production opens	May 4 7:00 Production opens	May 5 7:00 Production opens

REHEARSAL UPDATE

March 18 FIVE WEEKS UNTIL OPEN nb. this week will depend on our progress of the previous two weeks THIS WILL BE AN ACT 2 FOCUSED WEEK

March 19 2:30-4pm All called Character Work 4:30 -5:30 Money 5:45 - 6:45p Buenos Aires 6:45pm - 8pm TANGO Alex R. and Alex S **PLEASE BRING A BAGGED DINNER/SNACK IF YOU ARE HERE FOR MOST OF THE REHEARSAL**

March 20 2:30-5:30 All called

March 21 3:30-5:30 All called

March 22 2:30-4:30 PERON's LATEST FLAME --MEN ONLY

March 23 2:30-4:30 All called MUSIC REHEARSAL

March 24 9:00-3:00pm TECH 9am - 10am PERON:S LATEST FLAME --WOMEN only

MARCH 21st.

Hi Everyone:

YES....we still have rehearsal today.  Mr. Buno and I have a Professional Development event that we are attending but we will be back in time for rehearsal.  I am planning a muddle-through of Act 2.

TICKETS:  Please remind your parents, etc. that ticket forms have been distributed!  Get your order forms in to Mrs. Shelton ASAP.

Thank you!

FIVE WEEKS TILL OPENING NIGHT!!

Hi Everyone,

Rehearsal schedule below for this week.  Plan on dance/movement/choreo brush up for much of the week PLUS music review.  Additionally -- we will be having the lighting and sound advisors in this week working with us.  This is getting VERY exciting!!!!

Saturday Tech was a dream.  I said to Jake that the hum of productivity was music to my ears! Literally EVERYONE was engaged in really important and beautiful executed work.  

• COSTUMES look amazing -- June, Lia and Mrs. Sullivan and her crew were busy busy busy -- this is such a HUGE costuming job and I couldn't ask for a better crew!
• SET: Jeff, Warren and Mr. Valley have done an INCREDIBLE job with set pieces and props -- including a gorgeous Argentinian sun set piece, a two story deck with revolve, and a gorgeous and realistic bank of vintage microphones. 
• LIGHTING: Mike and Anna and Emily worked on Spotlight operating practice -- they'll have lots to do for this show!
• PROPS: Paige, Peggy and Christa and the props crew had detailed props spreadsheets   the set is up, an AMAZING revolve was completed by two students (Connor and Marisa) who are completing their Capstone project.
• TECH MEALS -- delicious, as usual, and many thanks to Mrs. Malafronte and Mrs. Vanacore
• SPECIAL GUEST STARS -- This week, we were joined by Mr. Hackett (Tech Ed department chair), Mr. Searles, Mr. Teasdale, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Bottiger, Mrs. Valaitis, Ms. Liberman and Mrs. Camarco.  I can't even begin to tell you how much I love seeing parent and teacher volunteers working with us!
•   MANAGEMENT -- and, as usual, Jake and his ASMs Riley and Emily continue to be incredibly valuable assets to this entire crew.  Their knowledge of the show and what needs to be done and when is absolutely crucial
• THE ORCHESTRA -- Mr. Gahm and the Orchestra crew came in to practice and sounded AMAZING!
• THE CAST -- I felt like we got SO much done today.... Thank you for your patience and willingness to collaborate. 

TICKETS and ADS -- Advance order forms will go out today at rehearsal.  PLEASE remember your ads! 

March 18 FIVE WEEKS UNTIL OPEN nb. this week will depend on our progress of the previous two weeks THIS WILL BE AN ACT 2 FOCUSED WEEK	March 19 2:30-4pm All called Character Work 4:30 -5:30 Money 5:45 - 6:45p Buenos Aires 6:45pm - 8pm TANGO Alex R. and Alex S **PLEASE BRING A BAGGED DINNER/SNACK IF YOU ARE HERE FOR MOST OF THE REHEARSAL**	March 20 2:30-5:30 All called	March 21 3:30-5:30 All called	March 22 2:30-4:30 All called	March 23 2:30-4:30 All called	March 24 9:00-3:00pm TECH
March 25 FOUR WEEKS UNTIL OPEN	March 26 5:00-7:00 All Called	March 27 5:00-7:00 All Called	March 28 3:30-5:30 All Called	March 29 2:30-4:30 All Called ACT I RUN with an eye towards writing lighting and sound cues	March 30 2:30-4:30 All Called ACT 2 RUN with an eye towards writing lighting and sound cues	March 31 9:00-3:00pm TECH LIGHTING  CREW - VERY IMPORTANT to ATTEND
April 1 THREE WEEKS UNTIL OPEN n.b. This week we will have a reporter from the Courier here for a photo shoot. Date to be announced.	April 2 4:30 -7:pm All Called FINAL CHOREO Brush-up REHEARSAL	April 3 5:00-7:00 All Called	April 4 3:30-5:30 All Called THIS IS THE CONFIRMED Guilford Courier press photo date PLEASE ARRIVE TO REHEARSAL EARLY SO AS TO GET INTO COSTUME FOR PICTURES	April 5 2:30-4:30 All Called FULL RUN OF SHOW	April 6 Good Friday no rehearsal GHS closed	April 7 9:00-3:00pm TECH
April 8 TWO WEEKS UNTIL OPEN	April 9 TBA TECH	April 10 TBA TECH	April 11 TBA TECH	April 12 TBA TECH	April 13 TBA TECH lighting	April 14 TBA TECH lighting
April 15 ONE WEEK UNTIL OPEN	April 16 5:00-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 17 5:00-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 18 3:30-done All Called	April 19 2:30-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 20 2:30-done All Called Mrs. Boates here	April 21 9:00-6:00pm TECH ALL CALLED Mrs. Boates here
April 22 TECH WEEK FULL ORCHESTRA FULL TECH FULL COSTUME	April 23 5:00-done All Called FULL DRESS Mrs. Boates here	April 24 5:00-done All Called FULL DRESS Mrs. Boates here	April 25 3:30-done All Called FULL DRESS	April 26 (Rest Day)	April 27 OPENING NIGHT! 4:30 pm call 6pm warmup 7pm curtain	April 28 4:30 pm call 6pm warmup 7pm curtain
April 29 2:00 Production opens	April 30 (Rest Day)	May 1 Most likely an evening rehearsal	May 2 Most likely an evening rehearsal	May 3 7:00 Production opens	May 4 7:00 Production opens	May 5 7:00 Production opens
May 6 Strike

Good Things....

Hi Everyone --

A bit of business -- I inadvertently forgot that April 6th is both Good Friday and the first evening of Passover.  SO....we will NOT be having rehearsal that evening.  I made note of this on the rehearsal page of the blog:

REHEARSAL UPDATE -- April 6

I was also reflecting on yesterday and some of the things that Mr. Buno and I have been/were sharing with you all regarding rehearsal, performance, and preparation.   I know that it may seem, sometimes, like we are being exacting and that we have really high expectations of you. 

We do.

We believe in you.  We believe in your ability to create real, authentic, beautiful theatre.  We believe that you are capable of inspiring people.  We believe that you have ALREADY put countless hours into this piece.  We believe that your work should and ought to be a reflection of all that you are and all that you can do.   We believe you when you say you want to be proud of your production....and we will always work alongside you.

Take a look at this article from the Hartford Courant:

CT High School Music Theatre Awards
 and now take a look at the winners from last year
(Click on the Gallery)

Last Year's Nominees

These schools -- some with well-funded budgets; some with curricular theatre departments; some with larger school populations -- are all great examples of what a high school theatre production can be. While we may not have a curricular theatre department; a big budget or a large school population, this does not mean that we are at a disadvantage when holding our work up next to the work of other great programs.   I have worked with departments like these, and what ALL successful programs have in common is a group of adults and kids working together; working smart; working hard; taking pride in the small details; not settling for just being a "good high school show," and believing in the power of the collective group.

Let's build on all the great things we have going for us.  Let's count our strengths and work to address our weaknesses. 

We've come so far since we began....let's go further!

SOUND CREW SCHEDULE

Hi Sound Crew:  this is your schedule for the PRE_TECH period.   Please speak to Alex M. and Liz B. with any questions. 

PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ATTEND PRE-TECH LEARNING WORKSHOPS MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK SOUND FOR THE PERFORMANCES.

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REHEARSAL SCHEDULE updates.

Please continue to check the schedule for rehearsal times -- especially after a cancelled rehearsal (i.e. yesterday's weather related cancellation).  I have had to squeeze in some make-up rehearsal times. 

AGAIN -- one of the reasons we asked for conflicts WAAAAY back in December is that we wanted to avoid any and all conflicts in March and April. 

We need you at all scheduled rehearsals. 

thank you,

Ms. M-T and Mr. Buno