BIOS! TONIGHT! DEADLINE!

Everyone:  Please text each other, tell each other, remind each other, help each other.

See the re-post below - AGAIN.

If you have not already done this...do it now!

D E A D L I N E
TONIGHT 4/27
11:59p

Request for Program Information

Every single student involved in the show - cast & crew - must pen a 50 word (or less) short biography for the program.  This is to be done in professional format. 

General Rules:  

50 words or less.  Write in 3^rd person.  Keep it about your credits / training.  Keep it pithy.  No jokes.  No personal aspirations.  Simple thank you’s.

Good Example:

Casey Ortiz is a junior and has previously been seen in Little Shop of Horrors as Audrey and was the Stage Manager for The Crucible.  She is also an intern at ACT’s Academy for Young Performers.  She thanks her parents and brother for being a constant support.

Don’t do this:

I’ve been in a few plays and they were awesome!  My favorite was being Audrey in Little Shop.  I do plays outside of drama at other places.  I hope one day to make it on Broadway and win a Tony.  I’m going for it!  YOLO!

DEADLINE:  

No later than 11:59p on Friday 4/27

Email to Chris Rentzel at: ChrisRentzel@gmail.com 

No late submissions will be accepted.  If late, your bio will read “no bio submitted”.  BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.  We will have 100% compliance on this.  Those who don’t comply are saying quite clearly:  “I have no interest in being involved in New Works or Lincoln Drama again.”  J

B^2 - CUTS!

Cast of B^2!!!

Please go HERE to review the cuts highlighted last evening in rehearsal.  Anything in grey is cut.  Please commit this all to memory ASAP.  Any blocking adjustments that are required as a result of the cuts will be addressed this weekend.

Echo Chamber Backing Track

Devising Folks!

Click HERE to download and then practice with the backing track!

RE: Crew Confusion...

The crew has been working quite hard alongside Becca and Kyra; things are starting to really come together.

A complaint was made regarding crew scheduling, and is seems there was some confusion.  So let me be clear.

On a few days - particularly for lighting, the crew was called 15 minutes prior to the actors being let out.  This was deliberate.  It's a buffer.  I exercise the overlap with almost all shows - both professional and student driven.  Sometimes actors are done early and so it allows the cross over to be swift and for crew to begin right away.  If not, the crew has the opportunity to gather, discuss a plan with Kyra or Becca (if necessary) and then when doors open, they can jump into work.  It's a time for discussion and planning if necessary - or, if rehearsal lets out - they can jump in.  

We're at that point in the process where we all need to be flexible.  I have mentioned this to actors, to parents, and to crew in all the meetings - that when we hit load-in / tech prep / tech / dress / runs...we all have to have a little wiggle room with regard to time. As organized as I try to be, theatre is not an exact science.  Much is unknown until it happens.  And really...this issue is over 15 minutes or so... So... :)

I hope this clears things up and that the crew understands how valuable you are, have been, and will be!  Thanks for your flexibility.

For Blank...

Blank Cast:

After assessing my notes, I felt it would be better to look at today's rehearsal and see what progress is made on lines and on "creating the reality and world" of the play.  Most of my notes were related to that; it really is the "root problem" facing this piece right now.

So today - please do everything to keep the subtext running...there should be major inner monologues, considerations, fears, hopes, etc...playing in the characters' minds the entire time.  And the photos should set off major worry about the potential for Piper to self harm.  You need to determine what the back-story is for Piper - and how that affected each of them.  

Come in today, ready to transform this piece into the psychological thriller it is - instead of a cartoon caper out of Scooby-Doo.  No - it's not that bad!  HA!  But that IS the danger...

Looking forward to it.

PS:  The image above is how the show should "feel"...

Echo Chamber - Musical Number

Devising Ensemble!

Today you will be receiving the music and lyrics for Echo Chamber.  If we are to keep this number in the show and have time for devised choreography and the like...you need to get this in your ear...so that it's very familiar. 

It is now on SoundCloud and able to be downloaded:  HERE

The score can be downloaded HERE.

B^2 Need for Speed!

A note to B^2.

At 5:15p when you are called, you will gather in the dressing room and work on the first half of the show (p1 - p27).  The goal is to pick up cues as quickly as possible.  When you come onto the stage (around 6p), we will be doing an intense up-pacing of these pages - making them fly in tempo and energy.  Your breath support, enunciation, intentions, etc. - must all be firing at full.  As I said the other day, if you are not sweating by the end of this section...you aren't doing it right!  We want these pages to match in verbal gymnastics what the second half of the show displays in physical antics.

Looking forward to it.