Happy Long Weekend, actors!

Here is what you'll find in this post-
1. Rehearsal Schedule for Tuesday, February 18
2. Rehearsal Schedule for Thursday, February 20

3. Two Alerts!

4. Information for writing your bio

5. A link for submitting your bio

6. Something to Consider...

1. Rehearsal Schedule for Tuesday, February 18

Scenes 2, 9, 14

Called- only Somie, Juliette, Antonia & Kenley

2. Rehearsal Schedule for Thursday, February 20

Step in Time

Somie, Juliette, Antonia, Kenley, Amber, Laurel, Elaine, Christa, Narineh, Aram, Shabazz, Nicolas, Colton, Ava K, Ava M, Seri Jane, Lorrin, Samantha, Charlotte, Sienna, Hana, Ayana, Isabella M, Daniel, Narae

3.🚨ALERT 
February 25th 

off book & bio due

4. Information for writing your bio

A bio (short for biography) is a brief telling of the highlights of your career-

your training, performances and experiences, as well as something about you personally,

i.e. what you like to do when you are not acting.

Tips

• Make it short and sweet. Your bio is not the place to list your entire resume.
• Write it in third person. Don’t use “I”, instead use “she” or “he” or your name;
• Describe your skills, training, and experience in sentence form.

Examples:

-Jane Doe (Character Name) is delighted to be making her debut with A THEATER GROUP. Favorite credits include A PLAY with A THEATRE SCHOOL, A MUSICAL with A THEATRE COMPANY, and PERHAPS ONE MORE. She is a student at SOME SCHOOL (and has also trained with SOMEPLACE COOL). She is involved in THIS INTERESTING DETAIL. She would like to thank her family for their support.

-Garvey Anderson (Lumiere)

This year marks Garvey's 2nd appearance in a major production at Mark Keppel. Last year he debuted as the "Genie" in Aladdin, Jr. Outside of theater, Garvey enjoys studying, improv, dancing and singing. Besides performing, Garvey plays on the Glendale YMCA basketball team and has a brown belt in Karate.

  

-Henry Gunnell (Chip) is a 4th grader at Mark Keppel Elementary School and is excited to be performing in this production. He has taken acting with Mrs. Gilbert, Improv with Darin Toonder, dance with Mrs. Neel, music with Mrs. Acitelli and Korean drumming with Mrs. Kim. In his spare time, Henry enjoys reading, draing, ice scating, swimming, playing with his friends, and going to the beach.

5. A link for submitting your bio

www.bit.ly/2020MKSBio

6. Something to Consider...

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

~ Sanford Meisner

Steppin' up to February 11 & 13

Hi team! 💖
Here's the haps- 

Rehearsal Tuesday, Feb 11

Scenes 12, 15,18 & 10 (not including pages 74 & 75 which is the “Chim, Chim” part)

Called- Somi, Juliette, Antonia, Kenley, Anri, Eva, Jaiden, Kaitlyn, Jade, 
Nicholas, Colton

Rehearal Thursday, Feb 13

P & O part 1 & 2

Called- Christa, Colton, Nicholas, Callie, Tatiana, Maximillian, Milanni,
Colette, Ava Eng, Sadie Isabella M, Leona, Delight, Kate, Melania, Scarlett, 
Sophie, Carlynne, Rebeca, Sean, Irene, Nathaniel, Kaylee

🚨ALERT 
February 25th 

off book & bio due 

Something to consider...
Lead actors, look to your source material, your script to find details about your character, then look to your imagination to fill in the gaps.
Ensemble actors, you want an acting challenge? You got it! You are responsible for creating your entire character. Maybe “Townsperson 5” is Henry Templeton, a 15-year-old aspiring poet from Essex. Or maybe “Townsperson 5” is Her Majesty Kate Chattersley, a princess in disguise as a beggar named Brunhilda. Or maybe “Townsperson 5” is Mrs. Kensington, an old lady with nineteen grandchildren and thirty-seven cats. Whatever you decide… it’s up to you to convey that part. 
Everyone-
Why is your character there at that exact moment? 
What does your character want? 
What was he/she doing just before he/she entered, and what is he/she going to do when the scene ends?

The month of love - Feb 4 & 6 rehearsals

This post includes~
1. Tuesday's Rehearsal Schedule
2. Thursday's Rehearsal Schedule
3. An ALERT
4. Info for writing your bio
5. Something to Consider

1. Tuesday's Rehearsal Schedule

Feb 4 Scenes 3, 6, 7, 16 Music- Supercali chorus All performers are called EXCEPT Jaiden & Kaitlyn

2. Thursday's Rehearsal Schedule

Feb 6 Fly a Kite  P & O part 1 & 2 Somie, Antonia, Kenley, Jade, Nicholas, Colton, Narineh, Christa Callie, Tatiana, Maximillian, Milanni ,Colette, Ava Eng, Sadie Isabella M, Leona, Delight, Kate, Melania, Scarlett, Sophie, Carlynne, Rebeca, Sean, Irene, Nathaniel, Kaylee

3. An ALERT

🚨ALERT

February 25th is your off book date

No scripts may be carried on stage beginning February 25th

4. Info for writing your bio

How to Write a Bio for a Playbill

A bio (short for biography) is a summary of the highlights of your career-

your training, performances and experiences, as well as something about you personally,

i.e. what you like to do when you are not acting.

Tips

• Make it short and sweet. Your bio is not the place to list your entire resume. List either your most recent credits or your favorites or some combination. And honestly, super-long bios just look pretentious. Many theatres will have a word limit, adhere to it.
• Write it in third person. This is not an autobiography, it's a biography. Don’t use “I”, instead use “she” or “he” or your name; “Jane” or “Ms. Doe” .
• Don't make lists. Describe your skills, training, and experience in sentence form.
• Read the programs for shows that you attend. Pay attention to the bios that you read.

Examples:

-John Doe (Character Name) is delighted to be performing in his first production.  He is a student at A GREAT SCHOOL where he enjoys SUPER FUN ACTIVITIES.

-Jane Doe (Character Name) is delighted to be making her debut with THIS THEATER GROUP.  Recent/Favorite credits include A PLAY with A THEATRE SCHOOL, A MUSICAL with A THEATRE COMPANY, and PERHAPS ONE MORE. She is a student at SOME SCHOOL (and has also trained with SOMEPLACE COOL). She is involved in THIS INTERESTING DETAIL. She would like to thank her family for their support.

-Garvey Anderson (Lumiere)

This year marks Garvey's 2nd appearance in a major production at Mark Keppel. Last year he debuted as the "Genie" in Aladdin, Jr. Outside of theater, Garvey enjoys studying, improv, dancing and singing. Besides performing, Garvey plays on the Glendale YMCA basketball team and has a brown belt in Karate.

  

-Henry Gunnell (Chip) is a 4th grader at Mark Keppel Elementary School and is excited to be performing in this production. He has taken acting with Mrs. Gilbert, Improv with Darin Toonder, dance with Mrs. Neel, music with Mrs. Acitelli and Korean drumming with Mrs. Kim. In his spare time, Henry enjoys reading, draing, ice scating, swimming, playing with his friends, and going to the beach.

-Mary Hayhurst (Cat In The Hat) is a fifth grader at Hermosa Valley School. She has been dancing since the age of four, and currently takes tap, ballet and jazz at The School of Dance & Music. Mary played a Munchkin in POP’s production of “The Wiz” and this is her second show with Puttin’ On Productions. When she is not performing or dancing, Miss. Hayhurst enjoys reading, watching movies and hanging out with her friends. She is thrilled to be in “Seussical, Jr.”

5. Something to Consider...

Following is a quote pertaining to what we talked about before rehearsal last week.
I want you to be able to trust the support that you receive from your fellow actors so that you feel courageous enough to be vulnerable.

"There is this term, "vulnerability", often used by acting coaches, that is referring to the loss of concern of how you are perceived. If you're not "trying to seem sad", and actually ARE sad, your sadness will seem much more natural. An actor is vulnerable when they trust that their performance will seem genuine if they stay in the character's mindset. It takes courage to not TRY to appear a certain way, but to allow yourself to feel."

spoonful

Here come the January 28 & 30 Rehearsals!

Hello Actors 🎭
Great job last week everybody 👍👍

Here are the rehearsal schedules for the week~

Jan 28 Scenes- 8, 11, 13 Music- ensemble All performers are called

Jan 30 Spoonful of Sugar Juliette, Antonia, Kenley, Eva, Jaiden, Kaitlyn, Amber Ava K, Ava M, Seri Jane, Lorrin, Samantha, Charlotte, Sienna, Hana, Ayana

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🚨ALERT look at the past few posts- 

The rehearsal videos and music are here!!!

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Ensemble-

~ the general or total effect of something made up of individual parts

~ all the parts of a thing taken together, especially when all the parts are in harmony

~ undividedness, unity, cooperativity

~ an ensemble prioritizes the success of the whole

~The literal French translation of ensemble is “together”

~an approach to acting that aims for a unified effect achieved by all members of a cast working together on behalf of the play

Please remember that you are an important part of an ensemble,

that doesn't simply mean sharing the stage with others it means supporting others in their performances.

Mary Poppins Jr. Soundtrack

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