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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Closing out February


Tuesday, February 25th
🚨ALERT - bio due *see information below
🚨ALERT- off book 
All performers are called
Prologue - scene 4















Thursday, February 27th
Step in Time
Step in Time Playoff
Called- Somie, Juliette, Antonia, Kenley, Anri, Eva, Jaiden, Kaitlyn, 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

Something to Consider
1. Who am I?
2. Where am I?
3. When is it?
4. Where have I just come from?
5. What do I want?
🗝 This is a key question. "Want" means what do you need, what is your intention, your motivation, your action? You should never walk on stage just to play a scene. You should always have an objective. You may be in a scene, for example, where you have very little dialogue. Instead of sitting doing nothing, give yourself a physical action, which can be anything that fits your reason for being in that place, from making a salad to looking for a lost item. The importance of this is so that you don't look or feel silly on stage doing nothing. You must have a life on stage, you must have a purpose for walking and talking, otherwise you are in danger of "just acting", which is fake. Don't forget you're trying to be truthful and three-dimensional, and in real life, no one ever comes into a room and stands with their hands by their sides or sits with their hands in their lap and just talks.
6. Why do I want it?
7. Why do I want it now?
8. What will happen if I don't get it now?


*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.

A link for submitting your bio

Sunday, February 16, 2020


Happy Long Weekend, actors!
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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


6. Something to Consider...
Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
~ Sanford Meisner

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Steppin' up to February 11 & 13


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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?




Sunday, February 2, 2020

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."

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