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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Callbacks this Thursday for Marry Poppins Jr.











Congratulations to all who auditioned!
It was exciting to see actors taking notes and strengthening their auditions. 😊
Everyone who auditioned will be cast!!

We would like to see only the following actors this Thursday, October 17th from 2:30-5:00.
Please meet in the cafeteria. You'll be released in front of Keppel.

Bert:
Anri
Shabazz
Somie

Mary Poppins:
Eva
Juliet
Elena

Mrs. Banks:
Jade
Eva
Juliet

Mr. Banks:
Aram
Anri
Nicholas 

Jane:
Antonia
Melody
Kenley

Micheal:
Colton
Laurel
Antonia
Kaitlyn

Mrs. Brill:
Jaiden
Elaine
Shabazz

Ms. Andrews:
Elena
Somie
Jade


Bird Woman:
Elaine
Christa



Here is some audition advice from the Atlanta Children's Theater Company blog-
"There will come times when the director decides they’d like to see more.  They may even “re-direct” you.  They may offer a technical note: “Do it again, but this time really project and articulate your words.”  Or they may give you a more character-specific note: “This time, when you say your monologue, I want to see you even more excited in the beginning!”  Or they could throw out something completely outlandish... However silly your direction may be, you want to apply it with all your heart and with all your energy.  True, this note may not be something the director would want you to do in the show, but they definitely want to see how well you could do it.  They need to know that you can take direction.  If you resist and only do it halfheartedly,  you’re showing the director that you may be difficult to work with in rehearsals (which makes the director’s job that much harder).  Instead, dive in, don’t worry about looking silly, and give it all you’ve got!  Which leads us to our next point…Have fun! Those people in front of you — the directors, choreographer, producer, etc... They are there to see you showcase your talents.  They want you to be good!  Really.  They would love nothing more than if you walked in as the answer to all of their casting prayers.  So don’t dread this process — look forward to it.  Don’t think “I have to audition.”  Think: “I get  to audition!”  If you walk in with this attitude, it will cross over into everything you do and stand out that much more in the memory of the casting director (and you want that!)."

Sunday, October 13, 2019

BREAK A LEG on Tuesday!!


Hey gang. Just a couple of reminders-
1. The audition times were posted, then updated and reposted.
I'll put the updated version at the bottom of this blog post.*

2. Your accompaniment music is posted on the blog titled- "HELLO 2019-2020!!!"
Don't rehearse your song without the accompaniment music.

3. Consider the notes you were given on your audition.
This is a great opportunity to improve your audition and to show how well you can take direction.

4. 📃 Bring your headshot and resume.

5. Remember, we are rooting for you - yes, YOU.
We're on your side.
We are hoping that you will come in and knock our socks off!

6. Be proud of yourself for having the courage and determination to audition, we're proud of you!

7. Whatever the outcome, be sure to handle the way that you feel about the cast list appropriately.
If you are thrilled with your role, great. By all means, celebrate with your family, and be humble & supportive with the cast.
If you are disappointed with your role, it's ok! It's ok to feel that, talk about it with your family.
But remember that you were chosen to help tell this story to the audience. It is absolutely, 100% true that every actor in the cast is important part of the production. So, feel your feels, but then, put on your big actor pants and come ready to work as part of this ensemble production. There is A LOT of work to be done by everyone, it's a really big show! Create magic in your character!











🌟This is the same version as the version currently on the blog post titled-  
"Gettin' ready for Marry Poppins auditions!"
Mary Poppins, Jr. Role Auditions: - October 15, 2019
1. 2:45 Antonia Acitelli
2. 2:48 Ava Eng
3. 2:51 Kate Kim
4. 2:54 Ava Keshish
5. 2:57 Charlotte Conn
6. 3:00 Jade Capell
7. 3:03 Nathaniel Sisay
8. 3:06 Shabazz Anderson
9. 3:09 Elina Grigoryan
10. 3:12 Juliet Hubbard
11. 3:15 Laurel Gunnell
12. 3:18 Eva Lyudmirsky
13. 3:21 Ayana Wickramasinghe
14. 3:24 Colton Gibson
15. 3:27 Scarlett Manninger
16. 3:30 Lorrin Panasigui
17. 3:33 Samantha Oliver
18. 3:36 Aram Shirinyan
19. 3:39 Sophie Mathews
20. 3:42 Rebeca Reyes
21. 3:45 Christa Pobre
22. 3:48 Amber Romano
23. 3:51 Isabella Mathis
24. 3:54 Kenley Schlichter
25. 3:57 Sean Schwarzmann
26. 4:00 Kaitlin Knapp
27. 4:03 Leona Khachatourian
28. 4:06 Tatiana Bahadourian
29. 4:09 Hannah de Vitton
30. 4:12 Daniel Esakhanian
31. 4:15 Sadie Hong
32. 4:18 Izabella Hovanessian
33. 4:21 Maximilian Bangert
34. 4:24 Chloe Stooksberry
35. 4:27 Elaine Carluen
36. 4:30 Melody Howe
37. 4:33 Kaylee Yang
38. 4:36 Nicolas Gary
39. 4:39 Enri Gevorkyan
40. 4:42 Colette Daldumyan-Sejismundo
41. 4:45 Narineh Gaprelian
42. 4:48 Milani Colapietro
43. 4:51 Somie Chung
44. 4:54 Narae Kim
45. 4:57 Seri Jane Kim
46. 5:00 Ava Minassian
47. 5:03 Jaiden Maraya
48. 5:06 Delight Narin Kim
49. 5:09 Irene Seo
50. 5:12 Melania Magadomyn
51. 5:15 Sienna Rho
52. 5:18 Carlynne Parreno
53. 5:21 Callie Ahn


Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Gettin' ready for Mary Poppins auditions!


Hello gang.👋 This post includes-
1. The schedule for the next two weeks
2. A list of characters from Mary Poppins, Jr.
3. Information to help you create a headshot and monologue
4. Audition times for Tuesday ORIGINALLY POSTED 10/11 @ 6:00am - UPDATED 10/11 1:30 PM

1. Schedule for the next two weeks
Tuesday, October 15th time assigned, check below
Please be available 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
You will wait in the cafeteria until your scheduled audition.
Once you have finished you may be picked up by your parents or return to after-school care.
(There is no usual Master Class and only the production team will watch the auditions.)
  For your Master Class company audition you will prepare and present:
  ~16 bars of a song
  ~a short monologue

  ~* BRING A RESUME & HEADSHOT* (information below)

Thursday, October 17th 2:30-5:00
Call Back auditions for Mary Poppins, jr
Not all Master Class students will need to attend the call backs. 
Check the blog on Wednesday, October 16th to see if you are required to attend call backs. 

Tuesday, October 22nd 2:30-5:00
first rehearsal for Mary Poppins Jr - read thru
all cast called (all cast should attend)


2. A list of characters from Mary Poppins, Jr.















3. Information to help you create a headshot and monologue
For your audition you will need to bring a resume and a headshot, both 8"x 10"
Resume
Your resume needs to include:
-your name
-your stats: height, eye color, age range, vocal range (IF you know it)
(you may include a spot for contact information, such as phone number and email address, but don't put your actual personal info on this resume)
-performances including name of show, part played, production company
-training
-special skills


This is how you may want to lay your resume out-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Firstname Lastname
          Height:
Eye color:
Vocal Range:
*Here is where you would normally include contact information,
but please don’t include it for our auditions.

Performance Experience
(Part or Character Name)
Ensemble
Featured Dancer
Tin Man
2nd Shepard
Featured Soloist
(Name of Production)
Dream it Up & Boogie Down
The Nutcracker
The Wizard Of Oz
Christmas Play
The Carnival of the Animals
(Production Company)
Mark Keppel VAPA
Super Cool Dance School
Artsy Summer Camp
Our Church
Local Children’s Choir

Training
Examples -
Improvisation Classes with Darin Toonder, 2 sessions
Music Class with Lucia Atcilli at Mark Keppel VAPA School, 1 trimester
Dance Class with Cris Neel at Mark Keppel VAPA School, 3 trimesters
Writing and Acting for Silent Films Class with Cathy Gilbert, Mark Keppel VAPA School
Flamenco at Super Cool Dance School with Mrs. Dance Teacher, 2014-current
Private Vocal Lessons at Voluminous Voice Academy with Mr. Vocal Coach, 2 years
Jujitsu, yellow belt, Jurassic Jujitsu Gym
Gymnastics at My Favorite Gymnastics Place, 2012-2018

Special Skills
Examples -
Unicycle, juggling, dialects (Irish, Brooklyn), skateboarding, whistling, front splits, horseback riding, roller skating, Russian jump, bilingual (English, Tagalog), soccer, harmonica, Irish dance, fencing, guitar (classical and rock)  

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Headshot
Here are a few headshot examples.















Just head and shoulders. 
School pictures are fine (8x10) and so are photo copies.

Here's a video on how to attach your pic to your resume-
(By the way, I am not endorsing this lady or her book! I know nothing about her except this short clip.)

4.Mary Poppins, Jr. Role Auditions: - October 15, 2019
1. 2:45 Antonia Acitelli
2. 2:48 Ava Eng
3. 2:51 Kate Kim
4. 2:54 Ava Keshish
5. 2:57 Charlotte Conn
6. 3:00 Jade Capell
7. 3:03 Nathaniel Sisay
8. 3:06 Shabazz Anderson
9. 3:09 Elina Grigoryan
10. 3:12 Juliet Hubbard
11. 3:15 Laurel Gunnell
12. 3:18 Eva Lyudmirsky
13. 3:21 Ayana Wickramasinghe
14. 3:24 Colton Gibson
15. 3:27 Scarlett Manninger
16. 3:30 Lorrin Panasigui
17. 3:33 Samantha Oliver
18. 3:36 Aram Shirinyan
19. 3:39 Sophie Mathews
20. 3:42 Rebeca Reyes
21. 3:45 Christa Pobre
22. 3:48 Amber Romano
23. 3:51 Isabella Mathis
24. 3:54 Kenley Schlichter
25. 3:57 Sean Schwarzmann
26. 4:00 Kaitlin Knapp
27. 4:03 Leona Khachatourian
28. 4:06 Tatiana Bahadourian
29. 4:09 Hannah de Vitton
30. 4:12 Daniel Esakhanian
31. 4:15 Sadie Hong
32. 4:18 Izabella Hovanessian
33. 4:21 Maximilian Bangert
34. 4:24 Chloe Stooksberry
35. 4:27 Elaine Carluen
36. 4:30 Melody Howe
37. 4:33 Kaylee Yang
38. 4:36 Nicolas Gary
39. 4:39 Enri Gevorkyan
40. 4:42 Colette Daldumyan-Sejismundo
41. 4:45 Narineh Gaprelian
42. 4:48 Milani Colapietro
43. 4:51 Somie Chung
44. 4:54 Narae Kim
45. 4:57 Seri Jane Kim
46. 5:00 Ava Minassian
47. 5:03 Jaiden Maraya
48. 5:06 Delight Narin Kim
49. 5:09 Irene Seo
50. 5:12 Melania Magadomyn
51. 5:15 Sienna Rho
52. 5:18 Carlynne Parreno
53. 5:21 Callie Ahn





Friday, October 4, 2019

Master Class Theater Company 2019-2020

🎭The Creative Team would like to applaud every student who auditioned.



Presenting the 2019-2020 
Master Class Theater Company

Antonia Acitelli
Callie Ahn
Shabazz Anderson
Tatiana Bahadourian
Maximilian Bangert
Jade Capell
Elaine Carluen
Somie Chung
Milani Colapietro
Charlotte Conn
Colette Daldumyan-Sejismundo
Hana de Vitton
Ava Eng
Daniel Esakhanian
Narineh Gaprelian
Nicolas Gary
Anri Gevorkyan
Colton Gibson
Elina Grigoryan
Laurel Gunnell
Sadie Hong
Izabella Hovanessian
Melody Howe
Juliet Hubbard
Ava Keshish
Leona Khachatourian
Delight Narin Kim
Kate Kim
Narae Kim
Seri Jane Kim
Kaitlyn Knapp
Eva Lyudmirsky
Melania Magardomyn
Scarlett Manninger
Jaiden Maraya
Sophie Mathews
Isabella Mathis
Ava Minassian
Samantha Oliver
Lorrin Panlasigui
Carlynne Parreno
Christa Pobre
Rebeca Reyes
Sienna Rho
Amber Romano
Kenley Schlichter
Sean Schwarzmann
Irene Seo
Aram Shirinyan
Nathaniel Sisay
Chloe Stooksberry
Ayana Wickramasinghe
Kaylee Yang
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If you have questions please contact Mrs. Neel at-  cneel@gusd.net

Friday, September 27, 2019

Preparing for this Tuesday's Audition

👉Here are the details for the auditions

1. Arrive to the lunch benches 10-15 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time
*Your audition time is listed at the bottom of this post*

2. Fill out FOUR mini audition forms

3. For your audition-
 introduce yourself 
 perform your song
 perform your monologue
 thank the auditioners

4. After your audition you will be released to your family or to your aftercare program.

5. Be proud of yourself, auditioning takes strength and courage.


👉Here's some info for audition prep
What are we looking for when you audition?
Students who really WANT to be in Master Class.

How will we know? 
We're looking for students who are prepared.

~Introduce yourself with confidence, project and enunciate.

~Memorize your song and monologue backwards and forwards.

~Rehearse your song and monologue out loud at full voice, ask yourself:
.Who is my character talking to?
.Where is the person that my character is talking to?
 (DON'T LOOK AT US while doing your monologue or song. We are not who your character is talking to.)
.Why is my character saying this? Make a decision. Make it important.


The monologues and song lyrics & rehearsal music are on last week's blog post.


Master Class Company Auditions: - October 1, 2019
1. 2:45 Antonia Acitelli
2. 2:48 Jeanna Santiago
3. 2:51 Nikol Suvorova
4. 2:54 Elina Grigoryan
5. 2:57 Irene Seo
6. 3:00 Chloe Egho
7. 3:03 Kaylee Yang
8. 3:06 Melania Magardomyn
9. 3:09 Juliet Hubbard
10. 3:12 Jaiden Maraya
11. 3:15 Ava Minassian
12. 3:18 Chloe Stooksberry
13. 3:21 Isis Gallegos
14. 3:24 Shabazz Anderson
15. 3:27 Isabella Mathis
16. 3:30 Sienna Rho
17. 3:33 Aram Shirinyan
18. 3:36 Anri Gevorkyan
19. 3:39 Samantha Oliver
20. 3:42 Ava Keshish
21. 3:45 Izabella Hovanessian
22. 3:48 Scarlett Manninger
23. 3:51 Sadie Hong
24. 3:54 Tatiana Bahadourian
25. 3:57 David “Junwoo” Lee
26. 4:00 Colette Daldumyan-Sejismundo
27. 4:03 Christopher Rodriguez
28. 4:06 Laurel Gunnell
29. 4:09 Daniel Esakhanian
30. 4:12 Kenley Schlichter
31. 4:15 Amber Romano
32. 4:18 Christa Pobre
33. 4:21 Rebecca Reyes
34. 4:24 Giselle Ascencio
35. 4:27 Charlotte Conn
36. 4:30 Sarah Chung
37. 4:33 Seri Jane Kim
38. 4:36 Melody Howe
39. 4:39 Kaitlyn Knapp
40. 4:42 Isabella Trejo-Galvez
41. 4:45 Sophia Trejo- Galvez
42. 4:48 Kate Kim
43. 4:51 Somie Chung
44. 4:54 Narae Kim
45. 4:57 Callie Ahn
46. 5:00 Jade Capell
47. 5:03 Ayana Wickramasinghe
48. 5:06 Zoe Finn
49. 5:09 Delight Narin Kim
50. 5:12 Nicolas Gary
51. 5:15 Maximilian Bangert
52. 5:18 Ava Eng
53. 5:21 Alana Zapata
54. 5:24 Milani Colapietro
55. 5:27 Colton Gibson
56. 5:30 Nathaniel Sisay
57. 5:33 Narineh Gaprelian
58. 5:36 Sophie Mathews
59. 5:33 Eva Lyudmirsky
60. 5:36 Carlynne Parreno
61. 5:39 Hana de Vitton
62. 5:42 Elaine Carluen
63. 5:45 Lorrin Panlasigui
64. 5:48 Sean Schwarzmann
65. 5:51 Leona Khachatourian










Thursday, September 19, 2019

HELLO 2019-2020!!!

Good job checking the 2019-2020 blog!
 🎭You are showing excellent initiative 👍

This post will include-
1. a schedule for the next couple of weeks
2. monologue choices
3. song choices - updated 
4. a video of the Step In Time choreography 




1. SCHEDULE
Tuesday September 24th, 2:30-5:00
Audition Prep  for Master Class company auditions
You'll be working with Mrs. Acitelli on music & Mrs. Gilbert on monologues
Bring the sheet music that you picked (if you made a choice at the first class)
Bring a copy of the monologue that you choose from the assortment below

Thursday September 26th, 2:30-5:00
Dance Auditions for Master Class company
You'll be working with the choreographer, Ms. Linda
Bring your dance shoes if you have them

Tuesday October 1st, time to be assigned
Auditions for the Master Class company
You will receive an audition appointment for Tuesday, October 1st..
You’ll be signing up for a time slot – please be available 15 minutes prior to your
scheduled time. You will wait in the cafeteria until your scheduled audition.
Once you have finished you may be picked up by your parents or return to
after-school care.(There is no usual Master Class and only the production team will watch the auditions.)
For your Master Class company audition you will prepare and present:
~16 bars of a song
~A short monologue

Tuesday October 8th, 2:30-5:00
Audition Prep for Mary Poppins, jr
You'll be working with Mrs. Acitelli & Mrs. Gilbert
We'll prepare for the Mary Poppins auditions as well as the call back auditions

Tuesday October 15th, time to be assigned 
You will receive an audition appointment for Tuesday, October 15th.
You’ll be signing up for a time slot – please be available 15 minutes prior to your
scheduled time. You will wait in the cafeteria until your scheduled audition.
Once you have finished you may be picked up by your parents or return to
after-school care.(There is no usual Master Class and only the production team will watch the auditions.)
For your Master Class company audition you will prepare and present:
~16 bars of a song
~A short monologue

Thursday October 17th, 2:30-5:00
Call Back auditions for Mary Poppins, jr
Not all Master Class students will need to attend the call backs

Tuesday October 22nd, 2:30-5:00
first rehearsal for Mary Poppins Jr - read thru


2. MONOLOGUE CHOICES
~A monologue is a speech said by a single actor to themselves, the audience, or to another character.  
Many auditions require actors to prepare monologues as a way of determining the actor's emotional and vocal range. 


Peter and the Starcatcher
TEACHER (who was a fish): Well, well. . . nice of you to drop in.
I’m Teacher, I know your name is Peter. When you rode the trunk to this island,
seawater seeped inside. Then the starstuff in the trunk enchanted the water where
I was swimmin’. The starstuff’ll change you, too. It makes you what you want to be.
Sky’s the limit. You could even fly yourself home maybe,
just like you dreamed, Peter Pan.


MOLLY: You stop that right now. I won’t answer any such question. You’re leaning
toward the sentimental and that’s all well and good for a boy, but the fact is we girls
can’t afford to be sentimental. We must instead be strong. And when I marry,
I shall make it very clear to this person –
that sentimentality is not on the calendar. He will have to lump it or leave it.


Annie
MISS HANNIGAN: Get up! All of you. Now, for this one’s shenanigans,
you’ll all get down on your knobby little knees and clean this dump until
it shines like the top of the Chrysler Building. Get to work!! Why any kid
would want to be an orphan, I’ll never know.


Newsies
Ambitious young reporter and daughter of Pulitzer, KATHERINE PLUMBER, tries to
convince Jack how to win the war on her father
KATHERINE: Really Jack? Really? Only you can have a good idea?
Being boss doesn’t mean you have all the answers, just the brains to recognize
the right one when you hear it. The strike was your idea. The rally was Davey’s.
And now my plan will take us to the finish line. Deal with it.


Newsie leader, JACK KELLY, pleads with the scabs who are threatening to work during the
newsie strike
JACK : Listen fellas...I know somebody put yis up to this. Probably paid ya some extra money too. Well, it ain’t right. All across this city there are boys and girls who ought to be playin’ or going to school. Instead they’re slavin’ to support themselves and their folks. Fellas...for the sake of all the kids in every sweatshop and factory in this town, I beg you...throw down your papers and join the strike.



Shrek 
FAIRYTALE CHARACTER 2 (kid): Now wait a minute! Maybe that ogre wasn’t
the answer but something better will come along, and we have to wait for it,
because that’s what fairytale characters do. We wait for miracles. We wish upon stars. Down with Farquaad! Power to piggies and the big bad wolf, and the three bears
and the sugar plum fairy!



Anne Of Green Gables
ANNE: Dreams don’t often come true, Mr. Cuthbert. Just now, I feel
pretty nearly perfectly happy. I can’t feel perfectly happy because what color would you call this? Red. That’s why I can’t ever be
perfectly happy. I can imagine I have a beautiful rose/leaf completion and lovely,
starry, violet eyes. But I cannot imagine my red hair away. It will be my life-long sorrow.



The Secret Garden
MARY: Could you keep a secret if I told you one? It’s a great secret.
I don’t know what I should do if anyone found out. I believe I should die!
I’ve stolen a garden. It isn’t mine. It isn’t anybody’s. Nobody wants it,
nobody cares for it. They’re letting it die, all shut up by itself. It’s mine now.



3. SONG CHOICES
Choose one of the songs to practice and perform for your audition. 
You will perform only the 16 bars that you practiced. This is very common for auditions.

~Here is a definition for 16 "bars" 
        Bar - (definition) A measure. 
         
        













4. VIDEO OF THE STEP IN TIME CHOREOGRAPHY