Just sayin...

Happy Spring Break

🎭 Hello, Master Class.
Spring Break has officially started and may very well be extended due to the steps we, as a community, are taking to try to keep everyone healthy and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
So let's enjoy our spring break but lets keep our show fresh and let's keep working toward our performance of Mary Poppins.

First,
🎉GREAT job at the GUSD district office!! 👏
I hope it felt good to you to get up in front of an audience and give them a taste of what you've been working so hard on.
Mrs. Acitelli and I were so proud of you all 😊  and we got so very many complements on your performance. Ms. Tonoli & Ms. Worley were bowled over 😁

Second,
I'm planning on posting every 3 or 4 days to check in on you and to give you some notes and... HOMEWORK!
😧 
"Close you mouth please, cast. We are not a codfish."


Here's a job for you-

This is a YouTube video by a guy named Eric Arceneaux. 

(I don't know anything about him except for these videos.)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-SeSL9WdVBo

This is an exceptional lesson on vocal production for singing as well as speaking. 

This is not something that you do once and think, "ok, now I've got it". 

Please work on these exercises. I promise, it will be a life long benefit to you. 

These are directly in line with how Ms. Acitelli and I believe you should be supporting your voice. 🎶Mr. De La Graza, our sound engineer, is already concerned about being able to get the audience to hear and understand you. 

March 10 &12. District Performance. Step in Time Vid.

💥BIG post!💥

Here there be info for~
1. Tuesday's mini rehearsal and performance
2. Thursday's rehearsal
3. 🚨 AN ALERT
4. Step in Time rehearsal videos
5. Something to consider...

1. Tuesday's mini rehearsal and performance
Schedule:
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – rehearse “Supercalifragalistic” in the Dance Room
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM – drive to the district office (223 N Jackson St, Glendale, CA 91206)
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM – Perform before the school board 😊 
🚨 The students will move to the lobby after performing and are free to leave w/ their parent or with whomever is indicated on their permission slip. 

Permission Slip:
Your student must have a permission slip which will be sent home on Monday inside their t-shirt bag (yes, they will be getting their show shirts on Monday😍). 
No permission slip and unfortunately, they cannot attend. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What to Wear: 
Ladies – Black leggings / Mary Poppins show shirt
Gents – Dark pants / Mary Poppins show shirt

Parent drivers and students riding with other parents:
This opportunity can only be accomplished if we have parents drivers. 
If you absolutely CANNOT drive your student to the district office, then you need to speak to another parent to get your student to the performance. On the back of the permission slip will be an additional section that you will need to fill out fully. It will state that you do not hold GUSD, Mark Keppel Elementary or the individual driver liable in case of an accident. Your signature is required.

2. Thursday's rehearsal

March 12 2:30-5:00 dance clean up All performers are called

3. 🚨 AN ALERT!
From here on out, EVERYONE is called to EVERY rehearsal ✔

4. Step in Time rehearsal videos

    *this is why we stay turned out to the audience 😒

5. Something to consider...

Advice from a children's Theatre Company

-Don't Forget the Audience

Think of the audience as your acting partner. Make sure they can see, hear and understand you.

-Pay attention to your voice

Be very aware of your enunciation and projection.

-Act with the Voice AND the Body

How does your charter stand, walk, gesture?

What kind of character does the audience see?

-Stay in Character

Even if someone forgets a line or something goes differently than rehearsed, stay in character. Deal with the situation in a way that is true to your character. If you are always in character the audience will never know that something went wrong.

-You are never invisible

If you can see the audience, the audience can see you. What are you doing, at this moment, to help tell the story? 

Woo hoo!! March 3rd & 5th

Rehearsals this week~

Tuesday, March 3 Scenes 5-8 All performers are called

Thursday, March 5 dance clean up All performers are called

If you haven't turned in your bio, 
do it right now

A link for submitting your bio- www.bit.ly/2020MKSBio

Something to consider...

Many beginning actors feel that once they stop talking, or singing or dancing they become invisible to the audience. They believe that they can squirm, they can talk to their neighbor, they can break character or stand looking totally bored. If you’re not the focus of the scene and you break character you will stand out (not in a positive way). You could stand out so much that you will pull the focus away from the action. That is not being a good team player. Whenever you are on stage you are to be involved in telling the story to the audience.

Here are a few definitions of "breaking character"-
🎭A theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips out of character and behaves as his or her actual self. This is an acceptable occurrence while in the process of rehearsal, but is unheard of and extremely unprofessional while actively performing in front of an audience.
🎭In acting, saying or doing something that is not in keeping with the character one is portraying.
🎭When an actor stops acting and steps out of their role.

🎭Stepping outside of the imaginary world of performance

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

www.bit.ly/2020MKSBio

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