Sunday in the Park with George
Important Dates:
Rehearsals: Saturday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
SPRING BREAK MARCH 15TH-19TH
Shortened Rehearsal Dates:
April 24th- 12:30-3:30pm
May 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd 10:00am-2:00pm
Tech Rehearsal Dates:
Friday, May 28th, ( Dancers called at 10 AM) 12:00pm-6:00pm—TECH
Saturday, May 29th, 12:00pm-8:00pm—TECH
Monday, May 31st, 3:00pm-8:00pm—TECH
Show Dates:
Tuesday, June 1st at 7:00pm RED CAST
Wednesday, June 2nd at 7:00pm BLUE CAST
Thursday, June 3rd at 7:00pm RED CAST
Friday, June 4th at 7:00pm BLUE CAST
Saturday, June 5th at 2:00pm BLUE CAST AND 7:00pm RED CAST
*In the event that we are unable to hold live performances due to evolving restrictions and protocol for Covid-19, we will be professionally recording each show. Copies of the recordings will be available to each student and streaming will take place in lieu of a live performances.
Updates:
June 4th:
Show Updates:
Call Time is 5:30pm (with exceptions)
Ms. Dana would like leads there early to run a few songs.
5pm: Jonah, Ava, Lacey and Maddy
5:30pm: ALL CALLED
6:00pm: Be dressed and mic’d to run group numbers and get notes
6:30pm: Open House
Notes for Tuesday, June 1st
Call Time is 5pm
Please review lyrics. Lots of dropped lines in “It’s Hot Up Here”. All of the chorus missed cue in the last part of “Putting it Together” (That is the state of the art…)
Please review costume notes below:
Costume/ Make-up Notes:
READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH
*Everyone should wear antiperspirant/deodorant, undershirts, and changing shorts. No exceptions!
*Everyone should either have character shoes or shoes specific to character and bring them.
*Boys: please wear dress socks not athletic socks.
*All Boys: base, powder. Some boys will wear beards/mustache
All girls: base, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, blush, a nice rose lip color.
Girls: should have hair in style of pictures on show page. Either character specific, or select one that works with your hat. Link to Hairstyles
*All girls should wear nude/skin tone dance tights/hose. No exceptions!
*Louise: needs socks
Waitresses: should either keep hair up or wear pony tail. No exceptions.
All costumes must be hung up after each use. Not thrown on floor. Period.
After reading, please send a message through Remind that it has been read.
Information for Saturday, May 29th Rehearsal
Hair and Make-up:
All girls should come in full make-up, in style of show and with hair up. For hair style examples, please click on this link and look for your characters name. Hair Style Examples Link
Boys: Please come with SOME make-up.
Very important that you wear proper undergarments, as we will taking pictures.
Full orchestrated tracks are located on this page. It is a button listed “ Orchestrated tracks”.
We will run RED cast first, then BLUE cast. Rehearsal begins at 12.
Student Bio Form. Must complete by Saturday, May 29th
Before Our first tech May 28tH 12-6:00 PM
Everyone is called at noon. EVERYONE must review lines and music before Friday. At this point it is entirely unacceptable for any cast member to be uncertain of their exact lines. We expect professionalism on and off stage. Please be prepared to work hard during tech and conduct yourself accordingly. Also the following people need to take (or retake) pictures for the playbill; Alex Chung, Matthew Kalmans. Please wear black shirt to rehearsal Friday.
May 22nd: Rehearsal 9:30-2pm.
Wear Black for Playbill headshots. Some students have retakes.
Also, wear proper undergarments, we will be doing some costuming.
MAY 11th: ALL CALLED
PLEASE BE ON TIME SO WE CAN START RIGHT AT 10 AM. Also, we will be taking headshots for the Playbill, so please be prepared to have picture taken.
10:00 AM Blue Cast Run Act 2
11:00-2:00 PM Red Cast Run FULL Show
*Please Note that we will be having a dress rehearsal Monday May 31st 3-8PM
ALL CALLED APRIL 17th 1:30-5PM
April 4th rehearsal notes:
ALL BLOCKED SCENES MUST BE OFF BOOK!!!
Great work! After we will be done blocking the
whole show so great work!
Next Rehearsal Schedule:
1:00-2:00pm-Dot, George and Dennis called
2:00-5:00pm- ALL CALLED
We will go over page 145 to 159. We will also go over “lesson 8” next week and hopefully Closing number
Lastly we will work with Blare and George
April 3rd Call time:
1:00-4:00 ALL CALLED Music and blocking putting it together
4:00 EARLY RELEASE for EASTER WEEKEND
March 27th Call time:
1:00-3:00pm— ALL CALLED for music (putting it together)
3:00-5:00pm- Dancers: Rachel, Annie, Madilyn, Emma, Maya C. Ariana, Avery, Maddy, Gayathri, Gianna, Lacey M, Bess
3:00-5:00pm- Dot, Marie and George
March 20th Rehearsal Notes:
Great work! Were almost done blocking the show. Continue going over what you are responsible for and come to rehearsal as prepared as possible!
ALL BLOCKED SCENES MUST BE OFF BOOK!!!
Next Rehearsal Schedule (March 27th)
We will try to work are way up to page 146 so be prepared.
As always, if you have begun feeling ill within 2 to 3 days of a rehearsal, please contact a director for further information.
See you Saturday!
Rehearsal March 20th
1- 2 PM The following actors are CALLED: Jonah, Ava, Estus, Hannah, Maddy Snideman, Annie
2-5 PM ALL CALLED We will be blocking pages 137-… however far we get. We will be working on parts of “Putting It Together”
March 6th: All Called at 1:00 Pm.
SCHEDULE THIS SATURDAY
1:00-2:00 PM review act one with students coming out of quarantine.
2:00-5:00 PM Begin Act 2 pages 123-137. Please start listening to Act 2 music and review with rehearsal tracks. I expect everyone to be familiar with “Its Hot Up Here” and know their lines through those pages. Here is the link to the dropbox that has the rehearsal tracks.
PS: EVERYONE MUST BE OFF BOOK FOR ACT 1. THERE WERE SEVERAL STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT LAST WEEK AND AT THIS POINT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE COME THIS SATURDAY AND KNOW YOUR STUFF. IT IS UNFAIR TO THE REST OF THE CAST.
I also need to know who is in town for spring break March 13th & March 20th so I know who to call and what scenes to try to stage.
February 23rd:
Backing Tracks:
Because of all the caesuras in the show, there are a LOT of tracks. It might be easier, to utilize our app. If you'd like to do that, here is a code:
TENDER-FENNEL-EXTOLS-SMOOTH-SAPS-NOONS
The app is called StageTracks, and can be downloaded (for free) in the app store for iOS. To use the app, leave the username blank, and enter the code below in the password field. It will look like this:
Here is a link to rehearsal mp3s. I utilized the original Broadway cast for reference.
Username: (leave blank)
Password: TENDER-FENNEL-EXTOLS-SMOOTH-SAPS-NOONS
February 13th:
Congratulations we finished act one!!!! Saturday we finished blocking Act One.
General Notes/Upcoming Deadlines:
If you have begun feeling ill within 2 to 3 days of a rehearsal, please contact a director for further information.
BE OFF BOOK BY FEBRUARY 27TH!!! THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES!!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING ACT ONE! GREAT WORK!!!
For next week we do ask that you please bring dress shoes for costumes next week, also please wear clothing that will be easy to put a costume
over.
February 6th
Great Job Today!!
Next Rehearsal Schedule (2/13):
***All called at 2:00pm
Continue blocking from page 69
Going over music with George and Dot 1:00 to 1:30
Cleaning up with George and old lady 1:30 to 2:00pm
January 26th:
IMPORTANT: CALL TIMES FOR NEXT SATURDAY THE 30th.
Please review music and lines for everything up to page 61 in your script.
1:00-3:00PM ONLY George and Dot. (Jonah, Ava, Estus and Hannah)
EVERYONE ELSE HAS THE DAY OFF.
January 23rd:
Cast Pairings:
RED (6/1, 6/3, 6/5 at 7PM) BLUE (6/2, 6/4, 6/5 at 2PM)
George: Estus Stephens Jonah Mendoza
Dot: Hannah Hale Ava Bryant
Marie: Annie Shouse Maddy Snideman
Franz/Dennis: Matthew Kalmans Matthew Kalmans
Old Lady/Waiter: Maya Credeur Lacey McCray
Nurse/Harriet: Rachel Carter Avery Melanson
Jules/Bob Greenberg: Jackson Cook Jackson Cook
Yvonne/Naomi: Madilyn Oakley Gayathri Kosigi
Boatman/Young Man: Alexandria Chung Alexandria Chung
Mr/Charles Redmond: Michael Hill Michael Hill
Celeste 1/Waitress: Maya Snideman Maya Snideman
Celeste 2/Elaine: Bess Gibbons Ariana Warren
Louise/Boy: Emma Helms Gianna Domuret
Frieda/Betty: Addison Gully Caylin McClellan
Soilder/Alex: Adam Carter Adam Carter
Louis/Billy/Man: Russell Oakley Russell Oakley
January 19th:
IMPORTANT: CALL TIMES FOR NEXT SATURDAY THE 23RD.
Great job last Saturday. You all are sounding beautiful. See you all at 1! (Unless specified below.)
Please look on the pages below to see if your character is on that page.
12:30-1:00 Old lady, nurse, Franz, Dot, and George, Celeste (go over blocking from last week. If you filled in last week please be here... Adam, Annie, etc)
1:00-2:00 pages 33-40 Dot & George
1:00-1:30 Jules & Yvonne “No Life” pg. 27-31
1:30-2:00 add bathers and ensemble
2:00-3:00 Pages 41-48
3:00-4:00 Pages 49-58
4:00-5:00 review
January 9th:
We had such a fantastic first rehearsal. The cast sounded beautiful!
Call time for next week is from 1-4 p.m. for the entire cast
Call time from 4:00-5:00 p.m. for George and Dot
Cast List
George: Jonah Mendoza/Estus Stephens
Dot: Ava Bryant/Hannah Hale
Marie/Mrs: Maddy Snideman/Annie Shouse
Franz/Dennis: Matthew Kalmans
Jules/Bob Greenberg: Jackson Cook
Old Lady/Blair: Maya Credeur/Lacey McCray
Nurse/Harriet: Rachel Carter/Avery Melanson
Yvonne/Naomi: Gayathri Kosigi/Madilyn Oakley
Boatman/Young Man: Alexandria Chung
Mr/Charles Redmond: Michael Hill
Celeste 1/Waitress: Reagan Miller/Maya Snideman
Celeste 2/Elaine: Ari Warren/ Bess Gibbons
Louise/Boy: Gianna Domuret/Emma Helms
Frieda/Betty: Caylin McClellan/Addison Gully
Soilder/Alex: Adam Carter
Louis/Billy Webster: Russell Oakley
Dot Understudy: Annie Shouse
Marie Understudy: Reagan Miller
Nurse & Celeste Understudy: Caylin McClellan
