Rehearsals For Now Through June 6

Rehearsal for this Sunday (May 30) is canceled. We already got all of those scenes blocked.

Tuesday June 1 - MUSIC Ensemble 6:30-8:00
Muriel and 4 ladies 8:00

Wednesday June 2 - MUSIC Ensemble 6:30-7:30
Lawrence, Freddy, Muriel, Christine 7:30

Thursday June 3 - DANCE 6:30

Saturday June 5 - DANCE 10 AM

Sunday June 6 - ActI, Scenes 8, 9 All (except Jolene) 6:30

Incidental Environmental Color Roles

Here's the list as it stands, subject to any changes I have to make when it turns out I've accidentally required someone to be two places at once:

Croupier: David
Sophia (Woman 1): Amanda
Lenore (Woman 2): Carissa
Waiter: Jacob
Renee: Jackie
Her hubby: Davin
Woman 3: Grayce
Woman 4: Caitlin
Conductor: Chris
Hotel Manager: Stephen
Bellboy #2: Andrew
Sailor #1: Chris
Sailor #2: Bill
Porter: Aaron
Accordion player and trollop: Bill and Peg
Nun: Jenna

Wednesday 26th

Dance rehearsal will be at the studio and not the theater. No leads needed.

Thanks for a fun read-through last night. Our next scheduled rehearsal is Sunday night, and it's just for the leads (minus Jolene). However, folks who weren't able to be there last night to pick up their script and packet should stop by the theater Sunday at 6:30. The rest of the week is as follows:

Monday : MUSIC
6:30 ensemble
8:00 Lawrence and Freddy

Tuesday 6:30 Scenes I.2, I.3(minus the musical number) and I.5

Wednesday: DANCE

Thursday: 6:30 "Ruprecht" (no ensem)
7:00 "Oklahoma" (no ensem)
7:30 scenes I.4, I.6

Audition Dates

Auditions for the show will be May 15 and 16 at 2 pm. Continue to watch for more info here.

The Roles: The Chorus

This is a high-utility chorus. There are a variety of atmosphere and background parts to fill in the many elegant and sophisticated folks on the Riviera, as well as bell boys, French maids, and-- well, at points in the show the chorus simply appears in order to sing some back-up. The chorus appears in about a dozen numbers to sing, in several numbers for dancing, and in many scenes to provide some local color. In other words, there will be much fun and activity, and none of the "do a scene then take a nap" that sometimes occurs for musical theater choruses.

The Roles: Jolene

Jolene is what we might call a "featured role." She has one song of her own and a couple of scenes. A much-married, rough-edged oil heiress from Oklahoma, she is the very opposite of the urbane, smooth, sophisticated Lawrence. So when she announces that they are engaged, and he's going back to the panhandle with her, steps must be taken...