Brush Up

Wednesday night at 6:30. Costume optional. Flying. Singing and dancing and big giant boat.

Upcoming

Saturday, Gus expects to be at the theater from about 9:30 to 1-ish. Much of the work will be of the painting variety, so arrangements could be made to work in the afternoon as well if you're available.

Sunday, orchestra rehearsal is from 2-4, and the tech run will begin at 6.

Starting Monday, the run will begin promptly at 7:30. Cast will meet for any final notes at 7:15.

This Week (9/11)

This week we will try to smooth out each act, as well as start the magical flying process.

Note that while rehearsals will start at 6:00, they will run until we've done what we need to get done. Come prepared.

Monday, Sept 12  6:00
Act I
plus Le Poissons Chaos and Disorder

Tuesday, Sept 13 6:00
Act II

Wednesday, Sept 14 6:00
Act I

Thursday, Sept 15 6:00
Act II

Friday, Sept 16 6:00-9:00
Ursula, Ariel, Eric learn to fly

Saturday, Sept. 17 10:00-1:00
Ursula, Ariel, Eric, sailors, Flotsam and Jetsam

Sunday, Sept 18 1:00-4:00
Full run of the whole show with flying

Upcoming Stuff (9/5)

This week we start running the show. That means we shift gears from everyone coming in one or two nights a week depending on your part, and we're all working every night.

Tuesday (Sept 6):
Act 1 6:00-8:30

Wednesday (Sept 7):
Act 1 6:00-8:30

Thursday (Sept 8):
Act 2 6:00-8:30

Saturday (Sept 10):
Under the Sea
Kiss the Girl
She's in Love
Positoovity

Looking ahead-- please note that on Sunday Sept. 18 in the afternoon we will have a run (the first one with flying). Sunday Sept. 25 will be orchestra in the afternoon, and then full cast run with tech in the evening.

She's In Love (new key)

This link should take you to the file.

Song and Dance Week (8/28)

Monday, August 29  6:00 - 8:00
Scene 2.13, Vocals Finale, Under the Sea, Kiss teh Girl

Tuesday, August 30, 6:00 - 8:00
Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam singing and dancing
Chefs, Sebastian- Poissons Mayhem

Wednesday, August 31, 6:00 - 8:00
Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, One Step Closer

Thursday, Sept. 1, 6:00 - 8:00
Positoovity
Daughters of Triton, She's in Love, Princess Contest, Wildest Dreams

Saturday's Music Rehearsal

Here's the running order for Saturday. Most of you should be able to either come late or leave early. Though, this would be a great chance to sit down and write your bio!!


Daddy's Little Girl
Sweet Child
Poor Unfortunate Soul (and reprise)
Daddy's Little Reprise
Daughters of Triton
She's in Love
Under the Sea
Finale
Kiss the Girl
Beyond My Wildest Dreams
Positoovity
Fathoms Below
Les Poissons
If Only (Triton)
If Only (Ariel)
If Only (quartet)
Her Voice
One Step Closer
Part of Your World
Worlds Above

We'll do these with music and movement. Yes, in some cases it may not be pretty. That's okay. Part of what we're doing is deciding what we need to really work on next week.

Looking ahead-- just a note that September 18 and 25 are runs of the whole show, so plan accordingly.

Also, there's a gadget on the right that will let you sign up to get these posts in your email. Just saying.

Upcoming reharsals (8/19)

Note-- biographies due by September 1. Get yours in or one will be written for you (and it will be hilarious)


Saturday Aug 20 10-12
2.4, 2.5, 2.6 #18, #18B, #19 (plus what we missed from Tuesday)


Monday Aug 22 6-8
2.2, 2.7, 2.8 #20, #21

Tuesday Aug 23 6-8:30
Music, Dance "She's in Love" (note_- I accidentally posted the numbers for Under the Sea here, but Under the Sea is NOT what we're rehearsing tonight).

Wednesday Aug 24 6-8
2.9, 2.10, 2.11 #24, #25

Thursday Aug 25 6-8:30
Music, Dance Under the Sea #21, #12, #12A

Upcoming rehearsals week of 8.15

TUESDAY  August 16, 6-8:30

Music, Dance "One Step Closer"  #19


WEDNESDAY August 17, 6-8:30

Music, Dance "Positoovity" #16


THURSDAY August 18 6-8:30

Music, Dance "Under the Sea"

Rehearsals

TODAY (Thursday, 8/11) 6-8

Block 1.4, 1.7, 1.9
Music #7, #8, #11, #13, #14


TOMORROW (Friday, 8/12)

Study your scripts!


SATURDAY 10-12

 Block 1.3, 1.10
Music #6, #15, #15A

And that's all on saturday

First Cast Meeting Postponed

There was originally a cast meeting tonight that many had heard about. That will be postponed until Saturday morning at 9:30 AM while we sort out some casting stuff (and get scripts etc delivered to theater)

About the Stage Production(s)

A few words about the stage production.

As with most Disney adaptations, pretty much everything you ever loved about the movie is there-- plus a bunch more. This show adds many songs. Eric gets some songs. Ursula gets another song. Flounder and Scuttle each get a song. The sisters of Ariel get their own feature number. And the characters who always sang now sing more.

The story has also been rewritten a bit, most notably rewriting the ending so that Ariel is not a bystander at the climax of her own story.

Also-- and for those of you who do research on the intertoobz, this is important-- The Litttle Mermaid has been turned into a stage production twice. The first production ran from 2007-2009, and that is what almost everything you'll find on line is from. The show underperformed and was mothballed in 2009, to be rewritten and tweaked and re-presented a couple years later, and that second version is the version that is now rented out. That's the one we're doing.

Notable differences between the two productions. Some songs were removed or replaced. Regrettably, Ursula's "extra" number from the first production ("Bring Back the Good Old Days") was replaced in the second version. The first version depended on heelies for most motion, with no flying. The second version goes with flying rather than wheels.

Most of the clips you find on youtube will be from the first version, which is mostly the same, but not exactly the same. Just so you know!

Roles

Here's the rundown of the roles available in this production: A few roles will fly, so you may want to factor in any fear of heights. Several roles are non-singing. Many roles in the show may also be doubled.

Note: While this is obviously not an adult content type of show, there are no children's roles in this show.

Ariel:
Spunky, sweet, charming, strained relationship with her father. Seven songs in the show. She's a mezzo-soprano; her top note is a strong, sustained fourth-space E. Ariel will fly.

Eric:
More of an actual character than in the movie. Handsome and charming and trying to find his place in the world. Five songs. Needs a good solid fifth-line F. Eric flies.

Grimsby:
Eric's stuffy old guardian. Has about a bar and a half of singing.

Flounder:
Ariel's close friend. Bubbly, cheery and naïve. Could be either gender. In the stage version, s/he has a song with the mer-sisters.

Scuttle:
A seagull. Silly and given to speaking lots of nonsense. He has a song. Dance skills are a plus.

Windward and Leeward: Two assistants to King Triton. Speaking only.

King Triton:
Imperious ruler of the ocean and a concerned single dad. Three songs. Baritone.

Flotsam and Jetsam:
Ursula's henchpersons. Standard Disney evil henchmen and sidekicks. Three songs, including one by themselves.

Ursula:
Big, bold and brassy. She was originally modeled after a drag character, and I'm open to going that way for the right performer. She does fly a bit (maybe 8-9 feet off the deck).

Chef Louis:
Crazed French chef. He gets to sing Le Poisson. Needs an outrageous French accent.

Sebastian:
Ariel's minder and the chief musician. Three songs. Needs a credible Jamaican accent

Also: 

There's a main chorus of six females who play Ariel's sisters, the maids, and the princesses who come to sing (horribly) for the Prince's hand in marriage.

There's a men's chorus who double as sailors and chefs.

Scuttle has a batch of buddies who join him for one number, and that number includes some dancing.

And everybody who can fit in a costume is in "Under the Sea"

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. You can leave a message here, message me on facebook, or use my email which is pagreene at outlook followed by a dot and a com.

Auditions

Auditions will be

Saturday, July 30 (2:00)
Sunday, July 31 (6:00)
Monday, August 1 (6:00)

Welcome

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