A reminder!

TODAY

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011

3 PM TO 9:30 PM

DAIRY QUEEN RESTAURANT

Lincoln Court/Giant Shopping Center

235 W. LANCASTER AVE 

MALVERN, PA  19355

"Singing at 7PM" 

A fundraiser for Jeremy's Jedi 5K Run!

Please support a great cause for a great GV family!

Wow, what a weekend!

CONGRATULATIONS TO 

THE CAST & CREW OF PETER PAN! 

You are all so wonderful and should be EXTREMELY proud of yourselves for the quality of the show you pulled together this weekend. We have heard nothing but raving reviews of your performances and you should be SO proud of your talent, your teamwork, and your passion for this production.

Stay tuned for more pictures and keep an eye out for your DVD copy of the show!

We can't thank you enough for your hard work. Congrats!!!

GVMS Presents... Peter Pan the Musical!

Join Peter Pan and his pals on an adventure in Neverland!

... an ongoing feud between the Lost Boys and pirates, the dangerous, bloodthirsty Captain Hook and his trusty sidekicks Smee and Mr. Starkey, the Indian tribe that comes to Peter and Wendy's rescue, the Crocodile and her peacemaking pirate friend, and the Darling children's adjustment to live in a foreign place. The show is fun for all ages, tickets can be purchased for $9 at the door. Come support the arts at Great Valley!


Performances:
Thursday, March 3 @ 7:30PM
Friday, March 4 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, March 5 @ 2PM and 7:30PM


**All performances are at General Wayne Elementary School.

We hope you'll come away to Neverland with us!

Opening night!

Remember to wear your Peter Pan t-shirts to school!

See you at 6PM, be ready to get into costume and warm up, and then we're off to Neverland!

MUST READ: Notes from last night

Notes for the Cast

• Mrs. Darling: smile during The Darlings!!
• Michael: loved the bits you're doing with the teddy bear!
• Mrs. Darling & Wendy: for both of you, make sure when you get up from the rocking chair at any point in the show, do it slowly to avoid making the chair rock like crazy when you leap from it 
• Lost Boys: during the dance break in "Come Away," make sure you're making noise, chattering with each other, calling out each other's names, etc.
• ALL IN COME AWAY: At the end of the song, stay ENGAGED and EXCITED! You looked like you were waiting for your cue for "and straight on 'til morning" from Ms. Z... even though you are waiting, don't make it look like you are!
• Lost Boys: as soon as you are ALL onstage (right before lights come up), start playing and making noise!! You look AWESOME. I love all the games you all have going on!!
• RICH DAMPPPPPPPP CAKE
• Lennon: loved the timing with "What's up captain?"
• Lennon: make sure when you hold the clock that the face is facing the audience, or else they won't know it's a clock!
• ALL in Mermaids' Lagoon: pick up the pace! Especially at the beginning w/ Smee & Starkey
• ALL in Braves to War: sounds great!! Give MORE ATTITUDE, MORE ANGER throughout the whole song! Every step you take is with angry, fierce, war-driven purpose!
• Tinkerbell: You look fab after you drink the poison! Well done :)
• Wendy: for the new bit in front of the curtain before the Jolly Roger scene, you MUST have your cloak. If it's not at the prop table, it might be pre-set off stage right
• Peter & Hook: if, for any reason, timing is off, you must STOP the sword fight at the end of the fight music
• Liza & Nana: during curtain call, you will set the pace for the rest of the bows. Starting with you two, in order to make sure timing is right, you can take your time with bows.
• Those who are last to bow: keep in mind that you should not get to the gestures to light/sound/directors UNTIL the music slows to the waltz (the part where the Indians come out in Act I); make sure you adjust the timing of bows accordingly

ALL CAST MEMBERS WITH DIALOGUE: If someone drops a line, rather than looking to us down in the audience, try to make up for the line. Last night when Peter missed his cue to come on after shooting Wendy, you did a good job of covering up... "what do we doooo?!" The same applies for ANY scene where ANY character is late or drops a line. You can cover for them. Don't be afraid, just stay in character!!

Notes about costumes, etc.

• No white socks
• No nail polish
• No jewelry, watches, etc.
• No gum
• Stay in character AT ALL TIMES when you are ONSTAGE!

Thanks everyone! We're going to have an amazing run of Peter Pan! 

....  ready? ....  set? ....

Great job last night!

Hey everyone! How do you feel?

Hope you're resting up and staying HEALTHY! 

You all did a fantastic job last night! Thank you for really developing your characters and having FUN with your fellow scene-mates and friends. The show has really come together and we're more than ready for tomorrow's opening night!

I will be posting notes later today, but I wanted to shoot out a few reminders:

• WEAR YOUR GREEN PETER PAN T-SHIRTS TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!! :D
• Indians come to GW tomorrow night with your hair braided
• Remember to come tomorrow night with the appropriate make-up
• Bring a water bottle tomorrow!!!
• Stay out of the kindergarten classrooms
• Remain in your hallway/room when you are not onstage, parents will call you for your cues
• NO TALKING BACKSTAGE. Practice being QUIET at home :)
• No peeking from behind curtains!!!

To those in the Jolly Roger scene and the final scene in the Darlings' house -- practice your lines and tighten up the pace!! The scenes look great, we just need to be SOLID with lines and pacing.

Stay tuned for notes! Rest up! See you soon!

Tonight's rehearsal

Report to GWES as soon as possible so we can go over curtain call before running the show.

ONLY the following characters need to get into costume:

• Mr. Darling, Mrs. Darling, Liza, Nana
• Wendy, John, Michael
• Peter Pan, Tinkerbell
• Tootles, Nibs, Curly, Slightly, Ace, Pockets, Marmaduke, Binky, All Thumbs, Cubby
• Hook, Smee, Starkey
• Indian Chief, Tiger Lily
• The Shadow/Lulu, The Crocodile/Langundo

Everyone else is to report to the auditorium to warm up & get ready to learn curtain call.

We will be taking the cast photo on Thursday night.

Notes from Monday night

Notes for the Cast

• All in The Darlings: during "The Darlings," be tighter on the risers!
• Tink: "Are you sure, Wendy?" is your cue to bang at the window
• Wendy: don't put the acorn necklace on right away, set it down on the nightstand and be sure to retrieve it before you enter Neverland
• Hook: make sure your head is closest to Smee when you're on the sedan chair -- it was facing the wrong way!!
• Smee: you let Hook upstage you during your giggle... make sure you and Starkey move over so you can be seen for that bit!
• Skylights: awesome job during Rich Damp Cake!!
• All in Rich Damp Cake: REMEMBER THE P IN DAMP!!!
• All in Mermaids' Lagoon scene: pick up the pace
• Peter: take your sword with you after Mermaids' Lagoon
• Indian dancers: be more careful with Tiger Lily at the beginning of Braves... you're getting careless and when you pick her up and bring her back down it looks sloppy and she might fall
• All in Braves to War: you look so fierce and angry and scary at the end, it's awesome! Keep that energy going the WHOLE time!! This is WAR!!!
• Tiger Lily: don't forget your tom-tom for the capture scene
• Hook: after the capture scene, start saying your line as you walk down the steps ("Medicine...")
• Cecco & Calico Jack: awesome job with your lines! Make sure, since you don't have microphones, to project your voices! Otherwise, you sounds great!

Notes for Stage Crew

• With the exception of during scene changes, you CANNOT be seen. For every person you can see in the audience when you are peeking from behind the curtains, 5 people can see you. There is absolutely NO watching the show from backstage.
• Wendy's acorn necklace: She will not be putting it on right away, but instead will be setting it down on the nightstand. Make sure someone from SR retrieves it and keeps it SR so Wendy can slip it over her head before she enters for the Wendy bird scene
• Rich Damp Cake: I want the passing of the cakes to be more obvious. This is the only time I WANT to see more of you. Make sure your full arm is in view as you pass the cakes.

Notes for Sound

• Theresa: play music for the window change (#33) after Emma crosses back to center after saying the line, "We need soap!"
• Make sure Hook's mic is on after the scene change after Come Away is complete... we need to hear him sing his "yo ho!"
• The last scene: Michael, John, and Wendy need to have their mics up as they are entering through the window. They could not be heard.

For everyone: it is absolutely CRUCIAL that you are ALL quiet backstage and that you LISTEN to the parents. We must work TOGETHER for this show to be a success!!

** Starting tonight, parents will be carrying around a tally sheet of your names. You will receive a strike for being repeatedly told to quiet down, or if you are inconsiderate to any of our backstage parents. If you get three strikes, you will not be permitted to attend the cast party. We will go over this tonight.