Saturday's weather!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SATURDAY'S REHEARSAL:
Due to the pending inclement weather and early morning ice, we are delaying rehearsal one hour on Saturday morning. Rehearsal on Saturday, January 21 will be from 10AM-2PM. Please bring a snack & your lunch in addition to the usual (script, sneakers, pencil).

Please check this blog before you venture out on Saturday morning just in case! We will be monitoring the weather and local roads and determine if rehearsal needs to be canceled. An update will be posted on the blog if rehearsal is canceled. Cross your fingers that the weather is not too bad!

Have a good night :)

This week's rehearsals

Hi cast! Hope you're dancing your way through the week!

We had a successful small group rehearsal last night, working on "One Small Girl" and "Pray," and we can't wait to keep working on the first half of the show together!

This week we will be revisiting vocals for "We Dance" and "One Small Girl," and we will be continuing with blocking and dancing for those numbers. We will also start to learn "Waiting for Life" and "Pray." Please download the Broadway Jr. rehearsal tracks (available here) to familiarize yourselves with the songs. Ms. Sunnergren is excited to keep working with you all, but you must be practicing at home and MEMORIZING THOSE LYRICS!! :)

Reminder: no rehearsal this Wednesday 1/11, Saturday 1/14, or Tuesday 1/17.

Quick rehearsal reminders

On Saturday, January 7th, there is a mandatory parents' meeting at 9AM and should run for about an hour. One parent/guardian for each child/family represented needs to attend!

An updated rehearsal schedule is available for download (here or here): there's no school on January 17th, so there's no rehearsal that day. Oops!

Happy holidays!

A great big THANK YOU!! goes out to our cast for an amazing first two rehearsals! You all really impressed not only our new team members, Ms. Sunnergren and Mrs. A, but you impressed Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Neville, too!

A few notes before you rush off to open presents and eat lots of yummy food with friends and family (oh, AND get some rest and stay bundled up and don't get sick!):

The rehearsal schedule is available for download at two different places: through ge.tt and through mediafire (both are file-sharing sites -- click through the links and click on the "2011-2012 GV Musical Schedule" to download the schedule). If you have trouble with both of them and still cannot download the schedule, please drop us an email and we will email it to you.

Rehearsal tracks are also available for download at either the ge.tt page or the mediafire page. Again, if neither site works for you for some reason, email us.

Principal characters and understudies: start memorizing your music and dialogue! We are jumping right in to blocking and vocal rehearsals and need for you to be on your A game! Thanks :)

Storytellers: do your best to be familiar with all of the storyteller songs and dialogue. You do not need to memorize it all, but we want rehearsals to run smoothly, and if we can just throw lines or song pieces at you and you already know them, that'd be awesome! We know you can rise to the challenge :)

Featured villagers: do your best to be familiar with the songs "Pray" and "Pray (Reprise)," as they are YOUR songs :) We will not get to them right away, but we want you all to be prepared for when we start singing and blocking those songs. The first "Pray" is available for download. The reprise has the same tune and the lyrics are in your scripts.

Ensemble: start listening to the songs that are available for download (links are above!), and get into the island groove!

Keep yourselves healthy, have a great holiday

and a happy new year and see you after school on January 3rd!!

Rehearsal schedule

Hello everyone! Hope you're enjoying your weekend and getting ready for our first two rehearsals next week.

As we start to learn the music in rehearsals, it would be a big help if our cast members got familiar with the Once On This Island soundtrack on their own. Our rehearsal period is two months, so the more you learn outside of rehearsals, the more we can get done when we're together. I will be uploading songs from the Once On This Island Jr. version to the blog for you all to download, listen to, and get familiar with (the Jr. version songs are slightly different than the Original Broadway Cast recording for any of you who own that CD).

Click here to download the first few songs from the show:

Prologue/We Dance

One Small Girl/Waiting for Life

And The Gods Heard Her Prayer/Rain

* As always, leave us a comment below if you have any questions or trouble downloading the music

Also available is the finalized rehearsal schedule for January and February. It is very similar to the tentative schedule we gave you with your audition packet. There are a few changes to the small group/principal rehearsals (some moved from Monday night to Wednesday night), and we canceled rehearsal on Wednesday, January 11th since so many of you are going to be at the instrumental concert that night.

Click here to download a Word Document version of the schedule.

Please let us know if you have any questions, and we'll see you at our first two rehearsals this week:
Tuesday, December 20th from 2:30 - 4:45 - FULL CAST
Thursday, December 22nd from 2:30 - 4:45 - FULL CAST

See you soon!!!

Rehearsals & scheduling conflicts

We hope you're as excited to get started with this year's production as we are! Don't forget, our first rehearsal is after school on Tuesday, December 20th, followed by another rehearsal after school on Thursday, December 22nd. It is crucial that you not only attend these first two rehearsals, but that you are committed to our rehearsal schedule.

We have not yet finalized the rehearsal schedule for January & February, but it will be very similar to what was handed out with the audition packets:

• Full cast: Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals after school
• Full cast: Saturday morning rehearsals
• Small groups/principal roles: Monday or Wednesday night rehearsals (depending on the week)

The schedule will be finalized & posted here on the blog by December 20th.

As we looked at your audition packets, we noticed some of you had conflicts that you could mold around our rehearsal schedule, and some of you had one or two conflicts, which is fine. However, we also noticed some of you who are interested in the ski trips sponsored by Ski Club... 

Please note: you are allowed a total of 3 absences and only ONE of them may be a Saturday. Missing more than 3 rehearsals or more than 1 Saturday will cause us to re-evaluate your role in the show. Please adjust your calendars accordingly. Thanks!

Of course, we understand if you are sick or have a family emergency, but otherwise, you must be committed so we can put on the best show possible! Contact us at gvmusical@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thanks and see you soon!

Schedule changes

Just a reminder that tomorrow's rehearsal (Tuesday, 2/22) is after school at Great Valley Middle School, 2:30 - 4:45.

The rest of the week:
Wednesday 2/23 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 8:30
Thursday 2/24 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 8:30 ** We might give you this day off -- stay tuned!
Friday 2/25 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 9PM
Saturday 2/26 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 9-3PM

On the original schedule we had listed a potential rehearsal for this coming Sunday, but that is no longer on our schedule.

Thanks to Mrs. Lane for these awesome pictures from Saturday's rehearsal!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: REHEARSAL LOCATIONS

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING NOTICES 

REGARDING REHEARSAL LOCATIONS THIS WEEK:

Tuesday's rehearsal is full cast, 2:30 - 4:45PM at Great Valley Middle School.

Wednesday's rehearsal is full cast, 6:30 - 8:30PM at General Wayne Elementary School.

Every rehearsal from Wednesday (2/23) on is at General Wayne Elementary School.

Due by the end of the week are the following forms:

• DVD order form
• Make-up & hair permission slip
• Cast party permission slip
• By clicking one of the links above, you will be brought to mediafire.com, where you click the link in the yellow box: "Click to begin download.." and you can save the file to your computer!

Thanks! Rest up, stay healthy, and see you on Tuesday after school!!

Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Rehearsal Monday Night

This Monday night we need:

• All Pirates
• All Named Lost Boys
• Tiger Lily
• Wendy
• John
• Michael
• Peter
• Tink
• Understudies
• Croc

Please be ready to work hard because we are staging the fight scene. Also, please remember  we have rehearsal Monday (Leads), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday this week:)

Monday is the only day as of right now that is a lead rehearsal!

ALL OF THESE PRACTICES ARE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. This Saturday is the ice cream social, but you should still pack a lunch and bring water. 


See you soon,
Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Important Links & Dates: A Comprehensive List

Here is a list of all the downloads we have posted on the blog:

• Indian costume sheet
• Lost Boy costume sheet
• T-shirt order form
• Medical form/photo release
• TICKET ORDER FORM
• DVD ORDER FORM

Upcoming important dates:

• Tuesday 2/8 -- TSHIRT ORDER FORMS ARE DUE
• Saturday 2/12 -- ALL COSTUME PIECES ARE DUE
• Saturday 2/12 -- REHEARSAL IS AT GENERAL WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL*
• Saturday 2/19 -- REHEARSAL IS AT GVMS

* Regarding the rehearsal at GWES, that is the only day we are there until we officially move over on Wednesday, February 23. The 12th will be at GW, but all rehearsals until the 23rd are at GVMS.

The following is a list of links to our dance videos. We hadn't posted them because of privacy issues, but we found a way to privatize the youtube videos. These videos are not searchable. This means that only the people who have the following links can see the videos. I will be removing the links from this post in a few weeks, and then the videos will not be findable at all! Hope this helps.

• Braves to War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTBU72Aod0
• Braves to War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghKo3YB7qvc
• Wendy's Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhSTcunQUc
• Wendy's Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhSTcunQUc

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!!!

Notes from Saturday

Monday night rehearsal: dialogue rehearsal -- Peter, Tink, Wendy, John, Michael, Mr. & Mrs. Darling, Liza, named Lost Boys, Hook, Smee, Starkey, Tiger Lily

Please bring homework and/or be prepared to spend down time memorizing lines if you are not already off-book. You MUST be off book by this Saturday.

THIS THURSDAY IS A LEADS REHEARSAL

We only need the following people:

• all Lost Boys
• all Darlings
• Hook
• Smee
• Mr. Starkey
• Tiger Lily
• Peter
• Tink

Everyone else is free to go home after school on Thursday, 2/10.

Our cast and crew are hard at work getting ready for the last three weeks of rehearsals!!

REHEARSAL TODAY! & Stage crew applications!

After a few days with little or no snow, we finally get a nice amount of snow AND we still have rehearsal! Today after school from 2:30 - 4:45 there will be a rehearsal in the choral room.

However, all BAND and ORCHESTRA members who are performing in tonight's concert have permission to go home on the bus in order to get homework done before the concert. If you are not in band or orchestra, you must report to rehearsal. Thanks!!

Mermaid lagoon (via cjager @ flickr's creative commons)

ATTENTION: THOSE INTERESTED IN STAGE CREW

Applications are now available in the main office, or you can download the application by clicking here. Please direct any questions about stage crew to our producer, Joanie Badyna (JBCB1201@aol.com).

Thanks everyone! See you soon!
Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Happy Monday!

SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Applications for stage crew are going out soon, so tell your friends to keep an eye out if they're interested!
• Parents, please direct any scheduling conflicts to Carrie Kennedy at caskennedyesquire@comcast.net from now on. Thanks!
• Your time to enter the contest is almost up! Remember, you must comment on all of the entries listed in the navigation box on the right!!
• Barring any crazy weather conditions, a REMINDER that we have rehearsal on WEDNESDAY this week in addition to our usual TUESDAY, THURSDAY.
• No rehearsal on Saturday due to the long weekend. 

Thanks for your cooperation and see you soon,

Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Saturday's rehearsal & Monday night

Thank you to all who came out to rehearsal this morning! We really wanted to stick with our parent meeting and get started on choreography with Mrs. Devenney for "Wendy's Song," and we were successful with both endeavors!


For those who were unable to make it: Parents, please check in with Carrie Kennedy (caskennedyesquire@comcast.net) to see what you missed at the parent meeting or to sign up to volunteer. Cast members, we just went over "Wendy's Song" and I will be posting a video of the choreography we went over.


Since we missed a good two and a half hours of rehearsal, we will be extending the rehearsal on Saturday, January 22nd. It will now be 9-3PM.


Monday night's rehearsal will be from 6:30 - 8:30 in the choral room for:
- Mr. Darling
- Mrs. Darling
- Wendy
- John
- Michael
- Liza
- Nana
- Peter Pan
- Tinkerbell
- The Shadow


Homework for next week:
- memorize words for "Wendy's Song" and "The Darlings"
- work on memorizing the other songs
- practice choreography for "Wendy's Song"
- the Darlings: for Monday, have pages 1-15 memorized -- we will be doing staging

And for those interested in getting a head start on our chant (which we'll learn this week and start singing it at the end of every rehearsal). Our chant begins around 0:15! Check it out!

See you soon,
Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

P.S. From now on, snow cancellations or delays will be posted on the blog, so please be sure to check it if you are unsure of what to do! If we are having rehearsal but you are uncomfortable driving, please use your discretion! We don't want anyone trekking out to rehearsal if they don't feel safe!!

Important scheduling notes

ATTENTION: There will be NO rehearsal on Tuesday, January 18th. There is no school that day, so we will NOT be requiring you to come to school for a rehearsal. Please make this correction on your schedules.

LOOKING AHEAD: Saturday, February 19th is during Presidents' Day weekend. We scheduled a rehearsal for 9-3PM on that day. The following students notified us on their audition form that they would not be able to attend the 2/19 rehearsal, and they are okay to miss this rehearsal:

• Nils Aho
• Caroline Badyna
• Christy Leland
• Claire Wilson
• Laurel Wilson

Everyone else needs to be in attendance. We are thinking of cutting the rehearsal down to 9-12PM to give you a bit of a break during that weekend, but this also depends on snow days and how much progress we've made up to this point. Comment on this entry if this is a problem. 

Thanks,

Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Hope you've rested up!

Happy new year, everyone! I hope you're well-rested and ready for rehearsals to pick up! Make sure you are keeping your immune systems happy by drinking lots of water to keep from dehydration, bundling up, and washing your hands. We don't want germs to spread because we need each and every one of you healthy & energized!

As a reminder, here is the schedule of rehearsals for the month:

Date	Time	Place	Other Notes
Tuesday, 1/4	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 1/6	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 1/8	9-12	GVMS	Parent meeting, 9AM
Monday, 1/10	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Peter, the Darling family (includes Liza and Nana)
Tuesday, 1/11	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Wednesday, 1/12	2:30-4:45	GVMS	Full cast, in lieu of Saturday rehearsal
Thursday, 1/13	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Tuesday, 1/18	2:30-4:45	GVMS	CANCELED
Wednesday, 1/19	6:30-8:30	GVMS	All pirates
Thursday, 1/20	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 1/22	9-3	GVMS
Monday, 1/24	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lead rehearsal, specifics TBA
Tuesday, 1/25	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 1/27	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 1/29	9-3PM	GVMS
Monday, 1/31	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lead rehearsal, specifics TBA

Regarding Tuesday, 1/18, unfortunately we overlooked this in-service day and assumed there was school. We have canceled the rehearsal and will make up the time elsewhere.

Please also note that Saturday 1/22 has been extended from 9-12 to 9-3!!

Only a few more days...

... until rehearsals begin! We are so excited!

We sent out an email to all the cast members' families detailing the rehearsal schedule and verifying email addresses. Below is the rehearsal schedule. If any changes are made throughout the course of rehearsals, we will be sure to let you know at rehearsals. The Monday night rehearsals that are "lead rehearsals" will be for working with smaller groups. We will let students know on a week-by-week basis who we need at those rehearsals. The ensemble will not need to be available for "lead rehearsals."

Peter Pan Rehearsal Schedule

Date	Time	Place	Other Notes
Tuesday, 12/14	2:30-4:30	GVMS
Tuesday, 12/21	2:30-4:30	GVMS
Tuesday, 1/4	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 1/6	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 1/8	9-12	GVMS	Parent meeting, 9AM
Monday, 1/10	6:30-8:30	GVMS	The Darlings (inc. Nana & Liza), Peter Pan, Tinkerbell
Tuesday, 1/11	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Wednesday, 1/12	2:30-4:45	GVMS	In lieu of Saturday rehearsal
Thursday, 1/13	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Tuesday, 1/18	2:30-4:45	GVMS	CANCELED NO REHEARSAL
Wednesday, 1/19	6:30-8:30	GVMS	All pirates
Thursday, 1/20	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 1/22	9-3PM	GVMS	EXTENDED
Monday, 1/24	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lost Boys, Peter, Tink, Wendy, John, Michael
Tuesday, 1/25	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 1/27	2:30-4:45	GVMS	SNOWED OUT/CANCELED
Saturday, 1/29	9-3PM	GVMS
Monday, 1/31	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lead rehearsal, specifics TBA
Tuesday, 2/1	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 2/3	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 2/5	9-3PM	GVMS
Monday, 2/7	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lead rehearsal, specifics TBA
Tuesday, 2/8	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 2/10	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Friday, 2/11 - MOVING DAY, Parent volunteers move set to GWES
Saturday, 2/12	9-3PM	GWES	Pizza party!
Monday, 2/14	6:30-8:30	GVMS	Lead rehearsal, specifics TBA
Tuesday, 2/15	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Wednesday, 2/16	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Thursday, 2/17	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Saturday, 2/19	9-3PM	GVMS	Bring lunch, ice cream provided!
Tuesday, 2/22	2:30-4:45	GVMS
Wednesday, 2/23	6:30-8:30	GWES
Thursday, 2/24	6:30-8:30	GWES
Friday, 2/25	6:30-9PM	GWES	Sound check
Saturday, 2/26	9-3PM	GWES	Bring lunch, dress rehearsals begin
Monday, 2/28	6:30-9PM	GWES	Dress rehearsal
Tuesday, 3/1	6:30-9PM	GWES	Dress rehearsal
Thursday, 3/3	Performance @ 7:30	GWES	Cast call: 6PM
Friday, 3/4	Performance @ 7:30	GWES	Cast call: 6PM
Saturday, 3/5	Performances @ 2PM, 7:30	GWES	Cast calls: 12PM, 6PM, cast party 9:30-11PM

Can't wait to see you all,
Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville