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.

Are you ready?!

Rehearsal tonight:

6:30 - 9PM*

Rehearsal tomorrow night:

6:30 - 9PM*

Rest up on Wednesday, and see you on Thursday night at 6PM for opening night! Don't forget to wear your t-shirts to school on Thursday!

* Although our rehearsal is scheduled to begin at 6:30, if (AND ONLY IF) you can bring your little pirates, Lost Boys, and Indians to rehearsal sooner, that would be a big help as they need to get changed into costumes ahead of time. You can bring them as early as 6:05PM.

A Must-Read Note From Mrs. Kennedy

Ahoy Mateys!

We are almost ready to launch this ship on Thursday!  Exciting times.  I am writing to recruit some of you mates for the breakdown of the set and the packing up of all of our bins, costumes, props, etc. following the Saturday night performance.  All of our stuff needs to be packed and on the stage so that it can be moved back to the Middle School on Monday 3/7.  Once we are back to the Middle School we will also need help moving everything down to the basement.  First things first, however.

Pat Quigley needs help to de-construct the set...we need muscle and power screwdrivers/drills. We will also be packing up wardrobe, costumes, props, etc.


IF we get several people, we can do this quickly and painlessly.  Please let me know if you can help.  The kids, cast and crew, will be enjoying their cast party so they won't be available.
I will be sending out a separate request later this week concerning the storage of our treasure trove at the middle school.

I look forward to hearing from you :) 
caskennedyesquire@comcast.net

Make-up & hair

“Peter Pan” MAKE-UP/HAIR INFORMATION

Smee and Hook, those goofballs!

BEFORE ARRIVAL:

1. Eat, shower and apply deodorant.
2. Indian performers: Apply foundations two shades darker than his/her own skin color, blush, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick from the red tones. If your skin is already darker, apply foundation of the same shade. The make-up should be applied to look natural but tan.
3. All other performers:  Apply foundation one shade darker than his/her own skin color, blush, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick from the soft rose tones.  The make up should be applied to look natural.
4. Bring baggie of makeup with you.  Label it w/ your name.
5. If you have been assigned a hairstyle that you or a family member are comfortable doing, please come with that style and the hair team will touch up as needed.

NOTE:  Please bring your own personal comb, brush, mascara, blush, eyeliner and lipstick in a plastic bag with your name on the bag to the Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, February26^th.

UPON ARRIVAL:

1. Go directly to changing area and retrieve your bin. Find your costume on the costume racks.
2. Change into your costume, return hanger to the rack.  Place your street clothes in the bin.  LEAVE NOTHING ON THE FLOOR!
3. Make your way to make-up to be approved.
4. Lead characters go to the stage for microphone/sound check.

AT THE END OF THE SHOW:

1. All costumes go back on their hangers on the correct rack.
2. Make sure everything is there BEFORE you leave.
3. Bins are to be replaced after each show.
4. No one leaves until everything is cleaned up and accounted for.

Download the make-up permission form here.

See you tomorrow night for sound check!

It's coming together! On to tech week!

Tomorrow starts the most important part of the rehearsal process: TECH WEEK! This is when we'll start working with props, costumes, set pieces, sound, and lights, so make sure you are on top of your game! All of these new elements might be distracting, so know your stuff!! :)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Wear your green Peter Pan t-shirt to school on Thursday, March 3rd (next week), the day of opening night! That way everyone will see what a great team we have!
• PARENTS: Between our matinee and closing performances on Saturday, there are a few hours of down time. You MUST pick up your child. There will be no supervision at the school, so no one can be in the building after we clean up from the matinee until 6PM, when the cast are to return to GWES.

NO REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY!! REST UP!!

NOTES FROM TODAY'S REHEARSAL:

• Scene i: Darlings, the pace is awesome! You have really come together and the scene is moving along VERY nicely... keep it up!
• Maggie: Thanks for stepping in, great job!
• Kayla: remember to come out a little later to grab your weapon... wait until "stand up me hearties yo ho"
• Rich Damp Cake: make sure to WATCH Ms. Z. for your cues! Especially right before "they don't have a mother, a sister or a brother!" There is a little drum beat before you come in, don't come in too soon!
• Wendy's Song: back riser kids on stage... we will clean this up if we can tomorrow! We want to make sure you're comfortable!
• Wendy's Song: ALTOS remember we switched around the risers a bit to make your side look fuller.

Stay tuned for important announcements from our hair & make-up team, Mrs. Miller & Ms. Eliza!

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

Wonderful Monday night!

Thank you to everyone who brought their A-game to rehearsal last night! We got a lot accomplished and can't wait to fit the pieces together to make the ULTIMATE fight scene on the Jolly Roger! It's going to be great!

A few things to keep in mind for stage combat:

• Make the movements as tight as possible to make it look realistic and to avoid using too much space (since our stage is pretty small!) 
• Keep arms straight, move sharply & quickly 
• Make sure you're keeping rhythm in your movement
• Be careful with the weapons!
• Once you get used to the movement, it is important to add your acting to the fight ... Lost Boys should be angry when they fight, and the pirates can always be goofy... and a little angry, too!

A note for Starkey & Tootles: check out this video ... around :12 is where I pulled the lunge movement from. Watch this & we'll practice again!

Thanks! See you soon!

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