The cast...we need to meet next Wednesday at 7:00 pm to run through the show, please. We want to make sure that Dave, who will be playing Wendell on Thursday, can see where he needs to be and when.
TTNBC Rehearsal Calendar
Cast/Crew Bios
12/13/2015
Hello all!
The cast...we need to meet next Wednesday at 7:00 pm to run through the show, please. We want to make sure that Dave, who will be playing Wendell on Thursday, can see where he needs to be and when.
12/03/2015
Regarding Tonight, Thursday, December 3, 2015, and Saturday, December 6, 2015
Please remember that this rehearsal will be a full dress rehearsal, so make sure that you come ready with your costumes. We will have photographers there for publicity and for our purposes. I am also going to videotape tomorrow night. The first thing we are going to do Sunday is to watch the video and critique ourselves...so be prepared to bring "it" tomorrow night!
If anyone has pool noodles they would like to get rid of, please make sure to bring them tomorrow night. I need lots of them to build the throne. Also, we are still looking for toys to put onto the shelves. Most of these will be donated after the show, so anything you bring make sure that that's what you want to do with it. If you want your toy(s) back, make sure you get it(them) off the shelf as soon as the show is over on the 20th.
I am going to have comp tickets soon. You will need to initial that you have received them. I will also provide information as to how to use them. If you have any questions about them, let me know. Three things to keep in mind is that they are only good for the first weekend, they are essentially the ticket itself, so they must be handed in when the interested parties come to see the show, and reservations must be made ahead of time.
Tomorrow night after rehearsal I would like to record all the recorded speeches for the show, as well as your reasons why your favorite Christmas song is your favorite Christmas song, so as soon as rehearsal is over, please don't run away. Make sure I get that recording. Alternately, if you would like to record it yourself using your iPhone or android phone, you may do so. Just make sure that there's no noise in the background and it's as clear as possible
Finally, below, I am including information about the Volunteer Spot sign-up. Please follow the link and sign up to bring something for Sunday. When everyone has signed up, I will bring things that are not spoken for.
Jared
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12/01/2015
Twas Things...11/30/2015
So that I know you are paying attention and reading the e-mail...please answer the following questions with either a yes or a no. :)
11/28/2015
Re: Twas Ponderings...
Sent from my iPhone
Hello everyone, (to let me know you've read the e-mail...please look at #2 and reply with your selections)Before I get into the bulk of the e-mail...HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!1. Mike, Brandon, Jackson, Sarah, Jenna, Eric, and Sage...Thank you for submitting your bios! Everyone else... BOO. Kidding. Please submit your BIO <NOW>!!! I have to get them formatted and put into the program and I am running out of time. Jennifer, can I please have one for Dave as well?Follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UWuxkuDs8NppYEkcOQW1XIbvhnHLcMFrSTrUh-v0-bg/viewform...or go to the blog (twasatstg.blogspot.com) and complete/submit it please!2. Food for thought. For pre-show and intermission music, I want to use YOUR favorite Christmas songs. Please do not pick something just to be funny. Please select something that is truly your favorite song. Along with this, I would like to record each of you telling me who you are, who you play, the name of your song, and why it's your favorite song. I will then put it all together to use for the shows. PLEASE come to rehearsal on Monday with this information in mind. In the event that more than one of you submit the same song, which may be feasible, depending on the artist...I want to get your top three (3). This way, I have options. I will let you know on Monday if you have to go with a backup. Does this make sense?3. We are still looking for a Santa to come in for photos with the kiddos before the show. We can offer this person a stipend for their help...it won't be a ton, but it'll be something. We are also flexible about WHEN we do this, but we need to solidify SOON so that we can get publicity out.4. If you haven't had your headshot taken...be there on Monday. Speaking of...PLEASE miss no more rehearsals. We need everyone there and we need to be uber focused.5. PLEASE go over your lines while you're away this week. And if you're part of the song...learn it! This is6. I sent this out on Facebook. Please consider doing the same. Also...consider coming to help if you can. :)HAPPY (early) THANKSGIVING! :) Just a quick plea for help... we are having a work call THIS Saturday, November 28, 2015, from 10 am until 2-4 pm (or later). We have lots of little projects to complete, so if you're handy at, well...anything... we would definitely appreciate your help. We will be decorating, cleaning, organizing, planning, constructing, running electrical, gathering, and so on. PLEASE consider coming at the very least for a little, because..."Many hands make light work!" THANK YOU!!!7. We are still looking for a charity that will accept our toy donation after the show on December 20, 2015. So far it looks like most places stop accepting toys on December 17. That won't work for us, unfortunately. Also, if you have any toys to donate to us, please let me know.8. Remember, we have a rehearsal/performance on December 8, 2015, for Christian City. We are also hoping to invite any family, friends, and industry types as well. This is a great way to have an audience who will give us great feedback and provide "noise" to help you know when to pause for laughter, etc... Please tell people about this, but there are a few rules to bear in mind...
- The lower half of the theatre is reserved for Christian City and others who may not be able to get up the stairs so easily.
- Anyone who comes (Christian City is exempt from this) should do one of the following...pay what they want (nothing is not acceptable), OR bring in a few cans of food for food donations.
- It should be understood that while this is a performance...it is also still a final rehearsal...that means that if we need to stop for whatever reason...we will.
I can't think of anything else currently...so...I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and I look forward to seeing you on Saturday (or Monday, if not Saturday).THANK YOU!Jared
11/25/2015
Twas Ponderings...
- The lower half of the theatre is reserved for Christian City and others who may not be able to get up the stairs so easily.
- Anyone who comes (Christian City is exempt from this) should do one of the following...pay what they want (nothing is not acceptable), OR bring in a few cans of food for food donations.
- It should be understood that while this is a performance...it is also still a final rehearsal...that means that if we need to stop for whatever reason...we will.
11/18/2015
Re: A few things...
1st... This is a great version of The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy as sung by Pentatonix... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3oAyK_IG8
Bios...
A few things...
1st... This is a great version of The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy as sung by Pentatonix... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3oAyK_IG8
11/10/2015
Twas... and even MORE updates...
11/09/2015
Twas the Night Before Christmas Updates as of 11/09/2015
11/02/2015
Re: Tonight...11/02/2015
Hello all,Cast: I apologize, but unfortunately I have had a change of plans involving this evening and will not be able to be there. Sadly,.I am at the mercy of UPS. Could we please plan to start our full run (blocking for the Wendells) of Scenes 1 and 2 tomorrow? Scene 2 being so short, should still give us plenty of time to run both scenes many times. At the end, we can also quickly go over blocking for Scene 3 so that the next time we run it, you'll already have it. Thursday should remain a run through of Scene 3. Still try to be off book, if at all possible. After this weekend, I have no other potential evening conflicts. Thank you for understanding.Troupers: Unless you have heard/hear anything different from Kirsten, you will still be there this evening to go over your part of the play.Thank you all!Jared
Tonight...11/02/2015
10/22/2015
Twas... Updates
10/21/2015
Heads up...
We have decided to cancel the Friday rehearsal this week. I'll try to email everyone later, in case not everyone sees this post.
10/13/2015
Twas the Night Before Christmas Folks: Some Important Information to know...
Hello everyone!
I apologize in advance, but this is going to be a long one… please respond to let me know that you received this e-mail.
Thank you for attending read through last night. Kirsten and I feel like we have a strong group and that this is going to be a great show!
Troupers… You will not need to come back until the week of October 26; which will be a Monday and Tuesday.
Please look over your calendars and if you have any further conflicts to add to the conflict calendar, please let us know by the end of this week. After that, try not to add any other conflicts unless you absolutely have to. The less time missed, the better for all concerned.
Cast, we need to change the Thursday, October 22 rehearsal. We can move it to the Wednesday directly before or the Friday directly after. Which are you more available to attend?
Also, this Thursday (blocking) will be the first scene. We will block it and run it several times. Since we don't have the stage just yet, we will do this in the lobby. Try your best to memorize your lines/blocking after we've blocked it. If you can memorize it before, that's great too!
Just to go ahead and get the bug in your ear…actors (cast/troupers) and crew (those who are working backstage or in the booth(s) during the show, will all receive two comp tickets to be used for the first weekend of the show. They are to be treated like tickets and must be surrendered by the party using them when they arrive at the box office for whichever performance they are to attend. Reservations are required and must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Box office opens two weeks prior to the opening of the show, which means that on November 26, 2015, tickets will go on sale. That said, and hopefully not to confuse anyone…you can always purchase tickets at any time by using PayPal. There is a link to our PayPal on the website. You can get there by following this link:
http://www.stgplays.com/pages/paypalreservations.html
Tickets are less expensive if they are ordered online.
Start thinking about what you want to put in your bio. Soon, we will have an online form you can use to create your bio. Please try and use that form so that the person creating the program can basically just copy/paste. A few of the specifics about the bios is that they have to be under 100 words, they need to be in the third person, and if you want to include information about a show you were in, you want to italicize the show and put the character name in parentheses(is?).
Finally, Parents…are any of you (or other family members) interested in filling any of the following slots (bear in mind that if anyone works crew or backstage for the full run of the show, they will receive two comp tickets)?:
We are looking for the following:
Stage Manager, Set Decoration, Set Painting, Props Coordinator, Costume Coordinator, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Sound Tech, Lobby Decoration, Head shot Photography, and/or Program Design?
If so, please let us know.
THANK YOU!
Jared and Kirsten