BLACK . T O R N A D O . THEATER

STATE

2010-02-28T17:48:00.000-08:00

We need to have State Registration in by this Friday. People who are planning to go, please give me an idea by commenting here :)

2010-2011

2010-02-27T22:23:00.000-08:00

Launching the 2nd Half Century of Troupe #358 (the 1959/1960 school year was our 1st), and welcoming the renovations of the "Broud" and Sjolund stages, what shall we do?

Thus far, I am looking at the following scripts:

Workshop, Mid Sept: Twilight Zone on Stage (6 one acts, in rotation over two weekends)
Late October: Sr Project (TBA)
Early Dec: It's a Wonderful Life
Mid Feb: The Wedding Singer
Mid March: Sr Project (TBA)
Early April: State One Acts (two Twilight Zone pieces)
Early May: Romeo and Juliet

Sr Project proposals need to be submitted by the first week in May, this year. So far, only Sandra S and Anna W have expressed serious interest. We will likely have FOUR viable performance spaces next year, so conceivably could do a 3rd project, if it is well thought out.

Upcoming Assignments - Theater

2010-02-24T13:18:00.000-08:00

Intro:

2 pictures due 2/26, scenes due 3/4
Les Miserables reaction due 3/8
Short Scenes script selection due 3/19
Audition Monologue (1st of 4) due 3/29

Advanced:

Picture due 2/26, scenes crafted during the following week
Design Assignment 1, Drawings and explanatory writing (use State guidelines for Set or Costume design, linked here) due 3/8 (Design Assignment 2 will hit in mid April)
Audition Monologues (8 total), first due 3/12 (additional due approx every two weeks from now till end of year)
Short Scenes Script selections (2), due 3/19

South Pacific Rehearsals

2010-02-21T18:24:00.000-08:00

Vocal rehearsal this week: Friday ONLY, leads (Nellie, Emile, Billis, Cable, Mary) - 4pm

2010-02-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

Please read information ABOUT accepting the role before you do (posted in FA7 lobby). Roles not accepted by Friday may be recast.

Ensign NELLIE FORBUSH ................. Isabelle Schuler
EMILE de BECQUE ................. Skyler Blue
HENRY (his servant)................. Daved Yun
BLOODY MARY ................. Bri Gowland
LIAT (her daughter)................. Lelani Webb
LUTHER BILLIS ................. Christopher Garrett
Lt. JOSEPH CABLE ................. Neal Robinson
NGANA (Emile’s daughter) ................. Maren Lightheart
JEROME (Emile’s son) ................. Alberto Nunez

Ensemble
Officers / Enlisted Men / Islanders:
James Lancaster* (us Cable)
Jared Gutridge* (us Billis)
Devin Grubb, Nate Davidson
Ross Begg, Ryan McKee
Spencer Funk, Willie Sloan
Juan Va'a Ayala

Nurses / Islanders / Nuns:
Angelique Blue, Ashlee de Korte
Carsen Hendrix, Celia Johnson
Jacky Heermann* (us Bloody Mary)
Jordan Wright, Kayla Jackson
Kilee Rheinsburg* (us Nellie)
Maria Hammel, Rachel Warren
Shelby Collinsworth, Karla Nunez
Rina Bozeman

Understudies for larger roles are noted with * in the ensemble lists
Director: John Doty
Musical Director: Julie Weller
Choreographer: Liisa Ivary
Stage Manager: Jerah Moore
Ass’t SM: Branden Todd
Ass’t Director: Suzann Stevens

Production Support

2010-01-22T22:22:00.000-08:00

Saturday 1/23 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 1/26 @ Lunch (loft organization)
Wednesday 1/27 @ Lunch (tool and fastener organization)
Wednesday 1/27 6:45 to 9pm (10 Ushers needed for Winter Arts Festival)
Friday 1/29 Blk 1 (Assembly prep), Assembly (spotlight crew), Lunch, Blk 6
Saturday 1/30 10am-3pm (walls and seating platforms in LT)
Monday 2/1 4pm (2 PAs needed for South Pacific auditions)
Tuesday 2/2 4pm (2 PAs needed for South Pacific auditions)
Wednesday 2/3 4pm (1 PA needed for South Pacific auditions)
This is the LAST Production Support date can make 2nd Quarter Report Card

Curious Schedule

2010-01-20T19:15:00.000-08:00

Curious Rehearsal Shedule

01/25/10- Continued staging

01/26- Continued staging

01/27- Continued staging

01/28- Continued staging

01/29- Continued staging

*Note

Quite honestly I want everyone at every rehearsal, from this point on we will just be repeating the show until march, so schedule will consist of this from now unless of course I decide that I want to do something else.

**Note

Happy Shelby?

Cast of Curious Savage

2010-01-04T15:44:00.000-08:00

Vims will be needed for my rehearsals and if any of your parents would be able to be a vim that would be awesome, so please contact me if it would be possible for them to vim any day we have rehearsal.

New Year Well Wishes and Audition Info :)

2009-12-31T21:35:00.000-08:00

It's 2010 (or at least it is where I went to college), and so I am taking a moment to extend best wishes to all of us Black Tornado Theater folks, both those still a part and those for whom we are but fond memory :).

I also am caving to the pressure of a pushy froshperson and putting up some info about South Pacific Auditions.

What you will NEED:

prepared music with taped or live accompanist. The song can be of your choosing BUT it should demonstrate your abilities in a theatrical context, not simply be a stand n belt. Please look for music that was written for the theatrical stage, rather than a pop hit.
prepared monologue of at least 1.5 minutes duration.

Initial audition will include performances of both prepared pieces, as well as possibly taking some additonal direction and reperforming either or both again.

There MAY be a call back for particular characters, if warranted

There will be a separate group audition to look at dance. A short piece (96 counts, give or take, I would expect) will be taught, then performed several times.

The dates are not set, yet, but expect them to be within a week of Feb 1, which (if you're paying close attention) also puts them either just before or immediately after Regionals.

Work Parties [updated]

2009-12-20T19:26:00.001-08:00

We have two dressing rooms to clean, we have a fly gallery to empty and arbor to rebalance, and generally a lot of cleaning to do before 2010. We also need to redistribute the items in need of storage for the upcoming Winter Arts Festival.

I will be in the building for TWO sessions:
Monday 12/21, from 11:00am to about 1 or 2pm
Monday 12/28, from 2:30 to 5:30pm

If you need production support hours, these would be good times!!

[update] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So far, all the people who are trying to get to this thing are in no need of any PS hours. If you don't need them, don't sweat it. I am not expecting you to show up for 3 PS hours when you need 20 for the year and have 84. Meanwhile, if you don't have any...

Curious Savage Cast (plans have changed a bit)

2009-12-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

Make sure that you read your script once over the break, twice if possible, and make a list of every prop that your character interacts with.

(Tell Everyone in the cast to read this, or just spread the word on what i've instructed you to do.)

Here is the schedule for the first week back from school.

Tuesday 01/05/10- Read through 4-6

Wednesday 01/06/10- Character Development 4-6

Thursday 01/07/10- Character Development+cast bonding(There is going to be a lot of this so that "the guests" operate as a family because that needs to be evident as soon as the curtain opens) 4-6

There Will be No rehearsal on friday.

2009-12-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

Orsino is all shook up about Olivia.

Toby Belch got into a fight with the wrong twin.

12th Night

2009-11-20T01:59:00.000-08:00

Sun 12/6 RUN, 4pm to 7pm
Mon 12/7 DRESS 5pm Call, 7pm Curtain
Tue 12/8 FINAL DRESS 5pm Call, 7pm Curtain (NO Teasers)
Wed 12/9 AM Strike, 4pm Line Thru (Little Theater)
Thu 12/1o 4pm Line Thru (Little Theater)
Fri 12/11 OPEN 5pm Call, 7pm Curtain MEAL
Sat 12/12 SHOW 5pm Call, 7pm Curtain MEAL
Sun 12/13 OFF
Mon 12/14 (no school) DRESS, 5pm, 7pm
Tue 12/15 SHOW 5pm, 7pm MEAL
Wed 12/16 SHOW 5pm, 7pm MEAL
Thu 12/17 SHOW 5pm, 7pm
Fri 12/18 Assembly Holiday Short Scene - I hope someone is considering a script...

Homework Pending for Theater Classes

2009-11-19T14:37:00.000-08:00

Script Markups
Verse/Prose, Stress, Syllables, etc... Motivation, Conflict, Status, and changes in each...

Intro should have already completed pgs 23-25 (Olivia & Viola). NEXT UP, pgs 34-37 from Malvolio's exit to the end of the scene.

Advanced needs to have completed mark up of Comedy of Errors, Act I, scene ii by the end of the weekend. NEXT UP, Act III, scene i.

Memorization
Intro - Olivias and Violas from p 23-25 for MONDAY
Advanced - Antipholus & Dromio (both of Syracuse), p32-35 (from entrance to exit of Dromio)

Monday

2009-11-09T09:39:00.001-08:00

Can I get a few extra hands who need production support today between 11 and 1? Hah... also, rehearsal will be in an alternate space - a district retirement plan meeting has impacted us.

12th Night

2009-11-01T20:38:00.001-08:00

Mon 11/2 LUNCH Orsino Scenes from Act I; 4:15 Act I, Main Stage - two hours
Tue 11/3 LUNCH Orsino Scenes from Act II; 4:15 Act II, Main Stage - two hours
Wed 11/4 LUNCH Orsino Scenes from Act III; 4:15 Act III, Main Stage
Thu 11/5 LUNCH Orsino Scenes from Acts IV & V; 4:15 Acts IV & V, Main Stage
Fri 11/6 OSF Visit, After School rehearsals TBA (over by 5:30)
Sat 11/7 Build Day, 10a to 4pm

Sun 11/8 OFF
Mon 11/9 NO SCHOOL - Rehearse (all cast) 3p to 6p
Tue 11/10 4:15 Acts I - II, Main Stage - two hours
Wed 11/11 NO SCHOOL - Building 10a to 2p, Rehearse (all cast) 3p to 6p
Thu 11/12 4:15 Acts III-V, Main Stage
Fri 11/13 TBA
Sat 11/14 Build Day, 10a to 4pm - Also assisting with Kindly Leave thoughout
Sun 11/15 OFF

Writing Prompts, by popular demand

2009-10-24T15:50:00.000-07:00

For Advanced - write about Jurors #3 & #8 plus #5 or #9 plus whichever juror you actually 'played'.

What are their goals / objectives? Who are their allies? Are those allies aligned with them on the question itself or process? In the case of jurors other than #3 7 #8, when and why do they shift on either the question or process.

For extra Credit in lieu of 1 Production support hour: Expand this same set of prompts to apply to the entire jury, with finished product approximately 1 paragraph per juror.

Fantasticks prompt: Address what changes were needed and actually took place between the initial performances and the second round. Use examples from the groups you were in and at least one additional group.

Twelfth Night - Rehearsals, Weeks 1 & 2

2009-10-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

W 10/21 - 4:15p - Viola(s), Sebastian (FA4)
R 10/22 - 4:15p - Maria, Toby, Andrew; 5:15p - Malvolio, Fabian, Feste (FA3)
F 10/23 - 5:15p - Antonio, Sebastian; CHANGE 6:15p - Viola, Olivia, Orsino (FA3)
Sa 10/24 - Off
Su 10/25 - Off
M 10/26 - 4:15p Act I line work, multiple spaces
T 10/27 - 4:15p Act II line work, multiple spaces
W 10/28 - 4:15p Act III line work, multiple spaces
R 10/29 - 4:15p Act IV line work, multiple spaces
F 10/30 - 4:15p Act V line work, multiple spaces
Sa 10/31 -
Su 11/01 -

Additionally: Off Book Deadline is pushed to 11/09 from 11/02, much to the relief of all concerned, I expect...
Additionally, also: 4:15 is the START WORKING time, not the begin to arrive time. Please keep that in mind, too. Srysly.

Twelfth Night - ALL DAY TECH REHEARSAL

2009-10-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

Note this NOW.

Because of the tight schedule of our final week, the All Day Tech rehearsal will take place on
MONDAY, November 30 beginning at 10am, running until 3pm, breaking til 5pm, then resuming until 9:30pm.

This is a CUT DAY on the tail end of Thanksgiving Break. Please try to get back into town in time to join us. I know we have one conflict with out of state air travel. I hope to minimize how many people we are missing.

Cast - Twelfth Night, winter 2009

2009-10-18T11:20:00.000-07:00

The official posting will be the hard copy in the lobby of the LT, and that cast list is the one you must initial to accept the role. Scripts will be available immediately Monday AM, though they will not have complete line cuts until late next week. We still may be adding additional cast, specifically musicians, so put the word out to your musical friends. If you play an instrument or sing, expect to have those skills utilized.

Cast

Viola...	...Isabelle Schuler* ...Jordan Wright**
Orsino...	...Dylan Gutridge
Olivia...	...Kelsey Garrett
Sebastian...	...Blake Muir
Maria...	...Liberty Parnell
Sir Toby...	...Jared Gutridge
Sir Andrew...	...Chris Boutin
Malvolio...	...James Lancaster
Feste...	...Sa'Rina Roth
Fabiana...	...Sandra Schaefer
Antonio...	...Dillon Kline
ENSEMBLE including Officers, Retainers, Musicians, Lords, Sailors, and other Attendants (including Curio, Valentine, Captain, 1st and 2nd Officers, Priest, etc...)	Joe Gallagher Carsen Hendrix Celia Johnson Tabitha Lambert Willie Sloan Suzann Stevens

*Dec 11 & 12, **Dec 15, 16, 17

Read Thru Monday 10/19, 4:15 pm. Regular Rehearsals begin immediately (schedule will be posted on Call Board in LT). Rehearsals will generally be from 4:15 to 6pm. Anticipate some rehearsal work on Saturdays. This Wednesday (10/21) will be off while I have my First Aid training. Anticipate character-related 'homework' in lieu of Wednesday rehearsal.

ALL CONFLICTS must be communicated two weeks in advance.

Understudies may promote if there are problems with SCHEDULING or OFF BOOK

PRODUCTION DATES Dec 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 - all shows at 7pm

OFF BOOK Nov 2

Auditions, Twelfth Night

2009-10-10T23:12:00.000-07:00

YES, they really are on Monday, when there is no school... And then again on Tues, possibly running late to accommodate whoever needs to go on Tues cuz they couldn't get to Monday.

People who do NOT come in with a selection that demonstrates ability (or lack of it) with Shakespeare's language or verse will likely be asked to cold read something by the Bard.

Keep Friday from 4 to 6 open for callbacks and then get to the Black n Blue game!

The TV Shows We Like...

2009-10-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

was a doozy tonight. Still have DVRed House MD to watch tomorrow night.
For the rest of the evening, we still have our Joss Whedon alum, Nathan Fillion in Castle and Adam Chimeo's pop culture reference from Comic vs Fiction, Dancing with the Stars.

Still to come this week, former Whedon affiliates on How I Met Your Mother, and of course his current project, Dollhouse, not only has Buffy and Angel almuni, but also has more Battlestar refugees coming online over the next weeks.

Why do we care about TV? It's the best place to see actors working with enough regularity to get a sense of where they're at, craftwise. Particularly if they are on shows with solid writing and have characters with depth and nuance

FYI

2009-09-26T19:46:00.001-07:00

from the archives

Kindly Leave the Stage (KLtS) Casting

2009-09-24T21:42:00.001-07:00

The Casting information for Kindly Leave the Stage will post tomorrow AM in the LT lobby. For the CRAZIES out there, Dylan will have posting rights on the blog later tonight and might put it up here... It may also possibly appear on a social networking site, as well, but I don't know about those...

TAaM - remainder of run [UPDATED 9/20]

2009-09-06T18:10:00.000-07:00

Mon 09/07- 6:30 to 8:30
Tue 09/08 thru Fri 09/11 - 4 to 6
Sat 09/12 12n to 3p, break, 5pm to finished
Sun 09/13 off
Mon 09/14 5pm to finished
Tue 09/15 5pm call, 7pm start DRESS
Wed 09/16 5pm call, 7pm start DRESS
Thu 09/17 5pm call, 7pm curtain OPENING NIGHT
Fri 09/18 4pm Speed Thru with UNDERSTUDIES
Sat 09/19 11am call, 1pm curtain; 5pm call, 7pm curtain?
Sun 09/20 & ~~Mon 09/21~~ OFF [UPDATE for Monday: Guys MUST come clean dressing room... I am suggesting from 2 until 3pm. I will entertain other suggestions, but it MUST be done on Monday]
Tue 09/22 4pm Speed Thru
Wed 09/23 5pm call, 7pm start DRESS
Thu 09/24 5pm call, 7pm curtain
Fri 09/25 5pm call, 7pm curtain
Sat 09/26 5pm call, 7pm curtain