Opening Morning a Huge Success!

Congratulations to all storytellers for a great job with the show on Tuesday morning. Your confidence and energy added life and fun to the play. Well done!

Let’s do it again tonight and tomorrow morning. Wednesday evening call is 5;30pm and Thursday morning’s call is 9am. Be sure to have some fruit and pasta for your supper so that you have lots of energy. See you there.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Tickets for all the shows are available through Linda at the box office. Tickets for Wednesday evening’s performance may be purchased before the show but in order to have a good choice of seat you should make your purchase in advance. Please note that TICKETS FOR MORNING SHOWS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE as no tickets will be available on the morning of the school shows since the box office staff will be busy working with schools. The box office phone number is 596-7529.

Info for Final Rehearsal of Sneeze

This is it! Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal and then we have four shows, three for schools and one for the public. You have all done a great job getting ready for this week. Remember, you MUST bring any costume parts to tomorrow’s rehearsal that you haven’t already given to Marcia. Please have your hair tied back as discussed. You may wear basic makeup eg. rouge blue eyeliner, NO LIPSTICK.

You did a great job yesterday with the set painting and parcels. Special thanks to Tara and Sadie for making the wreaths and garlands. Paul and I are going to put the set together tomorrow so you will be dazzled when you arrive. We still need a white apron, another cane and dishes for the table. Meghan is supplying the food.

Come with lots of energy. This is going to be our best show yet.

The Ban has been Lifted and Props List

The Ministry of Education announced that the ban on student travel has been lifted. Harbour Grace Primary and Persalvic will be coming to the theatre. We will still be going to Tricon Elementary on Dec. 8.

TICKETS AVAILABLE   You may purchase your tickets for any of the shows through Linda at the theatre box office. Her phone # is 596-7529.

Here is a list of the stuff that we still need:

Rope, guns, canes, a fake turkey and any other fake food, fancy looking dishes (nothing precious) particularly serving dishes, an electric fireplace, a constable uniform and hat, small boxes (ring size) for snuff.  Any decorative item that suggests a Victorian Christmas.

See you tomorrow.

Update on Performance Schedule for The Sneeeeze

We currently have four performances  of The Christmas Sneeze confirmed.  They are as follows:  All of the schools (except Tricon Elementary) prefer to come to the theatre. If the ban is lifted, the performances will be on stage at the Sheila NaGeira Theatre. If the ban is not lifted we will go to the school

Mon. Nov. 30   4 to 7  Dress rehearsal at theatre  Bring all costumes and props.

Tues. Dec. 1     10:30 am Harbour Grace Primary

Wed. Dec. 2       7pm     Public Performance Sheila NaGeira Theatre

Thurs. Dec. 3     10:30am    Persalvic Elementary

Sadly, Coley’s Point Primary has cancelled so as of this date there is no show on Friday, Dec. 4

Tues. Dec. 8      10:30 am  Tricon Elementary     Baie de Verde      AT THE SCHOOL  -sorry they couldn’t change to any other day.

I am waiting for word from the school principals about the ban being lifted. They hoped to know by today but so far I haven’t had any word. If the ban is lifted we will be performing at the theatre. All actors should be at the theatre by 9am for the morning shows and 5:30pm for the Wednesday evening show. We still need to make travel arrangements for Dec. 8 but let’s get through the Monday dress rehearsal first.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28   Props, costume and set building work will happen between 10;30 and 3:30 at 72 Water St., Carbonear (Marcia’s house)  You may come and go as your Sat. schedule permits. Please bring OLD, WARM clothes since painters will be working in the barn.  Parents are welcome to assist. We need people to sew hems, wrap presents, make bows and other Victorian type decorations and paint bushes and rocks.

BRING YOUR COSTUMES if I haven’t seen them yet including shoes.

We need paint brushes, 3 glue guns and glue sticks and any other craft assembly stuff you can think of.  BRING LUNCH as well because you will probably get hungry.

Please check the blog later this evening for a list of items we still need both as props and as set dressings. Ta-ta for now.

 

Cast Info for Nov. 23 Rehearsal

!!! REHEARSAL TIME CHANGE!!!  In order to accomodate the town council meeting (which has to be in the theatre because Council Chambers is full of  the H1N1 immunization clinic) and the clinic itself, our rehearsal tomorrow will be from 3:45 to 6:30pm. We anticipate large numbers of people in the foyer so please enter through the backstage door.

Our schedule for tomorrow’s rehearsal will start with the dances, the songs and then a runthrough without scripts. After a very short supper break we will do the complete play with no stops or prompts so know all your lines.

COSTUMES   If you have any of these items regardless of your own character’s needs please bring them to the Nov. 23 rehearsal. We need the following items Dark colours, minimal pattern (stripes good):   Mr. Simon, David, Joseph: Grey or black pants, white button shirt and thin tie. Suit jackets would be great but they seem to be hard to find. Nicholas: knee length pants in grey or black, white button shirt, sweater (hand knit style). Noelle: pretty calf  or floor length dress (ribbons and lace good, plain or small print fabric), tights. Alice the maid Black dress or skirt (full length), white apron (full or half) Hubert, Burt, Eddie, Charlie: brown, black or grey trousers or knee length pants, hand knit-style sweater. Constable  dark uniform, rounded hat, billystick. Ladies We have dresses and a skirt. We need one frilly blouse to match a dark green skirt.  FOOTWEAR for all male characters should be flats or boots in dark colours. Ladies should have flat shoes or slippers.

SETS & PROPS Next Saturday, November 28 between 10 and 3 pm we will be working on sets and props. We are creating a Victorian Christmas and so need to make centrepieces, wreaths, wrap presents, hang balls and snowflakes, decorate the tree, etc. We also will need to paint rocks and bushes and build the closet. I hope that we can do this at the theatre but it depends on the immunization clinic so I will let you know the location of the workshop as soon as I do which will likely be Friday night or Saturday morning. All kids and parents are welcome to assist. Please let me know ahead of time if you can come for all or part of the workday. We need Victorian style decorations and table settings so anyone with large old fashioned items that we can use please bring them to the rehearsal.

TOURING COMPANY I have heard back from a few parents about travelling to other schools to perform the Christmas Sneeze. (see previous blog posting) If you haven’t yet confirmed your approval please contact me as soon as possible so that I can make whatever arrangements need to be made. I can be reached at 596-7278 or by email at info@symphonicstorytellers.org. Thanks.

 

We Just Can’t Sneeze at H1N1

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES CHANGED to accommodate ESDNL ban on school travel

The Eastern District School Board has issued a ban on student travel. The ban is effective until Nov. 30 but there is a strong possibility that it will be extended (it was already extended from Nov. 20 to Nov. 30) For this reason, many schools are reluctant to book seats for the Storytellers’ performance of The Christmas Sneeze. In order to be flexible and to still have an audience for our show, we have made some changes to our performance schedule. Please read it and let Marcia know if you have any conflicts.

Nov. 30  Dress Rehearsal   Sheila Nageira Theatre   4 to 7 pm

Dec. 1    Performance   SNTheatre  10:30am / 9am call      NO SCHOOLS BOOKED thus far

Dec. 2    Performance   SNTheatre   7pm    /5:30 call  this is an evening performance  open to the public         There will be no morning show on this day.

Dec. 3     Performance   SNTheatre  10:30am / 9am call    Persalvic is booked to attend. That may be cancelled if the ban remains in effect.

Dec. 4          Performance   SNTheatre  10:30am / 9am call    Coley’s Point Primary is booked to attend. That may be cancelled if the ban remains in effect.

Now it gets interesting. We have been booked GO TO TRICON ELEMENTARY, by Baie de Verde on Tuesday, Dec. 8 for a morning performance. We will leave Carbonear at 8:30 am, arrive at 9:30 to set up and perform at 10:30. We should be back by 1pm.  Any and all parents who can drive and/ assist please let Marcia know.   If you have a conflict, objection or question to the travel or date please call  596-7278 or email info@symphonicstorytellers.org ASAP

Travelling to a school allows us to perform in spite of the ban and there is a strong possiblity that we may be invited to go to Coley’s Point, Persalvic and to Harbour Grace Primary  so please let me know if this presents any difficulties.

In case anyone wonders about Davis Elementary, the principal, Mrs Grimes, was concerned about having to confirm reservations and so I offered to bring the show to the school. I also offered the school the opportunity to use the show as a fundraiser for the school by charging admission to parents and friends having already ageed to pay a flat rate to us. After giving the matter some consideration she told me that the stage would be full of sets in preparation for the school Christmas concert and that moving the sets would be too much trouble. Oh well… 

PLEASE EMAIL or phone Marcia to confirm your knowledge and acceptance (or not) of these changes. Who was it said “the show must go on” ?  We’ll do our best to make it happen.

Cast Info for Nov. 16 Rehearsal

Hope you all had a great weekend. It was so nice today we went picnicking at Salmon Cove which is why I am so late with the blog. Sorry about that. Down to business…

Tomorrow’s rehearsal will be at my house at 72 Water St., Carbonear, because the theatre is having a show. The rehearsal will run from 4 to 7 pm. Please bring warm clothes (in layers) because if it isn’t too cold we will do some of the rehearsal in the loft and there is no heat up there. Come into the house first though.

We will be reinforcing lines and lyrics. Please be well prepared not only with all your  lines memorized but also with lots of expression flowing. We will spend lots of time on the songs too so bring your bottles and throat lozenges.

Three rehearsals until show time. let’s make the most of them. See you tomorrow.

Cast Info for Nov. 9 Rehearsal

IMPORTANT TIME CHANGE !  The rehearsal time has changed for tomorrow’s rehearsal. It will run from 4:30 to 7:30 this week. Eastern Health is using the Civic Centre for its immunization program and people will be using the theatre as a giant waiting room. They are supposed to be finished by 4:30 so we will start then and run the extra time to 7:30.

We will be running through the play twice, once with scripts and once without. We are just a few weeks away from the performance and we need to work hard. Be sure that you know all your lyrics, especially the soloists. You should be practicing out loud each day and listening to your expression and your articulation. We will be working on projecting our voices to the middle of the theatre. There will be prizes.

If anyone can find pictures of early 20th century clothing and items, please bring them to the rehearsal. We will be having a production meeting during our supper break.

GALLERY PHOTOS   I will taking head shots of everyone for the lobby gallery so wish your hair, brush your teeth and bring a hairbrush.

It is vital that everyone be at this rehearsal. Hopefully nobody is ill and we can really work to our most energetic capacity. See you tomorrow.

Remember, next week’s rehearsal is at Marcia’s house at 72 Water St.

PARENTS  Tickets for The Christmas Sneeze are now available at the box office.

 

Cast Info for Nov. 2 Rehearsal

We had a great rehearsal last week! Everyone is working hard at their lines and by the time we had run through the show twice much of the confusion about where to stand was relieved. At this rehearsal we will run through the play two times again. We will also do some work on the songs and the dances.

Most of you know all your lines. Be sure you know your cues (when to speak your line) The best way to practice is by saying your part out loud. Just reading it doesn’t help with your expression or articulation. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THE LYRICS FOR ALL THE SONGS (except Pat-a-pan) especially SOLOISTS.

The focus in tomorrow’s rehearsal will be strong vocal work (that is LOUD and CLEAR) To do that you have to know what it is you’re saying.

We’re halfway to the performance dates. Bring all of your energy.