Rehearsal: March 10th & 12th

NOTE: I'm giving you the times because I don't want you to have to sit around all Saturday morning until we are ready for you to participate. With that said, I would like y'all to be there 10 MINUTES before your scene block starts. For example, on Thursday, if you're in Scene 3.2 but not 3.1, I would like to see you at the church at 7:20.

As always, email/call/text with questions.

Here's the rundown:

Thursday, March 10^th 6:30-9:00pm
6:30pm-7:30pm

Scene 3.1: James, Thomas, Aaron, John, Peter, Andrew (The Savior, Voice-over)
End of Scene: Matthew, Thaddeus, Phillip, James Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Nathanael

7:30-9:00pm

Scene 3.2: James, Thomas, John, Peter, The Savior (voice-over), Andrew, Matthew, Thaddeus, Phillip, James Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Nathanael, Angel 1, Angel 2

Saturday, March 12^th 9am-2:00pm

9:00am-9:45 am

Finish Scene 1.2 & 2.2: Disciple and Cleopas

10:00-11:00 am

Scene 2.3: James, John, Peter, Cleopas, Disciple, Savior, Andrew, Matthew, Thaddeus, Phillip, James Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Nathanael, Disciple 1, Disciple 2, Disciple 3

11:00am- 12:00pm

Scene 2.5: James, Thomas, John, Peter, The Savior, Andrew, Matthew, Thaddeus, Phillip, James Alphaeus, Simon Zelotes, Nathanael

12:15- 2:00pm

Whatever we didn’t get to on the 10^th start Scene 1.1--- OPENING OF SHOW

House Layout

REHEARSAL TONIGHT for SCENE 2.4 a 6:30 and a CHOIR REHEARSAL at 8pm! BE THERE!

This is important for EVERYONE to have... THE HOUSE LAYOUT! It is how the Cultural Hall will be situated during our performance. Each potential entrance and exit is numbered 1,2, 3, 4. On the main stage itself we have four color-coded platforms. RED is 1' off the ground, YELLOW is 2' off ground and 8' by 12', BLUE is 3' off ground and same size and yellow, GREEN is 1' off ground and 4' by 16'.

This will help y'all understand the directions we give you during rehearsal process!

Newest News

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

There's a few things I would like to send out this time around:

• Thursday's Rehearsal: From 6:30 to 8pm, we are working on 2.4. Ideally, I would LOVE to finish this scene, so cross your fingers and BE ON TIME! Then from 8-9pm we have a CHOIR REHEARSAL. If you are not in 2.4, I expect you to be waiting to start at 8, not arriving at that time. Please, please, please give yourself time to be on time. ;)
  
• Blog: We'll do our best to update this more--- http://samusical2011.blogspot.com. By the end of the night, I'll have a diagram of the stage up for y'all to have and I'll post all of the emails I send out. I'll also do my best to send reminder texts to everyone who has that capability. Each Sunday, I'll have a update up to what we'll be rehearsing that week, so remember to check then!
  
• East Stake Play: I was wrong about the days--- sorry! There dates are NEXT WEEK! They've asked us to come to their Dress Rehearsal next Wednesday the 9th at 7pm. Please let me know, ASAP, if you can come to that one. If not, I would like you to go to one of their performances that weekend. Friday, March 11th at 7 or Saturday, March 12th at 4pm or 7pm. If you decide to go to one of their performances please email saeaststaketickets@gmail.com to reserve seats. You don't need tickets, but they'd like to know how many people will attend.
  
• Missing Choir Members: We need a few (3-4) more women for the choir. If you know anyone who's interested PLEASE invite them to come to Thursday's Choir practice.
  
• Extras & Helpers: We'll also need a few more extras for the resurrection scene. if you know of anyone who'd want to be on the stage for a couple minutes only and doesn't want to sing in the choir, please give them my contact info. Also, start getting the word out for the help we need
  

As always, feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

This Week's Rehearsals

Thursday March 3^rd 6:30-9:00pm, UTSA Primary Room

Scene 2.4

Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Mary MOJ, Salome, Joanna, John, Peter, Mary, Sarah, Rebekah, Cleopas, and Disciple (Chorus Women 1,2,3)

8-9pm: Choir Rehearsal (#s TBA)--- EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE THERE

NO REHEARSAL ON SATURDAY

A Few Things

It's me again! Ya'll better get used to it because this is how it's going to be until mid-April! Here are some things brought to my attention:

LISTENING TO MUSIC: If you'd like a chance to hear the Conference Center (original production) recordings again, you can do one of two things: 1--- buy a copy for a little over $10 at the Distribution Center on SA Temple grounds 2---ask to borrow mine to burn to your computer, ipod, phone, whatever. In borrowing mine, I expect it to be back in my hands by the next rehearsal so someone else can borrow it again. Plus, you better be nice to it, since it's my personal copy. ;)

FACIAL HAIR: Men, grow it out unless you are JOHN, DISCIPLE, or SAMUEL. Everyone else may attempt to grow it out. If, during this process, it looks kind of strange, I might ask you to groom.... please, please, PLEASE don't be offended.

REHEARSAL SWITCH: I would like to switch scenes on March 10th and 12th. SO---- on the 10th we'll be working on Scenes 3.1 and 3.2--- the 12th from 9am-12pm I'd like to work on finishing 1.2, 2.2 & 2.4. Then we'll work on 2.3 and 2.5. THEN EVERYONE COME AT 1230 to work in adding extras to a few scenes.

As for TONIGHT we're working on 1.3, 2.1 and Cleopas' part in 1.2, maybe 2.2

Thanks all, I really appreciate your willingness to be apart of this production!

Track Listings and Next Rehearsal

Now that everyone's been given a few days to process the first rehearsal, I realized I forgot to mention a few things:

1. If you did NOT make it to this past rehearsal, come for the first part of THIS THURSDAYS rehearsal to get your music, cd, schedule and script. Then, you'll know if you have to stay for the rest of the night. ;)
2. I failed to give you a track listing for the CD. Sorry. I'll post the rough cues for each of the songs (that's what the copied notes are in your scripts). I did my best to get the approx cue. Also, I'm sure you've noticed the choir sings with the accompaniment on this CD. By performance I want to be singing with the accompaniment CD ONLY--- however, this is largely up to y'all and how often you practice at home.
3. CHANGE IN FEED THY SHEEP FOR THOMAS AND PETER: I want to give Thomas' solo at the beginning to Peter. I think having Peter, James and John singing at the beginning of that song would give a better effect. (plus Thomas has his own song earlier in the play ;).
4. NEXT REHEARSAL IS THURSDAY, same place as before. We will be working on scenes 1.3 and 2.1. I thought we would need the choir and resurrected extras, but we'll put them in these scenes when we go through them again in March. I want to do initial blocking with Mary Magdelene, Samuel the Lamanite, James, Thomas, Mary Mother of James, Salome, Joanna, John, Peter, and Mary.
5. The next rehearsal after that will be on MARCH 3rd. That will be scenes 1.2, 2.2, 2.4 with a Choir rehearsal (which EVERYONE needs to attend) at 8.

If you have any questions, feel free to email the samusical account.

THE CAST

Thanks to everyone who auditioned! We are looking forward to working with each and everyone of you to bring the wonderful message of the Savior's resurrection to our area!

Here's what y'all have been waiting for... THE CAST LIST!Everyone is REQUIRED to come to the FIRST REHEARSAL--- THIS SATURDAY, February 19th, 9 am, UTSA Primary Room (where we had auditions).

We will hand out scripts and music, talk about how the rest of rehearsals/production will go, and read through the play.

Thanks for being so willing to participate in this incredible production!