Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tenth Rehearsal

6:30 “Stumble-through”

All actors, please arrive for the ‘stumble-through’ at 6:30 if at all possible, and plan to stay through 8:30. Thanks!

7:00 rehearsal:

  • [TBD]

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Ninth Rehearsal

7:00 rehearsal:

  • Walking In the Air- rit. on p. 8, divisi strength @ end
  • Joy to the World- on “risers” with organ
  • Merry Christmas- on “risers”
  • Somewhere In My Memory- ending syllables (faces, music, magic), strength of SSA at 29, a/t divisi p. 6/7
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- keeping the tempo up
  • Lo, On This Silent Night
  • Deck the Hall- run, on risers

Looking ahead… For November 12, we’ll do a “stumble through” with all of our actors who are available. All actors, please arrive at 6:30 if at all possible, and plan to stay through 8:30. Thanks!


Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Eighth Rehearsal

6:00 call:
Ebenezer Scrooge… Tom Partridge
Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s clerk… Russell Arrowsmith
Fred, Scrooge’s nephew… Ben Erdody
Gentleman Visitor… Jed Holland
Jacob Marley… Dan Bettencourt
First Spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Past… Fran Bader (Kelly sub)
Second Spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present… Matt Bader (Kelly sub)
Mrs. Cratchit… Jenn Erdody

7:00 rehearsal:

  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- strengthen p. 6; blend at beginning; warmth at 13; run
  • Joy to the World- on “risers” with organ
  • Merry Christmas- on “risers”
  • Lo, On This Silent Night- check notes at 43 entrance, 18, run piece
  • O Come Little Children- clean
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- keeping the tempo up; fluency (this is the last time we’re focusing on this!!)
  • Christmas Is Coming- diction, clean, run

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Seventh Rehearsal

  • Somewhere In My Memory
  • Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- run the three verses for fluency
  • Deck The Hall- on stage
  • Walking In the Air- spot clean, run
  • O Come, Little Children- spot clean
  • Joy to the World- on the stage, with organ

The following people are called for rehearsal next Tuesday (the 29th) at 6:00, if you can make it:

Ebenezer Scrooge… Tom Partridge
Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s clerk… Russell Arrowsmith
Fred, Scrooge’s nephew… Ben Erdody
Gentleman Visitor… Jed Holland
Jacob Marley… Dan Bettencourt
First Spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Past… Fran Bader
Second Spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present… Matt Bader
Mrs. Cratchit… Jenn Erdody
Let me know if you can’t make it that day!

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Sixth Rehearsal

  • God Bless Us, Everyone- run the three verses for fluency
  • Deck The Hall- decking the Great Hall- pages review 2-11, learn 11-end, no descant
  • Walking In the Air- review p. 6-10, learn 11-end
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- run but preview 50-end first
  • O Come, Little Children- read, make a plan
  • Sing We Now of Christmas- pages 1-6, learn 9-15

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Fifth Rehearsal

6:00- auditions- If you want to try out for a character role, please prepare something the character says in the script for your audition. British accents are encouraged! Here’s a link to the script should you need it. All roles are available EXCEPT for Tiny Tim and Belle.

7:00 rehearsal as usual

  • Christmas Is Coming- fix p 9 m 81, clean diction (getting fat, please to put a penny, ha’penny)
  • Lo, On This Silent Night- run, no descant
  • Deck The Hall- decking the Great Hall- pages review 2-8, learn 8-11
  • Walking In the Air- p. 6-10
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- review page 6-end, spot check beginning through 6
  • Sing We Now of Christmas- pages 1-6, learn 9-15
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- run the three verses for fluency

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Fourth Rehearsal

  • Explain audition process
  • Lo, On This Silent Night- add the descant
  • Deck The Hall- decking the Great Hall- pages 2-8
  • Christmas Is Coming- look at melody changes (p2), then page 6 m 58 for accuracy in the melody, preview 14-end, read
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- working towards fluency of lyrics
  • Sing We Now of Christmas- review pages 1-6
  • Joy to the World- review/run

Auditions for roles will be held on October 8th at 6:00.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Third Rehearsal

  • Review cut in Merry Christmas- m. 32 to pickup to 89, change lyric in m 95
  • Joy to the World- review F to the end; learn page 6-7
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- lyrics, chorus
  • Lo, On This Silent Night- review m 29-end; learn beginning through 25
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- preview m 41-44, m 50, last six measures, read
  • Deck The Hall- decking the Great Hall- pages 2-8

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Second Open Rehearsal

  • O Come, Little Children- m. 23-30,93-end, 13-16, sing through with stop/starts
  • Joy to the World- letter F, p 7, letter H- end p 9
  • Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas- p 34-end
  • Lo, On This Silent Night- m 29-end
  • God Bless Us, Everyone- lyrics, read

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

First Open Rehearsal

Run-through of A Christmas Carol, with music.