Here are the links to the Instrumental tracks
Right Before Your Eyes
Nightmare
On Your Way Home
Right Before Your Eyes (Reprise #1)
Atrocious Aunties
Property of Spiker and Sponge
Property (Playoff)
Right Before Your Eyes (Reprise #2)
The Chase
Shake it Up
Shake it Up (Reprise)
There's Money on That Tree
Money (Playoff)
On Your Way Home (Reprise)
Insect-roductions
Our Adventure Begins
Top of the Peach
Floatin' Along
Floatin' Along (Reprise)
A Getaway for Spiker and Sponge
Everywhere That You Are
Right Before Your Eyes (Reprise #3)
I Got You
Trouble on that High Peach
Plump and Juicy
Right Before Your Eyes (Reprise #4)
Empire State/The Attack
Welcome Home
Curtain Call
Sunday, February 26, 2017
And Now We Are Into MARCH!!
I can't believe that it is March already! We have come soooo far and I can't wait to start working through the second half of the show.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY. Each family involved in the show will get 2 complimentary tickets to attend any show. These are almost ready to distribute, and I plan on getting them out this week. Additional ticket prices are $5.00 for Adults and $3.00 for children (any student, elementary, junior high, or high school). Children 3 and under are free. We also have a family ticket; 6 tickets (2 adults and 4 children) for $20.00. Please tell your family and friends to come and get tickets at the Hidden Hollow front office. All tickets at the door will be $5.00
The next four weeks might be a little challenging since we need to block the entire 2nd half of the show. The good news is that most of the big numbers are choreographed and the kids are doing an excellent job practicing and perfecting them. Because we only have the month of March to finish the show and we won't have any rehearsals during Spring Break, I have decided to add a couple of rehearsal dates the last couple of weeks before Spring Break. Please mark these dates on your calendar.
Monday, March 6th (I made mention of this date last week). I know it is a non-school day for students, but it would be unwise to skip this date since we have so few rehearsal dates left.
Thursday, March 23rd We will be working through the closing number and curtain calls so that the following week we can run through the entire show as many times as time permits, practicing and perfecting before heading over to the Junior High.
Thursday, March 30th. We will be running through the entire show as many times as we can before starting our Spring Break.
Mrs. Durfee and I have also decided to add a few choir rehearsals this month. We toyed with the idea of extending Monday rehearsals to 2 hours rather than adding additional days, but it is our opinion and experience that these little ones do better with shorter rehearsals more often rather than doing longer rehearsals with big breaks in between. Here are the additional choir dates:
Wednesday, March 15th
Wednesday, March 22nd
Wednesday, March 29th
The following is the plan for this week.
Monday, February 27th
Entire Cast: We will be doing a stumble through of the first half of the show. After stumbling through we will be making notes and fixing a few things and then running through it again. Make sure your child brings their script and a pencil so that they can jot down notes. We should be totally off books on the first half of the show, however, it will be beneficial to jot down notes to review as the kids practice at home.
Wednesday, March 1st
Insects Only: We will be polishing up a few scenes from the first half and start blocking the 2nd half starting just after Intermission through Floating Along. If we can get further that would be amazing. It may seem strange to add additional practices, but then to have just a few come and not involve everyone. I decided not to have any other cast members there so we can focus on blocking without 10 other things going on at the same time. It is good to have many cast members there practicing and perfecting scenes, but often times this takes me away from directing and moving on.
Props and Sets Stage Crew: I need all crew members who are helping with sets and props. We will be going through the script and making assignments for these two things. Many of the sets and props are finished and need to be rehearsed with, prior to practicing at the Junior High.
One last thing, I will be posting the musical tracks minus vocals. At this stage in the game we should be listening to and practicing with the musical tracks minus the vocal cues. Please have your child look at their script and really know the words. Once we take the vocal cues out, it is often difficult to remember the words. Practicing at home is so important to progressing.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY. Each family involved in the show will get 2 complimentary tickets to attend any show. These are almost ready to distribute, and I plan on getting them out this week. Additional ticket prices are $5.00 for Adults and $3.00 for children (any student, elementary, junior high, or high school). Children 3 and under are free. We also have a family ticket; 6 tickets (2 adults and 4 children) for $20.00. Please tell your family and friends to come and get tickets at the Hidden Hollow front office. All tickets at the door will be $5.00
The next four weeks might be a little challenging since we need to block the entire 2nd half of the show. The good news is that most of the big numbers are choreographed and the kids are doing an excellent job practicing and perfecting them. Because we only have the month of March to finish the show and we won't have any rehearsals during Spring Break, I have decided to add a couple of rehearsal dates the last couple of weeks before Spring Break. Please mark these dates on your calendar.
Monday, March 6th (I made mention of this date last week). I know it is a non-school day for students, but it would be unwise to skip this date since we have so few rehearsal dates left.
Thursday, March 23rd We will be working through the closing number and curtain calls so that the following week we can run through the entire show as many times as time permits, practicing and perfecting before heading over to the Junior High.
Thursday, March 30th. We will be running through the entire show as many times as we can before starting our Spring Break.
Mrs. Durfee and I have also decided to add a few choir rehearsals this month. We toyed with the idea of extending Monday rehearsals to 2 hours rather than adding additional days, but it is our opinion and experience that these little ones do better with shorter rehearsals more often rather than doing longer rehearsals with big breaks in between. Here are the additional choir dates:
Wednesday, March 15th
Wednesday, March 22nd
Wednesday, March 29th
The following is the plan for this week.
Monday, February 27th
Entire Cast: We will be doing a stumble through of the first half of the show. After stumbling through we will be making notes and fixing a few things and then running through it again. Make sure your child brings their script and a pencil so that they can jot down notes. We should be totally off books on the first half of the show, however, it will be beneficial to jot down notes to review as the kids practice at home.
Wednesday, March 1st
Insects Only: We will be polishing up a few scenes from the first half and start blocking the 2nd half starting just after Intermission through Floating Along. If we can get further that would be amazing. It may seem strange to add additional practices, but then to have just a few come and not involve everyone. I decided not to have any other cast members there so we can focus on blocking without 10 other things going on at the same time. It is good to have many cast members there practicing and perfecting scenes, but often times this takes me away from directing and moving on.
Props and Sets Stage Crew: I need all crew members who are helping with sets and props. We will be going through the script and making assignments for these two things. Many of the sets and props are finished and need to be rehearsed with, prior to practicing at the Junior High.
One last thing, I will be posting the musical tracks minus vocals. At this stage in the game we should be listening to and practicing with the musical tracks minus the vocal cues. Please have your child look at their script and really know the words. Once we take the vocal cues out, it is often difficult to remember the words. Practicing at home is so important to progressing.
Monday, February 20, 2017
February 22nd
It seems like it has been a long time since we have all been together to rehearse. I know this sounds strange but I miss it. We have been working so hard and the show is coming together. It is so exciting. This is our plan for this week.
Wednesday, February 22nd
Ensemble 1, Insects, and Ladahlord will be finishing up Shake it up
Ensemble 3, and Sixth Graders from Ensemble 2 will be working on blocking of The Adventure Begins.
As of now, on the rehearsal calendar, it says that we will not have rehearsal on Monday, March 6th. This is a professional development day so students do not have school but the teachers do. I have decided that we will have rehearsal on that Monday, however I don't know yet who will need to be there. If you already have plans for that 3-day weekend please let me know. We will also be holding choir that day.
Wednesday, February 22nd
Ensemble 1, Insects, and Ladahlord will be finishing up Shake it up
Ensemble 3, and Sixth Graders from Ensemble 2 will be working on blocking of The Adventure Begins.
As of now, on the rehearsal calendar, it says that we will not have rehearsal on Monday, March 6th. This is a professional development day so students do not have school but the teachers do. I have decided that we will have rehearsal on that Monday, however I don't know yet who will need to be there. If you already have plans for that 3-day weekend please let me know. We will also be holding choir that day.
Friday, February 10, 2017
February 13th and 15th
I am so overwhelmed with the amount of help and support we are getting from all of you. We have had several meetings with many of you and work is going great on both costumes and sets. You all have no idea what a weight this takes off of both Barbie and I as we go through this process.
We have a few moms that will be coming to rehearsals over the next several Mondays to size and fit all of the donations that we have received as we put together costumes for the cast. If you are interested in helping with this or if you can just stop by that would be great. The plan is that we will look at what clothing items we have collected and see which cast member it will fit. We will label these items and start making lists of items that we need to purchase. Don't worry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SEW!! If you are able to help, please send me an email, or just stop by at Monday rehearsals.
Here is the plan for this week.
Monday, February 13th
Ensemble 1, James, Insects will be working on Vocals for Shake it Up.
Ensemble 2, Sponge and Spiker will be finishing up Money on that Tree.
Ensemble 3 does not need to attend rehearsal on Monday (we will be getting to you soon)
Choir will be working on Vocals from 3:45-4:45
Wednesday, February 15th
Ensemble 1, James, Insects will be working on Choreography for Shake it Up
Ensemble 2 will be cleaning up and practicing Money on that Tree
Sponge, Spiker and James will be working on Blocking for Scenes 3 and 4 leading up to Shake it up and Money on that Tree.
Ensemble 3 does not need to come to rehearsal
We have a few moms that will be coming to rehearsals over the next several Mondays to size and fit all of the donations that we have received as we put together costumes for the cast. If you are interested in helping with this or if you can just stop by that would be great. The plan is that we will look at what clothing items we have collected and see which cast member it will fit. We will label these items and start making lists of items that we need to purchase. Don't worry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SEW!! If you are able to help, please send me an email, or just stop by at Monday rehearsals.
Here is the plan for this week.
Monday, February 13th
Ensemble 1, James, Insects will be working on Vocals for Shake it Up.
Ensemble 2, Sponge and Spiker will be finishing up Money on that Tree.
Ensemble 3 does not need to attend rehearsal on Monday (we will be getting to you soon)
Choir will be working on Vocals from 3:45-4:45
Wednesday, February 15th
Ensemble 1, James, Insects will be working on Choreography for Shake it Up
Ensemble 2 will be cleaning up and practicing Money on that Tree
Sponge, Spiker and James will be working on Blocking for Scenes 3 and 4 leading up to Shake it up and Money on that Tree.
Ensemble 3 does not need to come to rehearsal
Friday, February 3, 2017
February 6th
Last week was AMAZING!!! I am so impressed with all of our young performers. They are working so hard and we are making some huge progress. It is fun to work with them. I do have a couple of announcements for this week. First of all, I getting the order together for t shirts. I finally have all of the sizes and I am putting in the order on Monday. If you want to order an extra t shirt, please let me know before then. The cost of additional shirts is $7.00. Secondly, thank you to all of you who came to help with the costumes last week. All of your donations, hard work and collaboration have made things run so smooth and it has really taken a huge load off of Barbie, Shelly and I. Also a big thank you to those of you who came and worked with us on the sets and props. I am confident that we will have most of our props and sets built by the end of February, beginning of March. This will be great as we will begin having our stage crew at rehearsals at that time. Lastly, Mrs. Durfee and I are so excited to have the choir begin rehearsing this week. Here is an outline of this week's plan for rehearsal. Remember we only have rehearsal on Monday this week as Wednesday we will be having Parent Teacher Conferences at the school.
Monday, February 6th
Insects and Ladahlord will be working with Mrs. Hickenlooper on solo vocals.
Ensemble 1, Matron Nurse, Billy Cop, Bobby Cop, Doreen Driggles, Violit, Chris Cryermouth, Sponge, Spiker, and member of Ensemble 3 that are in Property of Spiker and Sponge will be running that number.
Ensemble 2 will be learning the dance for Money on that Tree.
Choir will be working with Mrs. Durfee on the opening number. Remember that the choir only meets from 3:45-4:45. Please send them with a snack, or money to buy a snack. Even though it is only an hour, they do need a snack (especially those little ones that are B track, or afternoon Kindergarten).
Monday, February 6th
Insects and Ladahlord will be working with Mrs. Hickenlooper on solo vocals.
Ensemble 1, Matron Nurse, Billy Cop, Bobby Cop, Doreen Driggles, Violit, Chris Cryermouth, Sponge, Spiker, and member of Ensemble 3 that are in Property of Spiker and Sponge will be running that number.
Ensemble 2 will be learning the dance for Money on that Tree.
Choir will be working with Mrs. Durfee on the opening number. Remember that the choir only meets from 3:45-4:45. Please send them with a snack, or money to buy a snack. Even though it is only an hour, they do need a snack (especially those little ones that are B track, or afternoon Kindergarten).
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