Switch Up

Okay, so I decided to cut the cast loose on Saturday, due to the Oxnard Strawberry Festival madness that will inevitably ensue. What that did, however, was rob Arryck of another choreography rehearsal, one that is heartily needed.

So, tonight will still be the heavy-duty music rehearsal, the last with Bill before we see him on tech week. We'll do all the songs twice, switching off between Arryck and Noah, and Erin and Sara as needed to cement the music in their minds.

Wednesday will be the new choreography rehearsal. It was going to be percussion, but choreography is more important to the overall show right now. I will be working on percussion to make it better. I've solicited feedback from several musician friends and asked them to give me some much-needed suggestions. I know it's juvenile and simplistic, so hopefully they'll offer some valuable input.

Wednesday is also the ETC Company Meeting, so rehersal won't start until 7:30 PM.

Thursday is publicity photos for the first hour or so, and then some detailed scenework.

Next week will be specific scenework to tighten up the problem areas. The show doesn't FLOW well right now. Part of that is because they are just now off book and are still stumbling. The other part is that I haven't had a chance to tune it yet, other than in notes.

Bill should have at least one music CD for me tonight to give to the cast. It's not the whole thing, as I would have liked, but it contains the songs they requested.


- Sean