Wakeland Theatre

A link to the Cinderella call backs has been posted on the Cinderella page. A hard copy of the list will be posted on the Call board across from the theatre room tomorrow morning.

Rehearsal Calendar:

All rehearsals are also tech calls, unless otherwise noted or communicated

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This link will take you to the folder containing individual parts for the following songs: “The Prince is Giving a Ball”, “Waltz for a Ball” and the “Finale”: http://goo.gl/IKemCe

 

The Prince is Giving a Ball Choreography

Your Majesties Dance Choreography

Gavotte Dance Choreography

Waltz for a Ball Choreography

 

As of today, Nov. 5th, The following people have not turned in their Company paperwork. If it is not received by tomorrow, November 6th, you will begin to be assigned demerits for each day it is late.

Cast –  Zak H., Bre B., Hollee H., Colton M., Jacob D.

Crew – Isabel C., Alison B., Kayce B., Riley B., Maya C., Ashley F., Abigail H., Taylor H., Quentin H., Megan M., Maggie M., Katya N., Brittany P., Caroline S.

 

Company paperwork – Here is the link to the Cinderella Company paperwork. Please read through it all and return the necessary pages to Mrs. Howe or Mrs. Leffel by the due date. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us directly.

Cinderella Company Paperwork

CINDERELLA – Rehearsal schedule for October. The remaining rehearsal dates will be posted ASAP. Please note – the Mandatory Parent Meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 23rd at 6:00pm.

DAY	DATE	TIME	WHAT	WHO
Tues	14-Oct	4:15-6:00	Read-thru	ALL
Monday	20-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONGS – Your Majesties, Boys & Girls Like You and Me	Chef, Steward, King, Queen
Tues	21-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONG – The Prince is Giving a Ball	Herald, Ensemble
Wed	22-Oct	4:15-6:00	NO REHEARSAL – T.P. SHOW	NONE
Thurs	23-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONGS – When  You’re Driving Through the Moonlight, A Lovely Night, A Lovely Night-Coda, Stepsister’s Lament	Cinderella, Stepmother, Portia, Joy
		6:00	Mandatory Parent Meeting
Monday	27-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONG – Waltz for a Ball	ALL except Cinderella, Prince, King, Queen
Tues	28-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONGS – Corner (Reprise), Impossible, It’s Possible	Cinderella, Fairy Godmother
Wed	29-Oct	4:15-6:00	SONGS – Ten Minutes Ago, Do I Love You BC You’re Beautiful, Do I Love You (Reprise), Corner	Prince, Cinderella, Queen

CINDERELLA COMPANY LIST

Congratulations to the company. Our first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, October 14^th at 4:15pm in the theatre. Crew members do not need to attend this rehearsal.

Thank you to everyone who auditioned, you truly made this a challenging show to cast. We are so proud of all of you and are in awe of the talent we have at Wakeland. You should be very proud of the work you did throughout the audition process. We look forward to seeing you all again at our next set of auditions.

Cinderella Company-web

 

CINDERELLA CALL BACKS

Due to a hugely successful 1^st round of auditions, we have restructured the format of call backs. On Tuesday (tomorrow) we will hold acting and singing call backs for lead and featured roles. And then on Wednesday, we will hold dancing call backs for everyone who attended both the singing and dancing 1^st round of auditions. Here is the link to the call backs list for Cinderella.   CINDERELLA CALL BACKS.web

 

Below is the application for actors.

Cinderella audition app

Follow this link to complete the form if you are interested in the Technical Crew only

http://bit.ly/1CcT0BZ

The next Wakeland Theater Booster Club meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 5:30pm in the Wakeland High School Auditorium.

This meeting will immediately follow the Cinderella informational meeting.

We hope to see you there!

Mrs. Howe’s course pages have been updated. You will now find Theatre I, II, III/IV and Theatre Production syllabi, journal choices, and journal handouts with expectations for the various assignments posted for you to access when needed.

We will be holding our first drama club/I.T.S meeting on Thursday, September 4th at 4:20 in the auditorium. Everyone is invited! Hope to see you there!

The course packet for the current year has been loaded to the Technical Theatre I page for your reference. I have also uploaded the theatre spaces vocabulary and the 10 Slide Introduction assignment.

Please have all classroom supplies for next week.

Thank you!

Mrs. Leffel

PLEASE BE ADVISED: THE LOCATION OF THE DSM/TSU COLLEGE AUDITION PREP WEEKEND HAS BEEN CHANGED!

ALL SESSIONS WILL NOW BE HELD AT:
THE DALLAS OPERA KARAYANIS REHEARSAL CENTER
The Dallas Opera | dallasopera.org | 214.443.1095 office
Karayanis Rehearsal Center | 4301 S. Fitzhugh Ave. | Dallas, TX 75210

The Karayanis Rehearsal Center is about a five minute car ride from the Music Hall location, adjacent to the opposite end of Fair Park in Dallas.

ALSO, SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SCHEDULE HAVE BEEN MADE TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE THOSE FROM OUT OF TOWN WHO WILL BE DEPARTING SUNDAY EVENING. SEE THE ATTACHED REVISED SCHEDULE- SAVE IT AND DELETE THE PREVIOUS SCHEDULE.

College Prep Audition Weekend 2014
August 15-17

Friday August 15th
3:00-4:00pm Student Registration
4:00-4:15pm Welcome
4:15-5:45pm Mary Anna Dennard “I Got In Presentation” for students, high school teachers and families.
6:00-6:30pm Sam Houston State University program overview
6:45-7:15pm Texas State University program overview
7:30-8:45pm Master class with Texas State faculty
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Saturday August 16th
9:30-9:50am Group warm up

Split Group in Half- Group 1/ Group 2
10:00-11:30am Group 1- Mock audition rehearsal work with accompanist
10:00-11:30am Group 2-Learn dance combo w/ Cassie Abate- Texas State

11:45-1:30pm Group 2- Mock audition rehearsal work with accompanist
11:45-1:30pm Group 1-Learn dance combination w/Cassie Abate

1:30-2:30pm Lunch Break

2:30-3:30pm Group 1-Learn dance combination w/ Lyn Cramer –Un. of Oklahoma
3:45-4:45pm Group 2- Learn dance combination w/Lyn Cramer
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Sunday August 17th
8:00-8:30 Texas Christian University
8:30-8:40 turnover
8:40-9:10 University of Central Oklahoma
9:10-9:20 turnover
9:20-9:50 University of Texas
9:50-10:00 turnover
10:00-10:30 University of Oklahoma
10:30-10:40 turnover
10:40-11:10 Baylor University
11:10-11:20 turnover
11:20-11:50 University of Texas at Arlington

12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00-1:15pm Group warm up for students

1:15-4:15pm Mock Auditions for universities
4:30-5:30pm Dance Call- student perform two dance combos
5:30-6:30pm Feedback panel -Q and A with all participating programs and students.

Dallas Summer Musicals and Texas State University are hosting a College Audition Prep Weekend Aug. 15-17. They are bringing in 6 TX and 2 OK college Musical Theatre programs for a very fun and intensive weekend opportunity for students to get to meet and be seen by some of the top school faculties in our region. At $225, it’s a bargain- less than you would spend to visit one out of town school. You can see a video & sign up on the DSM website: http://www.dallassummermusicals.org/HSMA-CollegeInfo.shtm.

Broadway veterans join musical theater faculty from across the state and renowned college coach Mary Anna Dennard for a unique college prep experience for students, parents and high school educators beginning Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17th at the Music Hall at Fair Park as Dallas Summer Musicals and Texas State University join together for the College Audition Prep Weekend.
At this forum, aspiring young high school performers and their parents will have the opportunity, in one location, to meet theater faculty from top Regional and Texas in-state universities, hear program overviews, participate in a mock dance call and present their audition material and receive valuable feedback and direction from university faculty members. Students will also be able to attend a talk given by Mary Anna Dennard, nationally renowned college audition coach and author of I GOT IN!The Ultimate College Audition Guide For Acting & Musical Theatre.
Participation is open to any high school or college age student. Space is limited. Participation fees are non-refundable. Attendance fee will be charged at time of application. Parents and teachers may attend presentations and auditions free of charge!

Registration for observation only: $85, to participate in mock-audition and dance calls: $225

TONY AWARD NOMINEE/RENT STAR ADAM PASCAL TO LEAD Straight From New York MASTERCLASS IN DALLAS TEXAS JUNE 25

PRESENTED BY: Straight From New York

CO-SPONSORS:  John Garcia’s THE COLUMN & Dallas Summer Musicals

Adam Pascal is one of Broadway’s favorite leading men, having been born and raised in NYC. He is widely known for originating the role of Roger Davis in the Original Broadway Cast of Rent, for which he received a Tony Nomination for Best Actor (Musical), and won the Drama League and Obie Award for the role. He went on to star on Broadway as Radames in Elton John & Tim Rice’s popular musical Aida (Drama League Award), Emcee in Cabaret, Huey Calhoun in Memphis, and most recently as Billy Flynn in Chicago. Adam reprised his role of Roger Davis in in the 2005 film version of Rent, and concluded his journey with the character on the 2009 national tour of the show alongside Original Broadway cast member Anthony Rapp. Adam is also a successful recording artist having released 3 solo albums, with the most recent Blinding Light released this past year.

Adam Pascal will be hosting a masterclass, working with performers on musical theatre and pop pieces. ALL AGES are welcome to participate.

DATE and TIME: Wednesday, June 25th 6:00PM

LOCATION: Rowlett High School Theatre, 4700 Kirby Rd., Rowlett, TX  75088

PRESENTED BY: Straight From New York

CO-SPONSORS:  John Garcia’s THE COLUMN & Dallas Summer Musicals

PREPARATION: Participants should prepare one 32-bar cut of a musical theatre or pop song. Bring sheet music marked and in the appropriate key. An accompanist will be provided. No CDs or A Capella.

PRICE:

Participation: $195  (sing for Adam Pascal) SPECIAL DSM HSMTA DISCOUNT: $155

Observation: $35  (learn by observing other singers) SPECIAL DSM HSMTA DISCOUNT: $25

Here is the SPECIAL link for DSM HSMTA students to use for the discount. YOU MUST USE THIS SPECIFIC LINK TO GET THE DISCOUNT:   http://www.straightfromnewyork.com/dsm.html

Wakeland Theatre Booster’s final Booster Club meeting: Monday June 2nd at The Tribute in The Colony. Start time 5:30 PM. Nominating Committee of Debbie Owen, Anne Watson, and LeRey Coker will present the following slate for election to the Board. 
President-Carol Kelly
VP-Jackie Daley
Treasurer-Debbie Stanislaus
Secretary-Angela Morris
Parliamentarian-Misty Foster.

Non-elected positions
Banquet Chairperson-Shelly Waters
Volunteer Chairperson-Amy Halverson