Schedule - Week of 3/31

Below is the schedule and calls for this upcoming week (all times 345p-615p). 

4/1 - Act II Music w/Ethan and Jackson (Choir Room)
4/2 - Chart Hits Movement/Dance w/Clara and Ginger (Stage)
4/3 - Act III Music w/Ethan and Jackson; Distribute schedule for remaining time on show.
(Choir Room)
4/4 and 4/5 - Line Work w/Stage Mgmt Team (TBD)**
**Remember, following 4/8 the goal is to be off book.  This is a big ask and will require much commitment.  We'll talk about how these sessions can work with me at State.

Excited to get back to work?  I know I am!

j.

Table Work - Week 2

Greetings, Team -

Welcome to our 2nd week focused on table work and world building!  It is the week going into Spring Break, and you know what that means...business as usual! (what did you think I was going to say?)

3/18: 345p-615p, Choir Room
[Act III Music]

3/19: 345p-615p, Stage
[Act II Table Work: Social Dynamics of the New World, and the Troupe, 7+ Years after the Fall]


3/20: 345p-615p, Choir Room
[Act II Music, Work Act III Music if time allows]


3/21: 345p-615p, Stage
[Act I, post-Gibson Arrival: Team Dynamics and Language]


3/22: 345p-...ah, who are we kidding.  No one will be focused that day anyway.  Have an amazing Spring Break!

Rehearsals - 3/13 thru 3/15

Hi All -

Please forgive the late posting on this!  I have folks' conflicts laid in as I have them (though I know I'm missing a couple...email them to me: mjamie@pps.net), and have rehearsal for the week listed below:

3/13 - Matt, Sam, Jenny, Maria, Colleen: 345p-600p
[Table Work - Social Dynamics of the Fallen World]

3/14 - All Called: 345p-600p
[Table Work - Social Dynamics of the Rising World, 80+ Years after the Fall]

3/15 - All Called (incl. Crew): 345p-400p
[Cast/Crew/Company Integration and Introductions]
Matt, Sam, Jenny, Maria: 405p-545p
[Language Dynamics/Timing - Act I]

Please be on the lookout for some additional music work for individuals around these times (Clay, Kieran, Ensemble in particular).  Jackson is likely to call folks for individual work, with my blessing.

Thanks all!

j.

Crew, Crew Leads, and Apprentices - Schedule through Spring Break

Attn: All Technical Leads, Apprentices, and Crew -

There are only two dates folks need to be accountable for between now and Spring Break...
1) I'm asking all of you to join us for the beginning of rehearsal on Friday, March 15th to begin the integration of ALL aspects of our show's team in advance of the main build period which will kick into gear after the Break.  We'll have you there to introduce the acting team and the build/technical team, get some contact information, then cut you loose for the weekend.

2) I'm asking you also to attend a meeting during Tutor Time on March 21st.  We'll go over scheduling and responsibilities going into the show's build and prep run during April.  Please plan on being on the auditorium stage during the tutor time block.  I'll endeavor to keep it short.

Thanks, all...I'm looking forward to getting to work!

j.

Rehearsal - 3/12

Today's focus will be on a read-thru and potentially assigning remaining roles (specifically line-load during the Shades of Springfield section). 

Time: 345p-615p
Location: Auditorium
Calls: Management and Actors

Management - Please be 15 minutes early to set the stage for the read-thru (chairs and tables), so that we can start right on time.

Thanks all!  Good first day!

j.

Cast/Crew Announcement

Mr. Burns – a post-electric play

THE COMPANY 

The Actors

Cassidy Stevenson – Edna Krabappel

Clay McAllister – Quincy/Itchy

Johnathan Price – Sam/Scratchy

Kieran Gettel-Gilmartin – Gibson/Mr. Burns

Lucy Grissom – Maria/Marge

Taylor Ardantz – Jenny/Lisa

William Britton – Matt/Homer

Zoe Maloney-Dunn – Colleen/Bart

The Shades of Springfield/Ensemble:

Courtney Van Kopp

Hyacinth Fick

Liliana McClain

Nico Vilches

**Thank you so much to all of the wonderful people who came out and gave so much of themselves over the past week!  You did some amazing work, and I truly mean you gave us so much talent to help make this the best production of Mr Burns we could hope for at Wilson.  As always, we aren't able to include everyone, but we are all so grateful for letting us share the past week with you.  Nice job, all!

The Tech Leads, Apprentices, Instrumentalists, and Crew

STAGE MANAGER

Annika Phillips

MANAGEMENT APRRENTICES

Sophie Chappell

Emma Jeffcock

Sophia Burton

SCENIC LEADS

Margot Shipton Cook

Nina Schiefelbein

SCENIC APPRENTICES

Duncan Larson

Quinnlan Brawn

COSTUME LEADS*

Zoe Carver

Annika Vanderperren

PROPS LEAD*

Liz Boyle

LIGHTING LEAD

Sophie Chappell

LIGHTING APPRENTICES

Marina McClain

Finnegan McCarthy

SOUND LEAD

Fran Amato

SOUND APPRENTICES

Zoe Drozdowski

Anna Hawkins

HAIR / MAKE-UP LEAD*

Aeris Wolny

Rivkah Zigman

MAKE-UP APPRENTICE*

Airelle Price

Annika Vanderperren

BUSINESS / HOUSE LEAD*

Sophia Burton

Zoe Drozdowski

BUSINESS APPRENTICE*
Ravi Cullop

RUNNING CREW / SHOW SUPPORT*

Helen Sloop

Margot Shipton Cook

Quinnlan Brawn

Duncan Larson

Kyle Stahr

Nina Schiefelbein

Anna Hawkins

Katie Erkenbeck

INSTRUMENTALISTS*

Nathaniel Nelson - Piano/Keys

TBD – Percussion (x2)

TBD – Guitar

TBD - Accordion

* Required at Tech / Dress / Performances

-All Actors/Stage Managers/Mgmt. Apprentices should report for rehearsal Monday after school (345pm) in the Auditorium

-All Leads and Crew Members should begin checking the Callboard and show blog (wilsondramamrburns.blogspot.com) DAILY…there’s no excuse for being uninformed.

-We’ll be finishing the instrumental assignments very soon!

-All unassigned technicians should pay very close attention to build opportunities…we need you!

-All Leads and Crew Members should be on the lookout for a production meeting next week.

-All Build Crew Volunteers should be regularly checking the Callboard and/or Blog for build times and opportunities. 

 

Get Some Sleep!

Hey all! Miller and I have a lot to mull over, so don’t lose any sleep waiting for the list to go up tonight. As of now, the cast list should be posted by midnight tomorrow (Saturday). In the meantime, get some rest and take care of yourselves.

Safely Rest and Goodnight,

Jackson

Acting Callbacks - 3/8

Hi all -

Once we complete music callbacks at 500p (thanks, Jackson, for the earlier note!), we'll move on to readings.  At this point I'll be dismissing several folks, as I got a lot of information yesterday, and I want keep things as efficient as possible, while giving the maximum possible opportunity.  That said, here's how things are going to work today:

1) I'll be releasing the folks I feel I have enough information on to work with.  Should there be a role you have not already read for that you feel I need to see, I'll assign one final read for you.  Remember how much I know about your work already and trust that your very knowledgeable creative team is going to make the right choice for the show...but if you really feel strongly about something we haven't seen, this is your opportunity.
2) The folks that remain will be grouped for quick-hit readings to answer some final questions I have.  Be prepared to shift roles during the readings and take direction...and hopefully you've read the script by this point to enable the most informed possible decision making.
3) I have some individual questions for folks to wrap up the process...questions about scheduling, about role potential, about a variety of things relevant to the production process.  I'll be releasing most folks immediately prior to this, but there're a few things I still would like clarity on going forward.

We've learned a ton about your work this week!  I am beyond excited about the potential for this show, and look forward to spending this remaining time getting ready to dive in!

j.

Music Callbacks - Friday (3/8)

Hi everyone! You guys all sounded great and are making my (and Miller's) life very difficult. This is a good thing!

We are on a pretty tight schedule when it comes to music tomorrow, so please take even a couple minutes to look over at least the words on the sections I am going to be assigning here in a minute.

DISCLAIMER: Because we are on such a tight schedule for music, you may only be heard a few times. We have a LOT to get through and very limited time. I would love to hear you all sing for as long as possible but there is only so much time between 3:30 and 5:00. Additionally. A fair amount of this callback is about range. If you physically cannot sing the notes, I may ask you to step out. Everyone has a lovely voice but we all have our limits, and that's okay!

All of that being said, please look over your parts and be ready to start at 3:30! (If you aren't doing anything between 3:15 and 3:30, it might be beneficial to warm yourself up a little. We will still do group warm-ups, but it is always a good idea to warm-up as much as possible).

Bart: Say Goodbye (1-9) and Last Song (14-23) and Messing with the Simpsons (23-39) AND Keep On (9-20)
(I know it's a lot. We definitely will not have time for all of these, but be ready just in case).
Taylor
Duncan
Quinnlan
Clay
Ashley

Kieran

Zoe

Lisa: Messing with the Simpsons (23-39) and Keep On (9-20)

Cassidy

Ashley

Quinnlan

Hyacinth

Lilliana

Courtney

Liz
Sophie P

Homer: Keep On (9-20)

William

Marge: Keep On (9-20)

Lucy

Annika

Courtney

Sophie C

Hyacinth

Itchy and Scratchy: Two Little Darling Lads (4-17) and Toxic (All)

Liam

Duncan

Kieran

Cassidy

Clay

Taylor

Sophie C

Kai

Maddie

Mr. Burns: Toxic (All)

Kieran

Clay

Hyacinth

Absent (Still under consideration)

Nico

Johnathan

Claire

If you do not see your name on here I have royally screwed up! Text me at 971-806-4942 or find me before callbacks and I will put you in a group!

Break Legs! See you all at 3:30 :)

- Jackson

Callbacks Notes

Fantastic work so far, team!  We've all been thrilled with the turnout, the creative energy, and the willingness to collaborate on some wonderful physical and traditional storytelling.

Now it's time to really get into the material itself...which is what our callbacks are all about over the next couple of days.

Each remaining day, 3/7 and 3/8, please be prepared, as we spoke on in Generals, to work from 345pm-700pm.  I'll insure you get some breaks to hydrate and snack, but you'll want to prepare by having water bottles and the aforementioned snacks with you.  Please also insure that you're getting proper rest, taking advantage of tutor times and any potential off-periods to get homework done, etc.

The schedule for 3/7 is listed below, as well as the music and sides I'd like you to take a look at in advance, should you be so willing:
345p-515p: Music Assessments
-Act II Medley, Part 2: Say Goodbye, Measures 1-12 [High Voices, Women; Low Voices, Men]
-The Call Came On The Radio, Measures 9-10 [Rhythms]
-I Stand On The Deck, Measures 1-21 [Women, Bart/Lisa/Marge; Men, Homer/Bart]

530p-700p: Character Assessments
pgs. 7-10 (Jenny, Maria, Sam, Matt, Colleen)
pgs. 16-20 (Jenny, Maria, Sam, Matt, Colleen, Gibson)
pgs. 45-48 (Gibson, Quincy, Colleen, Jenny, Sam, Matt, Maria)
pgs. 50-53 (Homer, First Agent, Second Agent)
pgs. 70-72 (Jenny, Gibson, Maria, Colleen, Matt, Sam)

3/8's plan will be determined based on how 3/7's callbacks go.

Work hard...sleep well.  See you tomorrow!

j.

Building The Company; or, Auditions/Crew Application

Hi there...and welcome to the kickoff of our exciting spring production of Anne Washburn's and Michael Friedman's 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play'!

As this has been late to build, let me get a bunch of information about joining this company out there all in one fell swoop:

1) Any interested Stage Manager candidates should sign up on the Callboard ASAP and get their applications forms filled out/signed and back to me by 3/5.  Stage Manager candidates should be ready to drop straight into supporting our process during the Audition and Callback process.

2) Any interested folks in the other Lead/Apprentice/Crew positions, whether auditioning as well as actors or not auditioning at all, should also sign up on the Callboard and pick up their application form from the Drama Room.  Their forms are due back by end of day on 3/6 to be announced alongside the Cast List.  Anybody also auditioning for an onstage role will be assumed to have that as their priority over a Crewing position unless they come and speak with me semi-immediately.

3) Any auditioning Actors will need to attend minimum one session of General auditions on Monday, 3/4 in the auditorium (either from 330p-530p or 545p-745p) AND the Movement audition 3/6 from 345p-615p.  **Remember movement clothes and water for the Movement audition...and be prepared to work barefoot!

4) Callback lists will be posted the evening of 3/6.  Regrettably, for this small-cast show opportunity, the callback list should be considered a cut...actors not called back for Voice auditions and Reading auditions after 3/6 will no longer be in consideration for the show.  Just a numbers game this time, team.

5) The audition process breaks down as follows:
-3/4: 330p-530p OR 545p-745p [Ensemble/Collaborative Auditions]
-3/5: **No Mr. Burns Auditions Scheduled** [Advanced Acting Audition Period]
-3/6: 345p-615p [Movement Auditions]
-3/7: 345p-515p [Vocal Auditions]; 530p-730p [Cold Read Auditions]
-3/8: 345p-715p...ish [Final Callbacks]
It's gonna be a long week...I know I'm asking a lot, but it's gonna be worth it!

6) Familiarize yourself with the script and score as soon as possible (they're under the icons to the right).  **REMINDER - These are copyrighted materials.  Under no circumstances are they to be printed off, shared, posted, etc.**  They are available on your device to learn as much as you can about this show.  Hard copies are available from me in the Drama Room.

7) Actors, remember to read THE WHOLE AUDITION PACKET!!! We spend a lot of time putting things together to prepare you and your families for this process.  Please do your part by going over the dates/times/expectations with them so there's no miscommunications.  Crew candidates...you might do the same thing.  It's posted to the right, for immediate download.

8) ...I think that's it!  I'm super excited to be starting this journey with everyone this spring...email me with any questions: mjamie@pps.net

Be well...

j.