Good day, all -
Thank you for getting on top of communicating your scheduling requests for the final run of our show! I've received some 75-80% response at this point and can confidently go forward with laying in the rest of the run:
5/8 - Pick Up/Filming:
-Call: 300p
-Run: 400p
-Release: 630p
5/9 - Photo Call/Performance 4:
-Call: 500p
-Photos: 515p
-Prep for Show: 615p
-Go: 730p
-Release: 1015p
5/10 & 5/11 - Performance 5 & 6
-Call: 600p
-Go: 730p
-Release 1015p
5/12 - Strike**
-Call: 900a
-Release: 200p or earlier, depending on completeness
**Those with concrete, cannot-be-moved, family-centered plans that conflict with those times need to speak with me about accommodations ASAP. Due to the team's late response to this there is SOME room for a compromise, but this will only be considered one-on-one, case-by-case. I have already spoken with a couple of people who had AM conflicts, but they've already committed to attending much of the time, with their other obligation giving up time as well. This is the model.
I have sought to accommodate as many people as possible in finalizing this schedule. Only 1 person dissented on Wednesday, and only 6 of the 39 people involved dissented on Sunday (2 of whom have already committed to being there part of the time, anyway). This truly has been the best good for the most people. I do apologize if there are new inconveniences, but we've done a darn good job minimizing them...and I think everyone will appreciate the additional rest.
See you tomorrow at 300p!
j.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019
A Failure To Communicate…
So…at this stage we are collectively running under 50% in terms of response to a great many things you’ve been asked to get back to me on:
1. Strike Preference - 16 of 39: 41% have responded about their Strike preference, with it going 2 to 1 in favor of a Morning Strike (900a-200p)
2. State Willingness - 3 of 39: 8% have responded about their willingness to remount the show next year
**THIS RESPONSE RATE IS NOT OK!!!**
I work very hard to respect your time and your family’s time in everything we do. I cannot do this if I don’t hear back about what your family and your personal needs ARE.
So…assuming that folks may be unclear on a few things:
1. Always respond in writing in some way. Acceptable response methods: Including text, email, remind, pen-paper. Unacceptable response methods: Anything verbal…I’ll never remember.
2. Deadlines are because there are points of no return in terms of sufficient notice to get something accomplished.
3. Once a deadline has passed, you are at the mercy of the decision, regardless of whether or not you responded, or whether or not you agreed with the choice. We are not ever likely to get 100% agreement on how something can be done…so someone/some people are always going to be inconvenienced. Trust me when I say we do the best we can by everyone.
4. We MUST do Strike on Sunday, as there are a number of events in the Auditorium following our show, and it is our obligation to clear our work to facilitate the other members of our school facility…I can’t postpone or move Strike, despite the importance of Mother’s Day, even to me and my family. The other groups have been very giving to allow us a month of uninterrupted time in the space, and it is an ethical obligation for us to restore the space for them.
**HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO REDEEM YOURSELF!**
Please respond to the following asks re: information from you and your families relative to the rest of this show process, via email, text, or Remind:
1. Strike - If you have not yet responded, please let me know what your Strike preference is: Morning or Afternoon?
2. Strike - If you have already responded AND your preference was Afternoon, please let me know either a) if it can be moved or is absolutely set; or b) what is the earliest you can make Strike given non-moveable plans, knowing that any missed hours will need to be made up before you're eligible for another WHS production.
3. State - You have the remainder of the day to respond re: your willingness to remount the show for a potential trip to the Oregon Thespians State Conference next year
4. **This Is New** - Pickup Rehearsal/Filming: I have heard from a number of people that they’d prefer to start earlier and get out earlier this Wednesday, May 8th. I am open to this if I can get 100% response to the following proposal - May 8th/Call time, 300p; Run show with filming, 400p; Out by 645p…May 9th/Call time, 500p; Photo Call, 530p-615p; Run Show, 730p; Out Time 1015p
RESPOND TODAY, 5/6! to email: mjamie@pps.net, text: 503.781.2701, Remind: mrburnsca or kdecfk
Thanks...
j.
1. Strike Preference - 16 of 39: 41% have responded about their Strike preference, with it going 2 to 1 in favor of a Morning Strike (900a-200p)
2. State Willingness - 3 of 39: 8% have responded about their willingness to remount the show next year
**THIS RESPONSE RATE IS NOT OK!!!**
I work very hard to respect your time and your family’s time in everything we do. I cannot do this if I don’t hear back about what your family and your personal needs ARE.
So…assuming that folks may be unclear on a few things:
1. Always respond in writing in some way. Acceptable response methods: Including text, email, remind, pen-paper. Unacceptable response methods: Anything verbal…I’ll never remember.
2. Deadlines are because there are points of no return in terms of sufficient notice to get something accomplished.
3. Once a deadline has passed, you are at the mercy of the decision, regardless of whether or not you responded, or whether or not you agreed with the choice. We are not ever likely to get 100% agreement on how something can be done…so someone/some people are always going to be inconvenienced. Trust me when I say we do the best we can by everyone.
4. We MUST do Strike on Sunday, as there are a number of events in the Auditorium following our show, and it is our obligation to clear our work to facilitate the other members of our school facility…I can’t postpone or move Strike, despite the importance of Mother’s Day, even to me and my family. The other groups have been very giving to allow us a month of uninterrupted time in the space, and it is an ethical obligation for us to restore the space for them.
**HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO REDEEM YOURSELF!**
Please respond to the following asks re: information from you and your families relative to the rest of this show process, via email, text, or Remind:
1. Strike - If you have not yet responded, please let me know what your Strike preference is: Morning or Afternoon?
2. Strike - If you have already responded AND your preference was Afternoon, please let me know either a) if it can be moved or is absolutely set; or b) what is the earliest you can make Strike given non-moveable plans, knowing that any missed hours will need to be made up before you're eligible for another WHS production.
3. State - You have the remainder of the day to respond re: your willingness to remount the show for a potential trip to the Oregon Thespians State Conference next year
4. **This Is New** - Pickup Rehearsal/Filming: I have heard from a number of people that they’d prefer to start earlier and get out earlier this Wednesday, May 8th. I am open to this if I can get 100% response to the following proposal - May 8th/Call time, 300p; Run show with filming, 400p; Out by 645p…May 9th/Call time, 500p; Photo Call, 530p-615p; Run Show, 730p; Out Time 1015p
RESPOND TODAY, 5/6! to email: mjamie@pps.net, text: 503.781.2701, Remind: mrburnsca or kdecfk
Thanks...
j.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
8th Grade Visitation
All right...time to dazzle the next generation of Wilson students!
This Friday, we are supporting the 8th graders' visit to Wilson in anticipation of their Freshman year. I want Act II actors, all crew, all costume, and all management to meet in the Drama Room at 855am on Friday. You'll need to get into costume (no makeup) between 900am and 930am. Crew should set for Act II. There'll be a large group assembly in the auditorium house for the whole 8th grade group, then they'll break into small groups. We'll run from pg. 77 ('Look, our episodes are getting pretty good' to pg. 85 ('I wasn't looking. I'll keep an eye on it next time'), including Chart Hits. I'll introduce the piece, we'll go to black, run the sequence, thank them for coming, wash, rinse, repeat 4 more times.
This is a tough ask (I know, Milo), but the honor of representing the entire Wilson community, combined with the PR value of selling the show, make this too great an opportunity to ignore. You all have done fantastic work, and deserve recognition.
Make sure you take full advantage of tomorrow's tutor time...no hanging back and hanging out then griping later about how behind your are! You got this...we're gonna have a great time!
j.
This Friday, we are supporting the 8th graders' visit to Wilson in anticipation of their Freshman year. I want Act II actors, all crew, all costume, and all management to meet in the Drama Room at 855am on Friday. You'll need to get into costume (no makeup) between 900am and 930am. Crew should set for Act II. There'll be a large group assembly in the auditorium house for the whole 8th grade group, then they'll break into small groups. We'll run from pg. 77 ('Look, our episodes are getting pretty good' to pg. 85 ('I wasn't looking. I'll keep an eye on it next time'), including Chart Hits. I'll introduce the piece, we'll go to black, run the sequence, thank them for coming, wash, rinse, repeat 4 more times.
This is a tough ask (I know, Milo), but the honor of representing the entire Wilson community, combined with the PR value of selling the show, make this too great an opportunity to ignore. You all have done fantastic work, and deserve recognition.
Make sure you take full advantage of tomorrow's tutor time...no hanging back and hanging out then griping later about how behind your are! You got this...we're gonna have a great time!
j.
Notes: Preview
Notes: Preview
Act I: Start Time: 734p/Stop Time: 818p
Nina - Watch for Sophie’s signal to cue fire
Tay: Correct Maria on ‘The Cat always dies’ as if your next lines would be ‘not the mouse’
All: Watch overplaying the Hitler mustache joke…once or twice is plenty
Will: Good timing on the exit and return
Crew: Much better on paging curtains
JP: Nice job with the bottles
Sound: Nice job with judiciously using the animal cues
Act II: Start Time: 830p/Stop Time: 912p
-Crew: We need to wait to set the chairs until just before we drop lights
-All: **General note: Great job integrating notes…very professional**
-Some really great through energy and timing…you’re seeming much more comfortable
-Kieran: The litany of beverages is almost there…build the energy/intensity as you go through the list
-Kieran: Nice change to the Shiraz offer
-Tay: Good job connecting tonight
-Will: Keep working the ‘nobody knows’ crosses…they’re just slightly off
-Props: I’ll find some chalk for the erasers
-Tay: remember how upset she was about the nuke plants in act I…you’ve gotten away from that a bit
-JP: Some very nice interchanges after shutting down the meltdown
-Will: Make sure and connect with Quincy a bit more as a couple…it seems like Susannah is more your romantic partner on occasion
-Tay: Muskogee is pronounced ‘Muss-KOH-gee’
-Zoe: Take a half beat to realize things are a mess before you fix Chart Hits
-Kieran: Don’t jump right into fearing the folks at the door…build into their hostile intent (also, don’t come so far downstage)
Act III: Start Time: 921p/Stop Time: 1003p (with the stoppage)
-Wait to assume your iconic pose until you see Cassidy start
-Tay: Continue to push the raps to match Cassidy’s vocal level
-Great crisp style movement on the handclaps
-Cass: Pull out the notebook to start the litany of the names…read from the book at the top
-All: Much better backstage tonight…room to grow, but a significant improvement
-Liliana: Make sure to leave a gap for Edna as you back up
-Nico: Turn and leave right on the thunderclap
-Will: Some very nice moments with Bart in I Stand on the Deck
-Hyacinth: Watch rushing out onstage at the top of Cape Fear…take your time and sync with the others
-Will/Lucy: How do you feel about your kids confronting Burns?
-Makeup: Much better on hand tattoos
-Kieran: Mind your voice…started getting gravelly under Love/Hate
-Ensemble/Edna: Can you bring your lanterns with you on And Now The Sky
-Milo: Can you grab the rope bond after you cut it off Bart, rather than having Kieran toss it?
-Nathaniel: Infinitely better dynamic level under later underscores
-Zoe: Keep that chin up!
-Shades: Sing Clouds of Parted TO Bart…focus your energy there
The show keeps getting better and better! These are the last formal notes you'll get from me on the show. There may be some little stuff along the way, but as of now, the show is fully yours. Actively make it just a little better each time out! You have a great show...drive it home!
j.
Act I: Start Time: 734p/Stop Time: 818p
Nina - Watch for Sophie’s signal to cue fire
Tay: Correct Maria on ‘The Cat always dies’ as if your next lines would be ‘not the mouse’
All: Watch overplaying the Hitler mustache joke…once or twice is plenty
Will: Good timing on the exit and return
Crew: Much better on paging curtains
JP: Nice job with the bottles
Sound: Nice job with judiciously using the animal cues
Act II: Start Time: 830p/Stop Time: 912p
-Crew: We need to wait to set the chairs until just before we drop lights
-All: **General note: Great job integrating notes…very professional**
-Some really great through energy and timing…you’re seeming much more comfortable
-Kieran: The litany of beverages is almost there…build the energy/intensity as you go through the list
-Kieran: Nice change to the Shiraz offer
-Tay: Good job connecting tonight
-Will: Keep working the ‘nobody knows’ crosses…they’re just slightly off
-Props: I’ll find some chalk for the erasers
-Tay: remember how upset she was about the nuke plants in act I…you’ve gotten away from that a bit
-JP: Some very nice interchanges after shutting down the meltdown
-Will: Make sure and connect with Quincy a bit more as a couple…it seems like Susannah is more your romantic partner on occasion
-Tay: Muskogee is pronounced ‘Muss-KOH-gee’
-Zoe: Take a half beat to realize things are a mess before you fix Chart Hits
-Kieran: Don’t jump right into fearing the folks at the door…build into their hostile intent (also, don’t come so far downstage)
Act III: Start Time: 921p/Stop Time: 1003p (with the stoppage)
-Wait to assume your iconic pose until you see Cassidy start
-Tay: Continue to push the raps to match Cassidy’s vocal level
-Great crisp style movement on the handclaps
-Cass: Pull out the notebook to start the litany of the names…read from the book at the top
-All: Much better backstage tonight…room to grow, but a significant improvement
-Liliana: Make sure to leave a gap for Edna as you back up
-Nico: Turn and leave right on the thunderclap
-Will: Some very nice moments with Bart in I Stand on the Deck
-Hyacinth: Watch rushing out onstage at the top of Cape Fear…take your time and sync with the others
-Will/Lucy: How do you feel about your kids confronting Burns?
-Makeup: Much better on hand tattoos
-Kieran: Mind your voice…started getting gravelly under Love/Hate
-Ensemble/Edna: Can you bring your lanterns with you on And Now The Sky
-Milo: Can you grab the rope bond after you cut it off Bart, rather than having Kieran toss it?
-Nathaniel: Infinitely better dynamic level under later underscores
-Zoe: Keep that chin up!
-Shades: Sing Clouds of Parted TO Bart…focus your energy there
The show keeps getting better and better! These are the last formal notes you'll get from me on the show. There may be some little stuff along the way, but as of now, the show is fully yours. Actively make it just a little better each time out! You have a great show...drive it home!
j.
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