Dramas!
The Divas were supposed to be getting our shoes at the ‘Chinese’ shoe shop at Sunnybank Hills. We were going to meet up before the 11.30 rehearsal and go down to the shop and all get our shoes. I couldn’t make it and phoned to get someone to pick up the shoes for me, but there were hassles with sizes – they didn’t have shoes big enough for Julie and Sarah, who both have size 10 feet. They had the size, but the Chinese size 10 was closer to a size 9! Bloody shoes.
We were going to tell Brad and Lesley that we had found the shoes but had to cull 2 divas! We decided to look out for other shoes…
Looking on the rehearsal schedule we noticed that they had added 3 extra performances the week before the official opening night – that gives us one less week of rehearsal! ALSO, ‘Camp Coat’ which I had been really looking forward to was off – at least we couldn’t go down to Brunswick Heads for the weekend, they wanted us to stay at the theatre for the both days, with only half days of rehearsals. Bugger. I was hoping to get drunk by a roaring fire and then stagger home down the main street of Brunswick like last year!
Tues- brothers only
Thurs - All in revision of what we had done so far, we did most of act 1 but there are still big gaps. Bernadette had a pic on her phone of some flat toe-thongs from big W that were only $10. Half of us wanted them, the other half (the vertically challenged ones), preferred the original shoes with the higher heel, so we decided that we could do half and half. I sided with the big foots with the flat shoes only because they were cheaper.
Sunday – Stuart & Joanne and the twins (Isaac & Joshua) showed up to rehearsal – they’re (separately) doing the lighting for the show and hung around during the rehearsal. They also came along to the first of our regular coffee afternoons.
Got my shoes during the week and did the rehearsal in them – it took a bit to get used to the toe loop and my feet got sweaty but they’re ok; they’ll look good on stage. We also got our wigs. Bernadette organised to get us a bulk discount from Starkles and we only paid $30 for cute little black bob wigs. Phillipa and I tried them on before the rehearsal and we got a lot of wolf whistles and cute remarks. I couldn’t stop touching my hair- I’ve always wanted straight hair, but the downside is that it got itchy after about 10 minutes – I’m dreading doing the whole show with it itching.
Had coffee at maccas with Stu and Jo, Ashley and new boy Gary – he’s very nice and it was good to have someone new to chat to. I found out he’s a high school teacher (God, not another teacher!!) He’s got a beautiful voice, he’s got a small solo bit in ‘Go Go Joseph’, and his high tenor voice is amazingly beautiful.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Week four – in which Jacqui finally sees the boys…
No Tues rehearsal – for the Brothers only, so Thurs night it is again. This time it started at 7.30 and I had plenty of time to get there – whew! I actually got there early and was waiting for someone else to get there and open the theatre!
We ran through ‘Go Go Joseph’ with the full cast, but before that the men ran through their songs as revision. I’m not used to having a strong male chorus with Sunnybank, so when they sang (in 3 part harmony in some bits) it gave me goose bumps. That and the fact they were directly behind me and were bloody loud!
The best bit was Toby doing his solo, ‘One More Angel in Heaven’. He’s a bit of a dork, but he really suited the song and hammed it up really well. We then learned ‘Go Go Joseph’. I looked around and had a squiz at the male cast. I knew about half of them, and tried to suss out the rest- the good the bad and the ugly :P
Friday night was my birthday and the opening night of ‘Pillow Talk’. I was in Deon’s (my theatre husband) group and met with a few of his friends. My darling Ashley was there too. I’d seen the movie many times, starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Tony Randall, and it’s always been a favourite of mine. The show was really good, a few from Joseph were in it: Phillipa, my fellow Diva, Marshall who plays the Baker, Michelle, our Choreographer, and Jane’s boyfriend Corey. They were all really funny and added to the fact that I was drinking pink champagne. It was a great night!
Sunday’s rehearsal started at 11, it was the first time I’d seen the kids – I tried to block out that this show traditionally has a chorus of children, but low and behold here they were! Admittedly there weren’t very many of them and they were all girls so how bad could they be really…
We blocked ‘Joseph’s Coat’ and the Brothers went around in a circle 20 odd times learning their moves, then we added the kids from group one (they’re split into 2 groups so they’re not needed for every performance) did theirs about 10 times THEN group 2 had their go. By that time I’d sung through the colours of the coat about 50 times – I think I’ve got it by now…
It was red and yellow and green and brown
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue!!!
We ran through ‘Go Go Joseph’ with the full cast, but before that the men ran through their songs as revision. I’m not used to having a strong male chorus with Sunnybank, so when they sang (in 3 part harmony in some bits) it gave me goose bumps. That and the fact they were directly behind me and were bloody loud!
The best bit was Toby doing his solo, ‘One More Angel in Heaven’. He’s a bit of a dork, but he really suited the song and hammed it up really well. We then learned ‘Go Go Joseph’. I looked around and had a squiz at the male cast. I knew about half of them, and tried to suss out the rest- the good the bad and the ugly :P
Friday night was my birthday and the opening night of ‘Pillow Talk’. I was in Deon’s (my theatre husband) group and met with a few of his friends. My darling Ashley was there too. I’d seen the movie many times, starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Tony Randall, and it’s always been a favourite of mine. The show was really good, a few from Joseph were in it: Phillipa, my fellow Diva, Marshall who plays the Baker, Michelle, our Choreographer, and Jane’s boyfriend Corey. They were all really funny and added to the fact that I was drinking pink champagne. It was a great night!
Sunday’s rehearsal started at 11, it was the first time I’d seen the kids – I tried to block out that this show traditionally has a chorus of children, but low and behold here they were! Admittedly there weren’t very many of them and they were all girls so how bad could they be really…
We blocked ‘Joseph’s Coat’ and the Brothers went around in a circle 20 odd times learning their moves, then we added the kids from group one (they’re split into 2 groups so they’re not needed for every performance) did theirs about 10 times THEN group 2 had their go. By that time I’d sung through the colours of the coat about 50 times – I think I’ve got it by now…
It was red and yellow and green and brown
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue!!!
Week three - In which Jacqui gets up on the stage!
My first Thursday night rehearsal was to start at 7 pm, which for me was a pain in the butt as I finish work at 6. I managed to get away right on time but by the time I got to the airport roundabout to get onto the Gateway motorway, I knew I should have gone the long way.
It took me 15 minutes to get around the roundabout and crawl up the on ramp, so I sent Brad a message that I’d be running late. Fortunately the accident was only 500 metres or so from the ramp and after I got past it, it was plain sailing (and speeding) all the way down to Sunnybank. I got to the theatre at about 7.10 apologising to Brad as I walked for being late, and when I looked around, there were hardly any people there. They started sauntering in about 5 minutes later – apparently most of the cast thought it was a 7.30 start! Bloody Hell!
Once the rehearsal actually started it was a good one. We blocked the Potiphar song – my favourite! As the 2 rejected Narrator wannabes, Bernadette and I get to do this bit without the other Divas. Some of the ‘Brothers’ were there too for the ‘Orgy’ scene (!) – believe it or not, it is a family show. They went downstairs to the green room while we go through the song upstairs. We sang through the song first, with Jane Bernadette and I doing 3-part harmony. It sounded amazing even if I say so myself!
Gary is playing Potiphar and the Pharaoh, and he’s such a ham. Guaranteed, the characters he opens with will not be the same characters that appear on closing night! He gets sillier and sillier as the show progresses. His ‘Quasi’ in Nunsense killed me every time!
Anyway, once we got the music right, we all came together and blocked the song. Bernadette and I came up with a couple of ideas that Michelle the new choreographer liked. (Kate had to quit due to other commitments). We’ll be doing a bit of Cabaret mixed in with Chicago and a bit extra on the side. The best fun of it is that we’ll be wearing bowler hats and using canes.
The following Saturday rehearsal was cancelled even though I finally had a Saturday off – we were supposed to do some revision…
It took me 15 minutes to get around the roundabout and crawl up the on ramp, so I sent Brad a message that I’d be running late. Fortunately the accident was only 500 metres or so from the ramp and after I got past it, it was plain sailing (and speeding) all the way down to Sunnybank. I got to the theatre at about 7.10 apologising to Brad as I walked for being late, and when I looked around, there were hardly any people there. They started sauntering in about 5 minutes later – apparently most of the cast thought it was a 7.30 start! Bloody Hell!
Once the rehearsal actually started it was a good one. We blocked the Potiphar song – my favourite! As the 2 rejected Narrator wannabes, Bernadette and I get to do this bit without the other Divas. Some of the ‘Brothers’ were there too for the ‘Orgy’ scene (!) – believe it or not, it is a family show. They went downstairs to the green room while we go through the song upstairs. We sang through the song first, with Jane Bernadette and I doing 3-part harmony. It sounded amazing even if I say so myself!
Gary is playing Potiphar and the Pharaoh, and he’s such a ham. Guaranteed, the characters he opens with will not be the same characters that appear on closing night! He gets sillier and sillier as the show progresses. His ‘Quasi’ in Nunsense killed me every time!
Anyway, once we got the music right, we all came together and blocked the song. Bernadette and I came up with a couple of ideas that Michelle the new choreographer liked. (Kate had to quit due to other commitments). We’ll be doing a bit of Cabaret mixed in with Chicago and a bit extra on the side. The best fun of it is that we’ll be wearing bowler hats and using canes.
The following Saturday rehearsal was cancelled even though I finally had a Saturday off – we were supposed to do some revision…
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