Happy Halloween

To those who missed rehearsal last night, there is no rehearsal tonight (Friday). I will see all cast members 13 and over at load-in on Saturday - 10:00 am at the High Point Theatre.

Our first tech rehearsal is 2:00 on Sunday at the High Point Theatre for the full company. Enter through the stage door on Hamilton Street.

I need the Von Trapp Children, Capt & Maria & Rolf at 1:30 on Sunday for a photo.

Thanks,

Jennifer

Dame Judi Dench 16 going on 17?

Rehearsal This Week (Our last before the theatre)

Mon. 27
5:30 – Dinner at Jimmy’s
6:30 – 7:30 - Music Review- Von Trapp Children
7:30 - 8:45 - Choreography Review - Von Trapp Children, Capt & Maria
8:30 - 10:30 - Choreography Review - Party Dancers

Tues. 28 – OFF

Wed. 29 – OFF

Thurs. 30
6:30 – 10:30 - Run Thru – Full Company

Fri. 31
6:30 – 10:30 -Run Thru – Full Company
All who wear a costume will get treats!

Sat. 1 - Meet at the High Point Theatre
10:00 am - Load In – All Cast Members Over the age of 13

The Von Trapp Boogie

Barnes & Noble Bookfair - Hope you can join us!

Barnes & Noble is sponsoring a book fair fundraiser for HPCT on Saturday, Oct 25th from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm. Please download the voucher below, and shop at ANY Barnes & Noble store during those hours. 20% of retail and cafe sales will be donated to HPCT as long as you turn in a voucher at check-out. In store sales only - no online sales.

It's a great way to get a jump on your holiday shopping and support HPCT at the same time. Our VonTrapp Family will be performing from 10:30 - 11:30 am and our Nuns from 2:00 - 3:00 pm at the Barnes & Noble at Oak Hollow Mall.

Please print extra vouchers and pass them along to your friends.

For Book Fair vouchers, click here

I hope that you can join us.

Jennifer

Photos on Sunday

We will be shooting photos of all cast members during Sunday's rehearsal. These shots will be displayed in the High Point Theatre lobby during SoM. All cast members should wear a solid colored shirt (no black or white) with no writing on it (not even if its an Obama shirt). It will be helpful if the Von Trapp family members can come about 15 minutes early.

Thanks,

Jennifer

Check change for Thursday's Rehearsal

Change for Thursday – Party-goers who do not dance are not needed.

Thurs. 23
5:30 – 6:30 – Mark, Tara, Mary Margaret & Grayson for interview
6:30 – 7:30 - Review Choreography for All Von Trapp Family Numbers
7:30 - 8:00 - Review Choreography Liesl & Rolf
8:00 - 10:00 - Review Choreography for The Party (Von Trapp Children needed until 8:30) Only those who dance are needed.

Fri. 24
6:30 – 10:30 - Run Acts I and II – Full Company

Sat. 25
10:30 – 11:30 – Von Trapp Family sings at Barnes & Noble
2:00 – 3:00 – Nuns sing at Barnes & Noble
9 am – 9 pm – ALL COME SHOP AT BARNES & NOBLE – Bring your friends!

Sun. 26
10:00 am – Nuns at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
2:00 – 6:00 – Run Through Acts I & II – Full Company
Cast photos will be taken during rehearsal.


All cast members other than the nuns need to schedule a costume fitting. Please do that at your next rehearsal.


All Postulants need to schedule a fitting. Elizabeth and Alexis – please schedule yours for one of the later slots – yours are the last two Postulant dresses that they need to finish.


I MUST have all bios by Thursday – please email.


Costume pieces that we need you to provide if possible…

Nuns: Black shoes, Black tights

Postulants: Black Shoes, Black tights

Von Trapp children: night clothes, Girls white tights, Liesl hose, black shoes.

Captain: shoes, socks, under shirt

Maria: black character shoes, hose, white shoes

Other men in the show: Check with Melanie at your fitting.

Rehearsal This Week

Mon. 20
6:30 – 10:30 - Run Act II (Von Trapp Children released at 9:00)

Tues. 21 – OFF

Wed. 22 - OFF

Thurs. 23
6:30 – 7:30 - Review Choreography for All Von Trapp Family Numbers
7:30 - 8:00 - Review Choreography Liesl & Rolf
8:00 - 10:00 - Review Choreography for The Party (Von Trapp Children needed until 8:30) (We need all party-goers)

Fri. 24
6:30 – 10:30 - Run Acts I and II – Full Company

Sat. 25 – OFF

Sun. 26
2:00 – 6:00 – Run Through Acts I & II – Full Company

Sunday Services for the Nuns

This Sunday, the 19th, Elizabeth Gulley will be hosting our Sound of Music Nuns at First Presbyterian Church at 918 North Main Street (across the street from Krispy Kreme). Our Nuns need to arrive at 10:00 am and will be singing "The Morning Hymn" and "Alleluia" for the Introit and Response. Elizabeth will have more information at rehearsal.

On Sunday, the 26th, our Nuns will be participating in Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church's 11:00 service (Michael Dougherty's church). Again, we need to arrive at 10:00 am for rehearsal.

For both services, wear what my Mother used to call "Sunday-Go-To-Meetin'" clothes - in other words, Church Clothes (whatever that means to you).

Thanks to those of you who are available for these services. It will be a great way to get the word out about our show and a special thanks to Elizabeth & Michael for allowing us to be a part of your services.

Barnes & Noble Bookfair

Barnes & Noble is sponsoring a book fair fundraiser for HPCT on Saturday, Oct 25th from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm. Please download the voucher below, and shop at ANY Barnes & Noble store during those hours. 20% of retail and cafe sales will be donated to HPCT as long as you turn in a voucher at check-out. In store sales only - no online sales.

It's a great way to get a jump on your holiday shopping and support HPCT at the same time. Our VonTrapp Family will be performing from 10:30 - 11:30 am and our Nuns from 2:00 - 3:00 pm at the Barnes & Noble at Oak Hollow Mall.

Please print extra vouchers and pass them along to your friends.

For Book Fair vouchers, click here

I hope that you can join us.

Jennifer

Kim, Lee & Jennifer Become Von Trapp Children for a Day

In 1993, Kim Harrison (Elsa), Lee Willard (Max) and I traveled with The Choral Society of Greensboro on a tour to Europe. One of the stops was 3 days in Salzburg, Austria - the location of the 1965 Sound of Music filming. It's hard to tell which is the bigger tourist attraction in Salzburg - The Sound of Music locations or the birthplace of Mozart. We were lucky enough to have plenty of fun with both and of course had to have our pictures made in all of the SoM locations.

The Snow-Capped Swiss Alps - in July

Leopoldskron - The Estate That Served as the

Exterior of the Von Trapp Family Home

Playing In The Trees

The "Do-Re-Mi" Steps

The "I Have Confidence" Fountain

Playing in our "Play Clothes"
Thankfully not made of curtains.



Yes, Peggy Clapper was there also - but wasn't playing with us. I guess she was busy at the abbey.

Our Fabulous Nuns

Rehearsal
10/09/08

Our Own Sarah Palin

Our Jane Ashley Raborn (SoM's Louisa) decided to go with the "down do" in portraying one of her favorites, Sarah Palin, for a school event.

Don't worry, if I hear her droppin' her g's, talking about Joe Six-Pack, or doing any excessive winking, I will demand an intervention.

Love you, Jane Ashley!

T-Shirts

Attention SoM Cast Members (and parents where applicable!)

Starting Thursday night, Steffanie (Reverend Mother) will start taking orders for show shirts. The front of the shirt will be the "Sound of Music" logo seen on the HPCT blog and the back of the t-shirt will have the HPCT logo, a quote from the show ("Follow Every Rainbow 'til You Find Your Dream"), the dates of the show and "High Point, North Carolina."

T-shirts prices are:

Child (S-L) & Adult (S - XL) = $ 8.00
Adult (XXL) = $ 9.00
Adult (3XL) = $ 10.00

All orders should be requested and paid for by Friday, Oct. 24.

Thanks Steffanie for handling this for us!

Casting Announcement

Festival Contest Winners for Act II-sc 7 are Beverly Biel, Peggy Clapper and Jim Corey as the Trio of the Saengerbund of Herwegen and Christi Morgan as Fraulein Schweiger.

Nazis for Act II, Sc. 7 are Joe Eckstein, Daniel Sullivan and Jacob Talley.

Will the 7 of you send an email to me at jblevins@hpcommunitytheatre.org so that I know you saw this?

Thanks!

SOUIND OF MUSIC on the road

The Sound of Music

I need to know the SOM cast availability for the following events by Monday's rehearsal. Please email me at jblevins@hpcommunitytheatre.org

Sunday, Oct 19th:
10:00ish warm-up, 11:00 am worship service - Nuns

Saturday, Oct 25th:
10:30 am - 11:30 am - Maria, Captain & Children for Barnes & Nobles
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Maria, Mother Abbess, Nuns for Barnes & Nobles
Volunteers all day - Just let me know when you are available.

Sunday, Oct 26th:
10:00ish warm-up, 11:00 am worship service - Nuns

Thanks for helping with these opportunities to preview our show to the High Point community.

This Week's Rehearsal

Mon. 6
5:30 – 6:30 – Dinner at Jimmy’s
6:30 – 10:00 - Work Thru Act I – Full Company – Von Trapp Children except Liesl will be released at 9:00 - Gretl can leave at 8:30 if necessary.
Act I, Sc. 10 & 11
Act I, Sc. 1 - 9
Party Dancers will work on Laendler after we finish Act I, Sc. 1
Act II, Sc. 2, pages 69 – 75 - Captain, Maria, Elsa, Max, Franz

Tues. 7 – OFF
Wed. 8 – OFF

Thurs. 9
Block Act II-Sc. 1
6:30 – 8:30 – Mother Abbess, Maria, The New Postulant, Nuns
8:00 - 10:30 - Choreograph Waltz - Party Couples
Fri. 10
6:30 – 8:30 – Block Act II-Sc. 2 – pages 63 – top of 69 – Children, Max, Elsa, Captain
6:30 – 8:30 – Music - Nuns
8:30 – 10:30 – Block Act II-Sc. 2 – pages 69 – 75 - Captain, Maria, Elsa, Max, Franz

Sat. 11 - OFF

Sun. 12
2:00 – 6:00 - Detail Act I in order – Full Company

* Changes are in italics.

Emma Grace Tysinger

Congratulations to our friends Eric & Teresa Tysinger on the birth of their beautiful daughter Emma Grace on Friday. Eric is currently the stage manager for Triad Stage, and is a long time friend of HPCT (he can reach the high places at my office) and a dear friend to many in the Triad theatre community.



As you can tell from the picture, Emma has already got her Daddy securely wrapped around her little finger.

Food Shortage

From Triad Health Project...
Due to the current tough economy having an impact on our client family assistance requests, we are currently experiencing a heightened need for any non-perishable food item donations for both our Greensboro and High Point client food pantries. Reclamation programs such as Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and Greensboro Urban Ministries are strapped for what THP is able to receive from them and give to our clients (typically 2 tons each month). Healthy items that can be easily prepared can be dropped off at either THP location - 801 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, or 620 English Street, High Point - Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. For more information on donating furniture items or food, or how you might be able to organize a food drive on THP's behalf, contact Shane Burton at 336-275-1654, ext. 26, or sburton@triadhealthproject.com.

From Jennifer...
Can we help?

I will transport any items brought to the HPCT office to Triad Health Project's High Point office. Feel free to bring non-perishable food items to Sound of Music rehearsals or during the day, drop them off at the HPCT office (feel free to leave them outside the door if I am not in the office) before October 29th.

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Help if you can!

Thanks,

Jennifer

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Sound of Music Cast...

I need your bios and measurements!!!

Please email jblevins@hpcommunitytheatre.org or bring to your next rehearsal or I will make-up your bios and assume that your measurements are the same as mine!

You can download forms in the list on the right.

Thanks,

Jennifer