Yesterday was the cue to cue rehearsal for the show. Basically it isn’t a rehearsal for the performers; it is a rehearsal that makes sure that all the set changes are being done quickly and correctly and that all of the light changes will work properly. It actually went pretty smoothly in general. Each cast had to go through it so the starboard (my as Antonia’s mother) went first and it took from 2:00 until about 4:30 (and that included blocking a curtain call). The lights in the hall are actually really nice, this is a low budget production (nothing new to me…I did go to a public high school) so on stage there is a white screen that you can make different colors and shift the colors through the act. So instead of painting an entire set you just change the light cues and it really looks great from the audience. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of lighting I wish I could actually sit in the audience for an entire show to see it.
Then we had a dinner break from 4:30 until 6:00 and in Canada today is Natal Day…but really it’s like Natal weekend because every damn place was closed. Every place either was already closed or was going to be closing at 5…so frustrating. So we walked around Spring Garden and finally decided to just get chinese food. It was the same that I had the other day and it really is good, I still like my rice to be a bit stickier, it was too fluffy for me, but whatever, it kept me full for the next rehearsal.
The next rehearsal was for the port cast (me in the chorus) and it was basically the same thing, no big problems coming up and the light cues that needed to be built during the first rehearsal were ready to be rehearsed. It took us til about 8:30 and then we did the curtain call for that cast. All and all while the cue to cue rehearsals are boring because they are so long and don’t include much singing they are very necessary for the show to look good, but I did leave pretty tired. There was a party afterward at Taylor’s house, but Tamara and I decided not to go because we were so exhausted. We’re lame.
Today I’m planning to go back to sleep as soon as I possibly can and sleep for as long as I can. I’m really not sure if I’ll even do anything else today other than sleep and probably look at my Figaro score some more. We’ve had all day rehearsals for the last 7 days in a row so having today and tomorrow off will be really nice to help us be prepared and well rested for the show to open this weekend.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Jacques Offenbach, seeing as I've just done an immersion into his opera and loved it so much more than I ever thought I would...though that doll song sure can get annoying.
Public school. Represent!
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