Pippin!

OMG!

So...it is now pretty late (or early) and I waited until I got home to open up the "scroll"note from all of you.

Unbelievable!

Funny how things come full circle, right?

I never would have dreamed that many years after I played Fastrada, I would be, once again, part of the wonderful journey of "Pippin".  

Thank you for taking the time to get the picture and to write such kind words.

I truly adore you all.....what an incredible night we had.

Bravo to all of you for staying strong as a community and to staying true to your craft.

The audience couldn't get enough........their ovation said it all.

Words cannot thank you enough for your dedication to me, the program, to music and theater.

Hope you all had a great time tonight.

If anyone wants to come over to the high school around 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, just to help move things to the boiler room and to move lights/stands/costumes... back to their proper places...I would love to have you.

Starbucks after?

All scripts need to be returned NO LATER than this Friday!


Love to you all,

Lys

Pippin-The Finale!

Dear Friends,

Last night was truly remarkable.

Thank you for all your energy, focus and hard work.

Tonight is your night!!!!

So many folks coming.....so many returning for a second and third time.

Shine...enjoy....savor.....remember!!!!!!!

Sound check is at 5:30 p.m. tonight for ALL CAST and CREW MEMBERS!!!!!!!!!

Peace~

Lys

PIPPIN!!!!!

FINALE!

WORDS!

SMILE!

DON'T LOOK AT SPECIFIC FOLKS IN THE HOUSE!!

WE ARE PRETTY FULL TONIGHT!

LETS ROCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pippin ES Preview

Hello My Wonderful Cast!

Thank you for you posts and for supporting one another.

A BIG Shout out goes to all of you.

Tonight was terrific.  

Yes.............keep the "focus"...watch out for going too fast....think-be safe-Don't look at the audience-don't smile when you are not supposed to.  Keep the energy going. 

LYRICS!!!!!!!!!!!


Tomorrow's preview looks like this:

1:10 p.m. All folks come to the high school choir room.

Dress/Warm-up.

Meet and greet at 1:50 p.m.

2:00-2:35 p.m.

Preview:

Magic to Do (with "silks")
Corner of the Sky (Ryan)
War is a Science (Tim, Dan)
Ordinary Kind of Woman
Extraordinary (Dan and the Guys)
Finale (up to the a cappella section)

Question and Answer

Tomorrow night:
Call time: 5:30 p.m. on the stage-do not be late!!!!!!!!!

Basketball folks-you will come after your practice-you are not to leave early tomorrow!!!!!


Lys

Pippin Reminder....

Dear Crew,

Please remember you need to be in "all black"  for each Pippin performance.

Thank you!

Pippin, The Journey

My Dearest Friends,

I sit here not quite believing that we open tomorrow night.

It really feels like yesterday...when we gathered in a very warm choral room......scrutinizing notes, working out harmonies and trying to make sense of it all.

When I chose this musical, way back when....it was my hope that you would enjoy the musical as much as I did when I was in my high school theater department (so many years ago).

I loved being in this production...the music, the energy..the story.

It is all about the journey...is it not?

I can still remember the feeling of "community"........of belonging.

Of the excitement when we sang "Morning Glow"...or the audience's reaction when the finale came around and the stage was left bare except for the three actors.

I can still feel their wonderment.

I wanted to share those emotions and experiences with you...I wanted you to have the same journey as I. I do believe you have, but you have also gone so much further.

You have created your own "Pippin"...you have graced the JHS stage with skills that, I can guarantee, no other JHS theater student has performed.

You have also embraced the newest members of our theater community. You have blossomed into a family......into a troupe that will only enhance the strength of our program.

Enjoy this moment......this journey. We, as players, have gathered to truly make a magical statement about ourselves and "Pippin".

I couldn't have asked for a more dynamic, fun, caring, energized, garrulous, and loving group of folks to be with and to work with.

You have raised the bar so very high.

I thank you for that.

We have created something very special.....please take a moment, sometime during the three performances, to gather your thoughts and to savor this unique time in all our lives.

Much Love,

 

Lys

Pippin-Curtainn Call!

Hello All,

I would like to review the curtain call at exactly 5:30 p.m. 

Please be ready to go at that time!!!!!

One more day!!!!!!

Thank you for all your hard work.

Almost there.

Lys

Pippin Check in.......

Hey All,

Can Sabrina, Tim, Rory, Taylor, Dan and Jess find a moment after curtain call to connect with me?

Thanks!

Pippin!

Hello All,

So...can we all be at school and on stage at 6:00 p.m. for "curtain calls"?

 

Cast/Crew?

 

 

Hm..........

Pippin Tech Week!!!!!!

Dear Cast, 

The schedule for Monday through Wednesday is as follows:

Working backwards:
The run starts at 7:30 p.m.
We need to be warming up by 7:00 p.m.
You need to be in make-up and costume by 6:50 p.m.
Sound Check for mics is at 6:25 p.m.
So.......the doors will be open at 5:30 p.m.

Tomorrow night's make-up is up to you.

Lips, eyes, mascara, blush....

Tuesday we will have a make-up line.

Come when you want...but be ready by the times listed above.

Silks...if you want to rehearse-let me know.

Remember...do your home work...get rest...NO ONE CAN BE LATE FOR SCHOOL AT ALL THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent work this weekend.

Keep it going!

Lys

PIPPIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello All,

The painting crew and I will be at school by 10:00 a.m.   Come when you want. 

Crew will need to be pre-set and ready to rock by 1:30 p.m. today!!!!!

Thank you Emily for checking in.

Many Thanks to Sandy, Sophie, Taylor and Kiara for spending a ton of hours to make this set look so very cool. 

Remember to be on your best behavior today.  The pit comes at 2:00 p.m.

ALL BAGS, CLOTHING, FOOD in the HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL ROOM!

SIGN -IN and then GO DIRECTLY to our music room. 

PLEASE KEEP THAT AREA CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here we go...enjoy the journey!

You have a terrific show!!!!

Well worth the work and hours that we have all put in.

Thank you so much for your dedication and care for the arts and our theater department.

Lys

Hello All,

WONDERFUL work today.

Bravo to you all!!!

Tomorrow call time is 11:00 a.m.

We will polish up a few things. Break for lunch and be ready with costumes, hair, props...etc...at 2:15 p.m.

Thank you all for a marvelous journey through the world of Pippin!

Peace~

Lys

CREW-Saturday November 9th

Dear Crew,

We are painting benches at 12:15 and then helping with the Run at 2:15 p.m. 

After the Run...we are painting the boxes and platforms!

Bring lunch!!!!!

Thank you for everything!

Lys

Pippin 2014 JHS Fall Musical!!!!

Hello Folks,

Here is the schedule for the weekend.

Please be responsible, read carefully, be ready, be energetic...be willing to raise the bar!

First....the Silks are in!  ONLY SOPHIE is permitted to take each silk off the bannister and hang it down in the pit.  ONLY SOPHIE will be in charge of the silks.  Be respectful to this process.  Sophie will talk to the "silk" folks before we run the show.  She and Eric talked quite a bit Thursday.

Sophie will be our silk "guru".

Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. we will polish all  scenes and songs.  We will all meet on stage for "Magic To Do" at 11:00 a.m.

DO NOT BE LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't stress that enough.

Lunch will be from 1:30-2:00 p.m.  Please bring your food.

At 1:30 p.m. four people will be getting into make-up...the rest of the cast will be changing for the run.


Run at 2:15 p.m. Yes to costumes, props...etc.

Sunday....we will begin at 11:00 a.m. and run ALL musical numbers.

At 2:30 p.m. We run with costumes and props.

4:45 p.m. Pot-Luck and sharing a meal together.

Please get rest, keep your grades up!!!!

Thank you for being an awesome group of folks to work with.

Lys

Pippin-Note to Cast!

Hello All,

What a day. So much accomplished......but it took quite a long time to get there.

Passion! It is what drives us all...it is what makes us push ourselves to the next level...not to accept anything less than to be outstanding!

I feel incredibly passionate about what I do. As a performer, singer, musician, director......but most of all, as a teacher.

I want nothing more for my students than to have them shine and blossom in whatever they do musically, theatrically...and as people.

I was disappointed that so many of you were late....that so many of you had less that 100% energy and focus. So many of you let other cast members do most of the work this afternoon. So many of you still continued to chat.

What can I say?

The show is now in your hands. Minus a few things we need to review, this show is now up and running.

If you work as a community, if you learn your moves, lines, have your costume ready to go.....remember what you move and when...we will all be part of something so beautiful and totally rewarding.

You have worked so hard, put in so many hours...singing, dancing, tumbling, climbing silks, moving and moving again, creating, discovering....please do not let it be all for nothing.

I honestly treasure this cast. We are all so different, but have come together to tell a story...to once again bring an incredibly talented group to the stage.

No other words can I share.

This show is YOURS! Yours to OWN!!!!!

You can do it.

Thank you for working so hard, for me, with me, for one another.

Lys

Pippin Update! November 2-6 2013

Saturday’s Rehearsal Schedule: November 2^nd

10:00-12:30 p.m. Painting with Crew (and any cast members who want to help)

12:30-1:00 p.m.  Act II “Finale Part One”

We need: Alicia, Julia, Olivia, Rory, Evan, Dan, Tim, Mattie, Maggie F., Mimi,  Caitlin, Taylor, Avery, Ashley, Sabrina

1:15-1:45 p.m. “Ordinary Kind of Women”

We need: Jess, Avery, Julia, Maggie D., Mimi, SWhitney

1:45-2:45 p.m.-“Right Track”, “Extraordinary”, Spread A Little Sunshine”

            We need: Daniel, Taylor, Tim, Evan, Ryan, Olivia

3:00 p.m. Stephen/Lys Lights

3:00-3:30-“With You”

            We need: Daniel, Jess, Swhitney, Mimi, Julia, Sophie

3:30-4:15 p.m.-“Simple Joys”

            We need: Olivia, Tim, Rory, Kiara, SWhitney, Ryan, Alicia, Avery, Mattie

4:00-4:30-ENTIRE CAST

4:30-5:00 p.m. Daniel, Jess

November 3^rd

10:45-1:30 p.m.  ALL CAST MEMBERS

RUN ACT 2 (polish spots)

1:30-2:00 Lunch

2:00-Review group numbers (Glory, Magic to Do, Final, War is a Science)

2:30-4:45-Pit/Run Musical Numbers (with some scenes)

Tuesday November 5^th

7:15 p.m. Running Act II

Wednesday November 6^th at 5:45 p.m. Our Family Café-Dinning out for Pippin……flash mob during dinner…make reservations. Space is VERY limited.  Invite your friends/family! 

Rehearsal to follow!

7:15 p.m. Running Act I.