Friday: Brawl and Second Half

Today, we will run the brawl, see if there are any brawl notes, dismiss those who can be dismissed, and then run from the top of the second half.

Call times:

7 PM for Gregory, Sampson, Abraham, Balthasar, Benvolio, Capulet, Montague, Lady Montague, Lady 1, Lady 3, Lady 2, Servant 1, Student, Friar John, Apothecary, Page, Lady 4, Paper Boy, Prince, Guard 1, Guard 2, Peter, Romeo, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Nurse, and Paris

8 PM for Lady Capulet

Thursday: Run First Half

We will be running the first half of the show tonight. This will include the brawl and the dance.

Call times:

7 PM for Lady 3, Apothecary, Nurse, Prince, Lady 2, Paper Boy, Capulet Peep, Friar John, Montague Peep, Gregory, Montague, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Montague, Balthasar, Paris, Juliet, Mercutio, Citizen 2, Benvolio, Peter, Guard 2, Tybalt, Rosaline, Sampson, Lady 4, and Servant 1

8 PM for Lady Capulet

8:30 for Romeo

9:00 for Abraham (call when you're done to see if you should still come in)

Wednesday's Schedule and Change to Thursday and Friday

We will be switching Thursday's and Friday's rehearsals. On Thursday, we will run the first half of the show, up to Intermission (including the brawl). On Friday, we will run the brawl alone and then the second half. If you know some of your friends who do not usually check their emails, please call them up or remind them.

Wednesday's calls:

7 PM for II.iv: Mercutio, Benvolio, Romeo, Nurse, and Peter
8 PM: add Juliet
9 PM for V.iii: add Paris, Page, Balthasar, Friar Laurence, Guard 1, Guard 2, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Montague, Lady Montague, and Prince

No Changes for Tuesday

Tuesday's calls:

7 PM for III.i (47-51, without the fight): Musician, Lady 3, Lady 4, Rosaline, Citizen 4, Citizen 2, Capulet Peep, Montague Peep, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Gregory, Romeo, Doctor, Prince, Montague, Capulet, and Guard 2

7:30 for Sampson

8 PM for III.v, IV.v, III.iv, and IV.ii: add Lady Capulet, Nurse, Paris, Friar Laurence, and First Servant

8:30 for Second Servant

Snow Cancellation

Tonight's rehearsal is cancelled for snow.

No one is called!

I'll post the changes to the schedule (what scenes we will move to later nights) this afternoon.

Friday: Text, Dance, and Fights

Good den, all.

Calls:

7 PM for EVERYONE except the following:
Page, Paper Boy: not called
Lady Capulet: called at 8
Romeo: in when you can make it

Thursday: Third Third, Fighting/Speaking Only

Tonight, we will be rounding out the show with the third third (Acts IV and V). Again, if you do not have lines or fight choreography in this third, you do not need to come in, but you are more than welcome if you want to run your blocking.

Calls:

7 PM for Apothecary, Nurse, Prince, Page, Friar John, Montague, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Balthasar, Paris, Juliet, Lady 1, Peter, Guard 2, Guard 1, and Servant 1

8 PM for Lady Capulet

9 PM for Romeo (you can call when you're out of class to see if we have disbanded)

Wednesday: Second Third, speaking/fighting only

We will be running the second third (II.iii through III.v, p. 34-68). If you are not on the call list, you do not need to show up; however, if you would like to walk your blocking even if you are silent in this part of the show, you are more than welcome.

Tonight's calls:

7 PM: Nurse, Prince, Romeo, Friar John, Student, Montague, Friar Laurence (when you are able), Capulet, Paris, Juliet, Mercutio, Citizen 2, Benvolio, Lady 1, Peter, Guard 1, Guard 2, Tybalt, Lady 4, and Sampson

9 PM: Lady Capulet

Tuesday: First Third Speaking, Fighting, Dancing Roles

Today will be a run of the first third, including the brawl and the dance.

Call times:

7 PM for Lady 3, Apothecary, Nurse, Prince, Lady 2, Paper Boy, Romeo, Capulet Peep, Citizen 3, Montague Peep, Gregory, Montague, Capulet, Lady Montague, Balthasar, Paris, Juliet (Understudy), Mercutio, Benvolio, Guard 2, Tybalt, Rosaline, Lady 4, Servant 1, and Abraham
7:45 for Sampson
8:00 for Lady Capulet
8:45 for Peter
9:00 for Lady 1
9:45 for Guard 1

Call me if you have any questions.

Monday: Brawl, Deaths, and Scene Work

Happy Feast Day of St. Skeletor!

Tonight's plan is as follows:

6 PM: call for I.i, including the brawl: Sampson, Gregory, Lady 3, Balthasar, Tybalt, Benvolio, Capulet (may be late) , Montague, Lady Montague, Citizen 4, Lady 2, Paper Boy, Capulet Peep, Citizen 3, Lady 1, Lady 4, Servant 1, Prince, Guard 1, Guard 2 (ask for read-in for Lady Capulet)

7:30 PM: add Rosaline, Mercutio, Romeo, and Citizen 2 for III.i (ask for read-in for Lady Capulet)

9 PM: add Paris; keep Romeo

Be sure to locate your brawl weapons as soon as you arrive. Call Micheal tonight if you have any questions.

Text Workshop and Run - OFF BOOK!

Scary day, folks! Today is our off book date. Here's the plan:

6 PM: we will run an hour-long workshop on how to use your power of ad-libbing. We'll meet in the scene shop while Steve works a couple of fights out in the main room.
7 PM: we will start the run-through.
8 PM (or when Lady Capulet gets here): we will pause where we are and run the brawl. After that, we'll pick back up and see how much we can get through tonight.

Calls:
6 PM: EVERYONE EXCEPT APOTHECARY, LADY 2, AND LADY CAPULET.
8 PM: Lady Capulet

Thursday: Third Third

Today, we will be running the third third of the show (Acts IV and V, pp. 69-86). We will actually start with III.v (p. 63) and run from the top of that scene through to the end.

Calls:

7 PM for Apothecary, Nurse, Prince, Romeo, Page, Friar John, Montague, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Montague, Balthasar, Paris, Juliet, Lady 1, Guard 2, Tybalt, and Servant 1.

8 PM for Lady Capulet

Guard 1, Peter: call when you get off work/school to see if we still need you.

Wednesday: Second Third

Welcome back!

Tonight, we will be running the second third: II.iii - III.iv (p. 34 - 68).

Calls:

7 PM for Lady 3, Citizen 4 (Apothecary), Nurse, Prince, Paper Boy (Doctor), Romeo, Page (Capulet Peep), Friar John, Gregory, Montague, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Montague, Paris, Juliet, Mercutio, Musician (Citizen 2), Benvolio, Lady 1, Peter, Guard 2, Tybalt, Rosaline, Sampson, Guard 1, Lady 4, and Abraham

8:45 or when you can get off work for Student

9 PM for Lady Capulet

The roads are mostly plowed out, but some of them are still slick. Be sure to give yourself extra time. Call me if you have any questions or run into any problems.

Tuesday: Snow Day

Today's rehearsal is cancelled (lots and lots of snow). As it stands, we will still be rehearsing tomorrow, but stay tuned!

Old: As far as I know, the fight rehearsals are still going forward; fighters, you may want to contact Steve to see if he's changed his mind. I'll update this call board if I have news from him.

UPDATE: Fight rehearsals are also cancelled.

Call me or Dan with any questions.

Monday: At Mott

Today's rehearsal will be at Mott Community College. Meet in 1032 Mott Memorial Building; we'll move from there if necessary, and we'll post a sign if we move for those of you who have later calls.

Calls:

6 PM for Romeo, Juliet, and Understudies
7 PM: add Capulet, Paris, Nurse, and Juliet; we will ask one of the understudies to stay and read in for Lady Capulet.
8 PM: add Friar Laurence.

If you get lost, call Micheal or Dan.

Friday: Fights, Brawl, and Dance

Individual fights will run during the afternoon and evening. Calls are below:

8:00 for the Brawl: Sampson, Gregory, Abraham, Balthasar, Benvolio, Tybalt, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Montague, Lady Montague, Lady 1, Paper Boy, Mercutio, Lady 4, Lady 3, Lady 2, Citizen 4, Prince, Guard 1, Guard 2, Capulet Peep, Citizen 3, Montague Peep, and Servant 1.

9:00 for the Dance: add Paris, Nurse, Romeo, Juliet, Citizen 2, Peter, and Rosaline.

Thursday: Run First Half

We will be running the first half tonight. The plan (which may be altered slightly) is this:

6 PM: Run first half minus the fights/brawl once or twice.
8 PM: Run Prologue and I.i with fights/brawl in place.
Post Run: Work any fight/brawl issues.

Calls:
6 PM for everyone except those below
7 PM for Lady Montague
8 PM for Lady Capulet
9 PM for Romeo (but please come in early if you can)
Guard 1, please call me once you get out of class to see if you should still come in.

When you get in today, please check the board for the list of who is in which third. Write this down; remember it. Be on top of it.

Wednesday: Run Second Half

This evening, we will run the second half of the show. Tomorrow, we will run the first half, so don't be confused.

The second half starts on page 54 (III.ii) We'll work on III.ii - V.ii from 6 to 9, and we'll run V.iii at 9.

Call times:
6 PM: Juliet, Nurse, Friar Laurence, Romeo, Capulet, Paris, First Servant, Second Servant, Balthasar, Apothecary, Friar John (and a citizen who will be named later)

9 PM: add Lady Capulet, Page, First Guard, Second Guard, Prince, Montague, Lady Montague

Tuesday: Act V

Calls for tonight:

6:30 for V.ii: Friar John, Friar Laurence
7:00 for V.i: add Romeo, Balthasar, Apothecary
8:00 for V.iii: add Page, Paris, Juliet US, Guards, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Montague, Lady Montague (if free), and Prince.

Monday, Feb. 1

Tonight's call list:

6 PM: Romeo, Juliet, and Romeo US
6:45: Juliet US
8 PM: add Nurse for IV.iii
9 PM: add Second Servant, Friar Laurence, Paris, and Lady Capulet for IV.ii and IV.v (we will look for a volunteer to read in for Lord Capulet)