Starting to gear up

It’s deep in winter here. We’re having long, frigid nights, lots and lots of snow, dazzlingly sunny days. In spite of that, were …

… thinking about performance dates.

… considering locations.

… starting to talk to our “consultants” about ideas for rehearsals, locations, etc.

… practicing “And The World Will Know” each day after breakfast.

… reacquainting ourselves with the script.

… getting ideas for costumes, choreography, advertising, etc., and keeping them on a Pinterest board.

Spotlighting an Actress: Holly Bruce

 

The next actress we are spotlighting is Holly! She's going to play Denton in "Newsies". Denton is a newspaper reporter and a friend to the newsboys.

 

 

Holly has kindly completed an interview, which is below:

How old are you?
I am 15 years old

Have you been in any plays or productions before?
I did ballet when I was ages 5-7ish. In the first show I did I was the color blue in a rainbow. :) In the other I was something in a garden.... I don't really remember! :P

What is your favorite book or genre of books?
I really like mystery books, so Nancy drew and Hardy boys are some of my favorites. I also like Adventure books.

What are some of your favorite pastimes?
Playing with my llamas and alpacas, riding horses, reading and watching Star Wars, and going over to the llama farm I volunteer at.

What is your favorite school subject?
Probably Animal Science

Who is your favorite character in “Newsies”? Why?
I haven't seen Newsies, so I don't really know! :D

Thanks for reading!

Spotlighting an Actress: Courtney Worley

As part of this blog, we are going to post interviews by the actors and actresses who will be taking part in our Newsies production.

It seemed logical to interview our main actress first: Courtney Worley!

 

Courtney will be acting in Newsies as the main character, Jack Kelly. Jack is the main newsboy who is the leader of a group of New York newsboys.

 

She was kind enough to fill out an interview to include in the post:

 

How old are you?

15

 

Have you been in any other plays or productions before?

I was in Oliver Twist in 2009. I played Mrs. Sowerberry, Mrs. Bedwin, a policeman, and an orphan. I was in also in a ballet production of Sleeping Beauty in 2012 as a rose.

 

What is your favorite genre of books?

Mysteries!

 

What are you favorite pastimes? 

Reading, ballet, singing inspirational songs, Veritas classes, and chatting.

 

What are your favorite school subjects? 

Science or Omnibus.

 

Who is your favorite character in Newsies? Why?

David because he is like a "rock" to Jack, and he is so funny. Or Jack because he has an interesting character and character development

 

Stay tuned for more "Spotlighting an Actor or Actress" posts!

 

The First Practice!

At long last, the Newsies script has finally been completed! It took quite awhile because there was a lot we had to change, and we have been busy, so there wasn’t a lot of time devoted to the altering of the script. But now that’s we’re ready to start, I have a feeling blog updates will be more regular as we start practicing.

The girls were pretty excited about finally being able to practice, thus it got a little crazy. But we had fun and are glad to move to the next stage of the preparation! =)









Here is a video we took during the practice. Courtney and Erica actually have quite a bit of it memorized from doing the movie. They were thrilled to finally start practicing, as you will notice… =D

The planning has begun

We have officially begun the plans for Newsies! Mrs. Noot came yesterday to help us get started since we older ones will be in charge.

We have organized “committees”, distributing the tasks among those who would be best at a particular task. Courtney, Erica and Kate are in charge of the choreography since all three love to dance and are great at it. Alix and I (Rachel) will be writing the script (starting tonight, as a matter of fact) and so forth…

There is a lot to be done in the next few months: scripts and dance numbers to plan and memorize, blocking, props, backdrops and costumes to worry about. It will be a big undertaking, but we’re looking forward to it; stay tuned for more updates!

 

Here we are in the school room, listening in awe as Mrs. Noot gives us a ton of helpful tips and advice. Don’t we look excited? (We really did a lot have fun =)

Coming in the Summer of 2013 ...

From the makers of 2009's smash hit "Oliver Twist"