Below is the rehearsal schedule for “The Sound of Music”.
As you will see, rehearsals start on Monday 7th January – at 6pm for Maria and the children – and from 7.30pm for all Ladies in the chorus. Gentlemen, you are very welcome to attend on Monday 7th January but, as there is very little singing for the male chorus until Act 2, you may wish not to attend until Monday 14th January. Most rehearsals follow our usual schedule of chorus (music and large scene) rehearsals on Mondays, when we will have the larger space in the civic centre, and main character (songs and small scene) rehearsals on Wednesdays. There will be some further (smaller female and male role) auditions in early January but these will take place during or at the end of Monday evening rehearsals.
Scripts (the full libretto and vocal score) will be available for all main characters to pick up from Valerie Houldin at the first rehearsal on 7th January. Scripts are hired at a significant cost, so each person who receives a script will be asked to sign for it and to pay a £5.00 deposit to Valerie before they take it away. The deposit will be returned to you when your book is cleaned of all (pencil only) markings and returned to Valerie at the end of the show.
There are 3 Sunday afternoon rehearsals scheduled for 24/2, 03/03 and 10/03 at Bebington Methodist Church and two further Sunday rehearsals on 17th and 24th March when we are in the Theatre. Rehearsals and performances which take place on Sundays and other days of the week in the last 2 weeks before the performance are indicated with an asterisk. (*)
The rehearsal schedule will be displayed at every rehearsal and there will be a signing in sheet for all rehearsals. Performers who miss more than two rehearsals without first agreeing their absence with Jane, Greg or Valerie may lose their role in the show.
Please email Jane on janedirectorpsp@gmail.com as soon as possible if you (and/or your child) are unable to attend a particular rehearsal. We will do our best to re-schedule rehearsals to accommodate people who can’t be with us when their scenes are being rehearsed but, as time is short and there is a very large company for this show, it’s unlikely that we will be able to please everyone!
We look forward to seeing you in January! – Jane, Greg, Valerie and the Port Sunlight Players Committee.
| Day/Date | Time | Venue | Who is needed? | What will we be doing? | With |
| Week 1
Monday 07.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Rolf and Leisl Female Chorus (Nuns) |
Act One songs
16 Going on 17 Act One songs |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
09.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
The
Lever Club |
Children and Maria
Rolf and Leisl Main characters |
Act One early scenes – read & block
Act One early scenes – read & block Maria & Captain – Act One songs |
Jane
and Greg (Greg) |
| Week 2
Monday 14.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Rolf and Leisl Male & Female chorus (Smaller role auditions) |
Act Two songs
16 Going on 17 Act Two songs |
Greg
and Jane |
|
Wednesday 16.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
The
Lever Club |
Children and Maria
Leisl and Maria (16/17 Reprise) Main characters |
Act Two early scenes – read & block
Act Two early scenes – read & block Captain, Elsa & Max – Act One songs |
Jane
and Greg (Greg) |
| Week 3
Monday 21.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Rolf and Leisl Female Chorus (Nuns) |
Act One Songs & movement
16 Going on 17 – movement Act One Songs |
Greg
and Jane |
|
Wednesday 23.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
The
Lever Club |
Children and Maria
Rolf and Leisl – movement Main characters |
Act One later scenes – read & block
Act One later scenes – read & block Maria & Captain – Act Two songs |
Jane
and Greg (Greg) |
| Week 4
Monday 28.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Maria & Mother Abbess Male & Female Chorus |
Act Two songs & movement
Sound of Music/Climb every Mountain Act Two songs & movement |
Greg
and Jane |
| Day/Date | Time | Venue | Who needed? | What will we be doing? | With |
|
Wednesday 30.01.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
The
Lever Club |
Children and Maria
Maria and Captain Main characters |
Act Two later scenes – read & block
Act Two later scenes – read & block Captain, Elsa & Max – Act Two songs |
Jane
and Greg (Greg) |
| Week 5
Monday 04.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.00pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children
Maria and Captain Male & female chorus Ball scene characters |
“So long farewell” song & movement
Landler Ball scene and Landler movement |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
06.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.30 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children and Maria
Main Nuns & Maria |
“Do a Deer” song and movement
Act One scenes, songs & movement |
Jane
and Greg |
| Week 6
Monday 11.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Maria and Captain Male & Female chorus Ball scene characters |
“So long farewell” song & movement
Landler Ball scene and Landler movement |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
13.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.30 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children and Maria
Main Nuns, Maria, Captain |
“Lonely Goatherd” song & movement
Act Two scenes, songs & movement |
Jane
and Greg |
| Week 7
Monday 18.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children and Maria
Max, Elsa and Captain Male & Female chorus Ball scene characters |
Act One songs and movement
Act one songs – movement Act One Ball scene and Movement |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
20.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.30 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children and Maria
Main Nuns/Main characters |
Act Two Songs and Movement
Act Two Nuns Wedding scenes |
Jane
and Greg |
| * Sunday
24.02.19 |
2pm – 5pm | Methodist
Church CH63 7RA |
Act One (Costume)
Full Company Chorus & Main characters |
Act One scene development
Act One songs and movement Act One – Slow Run |
Jane,
Greg & Team |
| Day/Date | Time | Venue | Who is called to rehearse? | What will we be doing? | With |
| Week 8
Monday 25.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children, Maria & Captain
Main characters & nuns’ Male & Female Chorus |
Act Two songs and movement
Act Two wedding chorus procession Act Two Kaltzburg festival scene. |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
27.02.19 |
6.00 – 7.00pm
7.30 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children, Maria & Captain
Main characters |
Act Two songs and movement
Act Two songs and movement |
Jane
and Greg |
| *Sunday
03.03.19 |
2pm – 5pm | Methodist Church
CH63 7RA |
Act Two (Costume)
Full Company Main characters & chorus |
Act Two scene development
Act Two songs and movement Act Two – Slow Run |
Jane, Greg &
Team |
| Week 9
Monday 04.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children, Maria, Captain
Main character nuns and Nuns’ chorus |
Act Two scenes, songs & movement
Act Two scenes, songs & movement Act One nuns scenes |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
06.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children, Maria, Captain
Max, Elsa, Captain |
Act One scenes, songs & movement
Act Two and Act One scenes & songs |
Jane
and Greg |
| * Sunday
10.03.19 |
2pm-5pm | Methodist
Church CH63 7RA |
Act One (Costume/Props)
Full Company Main characters & chorus |
Act One scene development
Act One songs and movement Run Act One |
Jane, Greg &
Team |
| Week 10
Monday 11.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm |
Bebington
Civic Centre |
Children, Maria, Captain
Main character nuns and Nuns’ chorus |
Act One scenes, songs & movement
Act Two scenes, songs & movement Act One nun scenes |
Greg
and Jane |
| Wednesday
13.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm |
Lever
Club |
Children, Maria, Captain
Max, Elsa, Captain |
Act Two scenes, songs & movement
Act Two and Act One scenes & songs |
Jane
and Greg |
| *
Sunday 17.03.19 |
2pm – 4pm 4pm – 6pm |
Gladstone Theatre |
ACT TWO on stage ACT ONE on stage |
Act One scenes rehearsed in Bar Act Two scenes rehearsed in Bar |
Jane & Greg |
| Week 11
Monday 18.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.30pm |
Theatre | Children & main characters
Full company (Act One) Costume, props & set |
Act One children’s scenes on stage
Act One other scenes on stage Ball & Landler Scene rehearse in Bar |
Jane, Greg
& Team |
|
Wednesday 20.03.19 |
6.00 – 7.30pm
7.00 – 9.30pm |
Theatre | Children & main characters
Full company (Act Two) (Costume, props & set) |
Act Two children’s scenes on stage
Act Two other scenes on stage Nuns procession rehearse in Bar |
Jane, Greg
& Team |
| *
Friday 22.03.19 |
7.00 – 10.00pm | Theatre | Full Company
Children Cast A on stage Children Cast B to watch |
Run full show with costume, props, set & lights | Jane, Greg
& Team |
| *
Sunday 24.03.19 |
1.00 – 4.00pm
4.00 – 7.00pm 7.00 – 10.00pm |
Theatre
|
Full Company
Children Cast B on stage Main characters TBC |
Run full show with costume, props, set & lights-Children Cast A to watch
Band call with main cast soloists Trouble shooting rehearsal if needed |
Jane, Greg &
Team |
| Week 12
Monday 25.03.19 |
Show week
6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Theatre |
Main characters & children Chorus Full Company |
Radio mics, sound checks Costume, make-up and notes etc. Dress rehearsal 1 (Cast A) |
Jane, Greg & Team |
| *
Tuesday 26.03.19 |
6.00pm
6.30pm 7.30pm |
Gladstone
Theatre |
Main characters & children
Chorus Full Company |
Radio mics, sound checks
Costume, make-up and notes etc. Dress rehearsal 2 (Cast B) |
Jane, Greg
& Team |
|
Wednesday 27.03.19 |
6.00pm |
Theatre |
TBC |
Trouble shooting rehearsal for full company songs, difficult scenes etc. |
Jane, Greg
& Team |
| *
Thursday 28.03.19 |
6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Theatre |
Main characters & children Chorus Full Company |
Radio mics, sound checks Costume, make-up and notes etc. Performance 1 (Cast A) |
Jane, Greg & Team |
| *
Friday 29.03.19 |
6.00pm
6.30pm |
Theatre | Main characters & children
Chorus Full Company |
Radio mics, sound checks
Costume, make-up and notes etc. Performance 2 (Cast B) |
Jane, Greg & Team |
| *
Saturday 30.03.19 |
1.00pm 1.30pm 2.30pm
5.30pm
6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Theatre |
Main characters & children Chorus Full Company
Break between shows
Main characters & children Chorus Full Company |
Radio mics, sound checks Costume, make-up and notes etc. Matinee Performance 3 (Cast A)
Radio mics, sound checks Costume, make-up and notes etc. Performance 4 (Cast B) |
Jane, Greg & Team
Jane, Greg & Team |
Please note that this schedule is in draft form. Rehearsals, rehearsal content, times and venues may have to be re-scheduled or changed at short notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
