King and I Information

This summer the Heritage Theatre will be producing 'The King and I' a Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. I have been asked to direct it and I am very excited. There are parts for teenagers, although none of them are leads. There are two potential featured parts for boys. 

I will also be posting a link the Heritage Theatre website when they get up this information. 

The Auditions will be Tuesday May 20 & Thursday May 22 from 6-8:30, with potential callbacks on Saturday May 24.

It is encouraged for those in this age range to audition on Tuesday, because that is when our choreographer will be there to teach a dance to all boys and girls ages 12-18.

I will not take everyone who tries out. It is nothing personal to each student who participated in Aladdin. There just aren't enough parts for all of the kids from Aladdin, nor is there space on the Heritage stage. 

Those of you coming to auditions should come in clothes that you are able to dance in.

As other information about auditions at other local shows comes in I will post it here on the blog.

Below is a cast list description that should appear on the Heritage Theatre website tonight.

Cast List

Anna Leonowens- 28-45, (Mezzo), New schoolteacher at the King’s palace

King- 35-50, (Baritone), Monarch of the Siamese Empire

Tuptim- 15-24, (Soprano), Servant given to the King

Lun Tha- 17-25, (Tenor), Secret lover of Tuptim

Lady Thiang- 30-45, (Soprano), Head wife of the King

Lous Leonowens- 8-14, (Tenor), Anna’s son

Prince Chulalongkorn- 10-16, (Tenor), The King’s oldest son

The Kralahome- 20-50, (Speaking), Strong minded Advisor to the King

The Interpreter/Phra Alak- (16-30), Speaking, Humble servant

Captain Orton- 35-60, (Speaking), Captain of the ship (May be double casted as Sir Edward Ramsey)

Sir Edward Ramsey- 30-45, (Speaking), British diplomat (May be double casted as Captain Orton)

Royal Children (11)- 4-14, The King’s children

Royal Wives (6)- 30-50, The King’s Wives

Royal Dancers (12)- 11-15, Can be either girl or boy dancers

Royal Singers (6)- 12-18, Girls

Palace Guards/Dock Workers (6)- 12-18, Boys

 Expectations:

Everyone should prepare 16 measures of a ballad from a musical. Accompaniment will be provided. Those auditioning for a speaking part should be prepared to have a cold read of the script for their audition. 

All boys and girls 11-15 should audition on Tuesday, because that is when we are doing the dance auditions. 

We will be doing auditions in groups. So families can audition together, as well as groups of friends. If you are auditioning alone we will put you in a small group.

Callbacks will be by invitation for Saturday morning. 

The rehearsal period will last the entire summer. 

We understand that there will be vacations and camps; we will be as understanding as possible. If you will miss several weeks of rehearsal that will play a factor in casting the show, so please, put all known unavailable dates on the audition form.

Rehearsals for the dancers, singers, guards, wives and children will be kept as minimal as possible. We will be rehearsing in blocks. This means the first week of rehearsal we will work the first 3 or 4 scenes. All the music, dance and blocking will be done throughout the week culminating in a run through on Saturday of the week’s work. This may mean that on a certain week many characters have no rehearsal, and on other weeks they may have it Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

We ask that August be kept as open as possible. The last 2-3 weeks is when we will be putting the whole show together. 

Typically rehearsals will go 6-9 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and 9-12 on Saturdays. The last 2 weeks we will be going every day.

The show will run from August 22- Sept 13. There will be performances during the county fair, Labor Day weekend and Peach Days.

Reminder

Just a reminder we have a cast party for all the kids who were in the show at Walker Cinemas this Saturday at 9am. We will be watching RIO. See you there!

Cast Party

The show was so good! Thanks to all of you who participated and helped out. It was a fantastic and memorable experience. We are going to celebrate with Cast Party Saturday April 26th at 9am at Walker Cinemas. We will be watching RIO. You don't need to bring money unless you want to buy treats or popcorn. So spread the word and we hope to see you all there.

Closing Night

Sorry I didn't get this up earlier. We have had such a great show and I know tonight will be best one yet. Remember everyone needs to show up at 5:45 to be ready to go by 6.

Tickets will go on sale at 6 and the doors will open at 6:30.

Once again thanks for all your support and work on this show. It has been a blast!

Monday School show

 We had a good show! We did it! It came together and will only get better as we go along.

Just a few notes for Monday:

All Aladdin cast member will be wearing their Aladdin t-shirt on Monday

7^th Grade students in the Aladdin cast will go to lunch at 10:29 a.m. as the rest of the 7^th grade students.

6^th Grade students in the Aladdin cast will go to lunch at 11:00 a.m. this should only be around 40 students. This is earlier than the schedule states for 6^th grade. Please excuse them at that time.

ALL Aladdin cast members will be excused to leave their classrooms at 11:25 a.m. to come to the commons area where they will gather and walk to the high school supervised by Ryan 7^th grade students will be in class. 6^th grade students will still be at lunch.

 Meet in the commons with everything you need for the show. You can leave your backpacks in your lockers.

Mrs. Housley has a list of all the cast members and will enter the school excused absence in the computer.

All students will be back before the end of school. There will be no rehearsal Monday after school.

See you then!

YAY!!!

The show is good and only going to get better with an audience. Thank you parents for being understanding and letting your kids stay later then planned. But they needed that extra time to get better. The show came together this week and it truly was a miracle.

Remember that the kids need to show up tomorrow at 12:30, 12:45 at the latest. We will touch-up some things. The doors will open at 1:30 with the show starting at 2. The last a little bit over an hour.

Once again thank you so much for letting your kids have this experience. I hope you enjoy the show.

Final Dress Rehearsal Friday

The show has been coming together, slowly and steadily. It will be great but we need to adjust tomorrow's plan. Students will come to the High School and get straight into costume. We will start at 3:20. We will start at where we left off, end of a Whole New World, and finish the tech until the end. We will then run each musical number and have a break, around 5 for pizza. We will then have a run through starting at 5:45. We will be done around 7 rather than 5:45. There is no other way to get this show done then to stay longer.

We will also be asking that all students show up on Saturday by 12:45, the doors will be unlocked at 12:30 if you want to come early. We will then have the students ready to go by 1 and we will warm-up on the stage. The auditorium doors will open at 1:30 to the public, with the show starting at 2. Please come early and find a parking spot and your seat. Thank you for all that you are willing to do for your kids to have this experience.