Call: 9/29 - Schedule to Come

Good Evening, Team -

The call for tomorrow (2/29) is for everyone...all managers, all actors, and costume team will be called to the stage.  We'll be handing out schedules for the rest of the process, getting measured for costumes, working through some ensemble building, training stage managers, and prepping for a phenomenal run through the remainder of this show.  Catch ya @ 330p!

j.

Parent Meeting Tonight!

Remember, team and families, tonight at 700pm is the parent/guardian meeting for 'In The Heights'.

We'll be meeting in the Drama Room, and discussing the show, expectations of the cast and crew, timelines, and opportunities to support the show.  The meeting should last less than an hour.  

Hope to see your families there!

j.

Actors' Calls: Week of 9/22-9/26

Good Evening, Actors –

Monday, 9/21 (Calls Listed Below):

330p-415p – Paciencia y Fe (Abuela/Sm. Ensemble)

415-455p – Hundreds of Stories (Abuela/Usnavi)

505p-540p – Inutil/Atencion (Kevin)

540p-600p – Piragua (Piraguero)

Tuesday, 9/22 (All Called):

-Club/Blackout

-Sunrise

-Carnaval del Barrio

Wednesday, 9/23 (All Called):

-Sunrise

-Carnaval del Barrio

-Alabanza

Thursday, 9/24 (Calls Listed Below):

-330p-455p: When You’re Home  (Benny/Nina/Piraguero/Sm. Ensemble)

-505p-600p: Breathe (Nina/Piraguero/Sm. Ensemble)

Friday, 9/25 (All Called):

-Alabanza

-Finale

Everyone needs to be looking at music on their own, particularly (but not exclusively) principal and featured roles.

C U Next Week!

j.

Call: Thursday, 9/18

Remember, Team, it's an all-call for 9/18...

Meet in the Choir Room at 330pm with your music, pencil, highlighter, and be ready to warm up.

We're tackling the rest of '96000', and moving into the 'Club/Blackout' (so take a look at solo lines, if you can).

We're doing well, so far!  Thanks to the hard working soloists/duetists who came in for one-on-one work...we are in very good shape so far.

See you in the Choir Room!

j.

Info about Jon's Show!

From our friends at Triangle Productions (featuring our Music Director, Jon Quesenberry):

As our 25th season opener, we are performing Tick, Tick... BOOM! by Jonathan Larson (creator of Rent). 

The show has been getting rave reviews for it's talented cast, great music, and inspiring message.

In his review, Dennis Sparks was moved to say: One final message, having to do with the underlying theme of the show:  If you are, or have, a Youth in your home that has a bent for the Arts, do everything in your power to allow them their moment into the sun.  Unfortunately, our school system seems to place the Arts at the lower end of the Educational process.  Arts, above all, build character, confidence and teamwork in individuals, not only for Artistic leanings but for Life.  It is a safe haven for struggling voices to be heard…SO LISTEN!

It made us realize that this is a show that High School students, especially ones with artistic aspirations, should see.

To that end, we would like to extend a discounted $10.00 tickets to your students!

All they need to do is show up at the box office the before the show starts and show their student id, or use the promotional code "TYT" to purchase tickets online at www.trianglepro.org

Call Information: 9/17

Today's call, if the earlier post about this week's schedule was unclear, here is today's call:

330p-455p: Benny and Nina/Solos and Duets (Kendall and Sofia)
505p-600p: Abuela and Kevin/Solos and Duets (Maggie C and Alberto)

See you in the Choir Room!

j.

Parent Meeting Moved

Due to Back To School Night being set for this evening by the school administration, tonight's scheduled Parent Meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 9/23 at 700pm in the WHS Drama Room, Rm. 108.

We, the staff and crew of In The Heights, hope to see as many of our students' parents, guardians, and host families at this very important meeting to discuss opportunities, expectations, and obligations for everyone involved in the exciting project!

Students: Tell your families about this important time for conversation about what it means to be a part of ITH!

j.

Day One in the Books!

Thanks for a great first rehearsal, team!  Congratulations on getting this beast underway...

Remember all of the fine work we did...lock it away, hit 'save', whatever...the key here is we aren't likely to touch it again for awhile and can't forget it.

This week's schedule at a glance is as follows:

Tuesday: 9/16 All Called
Wednesday: 9/17 Solos/Duets
-330-500p: Benny and Nina
-500-600p: Abuela and Kevin
Thursday: 9/18 All Called
Friday: Benny

Laters!

j.

The Cast (Updated)

Listed below are the men and women I’ve selected as cast members for this fall’s SouthWest StageWorks production of ‘In The Heights’.  My deepest heartfelt thanks to everyone who auditioned, and brought to us the talent necessary to pull off this beautiful show. 

If you see your name below, please be ready to report to your first day of rehearsal this Monday, September 15^th.  Remember, as part of the audition packet, you have committed to the role you are selected for in the production; should you decide that this is unacceptable to you, please think very hard about any decision to decline the show…don’t make an emotional choice; take time to consider how exciting this show and opportunity truly is, before you contact me!  I am happy to speak/correspond with individuals if they have questions about their auditions or casting, but will only do so after this Sunday, September 14^th.

We have a number of opportunities available for those men and women not cast, including technical/crew positions (please sign up on the Callboard); ‘Breakfast Club’ auditions next week, and a variety of other SouthWest StageWorks opportunities. 

Thank you for making this an exciting and inspiring process, all!  I can’t express how excited I am to begin work on ‘In The Heights’!

j. miller, director

The Cast List

Daniela                                   Lauren Lamont                   

Carla                                      Shayla Norris-York            

Sonny                                     Owen Ward                         

Kevin                                     Alberto Rincon                    

Nina                                       Sofia Vilches                         

Camila                                   Lia Goresh                            

Benny                                     Kendall Berry                      

Abuela Claudia                     Maggie Conroy                   

Usnavi                                    Michel Castillo                     

Vanessa                                 Emma Iverson                     

Piraguero                               Kyle Turner                         

Graffiti P                               Natti Ratanavetin                

The Residents of Washington Heights

Abbey Hanson                                                                    

Sophie Burkholder                                                              

Alexis Barnes                                                                       

Emilia Bererra                                                                      

Olivia Falls-Kulak                                                                

Gwyneth Bushman                                                             

Elizabeth Sikora                                                                  

Olivia Balkam                                                                      

Zoe Stuckless                                                                       

Julia Taylor                                                                          

Maggie Beutler                                                                    

Gracie Jacobson                                                                   

Hannah Borel                                                                      

Fiona Murphy                                                                     

Sofia Solares                                                                         

Alexandra Cameron-Pizzo                                                

Tosca Ruotolo                                                                      

Mak Abell                                                                             

Elisabeth Mathiesen                                                            

Jenna Hillenbrand                                                               

Noreena McCleave                                                             

Hannah Paulson                                                                  

Quinland Thompson                                                          

Daniel Nyounai-Herrera                                                   

Tate Iverson                                                                         

Daniel Trusty                                                                          

Christopher Polanco                                                          

Henry Hakanson                                                                

Guthrie Stafford                                                                  

Andrew Foran                                                                     

Moses Felberg                                                                     

Elijah Moon   

(*Updated to correct Julia Taylor and Daniel Trusty's names)

Call Back List

Please be in the auditorium promptly by 345pm, warmed up physically and vocally, ready to sing.

Kyle Turner, 

Moses Felberg, 

Tate Iverson, 

Alberto Rincon, 

Kendall Berry, 

Michel Castillo, 

Natti Ratanavetin, 

Zoe Stuckless, 

Hannah Paulson, 

Fiona Murphy, 

Owen Ward, 

Emilia Barerra, 

Lauren Lamont, 

Sofia Vilches, 

Maggie Conroy, 

Amelia Levine, 

Jenna Hillenbrand, 

Emma Iverson, 

Gracie Jacobson, 

Shayla Norris-York, 

Lia Goresh, 

Noreena McCleave, 

Abbey Hanson

Amazing work, Team!

j.

It's On!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to throw the combined might of Wilson High School and SouthWest StageWorks behind one of our biggest challenges (and biggest opportunities) to date: In The Heights!

As it's Audition Week, it's time for all of us to do/remember the following:

-Invite everyone to get involved...this is the show, if ever you or anyone around you has considered supporting an (SW)2 production!  We have lots of roles, acting or support, for any experience level, for actors/singers/dancers of every possible description!

-Be checking the Callboard outside the Drama Room EVERYDAY for key information, as well as this blog...get used to it!

-Actors: Get your audition forms taken care of and returned as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday at Movement

-We need actors, singers, dancers...don't shy away if you don't feel strong in any one of those areas. We need a little of everything, and we'll help you with what you need to know ---
---Though, as much as I'd like to, we are not taking all who audition into the show.  We do have a limited amount of time to prepare this very difficult show.  We're taking a much larger cast than usual, so opportunities abound, but not every interested person has taken their craft to a point where we can use it, in the timeframe allowed...full disclosure

-Anyone not auditioning, and interested in helping organize auditions, please contact me ASAP!

-Oh, and remember: Relax and have fun! (no seriously, I mean it ;-)

j.