Productions

Playing notes: Dress 2

Apr . 16 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

Tonight was a night of fix-ups all round for the Cabaret kinder; there are always final tweaks as the creative team finesse the show: lights, sound, cues, costume. We spent 20 mins or so pre-show reworking the blocking for a couple of exits. There were also acting notes from last night’s run. There are also

Acting Notes, Cabaret, notes, rehearsals

Watching from the wings: Dress 1

Apr . 14 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

Watching from the wings is one of those special perspectives only granted to the inner circle of a production. I’ve often thought audiences would be fascinated by what goes on ‘out there.’ You could sell tickets maybe! As an actor, I’ve been lurking a bit in the wings, soaking up the energy on stage and

Asides, Cabaret, dress rehearsal, ensemble

Entering the stage world

Apr . 12 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

Today begins the final part of the journey as we enter technical and dress rehearsal time. We’ll work through two days of technical rehearsals where lighting, sound and media are integrated into the live action and become part of the story-telling, and of the mise-en-scene of the production. Tech rehearsals can be a trying time

Asides, Cabaret, Mise en scène, Stage management

On musicals as social barometers and a publicity call

Apr . 09 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

Image via Wikipedia I did a radio interview this morning, part of the groundswell of publicity for Cabaret as we count down to the season’s opening next week. It was quite a relaxed 10 minutes or so in the late morning and on the national broadcaster ABC, but pitched to a more local, regional audience.

Asides, Broadway theatre, Cabaret, Empire Theatre, Musical theatre, Queensland Theatre Company

Photo shoot, make-up and corsets!

Apr . 08 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: fluzwup A night off from rehearsals but valuable nonetheless; the cast were called for the program photo shoot. It was a chance for us to see one another for the first time in costume, and to realise how powerful a role the element of body adornment plays in visual story-telling. Body-masking is the

Acting Notes, Asides, body-masking, Cabaret, Costume, rehearsal

Auf wiedersehen Sitzprobe

Apr . 07 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

And with 10 days to go it’s sounding and feeling good! Tonight’s sitzprobe finished up the play. So we’ve been through all of the songs, interludes and dance numbers with the orchestra. It was not as daunting as I had expected; thrilling, yes! One or two intervals … picking your note from a great concatenation

Cabaret, sitzprobe

Production Week: Run #4 and Sitzprobe

Apr . 06 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: fr1zz It’s 11 days till opening and 10am on Sunday morning. Other people are out there having the requisite leisurely brunch and reading the papers at any one of the many coffee shops in the city. We’re in the rehearsal studio warming up bodies to Kylie Minogue dance music. It’s then over to

Acting Notes, Cabaret, music director, orchestra, sitzprobe, warmup

Week 10: Production Week Begins

Apr . 05 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

Gird the loins for production week. Here we go. Day 1 for the acting company in the rehearsal studio, and it’s another run. This is what I want and need right now. I’ve written before here about losing momentum in an extended rehearsal period, and we’ve arrived at the time to get the arc of

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret

Week 9: Tightening the Wheel Nuts

Mar . 30 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: mag3737 Saturday: Goodness! Talk about feeling dazed and confused. This weekend was the first back after an Easter break, and 10 days away from the rehearsal room floor. To make matters worse, three of our company were absent; one on tour, and the others MIA. It was a difficult call given yesterday’s schedule

Acting Notes, Cabaret

I Guess We Have a Show

Mar . 27 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

There it is for everyone to see on the side of the theatre building. Mmm … it’s real then!

Cabaret

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Playing notes: Dress 2

Watching from the wings: Dress 1

Entering the stage world

On musicals as social barometers and a publicity call

Photo shoot, make-up and corsets!

Auf wiedersehen Sitzprobe

Production Week: Run #4 and Sitzprobe

Week 10: Production Week Begins

Week 9: Tightening the Wheel Nuts

I Guess We Have a Show