Rehearsal Schedule
The one scene we have not rehearsed yet is Act 3 scene 4 with the furniture removal men, the irregulars and johnny.
The first rehearsal of this scene will be on Thursday the 1st of February.
We will then set out a series of dates to rehearse that scene with the actors involved.
The following are the details of forthcoming rehearsals:
Monday 22nd
Act 1, Act 2 - scenes 1 & 2, Act 3, scene 1, plus Act 3 - Jerry and Mary scene
Thursday 25th - Sarah Jane Mulcahy Assistant Director taking rehearsals
Act 2, scenes 3 & 4, all of Act 3 bar scene 4
Monday 29th- Sarah Jane Mulcahy
Act 1, Act 2 - scenes 1 & 2, Act 3, scene 1, plus Act 3 - Jerry and Mary scene
Thursday 1st February
Input from Dara Carolan (see Juno notes 2)
Act 3 - scene four, Rest of Act 3
Monday 5th February
Act 1 and Act 2 (to date we will have done second half of Act 2 on Thursdays only, please let me know if you have commitments)
Thursday 8th February
Accent Workshop with Helen Norton
8 - 10pm all cast
Key dates:
By Monday 26th of February everybody should be 'books down'. This gives a full month before the production to wince your way through the lines!
From Monday the 12th of March we will be running the full show every rehearsal night. This gives us four full run throughs before the dress rehearsals.
On the bank holiday Monday the 19th March we hope to hold rehearsals in the Leinster Cricket Club in Rathmines, and will start at 7pm.
Please let me know of dates you can't be available-
Thanks!
Noeleen
Monday, January 22, 2007
Juno notes 3a!
Details on our tutor for the accent workshop
Helen Norton
Helen Norton is a graduate of UCD and has been a Professional Actress for nearly 19 years, she has worked for The Abbey, The Gate, Druid, and has appeared at most of the theatres around the country. Film and TV Credits include Angela`s Ashes, Veronica Guerin, A Love Divided and Paths to Freedom. Helen has worked exstensively on Radio and is also a voice over artist. She has written and directed three short plays for children based on works in The National Gallery of Ireland.
Helen has been a regular tutor for the DLI and has given a course at the residential Summer School. Most recently she gave an accent workshop at the DLI Conference in Sligo. of the Leeson park workshop featured in Juno notes 3, Helen says "This workshop will focus on the Dublin accent but we will explore all sorts of vocal gymnastics and other texts so hopefully we`ll have a lot of fun! "
Helen Norton
Helen Norton is a graduate of UCD and has been a Professional Actress for nearly 19 years, she has worked for The Abbey, The Gate, Druid, and has appeared at most of the theatres around the country. Film and TV Credits include Angela`s Ashes, Veronica Guerin, A Love Divided and Paths to Freedom. Helen has worked exstensively on Radio and is also a voice over artist. She has written and directed three short plays for children based on works in The National Gallery of Ireland.
Helen has been a regular tutor for the DLI and has given a course at the residential Summer School. Most recently she gave an accent workshop at the DLI Conference in Sligo. of the Leeson park workshop featured in Juno notes 3, Helen says "This workshop will focus on the Dublin accent but we will explore all sorts of vocal gymnastics and other texts so hopefully we`ll have a lot of fun! "
Friday, January 19, 2007
Juno notes 3
Accent Workshop!
On Thursday the 8th of February our usual rehearsal time will be used as an accent workshop with professional actress Helen Norton. Helen comes highly recommended and I am very excited about her session having talked to her about how she works with groups.
Like everything else we do, this is a team effort and all of the cast should join in.
The Drama League of Ireland are kindly funding this workshop.
On Thursday the 8th of February our usual rehearsal time will be used as an accent workshop with professional actress Helen Norton. Helen comes highly recommended and I am very excited about her session having talked to her about how she works with groups.
Like everything else we do, this is a team effort and all of the cast should join in.
The Drama League of Ireland are kindly funding this workshop.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Juno notes 2
O' Casey workshop with Dara Carolan
Dara, who will be known to many of you as the coordinator of the Drama League of Ireland (www.dli.ie) has kindly offered to come meet with the cast to discuss O'Casey's lyrical writing style and how it impacts on delivery of the text as a satire.
Dara will be joining us for the first half hour of our rehearsals on Thursday the 1st of February.
Anyone from Leeson Park Players who is not directly involved in this production is more than welcome to come along to what I'm sure will be a very interesting session.
Dara, who will be known to many of you as the coordinator of the Drama League of Ireland (www.dli.ie) has kindly offered to come meet with the cast to discuss O'Casey's lyrical writing style and how it impacts on delivery of the text as a satire.
Dara will be joining us for the first half hour of our rehearsals on Thursday the 1st of February.
Anyone from Leeson Park Players who is not directly involved in this production is more than welcome to come along to what I'm sure will be a very interesting session.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Juno notes 1
Well, here goes, my first attempt at a blog. (second actually, first failed in cyberspace!)
I'm afraid they won't be as poetic or descriptive as my predecessor, purely functional!
Rather than mailing cast and crew any important notices in relation to the rehearsals/ production will be posted here.
Rehearsals are well underway and everyone is up moving, singing, and hopefully having fun. Some lovely characters are beginning to emerge already.
I have inserted scene breaks into the script to aid rehearsals and create discrete parts which can be rehearsed as we see fit. If you don't have these marked in your script, they'll be up on the wall at rehearsals, and check with Aine - script supervisor - for exact details.
Thursday the 18th is Act 2, scenes 3 & 4 and Act 3.
Scene 3 is where Joxer and Maisie Madigan join the party.
So, if you are on during or after that scene please be with us on Thursday.
Everyone is welcome to all rehearsals even if you are not 'on' and I'd hope that everyone will be familiar with the whole play regardless of what role they are playing.
As with Monday we will focus on the interaction between characters as opposed to 'blocking', the following Monday we will do Act1 and the first half of Act 2 again - and we will pull out a scene to play with....
Sarah Jane will be taking the rehearsals on Thursday the 25th and Monday the 29th, and then we'll have a full schedule of rehearsals for you all.
I'm afraid they won't be as poetic or descriptive as my predecessor, purely functional!
Rather than mailing cast and crew any important notices in relation to the rehearsals/ production will be posted here.
Rehearsals are well underway and everyone is up moving, singing, and hopefully having fun. Some lovely characters are beginning to emerge already.
I have inserted scene breaks into the script to aid rehearsals and create discrete parts which can be rehearsed as we see fit. If you don't have these marked in your script, they'll be up on the wall at rehearsals, and check with Aine - script supervisor - for exact details.
Thursday the 18th is Act 2, scenes 3 & 4 and Act 3.
Scene 3 is where Joxer and Maisie Madigan join the party.
So, if you are on during or after that scene please be with us on Thursday.
Everyone is welcome to all rehearsals even if you are not 'on' and I'd hope that everyone will be familiar with the whole play regardless of what role they are playing.
As with Monday we will focus on the interaction between characters as opposed to 'blocking', the following Monday we will do Act1 and the first half of Act 2 again - and we will pull out a scene to play with....
Sarah Jane will be taking the rehearsals on Thursday the 25th and Monday the 29th, and then we'll have a full schedule of rehearsals for you all.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Amazing Turnout
Wow. We had an amazing (and a little daunting) turnout at Auditions last night. About a gazillion (30+) people were there. LPPers and NEW LPPers (we hope). And the beauty of Juno and the Paycock is the huge cast. *note: if only 5 people had turned up this would not have been a beautiful feature of the play*
Noeleen ran the auditions brilliantly, we even sang. A warning to new cast members - she likes the singing thing a Lot. Rehearsals will be a blast. Hopefully we can persuade Noeleen to keep on the new tradition of the Director writing blog notes throughout rehearsals. Although she has a lot on so we won't be TOO disappointed if she doesn't.
I suppose some Dates would be good...
**Performance dates: March 29th, 30th and 31st**
Every Monday and Thursday evening from now on will be full of fun, angst, line fluffs, great acting, some not so great acting (at the start!), some hair pulling moments, some sleepless nights (directors perogative), and back to the fun again. Can't wait.
Let The Fun Begin.
Noeleen ran the auditions brilliantly, we even sang. A warning to new cast members - she likes the singing thing a Lot. Rehearsals will be a blast. Hopefully we can persuade Noeleen to keep on the new tradition of the Director writing blog notes throughout rehearsals. Although she has a lot on so we won't be TOO disappointed if she doesn't.
I suppose some Dates would be good...
**Performance dates: March 29th, 30th and 31st**
Every Monday and Thursday evening from now on will be full of fun, angst, line fluffs, great acting, some not so great acting (at the start!), some hair pulling moments, some sleepless nights (directors perogative), and back to the fun again. Can't wait.
Let The Fun Begin.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
News News News
Firstly - Congratulations to Andrew and Avril who got Engaged over the holidays. Great News! Don't worry, you don't have to invite us all to the wedding. Delighted for you. :-)
Secondly - looks like we have a director and a play for April. Just as well as
Auditions are on Monday!
Noeleen Hartigan will be directing for the first time with LPP and she will be in charge of (fanfare)
Juno and the Paycock
So get your auditioning boots on and come over to LPP headquarters (Wesley House) on Monday evening at 8. Monday the 8th at 8pm.
If you haven't already done so that would be a good time to pay your sub (a mere €15 for the year). At the next AGM in September we will have to make some decisions about the future of the Players and the Rules and you won't be able to Vote if you haven't paid up for the year 2006/2007. The Hon Treasurer would be delighted to take your money!
Secondly - looks like we have a director and a play for April. Just as well as
Auditions are on Monday!
Noeleen Hartigan will be directing for the first time with LPP and she will be in charge of (fanfare)
Juno and the Paycock
So get your auditioning boots on and come over to LPP headquarters (Wesley House) on Monday evening at 8. Monday the 8th at 8pm.
If you haven't already done so that would be a good time to pay your sub (a mere €15 for the year). At the next AGM in September we will have to make some decisions about the future of the Players and the Rules and you won't be able to Vote if you haven't paid up for the year 2006/2007. The Hon Treasurer would be delighted to take your money!
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