Rehearsal Notes October 16

Link to Script with Blocking Notes

Link to Running Blocking Notes for Songs

O Yo Yo Blocking - VIDEO

SECTION 1

During the lead-in line “As soon as they left the clearning, Sop 2s peek in from upstage right

Leah, Hayley & Antoinnette on top platform

Gabrielle, Katelyn & Georgia on the floor

M 1 - Sop 1s peek in from downstage right (Shila, Kallie & Rachael centre; Rowan, Maria & Rylee downstage); Altos peek in from centre and downstage left (Morgan, Mackenzie, Catherine, Jordyn, Natasha centre; Krystal, Karen, Rhian & Jess downstage)

M 13 - Sop 2s enter on the edge, one step in

M 16 - Everyone else enters on the edge, one step in

One bar of rest, then into the hummed version.

REPEAT UNDER NARRATION

Repeat measures 1-12 on a loop, hummed, staccato, underneath Narrator’s text.

After “unable to move a limb” finish the phrase you are on and stop singing.

At the end of this section, sit down (from downstage to upstage) at the edge of the stage. Sop 2s make sure to leave space for the entrance and exit on stage right. Alto 2s, make sure there is space for Dan to enter and exit downstage left.

SECTION 2

Sitting and singing.

SECTION 3

M 67 - 84 Transition from sitting to standing. Starting with the Sop 2s (upstage to downstage), and then adding people from upstage to downstage. Stand slowly, intrigued and supportive of Joanna.

M 85 - 94 Move in lines toward the centre (see video)

M 95 - 100 Drift back to regular positions (Sop 2s may walk sideways up the stairs instead of backward) Remain here until the end of the piece.

After the song ends, slow staggered fade-away exit into the wings, from upstage to downstage.

Nothing Else Matters Blocking - VIDEO

Enter two bars before you begin to sing. Altos enter downstage left, then Tenors enter upstage right, then Basses enter upstage left, then Sopranos enter downstage right. Form a scattered clump with your voice part, leaving a channel up the centre of the stage.

M 29 - Drop heads on the downbeat

M 32 - Rachael’s head comes back up

M 41 - Alto heads come back up, not too quickly

M 50 - Soprano heads come back up, not too quickly

M 59 - Tenor & Bass heads come back up, not too quickly

M 64 - 65 Turn slightly towards the centre, Sopranos and Altos drift back to make a V formation

M 67 - 80 Stand in these positions and sing, Joanna will walk forward in the centre during this section

M 81 - 97 Create a clump in the centre of the stage, with Joanna and Rachael at the front

M 98 - 122  Stand and sing

M 122 - Drift apart to create a mixed scattered look across the entire stage