Notes from Rehearsal - Feb 19

Link to Running Blocking Notes

Soundscape 3

• Survivors move toward the back of the stage to remove costume pieces.
• Window movers return windows to the centre of the stage (Brianna, Antoinette, Leah, Rhian, Hayley, Colleen, Morgan, Raquel), in a row up the middle.
• Gabrielle, Georgia, Natasha & Nikki need to move behind the line of windows after removing their costume piece. Raquel will move to be near the front.
• Everyone else in a mixed scattered formation with Soprano 1,2 & 3 on Stage Right, Altos on Stage Left on either side of the windows, angled in towards the windows at about 45˚

Pacem - Video

M 1 - 26 Remain in opening positions. Nikki, Natasha, Gabrielle & Georgia will begin moving through the windows one at a time starting at measure 8. Everyone else watch them.

2 Before B - Move to your positions for letter B

Letter B - Sectional movement (see preliminary video)

Letter C - If you are seated at the end of B, stand up at the beginning of C

M 50 - 60 All walk forward

M 61 - 65 (this is the same movement as in Winter Sky, but slower because of the pace of hte music)

Raise left hand

Grab left elbow with right hand

Cross arms

Arms down

Look right

Left hand to right cheek

Right hand grab left forearm and turn face back to centre

Hands down

M 73 - More to come

2 Before D - Move to positions for Letter D

Letter D - Same as Letter B

Letter E

M 102 - 104 Move into mixed scattered on the sides, turned slightly towards the windows

M 105 - 122 , Brianna, Emma, Colleen & Raquel move through the windows while everyone else is in mixed scattered on either side watching.

123 - End Turn to face the front

Stage IIB

During the Morse Code, move to find a new location on the stage. Nurses & Midwives sitting, Survivors standing, Kallie in the centre door. Katelyn, Morgan & Jordyn, stage right please.

Lines are delivered from your locations, facing out at the audience.

After Jordyn’s line “My baby’s coming” - Everyone stands. Begin moving around the stage (we’re now in the hospital - move in character)

After Georgia’s line “Come quick it’s time!” - Freeze in place on “time”

After Leah’s line, resume moving - Julia, Antoinette, Kallie, Rhian, Hayley, Colleen, Raquel, Talisa will move the windows to the sides of the stage : Window 1 & 2 stage left, 3 & 4 stage right

Midwives find your pregnant woman :

Leah -> Georgia

Morgan -> Jordyn

Brianna -> Natasha

Soundscape 4

On the “Push push push” - move to mixed scattered across the stage. Remain in character, but your character is not necessarily in the same location or place in time as you just were.

Explosion Movement Score - Video