Welcome, (whether that’s for the first time or tenth time)! It feels like a long time since I wrote a full post myself…all of our ‘Meet the Cast’ posts during summer were written by each individual in response to a list of questions. I thought some of the responses (particularly the ‘Most Embarrassing Moment Ever on Stage:’) were an absolute TREAT! If you missed any or want to read more, head to the Home page, they’re all listed there š
The cast in singing rehearsal with our MD (Musical Director), Jim Lunt
It’s been two months (to the day, I just checked!) since I shared the ‘Wrapping Up For Summer‘ post, and despite having had only one recap rehearsal during summer, we’ve cracked RIGHT on, all guns blazing, no holding back, since coming back together a couple of weeks ago! No pussy-footing around for HSAP š
I guess we had to, there is/has been a lot to do in very little time. I think the thing with this show, is that theĀ ensemble are involved in quite a lot of the songs and scenes. Whilst in other shows it’s common to have a couple of the principles duologue-ing (I just made that into a verb, yes) alone on stage, it’s very rare in Rock of Ages that you have less than 5 or 6 people on stage – it automatically makes it a bigger, longer job. But it’s perfect for the show, it’s much more of a group effort and party atmosphere – which is what you want š
Chris Wood giving LIFE as Drew, with the rest of the cast in ‘Heaven/More Than Words’ – GET YOUR LIGHTERS OUT! (Or your phone backlight, that’s probably safer…sorry Harrogate Theatre #HealthAndSafety)
We’re now part way through blocking Act 2, with the view to finishing in the next week and a half or so, then we’re into cleaning and running the full show! Which is scary, that we’re at that point already – BUT IT’S 3 WEEKS TILL SHOW WEEK so I guess we’re right on track! (I popped that in caps lock to try and scare my fellow cast mates a little) š
Ticket sales have done well (based on how far we are from performance), but now it’s getting closer, those are really going to pick up. Make sure you book your tickets ahead of time to avoid disappointment! I always add the link at the bottom of my posts, but today I’m going to make it really easy and pop the link āĀ RIGHT HERE ā which’ll take you STRAIGHT to the booking page! No trawling through all the ‘What’s On’ stuff!
Rehearsing the fight scene in ‘The Final Countdown’
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Until then…
Lynette x
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