Saturday, December 3

Call is at 6:00 for anyone with mics and in need of vocal warm-ups. 7:00 if you do not sing and do not wear a mic. We will NOT be taking a cast photo today (see Carla's note below). There is just an awful lot going on today with auditions and everything. We will not need both casts of children there tonight.

Note regarding intermission: Bob will not do an intermission speech. However, we will play the 3-min entra' acte, followed by house lights off, and then right into the next song, during which the curtain opens.

Guys in the green room: Audience members are permitted to use the bathrooms near your dressing room, so during that 15 min, we recommend you stay in the dressing room. However, you have much of the rest of the show that you are not stuck in that room and are free to roam a bit...

Tonight, we are making a couple changes regarding nuns:

1) The song immediately after the party and as the new postulant enters just isn't working. It hasn't been great, but last night was the worst it's been. It also requires a frantic costume change after the party. Instead, after the party guests exit stage right, circle around behind the stage to stage left. The song will be sung from behind Mother Abbess' office (unseen). This allows us to have access to every available nun, without the frantic change. You can circle up, or get in whatever formation allows you to hear each other well. You'll also be closer to a monitor, which will have the mic'd voices in it. We will try this before tonight's show. Sister Sophia will still enter with postulant from stage right.

2) The finale of "Climb Every Mountain" in the cemetery/prayer garden - The "ahhs" will be started by Sister Sophia on the upstage raised platform. Sister Margaretta can join in from the stage. This has a more natural sound than starting on the stage and then having the rest of the nuns join in.

When you arrive today, you may find parking to be very full. Please park across the street by the park, so that we don't take every available space away from the businesses in the center . Men in the cast, please be available after tonight's show to walk our female cast members across the street to their cars after the show. Tomorrow, it will be necessary to park across the street as well.