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Thursday, April 08, 2021

Alice In Wonderland Auditions on Zoom by Appointment June 21-22

 Tulsa Children's Summer Theatre will present Alice in Wonderland this summer on Zoom as TCC continues to keep patrons and young actors safe during the Pandemic even as it's winding down. Auditions will be by appointment June 21-22. The performances on Zoom will be July 29-30-31st at 7pm. Email mark.frank@tulsacc.edu for more information!




Sunday, July 28, 2019

Saturday Shows!!!

Lots of craziness backstage!
Great shows!

Call for SUNDAY is 11:30 for Parker-Joey-Mikayla-Autumn-Trace
NOON for everyone else!!

Last two shows!!!!!

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Friday night Music notes



GREAT SHOW!! This was the best one yet! 😊

BBBW:
Imanol/Brailyn - good job!! Imanol - good harmony!

Arianna/Ally/Mallory - great energy - keep it up!

SOML:
Avery - be careful with your voice -using a character voice can be tricky. Come see me for tips for vocal care.

Cast - harmony was AWESOME!

Cast - perfect cut off on the last note!

Duloc 1:
Good smiles!!

Duloc 2:
"Take a look" entrance late

"Fashions never clashing" harmony - good job group 1!

I Know It's Today:
Good job - let's keep running this pre-show as warm-up for the Fionas

Travel Song:
Trace/Parker - good job! Please run this to warm up pre-show

Brailyn - your bit is funny!! Keep it up!

Cast - good ensemble action/reaction in this number- super fun to watch!

Forever:
Knights - "Ooh - ahh" chords need review

Better energy - good!

Makayla- great job with "Love" note the end - remember to end the word with an "ah"

Morning Person:
Lila - LOL at turning the wrong way in the formation at the end - good job!

Got You Beat:
Autumn/Parker - work on burp/fart timing and preparation for those moments

Make a Move:
Katelyn - late entrance

Mice - keep building attitude!

Freak Flag:
Hannah - take care of your voice

Cast - great entrance on "Let your... freak flag wave!"

Group 2 - needs to be louder

Atlantis- yay! Good job on solo and not focusing so much on Baby Bear!

BBBW Reprise - review before the show with me

Bodhi- AMAZING entrance! LOL!

Believer:
Some of you are getting carried away and singing much too loudly. Blend with the singers around you and take care of your voices - we have 2 shows a day Sat and Sun, so you need to save your voices!

Keep improving! You are ALL awesome!!

LC

Friday, July 26, 2019

Friday Night Notes

Excellent Show-GREAT audience!! You found your energy!! GREAT
Grade-A

-Cast-Try to keep your hands to yourself-Many people picking people up or hugging people or tackling people in hallways.

-Keep relationships outside of rehearsal-Its becoming a problem backstage with focus!!!
-Bohdi Keep holding that Hi hooooooooo as long as you can-it's a GREAT moment
-Autumn-Great job making/helping Parker in Big Bright Beautiful World Reprise line drop as an ACTING MOMENT-GREAT JOB! SO impressed with you!!!
-Shrek headband showing!!! -WE need to fix this
-Kaitlyn blind mouse missing for Make a move????!!!
-Parker lines Bright Beautiful reprise (Run song before show)
-Hannah and Joey see me for Gingy bit with legs
-Pied Piper (Addison) say line louder and clearer
-Farquaad (Joey) enunciation with lines-careful of sloppy diction
-We wait on tracks for Finale after solo’s- weird pause
-Cady-Don't show back of sign
-Parker don’t take shield and sword up steps to castle
-Better on Finale cast with facials
-Noah-you had a black rubber band at end of show and played with it last two songs-Make sure to leave that offstage

CALL in 11:30 Joey-Parker-Trace-Mikayla-Autumn

Call for everyone else is noon!!!

Thursday night notes

Cast-

You had a great show again Thursday night but the energy was a little less than opening night.
Grade: B

-Backstage was a train wreck as no-one switched mics with Amberlyn and caused many problems.
-Quinton had to go search for those that switched mics and was not available for scene changes which made scene changes very difficult.

Call time: 4:30-Joey-Parker-Autumn-Trace-Mikayla
Everyone else 5pm-PLEASE DON'T BE LATE!!!
Hokey Pokey at 6:20-EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE ON STAGE AND CIRCLE UP FOR LAST MINUTE NOTES
-No phones!!!! Put them away or we take them!!!

Notes
-Noah try not to drop hobo stick
-Parker-Great job getting helmet!
-Pinocchio mic very hot in Story of my life!!!!
-Makayla mic clunky-glad we switched it!!!
-Travel song-Good job finding your spots
-Tape on floor for knights instruments of torture spots
-Joey stay out not profile during Gingy scene.
-Fairy Tail creatures don't block ushers view on stage left-adjust where they are sitting
-Gabby-See me about holding signs out on travel song
-Brailyn-see me about your branch
-Lillian-Aaron fixed your bell-for wedding.
-Kendall-Great volume in Forvever since we had to take your mic for Makayla
-Makayla-Meaner more dangerous when you first come out-You don't know you love Donkey yet-Your set to kill!!!!
-Caden your speaking line coming into Story of my Life needs to be LOUDER
-Joey Scream When dragon takes you off at end
-Everyone smile during the songs-some of you are not smiling at all (In Finale)
-Autumn-Please see Autumn about your wig-It gets disheveled

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Laura-Music notes opening night

Notes Opening Night 07/24/2019
Laura Cowan
Thu 7/25/2019 5:26 AM
  • Mark Frank
Hi, Mark!

Music notes are below...

GREAT SHOW!! This show gets better and better each night!  Thank you for your hard work and focus - keep it up!

Thank you to Ellie and Autumn for the AWESOME opening night cookies (Yum!)

BBBW:
Great way to open the show - good job!

Imanol - much better on your projection - keep it up!

SOML:
Avery - thank you for always starting this number off strong!

Be careful not to stomp loudly - it covers up solos.  Soloists - remember to project.

Duloc #1:
Noah - remember to sing 

Need bigger smiles - this number needs to always be high energy

Duloc #2:
Turn faces out towards audience and SMILE while singing

Run "up" chords at the end before the show tomorrow

I Know It's Today:
Peyton - you were a PRO when there was a delay in the music - way to get back on track and keep your cool

Ellie - rushed tempo on "He'll propose on one knee and the prenup will be binding" 

Great job on it's me Fiona (Yay, Ellie!!) - good listening!  The last note was much better!

Forever:
Good job performing with energy and attitude - keep building this number!

Makayla - great LOOOOVE-AH at the end - it got a good reaction from the audience!

Parker - Take your helmet with you when you exit

Morning Person:
Peter Pan/Ugly Duckling - close the curtain after pop-outs

Great energy in this number!

I Think I Got You Beat:
Parker - try some bigger reactions to what Fiona is telling you

Autumn - good job with physical on the low burp

Make a Move:
Trace - you do a great job leading this number - keep it up!

Autumn - enjoy the S'nothers after you try it

Parker - good job going to the door of the cabin to eavesdrop

Freak Flag:
Atlantis - try not to focus so much on Baby Bear during your solo to help you sing out and project.  You've got this!!

Work harmonies in this number before show on Thurs

Trace - good job waiting for music to be over to say line after Farquaad's demise

Dragon/Donkey - better love moment - good job!

Finale:
Harmony sounds GREAT!  Thank you!!

Believer:
Have fun and sing while you are waiting to limbo!! 


I can't wait to see the show tomorrow!!