Friday through Monday

Please get a laundry basket to contain all your personal items at Berry Center.

Food and drinks are not permitted backstage, in dressing rooms, or in the audience seating, or in the loading dock area. Food and drinks are only permissible in the conference room/Oompa Loompa room.

We need parents to volunteer to bring healthy snacks for tech week.

We need kids to bring a quiet non-messy activity to do during rehearsals and shows. Coloring books and gameboys work fine. Board games with lots of little pieces tend to get scattered. Cards are OK if they're kept together in one place. Please be careful about expensive electronic toys...

SCHEDULE:

Friday: Set building & painting - If you're available, we could use you! If you'd like, stop in and see the brief, free, Veggie Tales performance at 5:00 pm.

Saturday: 9am – 1pm: Run entire show. Rehearsal could run over slightly, but based on Thursday’s rehearsal, we do not anticipate any significant lengthening of rehearsal on Saturday.

Saturday Evening: You have several cast members performing in Hairspray at Berry Center Saturday evening. It would be nice to go see their show.

Sunday 2pm - 5pm: We need all cast members 16 and over, and some parents who can, to load props, sets, and costumes from 2 to 5 PM at HFAC. We will order pizza for dinner and then head over to the Berry Center. We will get to the Berry Center about 6:30 PM and stage everything to move in at 7 PM or earlier if CAPA's Hairspray has completed their strike.

At 7 PM on Sunday, ALL PRINCIPAL DANCERS will meet to rehearse at the Berry Center and will not participate in load in. Instead of helping with load-in, we need all principal dancers (including those in Hairspray cast) to work on dances. We have a conference room we can practice in so that you’re not disturbed by the load-in going on during that time. We will provide pizza for principle dancers who are in Hairspray so they don't have to leave the Berry Center to have dinner prior to rehearsal. Since so many principle dancers had to miss rehearsals this week, this Sunday rehearsal is mandatory. We'll have ice cream at the end of rehearsal and load-in on Sunday evening.

Monday:
Call at 5:30 for Wonka, Ticket winners, and speaking parents.
Call is 6:00 for others wearing mics.
Call is 6:30 for everyone else (that means INSIDE, not pulling into the parking lot). We will RUN the show beginning at 7:00 pm, running act II first, and then act I. The goal is to have young kiddos out by 8:30 because of TAKS testing. ALL CAST is expected to be at Monday’s rehearsal. Students in the Glee class will have their tuition refunded. It was originally thought that we would not need everyone on Monday, but we will be able to have most of the lights set during the day on Monday, and we have a conference room that we can use as a practice room if things on stage aren’t starting right on time. With the extra room, we won’t have dancers standing around waiting on tech and we can make efficient use of time.

Please plan on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday rehearsals 5:30 - 10:30. We actually plan to be finished with rehearsal no later than 10:00 pm each night.

Willy Wonka Tonight - Wednesday, February 23

Earlier this week Josh posted on the blog that we need everyone, every day this week. Our original schedule did not call for rehearsal tonight, but we are behind on one of our major dance numbers, so we need to work on that dance number tonight, so we can run the show on Thursday. We will not have rehearsal on Friday so everyone can rest, but we may need to extend our rehearsal on Saturday, depending on Thursday's run through.

Tonight, Beth will work with the Oompa Loompas, Squirrels, and Principle Dancers on the Golden Age of Chocolate. Josh will work music with the leads.

Sunday Load In (February 27, 2011)

We need all cast members 16 and over, and some parents who can, to load props, sets, and costumes from 2 to 5 PM at HFAC. We will order pizza for dinner and then head over to the Berry Center. We will get to the Berry Center about 6:30 PM and stage everything to move in at 7 PM or earlier if Hairspray has completed their strike.

At 7 PM on Sunday, all principle dancers will meet to rehearse at the Berry Center and will not participate in load in. We will provide pizza for principle dancers who are in Hairspray so they don't have to leave the Berry Center to have dinner prior to rehearsal. Since so many principle dancers had to miss rehearsals this week due to Hairspray, this Sunday rehearsal is mandatory.

We will post our tech week schedule later this week.

Thanks for all your help in making this a great show!

Bob

Wednesday 2/23/2011

I need everyone who is available to come to rehearsal tonight. We need to work on dance and music.

Break A Leg Ads

Parents, we have received quite a few break-a-leg ads for the program. We want verify that we have received all submitted ads. Please email Cheryl at cheryl.mills@houstonfac.com and let her know how many break-a-leg ads you submitted and for whom. You do not need to include the message of the ad, just the name and quantity. We'd hate to miss anyone. Thank you!

Week before tech week...

Everyone is called every day this week. I want to do as many run throughs as possible. I need you to start bringing in props and start wearing costumes. I need all the oompa loompas to bring their shoes monday night, and females also need to bring black leotards. I will be inviting everyone to meet with me at Chin Tao on monday at 6:00 pm to eat with me before rehearsal. This is an amazing cast, and I am so glad to be working with yall. We are going to blow people away with this show.

EVERYONE is called for EVERY remaining rehearsal

We have 7 rehearsals before we have an audience. Everyone is called for every remaining rehearsal. You need to be there unless you have a conflict that you made us aware of at auditions. And if you have a conflict that there is any way you can get out of, please try. We are behind. People have been coming up with new conflicts and have been missing rehearsals. It has been especially bad this past week. It is very frustrating on me and your cast mates, and it makes it difficult to work on scenes when only half the people are there. I know we all have lives outside of this show. But to put things in perspective, I am at EVERY rehearsal, I am building set EVERY day, I am directing 3 other shows at the same time as this one, and I teach the homeschool classes at HFAC, and I have my own business. I have easily exceeded 80 hours on Wonka this week alone. I don't expect everyone to put in that much time. But I do expect you to be at every rehearsal, and be on time. And I don't think that is to much to ask. Again, if you have had conflicts that were on your conflict sheet, I understand. If you were actually sick or in the hospital, I understand. What I don't understand is people just not showing up and not even calling. Or worse, calling to say your sick, and then I hear from someone else or read on your facebook, that you were actually hanging out with friends instead of being at rehearsal. We have 7 rehearsals left. I am trying my absolute hardest to make this a great show for you. This is my first mainstage show to direct. And what a show to start with. It will be amazing. But, working with a cast of 86 is no simple task. And the set, costumes, and dancing for this show are all complicated. I am having fun, and I hope you are too. I love this cast. All of you are amazing. But we are at crunch time. 7 rehearsals left. I need you to bite the bullet and be there for every one. I know this show will be incredible, and I am honored to work with all of you. Thank you.

Joshua

Prop request

Elizabeth Revelise has asked me to pass on the prop list to the cast. Here is a list of props that we need for the show. Elizabeth is coordinating props, but a lot of these things can be found at home. Any items you bring will be catalogued and returned after the show.

We have most of the candy items mentioned on this list, as well as the golden tickets. Several of the items are easy to construct, but it can still be a lot for one person, not so much for several people.

Please contact Elizabeth Revelise at revelise@sbcglobal.net if you have any of the following items. Then she'll know what she still has to make or buy.

Papa Loompa- whistle

Scene 1
• Bowls
• Spoons
• Pot
• Wooden spoon
• Kitchen towel
• Soup?
• Newspaper
• Grandpa George needs glasses
• Toothpaste caps
• Radio
• Stove
• Floor lamp
• Table cloth
• Quilt
• Bedding

Scene 2
• Nickels
• Lollipop
• Boxes of candy for candy cart
• Newspaper

Scene 3
• Chocolate bar

Scene 4
• Golden ticket

Scene 5
• Video camera
• Fuzzy microphone
• Light
• Handheld microphone for phineas
• Powder puff makeup
• Chocolate
• Dancer plates with silver dome (can be pizza plate with dome lid from wok)

Scene 6
• Business card
• Miniature nut peanut packets

Scene 7
• Books
• Pink slip
• 1 toothpaste cap
• Birthday hats made of newspaper

Scene 8
• Chocolate candy

Scene 9
• Gum
• Trophy

Scene 10
• Cell phone
• Remote
• Wii remote
• Handset
• Personal celebrity prop

Scene 11
• NA

Scene 12
• Snow
• Wet rag
• Buckets
• Ribbon dancing equipment (blue)
• Sequins (gold and silver)
• Box
• Cane
• Silver dollar
• Books
• Flashing camera

Scene 13
• 5 purple pens
• Nice camera
• Notepads and pencils
• Handkerchief
• Tissues
• Cell phone
• Camera
• Contract
• Chocolate scent?

Scene 14
• Goggles and snorkel with brown painted on it
• Check book
• Bowl of chocolate pudding
• Gumball


Scene 15
• Conductor hat

Scene 16
• Gobstopper (blue)
• Button
• Lights/lasers

Scene 17
• Filled beakers
• Test tubes
• Glass bottles

Scene 18
• Fake nuts
• Trays of nuts
• White/silver wheelbarrow

Scene 19
• Protective goggles
• Camera
• Mike Teavee doll
• White remote
• Handkerchief or box of tissues brought out by an Oompa Loompa for Ms. Teavee

Rehearsal!!!

From here on out, EVERYONE will be called for EVERY rehearsal. If you are unable to make it, or if you will be late, please call to let me know. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I will be building set and painting all day. I would greatly appreciate any help that I can get. Thank you. I cannot say enough how much I love all of you. You are a wonderful cast.

Josh

Thursday

Reminder, everyone is called today! Thanks! I am so glad that I get to work with all of you.

Josh

Easy set construction/painting

Cast, please dress to paint from now on. Even if you just have 15 minutes, there's always something you can do!!

construct 1 x 2 wood frames for back of "chocolate river wall"

paint back of candy boat black

paint front of candy boat glossy pink

paint candy wall brown

paint back of candy wall black

paint primer on periactoid and other walls

paint primer on pieces of "Bucket Shack"

Help construct "giant blueberry"

CANDY STUFF!!!

ok... so 3:45 and still awake...
I created a candy wishlist on Candywarehouse.com under the name Willy Wonka.

Here is my priority List:
Gigantic 3-Pound Rainbow Swirl Pop
Giant 9-Inch Psychedelic Swirl Lollipop
Giant Wavy Swirl Paddle Pops: 12CT Box
Giant Jelly Beans -Unwrapped: 30LB Case
Giant Gold & Silver Milk Chocolate Coins: 72-Piece Display
Mega Peppermint Candy Cane Twist Sticks: 12CT Display
Enormous 4-Inch Jawbreaker Candy Ball
A Yard Of Bubblegum Gumball Filled Tubes: 12CT Display
Giant Pixy Stix Candy Straws: 100CT Box
Giant Candy Necklaces: 18CT Box
Giant Tootsie Roll Candy Bars: 24CT Box
Giant 1-Pound Sugar Daddy Pop
Yard Stick Bubblegum: 48CT Box

While Anything yall get would help, these are the things that I think would be most helpful. Any candy yall buy for the show should be purchased by this Saturday at the absolute latest. Thanks!

Stuff, Stuff, and More Stuff...

First off, I love all of you. This is the best cast ever!!!

Well, it's 2:30 am, and I'm still hard at work. I just want all of you to know that I will do everything in my power to make this show great. I am so proud of all of you. And you deserve an amazing show. The dancing looks great. You have all been working so hard. The singing sounds amazing. The acting is phenomenal. The costumes look great. Now, I'm just working on getting you a great set. I will be working on set whenever I can tomorrow and Thursday. I would greatly appreciate some help. I will also be building set all day Friday, and Saturday after rehearsal. Any help I can get will be amazing. I will also be finishing up the set on Sunday if I have to. The more help I get, the faster it will go, and the better it will be. There is a lot to do.

There are several things that you should all have in by now:
$75 Costume Fee
Bio
Personal Prop list
Cast Ticket Sales
Program Ads
Costume (if you're providing your own)

Speaking of Costumes... Oompa Loompas, I need all of you to let me know if you still need shoes. All female oompa loompas need a black leotard. I need to know ASAP if you don't have one. All oompa loompas need either black dance shoes, or converse. I need to know ASAP if you don't have either. All oompa loompas should be thinking of fun ways that you can style your hair. And if any of you think that you can do your own eye makeup, and help with others, please let me know.

If you are providing someone elses costume, I need those ASAP. Thursday, we will be filming the scene where Agustus is sucked up the tube, and the scene where Mike Teavee is shrunk. These will be done on green screen.

Set, and choreography needs to be done by Saturday if possible.

I need the following props as soon as possible. Please let me know if you have any of these that I could use.

Willy Wonka Prop List

Papa Loompa- whistle

Scene 1

· Bowls

· Spoons

· Pot

· Wooden spoon

· Kitchen towel

· Soup?

· Newspaper

· Grandpa George needs glasses

· Toothpaste caps

· Radio

· Stove

· Floor lamp

· Table cloth

· Quilt

· Bedding

Scene 2

· Nickels

· Lollipop

· Boxes of candy for candy cart

· Newspaper

Scene 3

· Chocolate bar

Scene 4

· Golden ticket

Scene 5

· Video camera

· Fuzzy microphone

· Light

· Handheld microphone for phineas

· Powder puff makeup

· Chocolate

· Dancer plates with silver dome

Scene 6

· Business card

· Miniature nut peanut packets

Scene 7

· Books

· Pink slip

· 1 toothpaste cap

· Birthday hats made of newspaper

Scene 8

· Chocolate candy

Scene 9

· Gum

· Trophy

Scene 10

· Cell phone

· Remote

· Wii remote

· Handset

· Personal celebrity prop

Scene 11

· NA

Scene 12

· Snow

· Wet rag

· Buckets

· Ribbon dancing equipment (blue)

· Sequins (gold and silver)

· Box

· Cane

· Silver dollar

· Books

· Flashing camera

Scene 13

· 5 purple pens

· Nice camera

· Notepads and pencils

· Handkerchief

· Tissues

· Cell phone

· Camera

· Contract

· Chocolate scent?

Scene 14

· Goggles and snorkel with brown painted on it

· Check book

· Bowl of chocolate pudding

· Gumball

Scene 15

· Conductor hat

Scene 16

· Gobstopper (blue)

· Button

· Lights/lasers

Scene 17

· Filled beakers

· Test tubes

· Glass bottles

Scene 18

· Fake nuts

· Trays of nuts

· White/silver wheelbarrow

Scene 19

· Protective goggles

· Camera

· Mike Teavee doll

· White remote

· Handkerchief or box of tissues brought out by an Oompa Loompa for Ms. Teavee

I need everyone to please be patient with me. Every rehearsal from here on will be all call, and we will be running the show as many times as possible. I am working very hard, and not getting much sleep.... I just want to do whatever I can to make this a great experience for all of you. I couldn't ask for a better cast. I am here for all of you.

Tuesday 2/15/1011 and Thursday 2/17/2011

Tuesday and Thursday, everyone is called! Entire cast! All! That means YOU! :-)

Monday 2/14/2011

All principal dancers are called to work with both Beth and Tom.

In addition, Beth has requested that the following individuals show up so that she can work on their dances:

Candy Man
Candy Kids
Squirrels
Veruca Salt
Mr. Bucket
Charlie Bucket

I also need Willy Wonka and Mike Teavee because we will be filming the scene where Mike Teavee gets shrunk, in front of a green screen.

Call for this rehearsal is 6:30

Principal dancers will be needed until 9:30, but everyone else should be free to go by 9:00.

Parents, I realize that this is valentines day, so if you would like to be able to drop your kids off early and still make a dinner reservation, you may drop your children off as early as 5:00 pm. I will be there all day building set anyway.

On that note, anyone that would like to help me build set, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Everyone. This will be a great show! This is crunch time.... We have come a long way, but there is still a lot to do. Please be patient and understanding with me as well as with each other.

I am so super excited about this show, and I LOVE this cast. I brag about you all the time. Please continue to work as hard as you have been. Thank you.

Joshua

"I'm Positive We're Having Something Special for Supper Tonight..."

Hey Cast!

You are all invited to come have a cast dinner at Del Pueblo (on Grant and Jones) at 5:30 tonight with me.

I need to catch up with all of you beautiful people!

-Victoria, AD

Schedule for Tues 2/8 and Thu 2/10

Tuesday (2/8)

Principle dancers work with Beth.

All leads (except non-speaking parents) work music with Pam.

No Squirrels or Oompa-Loompa's are needed at this rehearsal.

Thursday (2/10)

All cast needed. We will run the entire show!

Please continue to sell tickets!

See you tonight or on Thursday!

Josh Clark - Director
Bob Clark - Producer

COSTUMES!!!

FINAL DEADLINE FOR PROVIDING YOUR OWN COSTUME: FEBRUARY 12TH! If you do not have it, you must pay the costume fee. Please email linrburns@gmail.com for questions

OMMPA LOOMPA SHOES: If you have these already, please bring any bright colored sneakers or black converse. I need to see who has what, so I can finish the Ommpa Loompa costumes

Monday and Tuesday

Please read the ENTIRE post. Thank you

Small change tonight. We will not be doing a run through. Beth needs the dancers tonight and tomorrow. So, the dancers will all be with Beth in the rehearsal studio. And, since Ann of green gables is in Garza for their tech week, I do not have a room big enough to block scenes with everyone. So, I will be working with just just the leads in act 2 tonight and tomorrow. And Thursday, Everyone is called and we will be doing a full run through in the rehearsal studio. So the following is the list of characters that I need tonight and tomorrow:

Principal Dancers
Willy Wonka
Grandpa Joe
Charlie Buckett
Augustus
Mrs. Gloop
Violet
Mrs. Beauregarde
Veruca
Mrs. Salt
Mike
Mrs. Teavee
Phineous Trout

Dancers, Beth and Lindsay need all of you to bring the following items, if you have them so that they can get an inventory:
Black leotard
Black dance shoes
Converse shoes
Colored Sneakers

Candy Wish List!

I have created a candy wish list for Willy Wonka at CandyWarehouse.com:

http://myaccount.candywarehouse.com/mod_registry/viewRegistry.php?wid=24961

These are all things that I would like to have for Wonka. Please spread this wish list around, anything on the list that anyone would like to buy would greatly help the show. Thank you.

Josh

Super Bowl Party Update

Miss Pam will be at Hairspray rehearsal on Sunday. So, the Super Bowl party will now be held at the Clark's House which is located at 14719 Carol's Way Drive, Houston, TX 77070, near the intersection of Grant Rd and Cypresswood. I hope to see all of you there at 5:00.

Josh

Saturday 02/05 and Sunday 02/06

Beth and Tom will both be unable to attend Rehearsal Saturday Morning. So, I am not requiring that Principal dancers attend Saturday morning rehearsal. I do, however, need all of the principal dancers to attend the Saturday evening rehearsal if at all possible. If any dancers wish to attend the Saturday morning rehearsal to fine tune choreography with each other, please feel free to do so.

Remember, Sunday is the Willy Wonka Super Bowl Party at Miss Pam's House. Festivities will begin at 5:00 pm. Please bring either something to eat or drink, as we are anticipating a big turn out. I look forward to seeing all of you there.

Willy Wonka Rehearsal Cancelled for Tonight - Feb 3

Cast, Parents and Production Team

Due to inclement weather Willy Wonka rehearsal is cancelled for tonight February 3. Everyone please set aside 7-9 tonight to work on your character, run all of your lines at least 3 times, and review all your blocking and dances on your own at home.

There will be a full run thru on Monday, February 7. All cast required to attend. Everyone should be off book for this run thru.

We plan on having rehearsal on Saturday. The times and characters required follow:

Principal dancers 9 to 1 PM (dance)
Phineous Trout 9 to 1 PM (scene worka and music)
Bucket family 9 to 11 AM (scene work)
Charlie Bucket 9 to 1 PM (scene work and music)
Willy Wonka 9 to 11 AM (music)
Salt family 9 to 10 AM (scene work)
Gloop family 10 to 11 AM (scene work)
Mike and Mrs Teavee 11:00 to Noon (music and scene work)
Candy Kids 11:30 to 1 PM (scene work)
Beauregard family Noon to 1 PM (scene work)

There will be a Willy Wonka hip hop dance rehearsal from 6:30 to 9:30 PM for all principal dancers who are able to attend.

Please continue to check the blog for updates.

Be safe and stay warm.

Josh Clark
Director

Notes from 2-1-11 Stumble Through

Here are the notes from Tuesday's rehearsal. We are planning on rehearsing on Thursday. We will make a post not later than 5 PM on Thursday if we need to cancel due to inclement weather.

stumble through:

act 1 was 1 hour long

Norris - work pure imagination music with Pam.

everyone make sure to pause for applause

Norris - Wear hat furter back on head so there isnt a shadow

everyone -work on Golden age of chocolate

not everyone was singing, if your supposed to be singing a song , sing it

excellent job on hard freeze bucket family

grandma josephine needs to be louder

Charlie needs to be happy about pie

general rule : charlie needs to be happier

Grandparents : need to top lines

Grandparents have great character

Tjade - good job

candy kids looked bored. if you're onstage, you need to be in character, even if you dont know what your doing

Lauren K -good job

Mr and Mrs Bucket need to look more in love

Phineous - hold microphone in upstage hand

Mrs. gloop - good job

Veruca needs to be more bipoler, needs to go from sweet to mean on a dime

Mr . salt needs to be amused rather then shocked when Phineous calls Vuruca ''Veronica''

Dont say '' yall''! You aren't in Texas anymore (unless you're the Salts, which are from Dallas)

No scripts onstage , you're supposed to be off book.

Pick up the pace, dont let the scene drag. Dont let there be giant pauses.

Mike needs a clear accent; Better diction. It can still be a thick accent!

Mike-Work on song whith Pam

Richard - Good job

Be careful with improvising. if you add a line, make sure it adds to the scene, not distracts.

Snow and wind Oompa Loompas need to be more graceful

Jessie leaving the coin is perfect

Norris - line to Veruca about moles and bunions is too slow

Million And One Nuts - Mrs. Salt needs to laugh

Dave Chrisman right now steals the show hands down. Samuel Pillion is a close second.

I look forward to seeing everyone thursday. :-)

THURSDAY 2/3/11

Thursday, EVERYONE is called. We will be running the entire show, start to finish, including the overture. EVERYONE, needs to be there at 6:45. We will be starting exactly at 7:00. Young children will be able to leave at 9:00. Leads and dancers, expect to stay till 9:30. Please work on lines and music. You all need to be off book. Thank you.

Josh

Juuuusssstt Kidding!

We are repealling our statement!

There seems to be no sign of percipitation so rehearsal is back on!

Make sure to spread the word to other fellow actors and actresses so nobody is left out.

-Victoria

WEATHER!

Hello my beautiful Actors!

There is a 'hard freeze warning' for Harris County so... You all lucked out!

There will not me rehearsal today, Tuesday, Feb. 1st.
(Please stop applauding)

I will continue to keep refreshing The Weather Channel on my computer, and in the case that the 'hard freeze warning' is removed, I will post an optional rehearsal for those who are 'risk takers'.

I, however, am TRAPPED in Huntsville for the day and will not be able to work with anyone of you... face to face.

LEADS:
I will be calling each one of you during the time of our foreseen rehearsal to conference a little about your character and how you are feeling so far about lines, blocking or any concerns that you have.
Here is our schedule:
7:00- 7:30
Last (real) Name starts with B-D
7:30- 8:00
Last Name starts with G-H
8:00-8:30
Last Name starts with J-M
8:30-9:00
Last Name starts with P-T

If you have any questions, feel free to text or call me at 713-269-6520

Everyone else:
Please being continuing working on dances, lines and songs tonight to prepare for our runthrough on Thursday

Thanks, Cast
and I look forward to seeing all of you soon!

-Victoria Towery
AD