November 1, 2010 - November 5th, 2010

Weekly Rehearsal for BLACK ORPHEUS

Monday, November 1, 2010

6th Period:

Work on pages 55 - 56: Serafina rescuing Eurydice: Serafina, Orpheus, Eurydice

Work on pages 56 - 58: Serafina, Eurydice, Chico

3:00 - 6:00:

Vocal Warm-ups

Work on those scenes not blocked yet:

Work on pages 63 - 64: Hecate, Hecuba, Apollo, Hector, Mira, Orpheus, Eurydice

Work on pages 65 - 68: Mira, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Hermes, Male-Bystander, Death;

Work on page 69: Eurydice, Death, Hermes, Apollo, Hector

Ms. Goldschein will work with the dancers

Mr. Itkin will work with Serafina, Chico, Mira, and Hermes

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

6th Period:

Work with the dancers

Work on pages 48 - 52: Orpheus, Eurydice, Serafina, Chico

3:00 - 6:00:

Everyone!

Finish working through the rest of Act 2 to the end

Ms. Goldschein will work with the dancers

Mr. Itkin will work with selected dancers

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

6th Period:

Work on pages 75 - 77; Macumba Scene: Hermes, Tiresias, Priestess, Macumba Dancers, Eurydice, Orpheus, dancers

3:00 - 5:00: (We have to be flexible today. When we are finished with the Macumba scene we will start working on pages 53 - 64)

Continue working on pages 75 - 77

4:00 - 6:0o (Approximate time)

Work on pages 53 - 64: Serafina's and Orpheus' houses before the parade: Apollo, Hector, Orpheus, Eurydice, Serafina, Chico, Mira, Helene, Portia, Hecate, Hecuba

Ms. Goldschein will work with the dancers

Mr. Itkin will work with selected actors

Thursday, November 4th:

6th Period:

Work on pages 30 - 32; Serafina's house: Eurydice, Orpheus, Apollo and Hector

3:00 - 6:00

Vocal Warm-ups!

Everyone!

Run-through of entire play, Act 1 and Act 2

Friday, November 5th:

6th Period:

Work on pages 26 - 28; Orpheus' house: Orpheus, Apollo and Hector

3:00 - 6:00

Everyone!

Run-through of entire play, Act 1 and Act 2

October 25th - October 29th Weekly Rehearsal Schedule for BLACK ORPHEUS

Monday, October 25th:

6th Period:

Theatre Games and Dance

Work with Chico and Serafina; Serafina and Orpheus

3:00 - 4:00: Work on the Grocer Scene; pages 21 - 25: Principals: Grocer, Shoppers, Serafina, Eurydice, Trevion, Orpheus, Mira, Jealous Woman, Armando

4:00 - 5:00: Work on Lady D’Arc’s “The Costume Shop”; pages 36 - 42; Principals: Lady D’Arc; Orpheus, Portia, Helena, Eurydice, Apollo, Death, Mira

5:00 - 6:00: Work on pages 33 - 35; Mira, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Eurydice, Serafina,

Tuesday, October 26th:

6th Period:

Theatre Games and Dance

Work with Chico and Serafina, Serafina and Orpheus, Orpheus and Apollo and Hector

3:00 - 5:00: Everyone! Work on group dances and scenes: Review: page 1 (opening scene), page 2 (transition scene: people getting on and off the bus), page 8 (transition into Marriage License Scene)

New Scene: Work on pages 33, 34, 35; the Mardi Gras rehearsal; Principals: Serafina, Mira, Orpheus, Paris, Hector

5:00 - 6:00: Work with Serafina, Eurydice, Orpheus, Apollo and Hector

Wednesday, October 27th:

6th Period:

Theatre Games and Dance

Work with Orpheus, Hermes, Hector and Apollo

3:00 - 4:00: Work with Orpheus, Hermes, Dr. Albert, Hector, Apollo, Two Doctors, Two Nurses, The Custodian at the Office of Missing People,

4:00 - 5: 00: Work on pages 75 - 77; the Church/Cemetery Scene: Principals: Guide, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Hermes, Priestess

5:00 - 6:00: Work on pages 58 - 64: Orpheus’ fight with Mira; Principals: Orpheus, Mira, Hector, Apollo; Serafina tricking Mira; Principals: Serafina, Mira, Eurydice, Chico,

Thursday, October 28th:

6th Period:

Theatre Games and Dance

Work on the Church/Cemetery Scene: (pages 75 - 77) Guide, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Hermes, Priestess

3:00 - 5:00: Work on pages 65 - 68; Mardi Gras: All Dancers! Plus: Mira, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Male By-Stander, Eurydice, Hermes,

5:00 - 6:00: Work on page 69: Eurydice’s death; Principals: Eurydice, Death, Orpheus; Work on pages 70 and 77: After Eurydice’s death; Principals: Orpheus, Hector, Apollo, Hermes

Friday, October 29th:

6th Period:

Theatre Games and Dance

Work with Serafina and Chico, Orpheus, Hector, Apollo, Hermes

3:00 - 5:00 Review all dance scenes

5:00 - 6: 00 Work on pages 58 - 64; Orpheus and Mira’s fight: pages 58 - 60; Principals: Orpheus, Mira, Hector and Apollo; Work on pages 60 - 64: Serafina tricking Mira; Principals: Serafina, Eurydice, Chico, Mira, Hecate, Hecuba, Apollo and Hector

Weekly Schedule for BLACK ORPHEUS October 11th - 15th:

Monday, October 11th:
6th Period:
Work with Chico and Serafina; pages 43 - 44; pages 48 - 52; pages 54 - 58.
3:00 - 5:00:
Work with Orpheus, Mira, Hermes, Bruno and Louis: Opening Scene at Trolley Station; pages 3 - 7;
Work with Mira, Serafina, Orpheus, Jealous Woman, Neighbor's Sister-in-Law's Cousin, celebrants: Bourbon Street Fight, pages 24 - 25;
Work with Orpheus, Hector, Apollo, Mira and Neighbor's Sister-in-Law's Cousin: Orpheus Hiding from Women, pages 26 - 29;
Work with Mira, Orpheus, Serafina, Hector, Apoll0: The Parade Rehearsal: pages 33 - 35;
Work with: Orpheus, Hermes, Hector, Apollo, Dr. Albert, the two Doctors, the Nurses, the Sick Woman; the Missing Person's Custodion, the Bureaucrat: pages 70 - 74

Tuesday, October 12th:
6th Period:
Work with Chico, Serafina: Chico's Arrival: pages 43 - 44; Party Time: pages 48 - 52; Fooling Mira: pages 56 - 58 and pages 61 - 62
Work with: Orpheus, Hermes, Hector and Apollo: The Hospital, pages 70 - 71; Finding Orpheus, pages 76 - 77.
3:00 - 5:00:
Ms. Goldschein will work with the celebrants
Ms. Bridges will work with Orpheus, Eurydice, Chico, Serafina, Lady D'Arc, Portia, Helene, Mira, the women of the community, Death: the Costume Shop, pages 36 - 42;

Wednesday, October 13th:
6th Period:
Work with Chico, Serafina: pages 43 - 44, pages 48 - 52, pages 54 - 58; Orpheus, Hermes, Hector and Apollo, pages 70 - 71, 76 - 77.
3:00 - 5:00:
Work with: Orpheus, Mira, Hermes, Bruno, Louis: Opening Scene at the Trolley Station, pages 3 - 7;
Work with: Orpheus, Mira, the Marriage License Man: The Marriage License Scene, pages 8 - 11;
Work with: Orpheus, Mira, Jose, Angelica, Carlita, Customers, Man with Victrola: The Pawnshop Scene, pages 12 - 15;
Work with: Serafina, Orpheus, Mira, Jealous Woman, Neighbor's Sister-in-Law's Cousin, Celebrants: The Bourbon Street Ring Fight, pages 24 - 25.

Thursday, October 15th:
6th Period:
Work with Chico, Serafina, Orpheus, Hermes, Hector and Apollo
3:00 - 5:00:
Ms. Goldschein will work with the celebrants!
Ms. Bridges will work with: Eurydice and Serafina, The Peddler, Apollo, Hector, Kathian, Kory, Leonie: Eurydice's Arrival at Serafina's, pages 16 - 20;
Work with: Orpheus, Eurydice, Hector, Apollo: The Recognition Scene, pages 30 - 32

Friday, October 16th:
6th Period:
Work with Chico, Serafina, Orpheus, Hermes, Hector and Apollo
3:00 - 5:00:
Ms. Bridges will work with: the Grocer, Shoppers #1, #2, #3, Serafina: The Market Scene, pages 21 - 23
Work with Orpheus, Eurydice, the guide, the priestess, the people in the voodoo ritual, Hermes, Hector, Apollo, Mira, Seraphina, and the women of the community, the Voodoo Ritual, pages 75 - 77.

Weekly Rehearsal Schedule for BLACK ORPHEUS
October 4th - 8th:

Monday, October 4th:
6th Period:
Act 1, Scene 10: (pages 43 - 45): Serafina, Chico, Eurydice
Act 1, Scene 12: (pages 48 - 52): Serafina, Chico

3:00 - 5:00:
Act 1, Scene 6: (pages 24 - 25): Serafina, Orpheus, Mira, Jealous Woman, Neighbor’s Sister’s-in-Law Cousin, women of the community
Act 1, Scene 7: (pages 26 - 29): Hector, Apollo, Orpheus, Mira, Neighbor’s Sister’s-in-Law Cousin
Act 2, Scene 1c: (pages 58 - 60: Mira, Orpheus, Hector, Apollo
Celebrants work with Ms. Goldschein

Tuesday, October 5th:
6th Period:
Act 2, Scene 1c: (pages 58 - 60): Orpheus and Mira
3:30 - 5:00:
Act 1, Scene 10: (pages 43 - 45: Serafina, Chico, Eurydice
Act 1, Scene 4: (pages 16 - 20): Serafina, Eurydice, peddler, Apollo, Hector

Wednesday, October 6th:
6th Period:
Act 1, Scene 10: (pages 43 - 45): Serafina, Chico
Act 1, Scene 12: (pages 48 - 52): Serafina, Chico
3:00 - 5:00:
Act 2, Scene 4: (pages 70 - 74): Orpheus, Hermes, Hector, Apollo, Dr. Albert, Two Doctors, Two Nurses, Guide
Act 2, Scene 6: (pages 78 - 80): Orpheus, the Bureaucrat, Mira, the women of the community, and Apollo, Hector and LIttle Eurydice
Celebrants work with Ms. Goldschein

Thursday, October 7th:
6th Period:
Act 1, Scene 4: (pages 16 - 20): Serafina, Peddler, Eurydice, Hector and Apollo
3:00 - 5:00:
Act 1, Scene 5: (pages 21 - 23): Grocer, Shoppers #1, #2, #3, Serafina, Eurydice, Women of the Community
Act 1, Scene 9: (pages 36 - 42): Lady D’Arc, Orpheus, Eurydice, Portia, Helene, Serafina, Hector, Apollo, Mira, Death, Women of the Community
Celebrants work with Ms. Goldschein

Friday, October 8th:
6th Period:
Act 1, Scene 12; (pages 48 - 52): Eurydice, Orpheus, Serafina, Chico
3:00 - 5:00:
Act 1, Scene 12: (pages 36 - 42): Lady D’Arc, Orpheus, Eurydice, Portia, Helene, Serafina, Hector, Apollo, Mira, Death, Women of the Community

Script Breakdown for BLACK ORPHEUS

Act 1, Scene 1:
(pages 1 - 2) Streets of New Orleans; Principals: Eurydice, Tiresias
Celebrants
(pages 3 - 7) Trolley Car Stations; Principals: Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice, Bruno, Louis, Mira

Scene 2:
(pages 8 - 11) Marriage License Bureau; Principals: Mira, Orpheus, Marriage License Man

Scene 3:
(pages 12 - 15) Pawnshop; Principals: Jose, Angelica, Carlita, Orpheus, Mira, Man with Victrola, Pawnshop people

Scene 4:
(pages 16 - 20) Serafina’s house; Principals: Serafina, peddler, Eurydice, Apollo, Hector,
celebrants

Scene 5:
(pages 21 - 23) Grocer’s; Principals: Grocer, Shoppers #1, #2, #3, Serafina, Eurydice
Celebrants

Scene 6:
(pages 24 - 25) Bourbon Street; Serafina, Orpheus, Mira, Jealous Woman, Neighbor’s Sister’s-in-Law Cousin
Celebrants

Scene 7A:
(pages 26 - 29) Orpheus’ house; Hector, Orpheus, Apollo, Mira, Neighbor’s Sister’s-in-Law Cousin
Scene 7B:
(pages 30 - 32) Serafina’s house; Orpheus, Eurydice, Hector, Apollo

Scene 8:
(pages 33 - 35) Bourbon Street: Principals: Mira, Orpheus, Paris, Hector, Serafina, Eurydice
Celebrants

Scene 9:
(pages 36 - 42) Lady D’Arc’s Costume Shop: Principals: Orpheus, Lady D’Arc, Portia, Helen, Serafina, Eurydice, Apollo, Hector, Mira, Death

Scene 10:
(pages 43 - 45) Serafina’s house: Principals: Chico, Eurydice, Serafina,
Scene 11:
(pages 46 - 47) Dark streets of New Orleans, Cemetery: Principals: Orpheus, Apollo, Eurydice, Death,
Celebrants

Scene 12:
(pages 48 - 52) Serafina’s house, Orpheus’ house; Principals: Serafina, Chico, Orpheus, Eurydice

Act 2

Act 2, Scene 1A:
(pages 53 - 54) Orpheus’ house; Principals: Apollo, Hector, Orpheus, Eurydice
Scene 1B:
(pages 54 - 58) Orpheus and Serafina’s houses and outside their houses: Principals: Serafina, Mira, Helena, Portia, Eurydice, Orpheus, Chico
Scene 1C:
(pages 58 - 60) Orpheus’ house; Principals: Mira, Orpheus, Hector, Apollo
Scene 1D:
(pages 60 - 64) Serafina’s house and outside her house; Principals: Serafina, Eurydice, Chico, Mira, Hecate (Sabre), Hecuba (Tane), Apollo, Hector, Orpheus

Act 2, Scene 2:
(pages 65 - 68) Bourbon Street; Principals: Mira, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Male By-Stander, Tiresias, Eurydice
Celebrants!

Act 2, Scene 3:
(page 69) the Trolley Station; Principals: Eurydice, Death, Orpheus

Act 2, Scene 4:
(pages 70 - 74) Hospital; the Office of Missing People; Principals: Orpheus, Hermes, Dr. Albert, Hector, Apollo, Two Doctors, Two Nurses, Guide

Act 2, Scene 5:
(pages 75 - 77) Church/Cemetery: Principals: Guide, Orpheus, Apollo, Hector, Eurydice, Hermes, Priestess
Celebrants

Act 2, Scene 6:
(page 78) the Morgue; Principals: the Bureaucrat, Orpheus, Eurydice;
(pages 78 - 80) Outside Orpheus’ house; Principals: Orpheus, Eurydice, Mira, Serafina
Women of the community
(page 80) Outside Orpheus’ house: Principals: Apollo, Hector, little Eurydice.