Monday, December 14, 2015

December 14, 2015 - December 18, 2015 Weekly Agenda

 Monday, December 14th: 

Worked with the following: 
“Dear Dad”
Michelle
FENCES
Taraz and Anton

Monday, December 07, 2015

December 7, 2015 - December 11 2015 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Monday, December 7th: 

Clean the dressing rooms and backstage areas. 

Return props to prop shop.

Return clean costumes to the costume shop.




Tuesday, December 8th: 


Deal with costumes
Work with SUMMER and SMOKE
Moddie and Gus

Make copies of "GQ" for Nancy



Wednesday, December 9th: 


Scenes for Finals, Thursday, December 17th: 


Summer and Smoke: +
Gus and Moddie

GQ:+
Nancy, Gabriela

“Dear Dad”:
Michelle

"Parent Trouble": +
Amanda

Fences +
Taraz and Anton

Thursday, December 10th: 


Work with:

“GQ” – Nancy and Gabriela
 Fences - Taraz and Anton

Friday, December 11th: 

Worked with: 

Fences - 
Taraz and Anton 







Thursday, December 03, 2015

Cast List for ARGONAUTIKA




Cast List for Argonautika 

Thursday, December 3rd: 
Athena: 
Shania Vista 
Tiphys:
Dale Bockelman 
Medea: 
Cheyenne Dioh
Jason: 
Royer Perez
Cepheus: 
Montserrat Robles 

Friday, December 4th: 
Athena: 
Melissa Navarro 
Medea: 
Cheyenne Dioh
Jason: 
Royer Perez
Cepheus: 
Montserrat Robles 

Saturday, December 5th: 
Medea: 
Chynna Tumalad
Jason: 
Dale Bockelman 
Cepheus: 
Elizabeth DiMuro

Sunday, December 6th: 
Medea: 
Chynna Tumalad
Jason: 
Dale Bockelman
Cepheus: 
Elizabeth Dimuro 



Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Argonautika Rehearsal and Performance Schedule for November 30, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Monday, November 30th: 
5th Period:
Ms Goldschein worked with Chynna and Royer
Worked with Franklin
6th Period:
Worked with Melissa and Amber  on "Schemes"
Worked with Cooper and Christian on the killing of Uncle
3:30 - 6:30
Run-through
6:30 - 7:00
Notes
7:00 - 9:00
Lights Cue to Cue

Tuesday, December 1st: 
5th Period:
Work with Chynna, Royer, and Cheyenne
6th Period:
Work with
Cooper, Christian,
Anton, Franklin, Montserrat
4:00 - 6:00
Run-through
6:30 - 7:00
Notes
7:00 - 9:00
Sound Cue to cue
Costume fitting
Work on Scenes as needed:
"Killing of Apsyrtos"
"The Return"

Wednesday, December 2nd: 
5th Period:
Work with Chynna, Cheyenne, Roger
6th Period:
Work with Cooper on Aeson and Mileage
3:30 - 6:30
Run-through with props and costumes
6:30 - 9:00
Costumes
Work on Act 2

Thursday, December 3rd: 
All day in the auditorium 
Two run-throughs with lights, props and costumes 
Work on scenes as needed: TBA 
5:00
Call 
Get into costumes and make-up
7:00 
Curtain! 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Friday, December 4th: 
5th Period: 
Work on scenes as needed 
6th Period: 
Work on scenes as needed 
3:30 - 4:30
Work on scenes as needed 
5:00 
Call
7:00
Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Saturday, December 5th: 
3:00 - 5:00
503
Rehearse with Dale, Chynna 
5:00
Call 
Get into costumes and make-up
7:00 
Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Sunday, December 6th: 
12:00 
Call
2:00 Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

YOU ARE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, November 30, 2015

November 30, 2015 - December 4, 2015



Monday, November 30th: 

Worked with Hera and Athena on "Schemes" 
Worked with Uncle and Meleager on the death scene 
Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

After School: 
3:30 - 8:00
Run-through
Tech


Tuesday, December 1st: 
Worked with Cooper on the role of Meleager for ARGONAUTIKA 
Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

After School: 
4:00 - 9:00
Run-through
Tech and some costumes

Wednesday, December 2nd: 

Work with Cooper and Anton on lines 
Work with Cooper and Julia on "The Visitation"
Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

Thursday, December 3rd: 

All day in the auditorium working on tech, scenes, and a run-through 

5:00 Call
7:00 Curtain 

Friday, December 4th: 

Worked with Julia and Cooper on the Aeson and Alcemide scene 
Work with Cooper and Julia on "The Visitation"
Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 


Sunday, November 29, 2015

ARGONAUTIKA MUSIC

ARGONAUTIKA

Act One

Pre-Show: 
Music: “Dragon Dance” - start @.21
Album: Uncle Mafufo’s Tribal Tales

2. 
Page 4
Scene: “The Storm”
Cue: Black out before lights up on first scene
Music: “Rolling Thunder as Storm Approaches” 

3. 
Page 9
Scene: “Pelias was Old”
Music Title: Karsihlagala 
Album: “The Dancing Drum” 

4. 
Page 9
Cue: Cepheus and Asterion: “Pelias was old!”
Clock Ticking

5. 
Page 13
Scene: “Pelias was Old”
Cue: Cepheus: “He is wearing only one sandal!” 
Thunder clap 

6. 
Page 16 
Scene: “Pelas was Old” 
Cue: Jason: “An undertaking?” 
Music Title: “The Feeling Begins” 
Album: Peter Gabriel’s “Passion” 

7. 
In blackout; page 19
Scene: “Hallway” 
Cue: (page 19) 
Pelias: “Where are my pills?”
Fade out on
Pelias’ Son: “Who are you!”
Music Title: “Entah”
Album: Uncle Mafufo’s Zig N Zag


 8. 
Page 34
Scene: “Libation/Prophecy” 
Cue: Jason: “Let us give libation to the sea!” 
Music Title: “Sandstorm”
Album: Peter Gabriel “Passion” 

9. 
Page 34
Scene: “Launch” 
In blackout; transition between “Libation” and “Launch” 
Music Title: “Icarus” 
Album: “Winter Consort” 

10.
Page 43
Scene: “The Visitation”
Cue: 
Cepheus and Asterion enter as Aeson and Alcimede collapses
Music Title: “Under Stars ll”
Album: Brian Eno: “Apollo”

11. 
Page 44
Scene: “Boreas”
Cue:
Hercules: “What’s that?” 
Music Title: Ship in Violent Sea with Ocean Swells
Album: “Sound Effects Library”

12. 
Page 47
Scene: “Andromeda”
Cue: Tiphys: “It was not I alone. Athena taught me my craft, and it is with her help we have survived.” 
Music Title: “Winter Consort” 
Album: “Winter Consort” 

13. 
Page 53
Scene: “The Women of Lemnos” 
Cue: Athena: “And you can bet he did.” 
Music Title: “Karsihlagala”
Album: “The Dancing Drum” 
Cue: Athena: “So one by one they came from the shore to the sea.




14. 
Page 65
Scene: “Hercules”
Cue: Athena: “That’s just the way it happens, isn’t it?”
Music Title: “La Mer”
Album: Nine Inch Nails “The Fragile” - fade out @ 1:07

15. 
Page 73
Scene: “Hercules” 
Cue: Hercules: ”Hylas?”
Music Title: “Open”
Album: Peter Gabriel “Passion” 

End of CD ARGONAUTIKA ACT 2

16 - 19 on CD Act 1A - Argo 

16. 
Page 74
Scene: Transition between “Hercules” and “Harpies”
Cue: Hercules: “Very well, then” 
Music: “Open” 
Album: Peter Gabriel: “Passion"

17. 
Page 80
Scene: “Harpies”
Cue: Jason: “Tell me, what island is that ahead?” 
Music: “Say Ahh…” 
Album: Shane Shanahan (from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble)

18.
Page 85
Scene: “Clashing Rocks” 
Cue: The Argonauts cross to the Argo and begin to row
Music: “Zaar” 
Album: Peter Gabriel “Passion” 

19. 
Page 88
Scene: End of “The Clash of Rock” and Act 1
Cue: Athene: “The sun emerges from the clouds for a moment.” 
Music:  “Troubled” 
Album: Peter Gabriel “Passion” 




Act 2 ARGONAUTIKA MUSIC CUES

Page 89 
“Schemes” 
Cue: Black out”
Bring up music during black out
Music: “Icarus”
Album: “Winter Consort”

2. Page 91
“Aphrodite”
Cue: Lights up on SL Aphrodite and her crew
Music: “Sexy Music”
Album: Sexy Music Launch Club


3. Page 96
Cue: Eros’ entrance
Music: “Trap Jumpin’
Album:  Dope Boy’s Hip-Hop Instrumentals


4. Page 97 
“Aeetes”
Cue: When Aeetes enters
Music: “Lullabye”
Album: Uncle Mafufo’s SkinStories 

5. Page 101
Cue: Eros: “Medea!”
Eros shoots an arrow carried by Aphrodite which hits Medea
Music: “1/2”
Album: Brian Eno

6. Page 102 
“Medea” 
Cue: Jason: “You are underestimating them, They’ll bear up!”
Lights down. Transitional music to “Medea” 
Music: “Pearl Pyramid”
Album: Arabic Lament 

7. Page 103
“Medea” 
Cue: Athena: “So Medea spoke to herself for many hours….”
Akili enters. Akili and Medea dance a pas de deux 
Music: “Pearl Pyramid” @.30
Album: Arabic Lament
Fade out on page 104 when the Argonauts enter on stage right for “Back at Camp”






8. Page 107 
Cue: “In Moonlight” 
Music: Lesionnaire
Album: Angels in America 


9. Page 119
“Bulls” 
Cue: Aeetes enters
Music: Storm Dance @.30
Album: Armando Mafufo Skin Stories 

10. Page 121 
“Escape and Dragon” 
Cue: Aeetes: “Styrus! Apsyrtos!” 
Music: “Lullabye”
Album: Armando Mafufo - Uncle Mafufo’s Skinstories

11. Page 122
“Escape and Dragon” - Medea betrays the dragon so that Jason may steal the Fleec
Cue: The dragon enters
Medea:”My darling, listen to me! You may turn away from the fleece now!” 
Music: “Farewell”
Album: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

12. Page 123 
“Escape and Dragon” through “Pursuit” - the Dragon awakens; Medea and Jason run back to the ship
Cue: 
Medea: “Hurry! He’s waking up!”
Music: “Storm Dance” 
Album: Uncle Mafufo’s SkinStories

13. Page 127
“Pursuit”
Cue: 
Medea: “The chamber of my heart is room enough. And for a bed….” Played throughout Athena’s lines: “O merciless Love, great affliction…..” 
Medea and Jason make love.
Music: “Pearl Pyramid” 
Album: Ancient Voyage Mix 



14. Page 127
“Pursuit” 
Cue: Athena: “…all they know of heaven on this earth.” Fade out “Pearl Pyramid”
Bring up “Storm Dance”
Music: “Storm Dance” 
Album: Uncle Mafufo’s SkinStories - Fade out on page 130 
Cue: Hera: “Don’t argue with me! I’m calling on Boreas to release his winds!” 


15. Page 130 
“Styros and Apsyrtos” 
Cue: Hera: “I’m calling on Boreas to release his winds!” 
Music: “Ship in Violent Storm at Sea”
Album: Sound Effects Library 
Fade out on page 132 on Athena: “All the ships are driven to shore.” 


16. Page 134
“Return”
Cue: Medea walks off stage leaving brother’s body behind
“Return” 
The Argonauts are stranded in the desert
Music: “Stranded the Line” 
Album: “There Will Be Blood” 

17. Page 140 
“Return”
The Argonauts enter and take up their places on the Argo 
Medea enters and confronts Jason 
Athena: “The Argo staggered home….”
Music: Flugufrelsarinn 
Album:Kronos Quartes

18. Page 141 
“Conclusion”
Cue: After “They all end up like this.” 
Music: Ples Upiru (the Vampire Ball) end @.55
Iva Bittova
Fade out @.55


19. Page 143
“Conclusion” 
Cue: “Hera: “But how can you ask them to have pity on her? A woman who killed her own children.”
Music: “Adrift and at Peace” 
Album: NIN “Fragile” (Left) 

20. Page 146 
“Conclusion” 
Cue: Athena: “Look Up!” 
Music: “An Ending” (Ascent)
Album: Apollo: Atmosphere and Soundtracks

21. Curtain Call
Cue: Stage lights and curtain up after the play 
Music: Whole Earth Chant 
Album: Winter Concert 











Friday, November 27, 2015

November 22 - November 26, 2015 Rehearsal Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA

Saturday, November 22nd:
8:00 - 1:30
Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2

Monday,  November 24th:
8:00 - 1:30
Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2
Worked with Cheyenne as Medea
"Medea"

Tuesday, November 25th:
8:00 - 1:30
Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2
Worked with "Pelias was Old"
Anton, Franklin, Montserrat, Dale

Wednesday, November 26th:
8:00 - 1:30
Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2
Worked with the following:
"The Hallway"
Dale, Wilber
Anton, Julia as Alcimede

ARGONAUTIKA COSTUMES ACT 1 and ACT 2
























Costume Notes:

"The Storm"
Hera - long Grecian robe, sandals, cloak, umbrella 
Plastic rain coat (?)
Athena - short tunic, spear, sandals
Jason - short white pants, white tunic, one sandal

"Pelias Was Old"
Pelias - Anton - long tunic, white robe underneath, white wig, white beard, crown, cane
Asterion - Montserrat Robles/ Elizabeth DiMura - short Greek skirt with black jacket and sandals, some sort of emblem
Cepheus - Franklin Franco - white shorts, black jacket, sandals, some sort of emblem

"Roll Call"
Argonauts costume - short white pants with white pull over, sleeveless cotton shirts, sandals, leather belts 
Argonauts - Jason, Idman, Meleager, Uncle, Atalanta, Hercules, Hylas, Tiphys 
Actors: Roger Perez/ Dale Brockelman, Beverly Phillips, Cooper Larnach, Christian Gálvez, Makenzie Jarret, Anton Burman, Wilber Garcia, Norman Thatch
Townspeople costume - long robes, cloaks, sandals, 
Actors: Miriam Bernabe, Elizabeth DiMura, Franklin Franco, Karla Gutierrez, Pamela Lara, Jahayra Rosas

"The Visitation" - Aeson (father of Jason) - Cooper Larnach
Alcimede (mother of Jason) - Julia Robles - long robes with cloaks (older royalty, dignified, parents of Jason)

"Boreas" - "The Wind God" - Dale Brockelman/Elizabeth DiMura - short toga, with belt, cloak, sandals, Laurel wreath

The Cult Priest - Norman Thatch - some set of bizarre costume

"Andromeda" - Jess Gallegos - short toga with belt, sandals
Mermaids - Miriam Bernabe, Chynna Tumalad - green mermaid costume with sea shell bras
Sea monster - Norman 
Costume - green leotards with mask (the green lagoon)


Dead guy - Franklin Franco - raggedy shirt, pants

"The Women of Lemnos" - Abbey Cuevas, Elizabeth DiMura, Pamela Lara, Julia Robles, Jahayra Rosas, Chynna Tumalad - short togas, belts, sandals 
Slave girls - Miriam Bernabe, Karla Gutierrez, Katia Ramos, Montserrat Robles - short dark tunics with rope belts, sandals 

"Hylas" 
Dryope - Abbey - Sexy blue green chiffon toga suggestive of water

"Harpies" - bird women creatures - Julia Robles, Montserrat Robles
Phinneus - Norman Thatch - raggedy robe





ACT 2



"Aphrodite":
Actors: Anton Burman, Abbey Cuevas, Wilber Garcia, Karla Gutierrez, Jahayra Rosas
Abbey Cuevas - Aphrodite
Sexy Grecian toga of some sort, with bangles on the arms, gold high heeled sandals, gold ribbon or band or small tiara in her hair
Wilber Garcia - Boy Toy
Silk pajama bottoms with an open vest tunic 
Karla Gutierrez - servant 
Silky sexy tunic belted with gold material, sandals 
Jahayra Rosas - 
Silky sexy tunic belted with gold material, sandals 
Anton Burman - Eros 
Alex from “A Clockwork Orange” 
White pants, white shirt, black boots, black codpiece, black bowler hat

Scene: “Aeetes” 
Actors: Franklin Franco, Wilber Garcia, Karla Gutierrez, Norman Hatch, Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad
Franklin Franco - Aeetes (Cruel sadistic king)
Colors: Black, White, Red, Gold
Long Robe with black cape, some sort of medallion, sandals
Wilber Garcia - Styros (Medea’s fiance)
Toga, belt of leather or cloth, cloak, sandals
Norman Hatch - Apsyrtos (Medea’s brother; prince)
Toga, belt of leather or cloth, cloak, sandals
Karla Gutierrez - Slave Girl
Toga, sandals 
Medea: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad 
Virginal white dress is stained red over the heart by Aphrodite near the end of this scene, “Aeetes”.
  • Special note: The dress is stained red over the heart by Aphrodite in the scene “Aeetes”. In “Medea” the red stain over the heart is larger; in the scene “Bulls” - the dress should be completely red. 


Scene: “Medea” 
Actors: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad, Akili Nkosi 
Cheyenne Dio/ Chynna Tumalad - Medea. The stain over her heart on her white virginal dress is larger.
Akili Nkosi - dancer. He represents the first stirring of love and lust in a young girl’s heart. He comes in and dances a short pas de deux with the sleeping Medea.
Stripped to waist, red shorts 



“Circe” 
Actors: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad, Amber Florin 
Medea: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad - 
Hera/Circe: Amber Florin 
Hera is disguised as Circe, the great witch 
Circe: a flashy cloak with hood, jewelry - bangles, etc. 

“In Moonlight” 
Actors: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad, Akili Nkosi 
Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad
The white virginal dress has a red stain over the heart
The Fury: Mythological Greek creature which symbolized a guilty conscience or a creature enraged over an unpunished sin and pursues the guilty one until justice is served. 
Fury - Akili Nkosi 
Black angel - black leotards and tights, with black wings, black leather gloves 

“Bulls” 
Actors: Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad, Akili Nkosi
Cheyenne Dioh/Chynna Tumalad - Medea’s dress is completely red now. 
Akili Nkosi - the bull 
Stripped to waist
Black footless tights 
“Styros and Apsyrtos” 
Actors: 
Amber Florin: Hera disguised as Colchian messenger 
Hera’s costume with cloak thrown over head 

“Return” 
Actors: Makenzie Jarrett, Julia Robles 
Julia Robles - Meleager’s mother
Dark robe with black cloak thrown over head
Makenzie Jarret - “Goddess of the Desert” 
Robe of brown, beige, pink, orange tones with  cloak and turban of matching tones.