September 26, 2016 - September 30, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Monday, September 26th:
Read "The Monkey's Paw"
Discussion

Tuesday, September 27th:  
Presentation by Shyree
Spot Light Awards

The Monkey’s Paw

Writers:

Christopher

Dale

Assistant director:

Hope

Stage Manager:

Carter

Costumer:

Samantha

Draw up renderings of the costumes

Find costumes

Fit costumes

Maintain costumes

Take costumes back to costume shop

Props and Sets:

Furniture, sets pieces,

Do rendering of the sets

Aisha, Flo, and Emily

Sound Design, and Sound Operator:

Jacqueline

Actors:

Miriam

Avery

Jessyka

Bree

Alexsi

Annie

Aisha

Emily

Daniel

Wednesday, September 28th: 
Revised list of Crew and Duties 

Crew List and Duties for “The Monkey’s Paw”

Writers:

Chris

Cooper

Dale

Assistant Director:

Hope

Stage Manager:

Carter

Costumers:

Elizabeth, Montserrat, Samantha

Go over the script and make a list of all the characters

Write the characters’ names, age, gender, personality and profession

Also, bear in mind the time period that the piece is set in

Determine how the character would dress – research

Do research on how these characters  dress

Download the costume figures and then design the costumes

Go to the costume shop and pull costumes that are appropriate

Fitting of the costumes

Look for appropriate costumes at costume shops for possible procurement

Props:

Flo, Emily, and Aisha

Read the script

Make notes about every single prop that is mentioned in the script

Make notations in the script

Research

Draw up a list of every prop

Go to prop room and look for props

Look for props else where – at home or at school

Make props – for example, the Alien’s book

Set up the prop table during rehearsals and during the shows

Place the props in their proper places during rehearsals and during the shows

Strike the props which means you put the props away in the closet, a box, or in 501.

Sets:

Akili, Annie, Carter, Flo 

Read the script

Research – what does a modest house in 1920’s England look like

Analyze the script regarding the sets

What is needed! Pay attention to the needs of the set!

How many scenes are there?

What locations are used? (Where do the scenes take place?)

Do research!

Draw a floor plan of the set

Draw a rendering of the set

Sound Design:

Beverly, Jacqueline, Norman

Read the script

Analyze the script regarding the sounds

Are there specific sounds that are needed in the script?

What kind of approach do you want to take with the sound?

Do research as to what kind of music was used in that period

Mixed tape of the sounds

You are going to make a final mixed tape of the sound effects

You are going to create a cue sheet and determine when and where the music and the sound effects are played.

You will run the sound during the show.

Sound Board Operator:

Beverly

Lighting Design and Light Board Operator

Emily

Actors:

Aisha

Alexsy

Annie

Anton

Avery

Bree

Daniel

Emily

Gus

Jessyka

Michelle

Miriam

Modi

Norman

Acting Coach:

Chynna Tumalad

Thursday, September 29th:

Discuss with class "Spotlight" auditions and college application auditions
Shyree will be here October 11th to shoot tapes for auditions. 

Break into "The Monkey's Paw" crews
Conferences with the following crews: 
Sets
Costumes 
Props
Sound

Friday, September 30th:

Yearbook took pictures of class

Auditions today

Final Cast List for "The Monkey's Paw"

Miriam – Mother

Norman – Father

Alexi – Sammie

Alexi – Mother

Gus – Father

Miriam – Sammie