Rehearsal: Jekyll & Hyde, The Boards, Sunday Evening

[furnaceface]

Jonothon was pinching the bridge of his nose as he opened the Boards up for the first actual rehearsal for Jekyll & Hyde. It had been all too long since he'd done something with this, but between the autumn break overlapping two Sundays in a row and then Homecoming weekend, there really hadn't been much he could do about it.

"Right, so, rehearsals are actually starting significantly later than I had hoped they would," he said from his spot sitting on the edge of his stage to his performers and backstage hands- whoever the hell had showed up today. "Next show we put on, I'll be better about taking the school's schedule into consideration, since most of you are students. In the meantime, we rehearse like hell every Sunday to get this thing onto the stage, hm?"

There was a pause, and a moment of embarrassed silence from Jono before he pressed on.

"Speaking of getting onto the stage, I'm going to have to actually change the date of the show itself. Apparently what you get when a Brit and a Transylvanian choose a show date is an opening night the day after Thanksgiving." Because Jono failed at American holidays forever. "Would any of you be opposed to the performance being on the thirteenth of December, instead? I know I'm tempting luck holding Jekyll & Hyde on a Friday the thirteenth, especially around here, but options otherwise are few and far between without skipping along into Christmas."

With all of that finally addressed, he could actually get into the rehearsal part of this rehearsal.

"Today, I'd like to do a read-through of the script," he continued. "Just to get everybody familiar with their characters. Next weekend we can start attacking this thing scene-by-scene, and hopefully make some headway on the first act, but for now just knowing what we're in for is the aim of the game. So, each of you grab a script, make yourselves comfortable, and we can start reading."

[OOC: Open!]

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Arrive/Mingle!

[furnaceface]

There's tea and lemon water. Because... tea and lemon water are good for the voice, and you're reading, today.

It made sense to Jono.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Zeela was sulking. This whole thing was supposed to be Zhari's play, not hers. She didn't even know the plot of the stupid play they were doing! She hadn't wanted to audition in the first place, but then Jono had made her, since Zhari couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

Ugh, if they were going to have drinks, couldn't they at least have good drinks?

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[dr-manly-voice.livejournal.com]

Dr. Girlfriend seemed to have picked up a touch of the flu. She hadn't checked in on her new employee yesterday, and she barely made it here in one piece.

She was sniffling near the lemon water and wondering if perhaps she could take a nap without anyone noticing.

(still sick and exhausted so have some METHOD RP, BITCHES)

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal had brought his own tea, and some soothing tea for Jono. "Not spicy," he promised.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[furnaceface]

"Appreciate it," Jono replied, smiling faintly. "I don't think I'd be able to continue to hold the respect of my cast if I end up making those faces again."

Though, really, Jono's 'brb dying' face was kind of hilarious.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[voiceoverdue]

"Hi, Mr. Starsmore!" Cecil waved. "Um. Is it okay if Foucault comes in, too? He's probably big enough to leave outside now, but I thought he and Joni could play a bit."

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"Ugh," Zeela said, glaring at the turducken. "Must you bring that creepy thing everywhere? It just keeps looking at me."

Did Zeela care that Cecil probably had no idea who she was or how she knew him or Foucault?

No. No she did not.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[furnaceface]

"Joni ought to be around here somewhere," Jono replied, glancing at the... bird. "So long as he doesn't interrupt rehearsals, you're welcome to continue bringing him along, Cecil."

Though this really wasn't a birdsitting service, Jono was pretty sure Joni could hold her own.

... Even if she was puny.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[locointhecoco]

Pinkie Pie was absolutely here, totally excited to get started, only just a smidgeon late, but bearing cupcakes.

Which . . . wouldn't do anything for your voice. But would probably at least do something for your energy level!

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Karina had totally been here the moment rehearsal had started. Shut up. She really had.

But she was pretty preoccupied today, both with squee, and with going through her script and muttering to herself about how she wanted to sing each character. Because, sure, the script gave her the words and she knew there were tunes but you could sing the same song about a million different ways with the same tune.

And wondering how to make her manager leave the opening night, well, open. If she hadn't been so devoted to the law, Karina would consider blackmail. Alas.

Rehearse!

[furnaceface]

You know, read from the script, get a feel for your characters, that sort of thing.

Re: Rehearse!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Okay, now that Zeela was reading the script a little, she was less put out about being cast in this dumb musical. Her character was such an obnoxious little weasel, it was great!

*Umm, Zee?* Zhahar was sounding a little panicked. *Could you go back and check the cast list again?*

=Huh? Oh yeah, fine, fine.=

She ambled back over to the cast list and started reading again, a little more interested now that she had a rough idea of who was who. And then burst out laughing.

Re: Rehearse!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

*Shut up!* Zhahar wailed. *It isn't funny! How are we supposed to do this?! With two roles?! I can't come out and read in front of everyone. What are we supposed to do?!*

A long moment of silence.

*I can't sing!!! How do I have two roles in a musical when I can't even sing?!?!*

Re: Rehearse!

[dr-manly-voice.livejournal.com]

Okay, Dr. Girlfriend may have fallen asleep right in her chair. Just ... wake her up for her lines, okay? Or throw a blanket over her. Whatever.

Re: Rehearse!

[sharp_as_knives]

"So it appears I'm not the only adult who was coerced into this," Hannibal noted, hoping she was awake enough to hear.

Re: Rehearse!

[beautifulsenshi.livejournal.com]

See Minako read her script and look at her character. See Minako start to turn BRIGHT RED.

Flail, Minako. Flail.

Backstage!

[furnaceface]

If you have any backstagery to do.

Please don't burn the place down, Kenzi.

Talk to the Directors!

[furnaceface]

If you have any questions about your role, it's their job to answer. Naturally.

Re: Talk to the Directors!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"Mr. S! Mr. S!" There was a fairly panicked Zhahar waving the cast list at Jono like a banner. "We need to talk about this casting, Mr. S!"

Re: Talk to the Directors!

[furnaceface]

"About the roles you were given?" Jono had been kind of anticipating that reaction, honestly. "What about them, luv?"

Did she have an aversion to playing butlers? He wouldn't blame her, after the last show...

OOC!

[furnaceface]

... I could swear I had included an OOC thread. GO ME.

Anyhow, we were wondering if anyone involved would be interested in preplaying a few scenes here and there for the show night, or if they'd rather just do it the way it's always been done, with whatever people can chuck out there slowplayed from the Friday into the weekend?

And does the new date work for people? I tried to steer it away from Christmas as much as possible, but I have no idea what other toes I might be stepping on as a result.

Re: OOC!

[voiceoverdue]

Works for me, but I'm not a Christmasian, so. :)

Re: OOC!

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

I am a Christmasian (like you didn't already know that XD) and I'm good with the new date. I think it's early enough in the month to be doable for most of us.

Given my computer woes, I am also SUPER GOOD with preplay. *shakes fist at computer*

Re: OOC!

[walkswithcoyote]

I can't for the life of me find the new date, but I'm good with pre-playing some of it or whatever.

Re: OOC!

[furnaceface]

The new date's in the body of the post! :) December 13th- It's a Friday. Because Jono's a masochist, clearly.