Happy Holidays everyone!!

TUNE IN THIS WEEK -

On Sunday, December 30th, listen to your radio for Phil Marlowe’s “Up Front” program on WCTK 98.1 FM to hear him do an interview on Kaleidoscope Theatre featuring our very own Executive Director, David Payton, along with Holly Shadoian, the chair of our 30th Anniversary celebration. It’s on kind of early – 7:30am – 8am on 98.1FM – or you can catch it at 8:30am on WLKW AM station!

Kaleidevent!

Reminder - This Friday is our last Kaleidevent for 2007! We will be singing carols as part of Homestead's Winter Wonderland on Friday, 12/21/07 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm! If you have a favorite carol that you'd like to see included on Friday, let us know! Comment on the blog to tell us your favorite carols and let us know if you're coming!

Hope to see you all there!

~The Kaleido-Staff

:)

This week's schedule! December 16th-22nd

SUNDAY 12/16
Show postponed to Sunday, 12/23/07 at 1:00pm!

MONDAY 12/17
10:00am - Meeting with Amy at Citizen's Bank
5:30pm - 30th Anniversary committee meeting

TUESDAY 12/18

WEDNESDAY 12/19

THURSDAY 12/20

FRIDAY 12/21
5:30-7:00pm - Kaleidevent! Caroling at The Homestead Gardens!

SATURDAY 12/22
2:00pm - Performance of Cinderella's Christmas at Stadium Theatre (calltime: 11am for tech/concessions; 12pm for cast)

SUNDAY 12/23
7:30am - Call at Kscope for 1:00pm performance of Cinderella's Christmas at Oakdale Theatre (Actor call at Oakdale is 10:30am).

News Flash!

Here are just a couple of note worthy happenings! If you know of anything else we should announce, just e-mail us and let us know!

1. There was an article published about our recent adventure to Block Island!! To view the article, click here.

2. Our December Newsletter was released on Friday. Anyone who missed the e-mail can view all of our past newsletters on our website!

3. "Cinderella" CDs are now onsale online. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy (just in time for the holidays), check out the brand new webpage.

4. Anyone who's interested in either a Kscope hoodie or Anniversary T-shirt, please e-mail Nicki at Nicki@kaleidoscopetheatre.com. We'll put in another order as soon as we have enough people signed up! Other Kaleido-gear can be purchased at Cafe Press.

This week's schedule! 12/8 - 12/16

SATURDAY 12/8
12:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Mice and Cindy only)

SUNDAY 12/9
11:00am - Tech/concessions calltime at RIC (actors at 12:00pm) for 2pm show of Cinderella's Christmas

MONDAY 12/10
5:00-7:00pm - Little Red rehearsal

TUESDAY 12/11
3:00-5:00pm - Little Red dress rehearsal

WEDNESDAY 12/12

THURSDAY 12/13
7:30am - Call at Kscope for 10:00am Little Red's Christmas performance at Scottish Rites

FRIDAY 12/14
Kaleidevent - "Enchanted" at Warwick Cinemas (Rt. 2), time = TBA!!
(Show your Kaleidoscope spirit by coming in fairytale costume or wearing kaleido-gear!)

SATURDAY 12/15

SUNDAY 12/16
Show postponed to Sunday, 12/23/07!

December Babies!

Ho, ho, ho! Happy Birthday, all you December-born Kaleidoscopians!

4th - Jamie Dellorco
6th - Alyssa Schlageter
7th - James Lambert
9th - Amanda Eller
10th - Donnie-Ray Brearton
11th - Margarita Dempsey
13th - Larry Jensen
15th - Matt & Christian Edsall
20th - Jay Miscia
23rd - Lisa (Rubadou) Alves
27th - Joe Chandonnait
29th - Krista-Louise Genereux

This Week's Schedule! December 2nd-9th

SUNDAY 12/2
2:00-6:00pm - Winter Wonderland at THG! (David as Santa)
6:00-7:00pm - Cinderella dance rehearsal (JRK and Frankie)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast)

MONDAY 12/3
5:00-6:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (12/4 cast)

TUESDAY 12/4
8:00am - Calltime for BULLY at Taylor Elementary School in Foxboro, MA (or 9:15am at school for shows at 9:30 & 10:30am)

WEDNESDAY 12/5
5:00-7:00pm - Little Red rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella Dress rehearsal (full cast)

THURSDAY 12/6
4:00pm - Meeting with Cameron et al re: video

FRIDAY 12/7
5:00-8:00pm - Winter Wonderland at THG! (David as Santa)

SATURDAY 12/8
12:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy and mice ONLY!)
4:00-8:00pm - Winter Wonderland at THG!

SUNDAY 12/9
2:00pm - Cinderella's Christmas at Rhode Island College (calltime 12:00pm at RIC or TBA at Kscope)
2:00-6:00pm - Winter Wonderland at THG!

Upcoming Kaleidevents!

** Friday, December 14th (Time: TBA) ~ The Kaleido-gang will be going to see an early evening show of "Enchanted" at the Warwick Cinema! The movie is WONDERFUL and we hope you all can join us!

** Friday, December 21st (Time: 5:30-7:00pm) ~ All Kaleidoscopians are invited to join us up at Homestead Gardens in North Smithfield for a night of evening cheer! We will be singing Christmas carols as part of Homestead's Winter Wonderland.

~ Comment on our members' 'blog if you plan to join us at either event! ~

This week's schedule! November 25th - December 2nd

SUNDAY 11/25
4:30-6:00pm - BULLY dress rehearsal (11/27 cast; Cameron late)
6:00-7:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (12/4 cast; Kat unavailable)
7:30-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast except FG and mice; Meredyth late)

MONDAY 11/26

TUESDAY 11/27
8:00am - Calltime at Kscope for BULLY at Block Island School (show at 12pm; return to Kscope approx. 4:30pm)
5:00-7:00pm - Little Red rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast except King and Prince; Jillian at 8:00)

WEDNESDAY 11/28
2:00pm - David meeting with Carabbas
5:30pm - 30th Anniversary meeting

THURSDAY 11/29

FRIDAY 11/30
5:00-8:00pm - Winter Wonderland at Homestead Gardens

SATURDAY 12/1
4:00-8:00pm - Winter Wonderland at Homestead Gardens

SUNDAY 12/2
2:00-6:00pm - Winter Wonderland at Homestead Gardens (Santa Appearance by David)
6:00-7:00pm - Cinderella dance rehearsal (Cindy and Prince only)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast)

This Week's Schedule 11/18 - 11/25

SUNDAY 11/18
John Moran Luncheon

MONDAY 11/19

TUESDAY 11/20
5:00pm - Meredyth drops off costumes
5:00-7:00pm -Cinderella rehearsal (Steps only)
8:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal and publicity photo (Cindy and Prince only)

WEDNESDAY 11/21

THURSDAY 11/22
Holiday - Happy Turkey Day!

FRIDAY 11/23
Holiday
5:00-8:00pm -Winter Wonderland (Santa arrives at Homestead Gardens/Princess Appearance by Lisa Alves)

SATURDAY 11/24
4:00-8:00pm - Winter Wonderland at Homestead Gardens

SUNDAY 11/25
2:00-6:00pm - Winter Wonderland at Homestead Gardens
4:30-6:00pm - BULLY dress rehearsal (11/27 cast)
6:00-7:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (12/4 cast)
7:30-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast except FG and mice; Meredyth arrive @ 7:45)

This week's schedule! 11/11 - 11/17

SUNDAY, 11/11
Veteran's Day

MONDAY, 11/12
Holiday - Veteran's Day (observed)

TUESDAY, 11/13
12:00pm - Update with Nikki and Mia
6:00pm - Audition (TJ)

WEDNESDAY, 11/14
11:00am - Meeting at Homestead Gardens (re: Christmas)
5:30pm - 30th Anniversary Fundraiser meeting

THURSDAY, 11/15
9:30am - Cameron's Exhibition at the MET
7-9pm- BULLY dress rehearsal for the 11/16 cast

FRIDAY, 11/16
10:30am - Call time for BULLY performance at Berkshire Country Day School (show at 1:45pm).

SATURDAY, 11/17
Kaleidevent - 8:00pm performance of La Cage aux Folles at Jenks Jr. High, Pawtucket, RI.
(Call the Community Players at (401) 726-6860 to reserve your tickets!)

Kaleidevent! - date change*

Hey Everybody!! Our next Kaleidevent will now be the 8:00pm performance of "La Cage aux Folles" on Saturday, November 17th! (*Please note: the date has been changed!) If you're interested in joining us, please call Community Players at (401) 726-6860 to reserve your tickets!

Hope to see you all there!
~The Kaleido-Staff

This week's schedule! November 5th-9th

MONDAY 11/5
3:30-5:00pm - BULLY Dress rehearsal (11/6 cast)
5:00-7:00pm - I'm Special rehearsal (full cast)
7:00pm - Audition for Tracey

TUESDAY 11/6
7:15am - Calltime for BULLY at Rockland School (shows at 9 & 10am)
5:00-7:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/9 cast)

WEDNESDAY 11/7
5:00-7:00pm - I'm Special Dress rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/16 cast - no Cameron)

THURSDAY 11/8
6:30am - Calltime for I'm Special at Ashland Middle School and Drum Rock Elementary (shows at 8 & 9am and 1:15pm, respectively)
7:00-9:00pm - BULLY Dress rehearsal (11/9 cast)

FRIDAY 11/9
8:45am - Calltime for BULLY at Tiogue (170 East Shore Drive, Coventry, RI; shows at 10:00am & 1:45pm)

Happy Birthday to all the baby turkeys out there!

This month, we give thanks to all of the following Kaleidoscopians, whose birthdays make them this month's special people! Wish all of the following people a happy birthday if you cross their paths!

3rd - Alex Whitney
5th - Kim Frenze, Conor Ryan
6th - Scott Davies
8th - Kevin Endicott, Megan Reynolds
10th - David Gorgone
11th - Colin Whitney
12th - Billy Frederickson
21st - Gina Wesley
22nd - Tim Caouette, Alex Gorgone, Joel Peterson, Meredyth Waterman
25th - Kathrine Barnes

Thank You! Thank You!

Hello all!

We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for coming to our 30th Anniversary shindig! It was a wonderful success and we hope you all had tons of fun! Photos will be posted soon, so stay tuned! If any of you have photos you'd like to share with us, please e-mail them, post them to myspace, or drop off a CD!

Thanks again and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

~The Kaleido-Staff

A Weekend o' Fun!

Just a reminder about all the fun stuff that's going on this weekend:

On Saturday, the Kaleidoscope 30th Anniversary Extravaganza will be held at The Homestead Gardens in North Smithfield, RI. Doors will open at 7pm, and a whole evening of exciting events is planned! Costumes are encouraged. See below post for more information. If you would like to come to this event but did not let us know, feel free to show up at the door (tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for kids 12 and under).

On Sunday, join the Kaleidoteam for our second Kaleidevent - Theatre Works' production of Little Shop of Horrors, featuring Kaleidoscopians Meredyth Waterman (as Audrey), Josh Smith (as Seymour), Ryan Hanley (as the Dentist/etc.), and Megan Gonsalves (as Ronette). The Kaleidoscope family also includes the show's director (Connie Anderson), set designer (Mark Anderson), stage manager (Mary Concannon), and costume designer (Sharon Charette). For tickets, call (401) 766-1898, Option 1. Come to the performance showing your Kaleidoscope Pride - wear your Kaleidoscope t-shirt, hoodie, etc.!

This week's schedule! October 29th - November 3rd!

SUNDAY 10/28
Kaleidevent! 2:00pm performance of Little Shop of Horrors at Theatreworks!

MONDAY 10/29

TUESDAY 10/30
3:30-5:30pm - BULLY Dress rehearsal (10/31 cast)

WEDNESDAY 10/31
Happy Halloween!
12:30pm - Calltime for BULLY at Whelan School (show at 1:45pm)

THURSDAY 11/1
8:45am - Calltime for BULLY at Blackrock School (shows at 10am & 1:30pm)
5:30pm - 30th Anniversary wrapup meeting

FRIDAY 11/2
5:30-7:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/9 cast - Cassi(e) unavailable)

SATURDAY 11/3
1:00-6:30pm - Open Auditions at the Meshanticut Park Church! Call (401) 942-3637 for an appointment.

30th Anniversary - Schedule of Events!

Here is the schedule of events for Saturday's extravaganza!

(Please note: the party is 7-11pm at Homestead Gardens in North Smithfield, not at Kscope! For more details, check out our website!)

7:00pm - Party begins! (Come check in, sign the guest book, make your own name tag, participate in the costume contest, raffle etc...)

7:30pm - The Magic of Lon Cerel (10 minute performance)

7:45pm - Costume Awards Ceremony (Judging by the original 3 Good Fairies - Marianne, Joyce, + Sue)

8:00pm - Magical Musical Memories (20 minute musical performance coordinated by Sandy Cerel)

9:00pm - 30 Years of Magic – Video Retrospective (35 minute video produced by Perry Corvese)

10:00pm Raffle Drawing

Upcoming BULLY Shows

Just giving the BULLY stuff a bump as it was quite buried under everything else. Also, there will soon be a need for people to do more shows in November/December, so keep your eyes open!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
1:45pm at Whelan School (and maybe morning perf. at Old County Road School)
(rehearsals 10/23 and 10/30 3:30-5:30pm)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Daniel
Gary: Joe
Jen: Megan G.
Lori: Emily G.
Winnie: Brooke
Johnson: David

Thursday, November 1, 2007
10am & 1:30pm at Black Rock School (Coventry, RI)
(rehearsals 10/25 5-7pm)
Jake: Sam Hood
Hank: James
Gary: Cameron
Jen: Audrey
Lori: Jess Sepe
Winnie: Hannah
Johnson: Tommy

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
9 & 10am at Memorial Park School (Rockland, MA)
(rehearsal 11/5 4-6pm)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Mikee
Gary: Cameron
Jen: Kat
Lori: Krista-Louise
Winnie: Amber
Johnson: David

Friday, November 9, 2007
10:00am & 1:45pm at Tiogue Elementary School
(rehearsals 10/12 5:00-6:30 and 10/13 12:30-1:30 for newbies only, rehearsals 11/2
5:30-7:30 and 11/8 7-9 for full cast)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Joe Chandonnait
Gary: Ben
Jen: Cassi
Lori: Siara
Winnie: Emma
Johnson: David

Support Your Fellow Kaleidoscopians!

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KALEIDEVENT - Little Shop of Horrors

Our second kaleidevent will be the 2:00pm performance of Little Shop of Horrors on Sunday, October 28th! Please call Theatre Works to reserve a ticket: (401) 766-1898, Option 1! Tickets are $15 (for adults) and $12 (for children under 12). After the show, the group plans to hit the local Chelo's for an early dinner. If you plan to join us, leave us a comment and let us know!

Hope to see you all there,
~The Kaleido-Staff

This week's schedule! October 22nd-28th

MONDAY 10/22
T & N to WHMS for Grease auds

TUESDAY 10/23
11:00am - Meeting at THG re: Christmas Extravaganza
3:30-5:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (10/31 cast)
6:00-7:00pm - 30th rehearsal (@ Kscope)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red rehearsal

WEDNESDAY 10/24
T & N to WHMS for Grease auds
11:00am - Meeting at THG re: Budget, videos
1:00pm - Meeting at THG re: projector
5:00-6:00pm - I'm Special rehearsal (Tommy, Meredyth, and David)
5:30pm - 30th Anniversary Meeting (aka Bag-Stuffing Party!)

THURSDAY 10/25
4:30pm - Audition with Daniela Zib
5:00-7:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/1 cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Dress rehearsal

FRIDAY 10/26
6:30pm - Little Red Ridinghood performance at Whelan School in North Providence, RI (calltime 5:30pm at school, 4:45pm at Kscope)

SATURDAY 10/27
7:00-11:00pm - Kaleidoscope's 30th Anniversary Party at Homestead Gardens!

SUNDAY 10/28
Kaleidevent! 2:00pm performance of Little Shop of Horrors at Theatreworks!

Kaleidevent!

Tomorrow night marks our very first KALEIDEVENT! The Kaleidoteam will be going to see RISE on Broadway's production of The Sound of Music at 7:30pm at the Columbus Theatre in Providence, RI!

For more information, you can visit RISE's website here, the Columbus Theatre's website here, or call (401) 621-6123.

Are YOU going to be attending? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Have you already seen the show? What did you think!? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Comment, yo!

So in the past couple days, several people have mentioned to me that they check this blog religiously. I believe "every 5 minutes" was said by one person, and "like, all the time" was said by another. Well, if that's the case, let's make this place a little more interactive, people!!

Please, Nicki and I could use the entertainment :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Yesterday, we performed Cinderella for Westborough Special Education/Kids First at Westborough High School in Massachusetts. It was our very first time at the venue, and we were all faced with a number of potential problems... we had our independent sound system (a necessary but involved hassle); it was only the second show using the new sound board; actor conflicts allowed for only 1 rehearsal with the full cast; we were extremely understaffed (technically) for the show; there was very little fly space for backdrops to be hung (meaning much more involved scene shifts); the list goes on. The number of looming trainwrecks seemed insurmountable!

We were unable to get a Minister or a King, so David and I had to fill in as performers, and Rob wasn't available, so Nicki had to run sound. Christine (a contender for Kscope Rookie of the Year) saved our butts, stage managing with only 1½ rehearsals of prep time. Rachel Philip (mouse-mom extraordinaire) and Christine were ALL WE HAD backstage - and there were a plethora of jobs to be done! In addition to the usual technical requirements (light op. and rigger for backdrop/main rag), we needed help for the gazillion quick changes and scene shifts that happen during the show!

Supercast came to the rescue... Graham, Cassi(e), Kim, David, Lisa, Meredyth, and Jillian, thank you all SO MUCH! The show could not have gone on if we had a less capable or less helpful group yesterday. Other Kaleidoscopians who are reading this, I wish that you all could have seen everybody backstage... two people were rushing to fix the backdrop while three others pushed set pieces to their respective places, and another two were backstage whipping gowns on and off Cinderella with such speed and precision that even I wouldn't have known it was most people's first time doing the show! Not only did everybody give spectacular performances, but things moved so smoothly that nobody could have known how much extra everybody was chipping in.

In the end, the day was a phenomenal success, and a LOT of fun!

I want the Kaleidoscopian Diary to be filled with days like yesterday, and it's up to all of us to help make it so. There are so many opportunities for us to learn things from touring with Kaleidoscope... so many things we can discover about technical theatre (sound, rail, lighting, and costume issues that invariably crop up and are dealt with accordingly) and about performing (not only the singing, dancing, acting, directing, and/or choreographing, but about stage humor and landing jokes, about creating interesting stage pictures, and about developing characters with greater depth and integrity). The possibilities are endless - and it's our choice how much we pursue them!

So embrace it, everybody! Come to rehearsals ready to work and ready to absorb! Go to shows excited to help out and eager to mount a professional production in a new and exciting space! Be ready to make magic, wherever we go!

Thank you again, Cinderella cast and crew - you're not only responsible for another one of Kaleidoscope's phenomenally successful performances, but you've also reminded me just how wonderful working here can be.

Kaleidevents!

We're going to try something new!

Over the next few months, we will periodically announce on our members 'blog and on our MySpace various "Kaleidevents". These events are open to all members of the Kaleidoscope Theatre Family and will include a variety of fun activities: plays, performances, bowling, movies, get togethers, and various other group outings! We hope these organized events will help Kaleidoscopians keep in touch with each other when their shows are not rehearsing or performing. If anyone has an idea for a good event, please let Tommy or Nicki know!

The first Kaleidevent will be this Friday's performance of The Sound of Music! Numerous Kaleidoscopians are already planning to go - if you'd like to join us, please contact Cassi(e) to purchase a ticket, or buy one at the door. Tickets are $20 (adult) and $15 (18 and under).

The second event will be the 2:00pm performance of Little Shop of Horrors on Sunday, October 28th! Please call Theatre Works to reserve a ticket: (401) 766-1898, Option 1! Tickets are $15 (for adults) and $12 (for children under 12). After the show, the group plans to hit the local Chelo's for an early dinner.

Hope to see you all there,
~The Kaleido-Staff

This week's schedule! October 14th-20th

SUNDAY 10/14
2:00pm - Performance of Cinderella at Westborough High School (calltime is 8:45am at Kscope or 12 noon at Westborough)

MONDAY 10/15

TUESDAY 10/16
10:30am - Meeting with Eric Oliveras (re: Cameron's project)
5:00-6:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal @ Sandy's (discuss evening's outline!)

WEDNESDAY 10/17
4:00-6:00pm - BULLY Dress rehearsal (10/18 cast)
7:00-8:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal @ Sandy's

THURSDAY 10/18
7:30am - Calltime for BULLY at Sutton Elementary School (shows @ 9 & 10am)
3:00pm - Meeting with Chris Breene (re: internship)

FRIDAY 10/19
2:30-4:30pm - Brooke here for BULLY brushup
4:00-5:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/9 cast - Joe unavailable)
1st Kaleid-Event - Come see Sound of Music @ RISE!

SATURDAY 10/20
8:00am-2:00pm - Flea Market at The Homestead Gardens (setup starts at 6:30am)

OPENING NIGHT on Broadway

Come see RISE's Sound of Music - opening tonight at the Columbus Theatre!

Numerous Kaleidoscopians will be featured in RISE on Broadway's production of The Sound of Music. The cast includes:

Kathrine Barnes (as Nun/New postulant)
Greg Bonin (Captain von Trapp)

Joe Catanzaro (Frederic von Trapp)

Melanie Chitwood (Children's Choir)

Brooke Friday (Children's Choir)

Sam Hood (Nazi/Party Guest)

Mikee Iemma (Baron Elberfeld/ Nazi)

Daniel Larson (Rolf)

Emily Luther (Maria)

Cameron Marcotte (Nazi/Party Guest)

Ariana Pacheco (Children's Choir)

Hannah Schott (Children's Choir)

Aliya Thaler (Brigitta)

Sari Thaler (Gretl)

Shows are October 12-14 and 19-21 at the Columbus Theatre. Also, look for our Artistic Director, Tommy Iafrate, in the orchestra pit wailing away on the clarinet!

For more information, check out their website at www.ristage.org!

Party update - COSTUME CONTEST!

As part of our 30th Anniversary celebration on October 27th, we will be having a competition for best costume, funniest costume, and most Kaleido-inspired costume! (Yes, there will be prizes.) So come to the party decked out in your halloween finest! (Costumes are encouraged, but not required!)

It's not too late to RSVP! We already ordered the t-shirts, but we can accept party reservations until October 19th!

Hope to see you all there,

~Kaleido-Staff

(photo of Cassi(e) and Ariana...adorable!)

Break a leg Gina!

Our very own Gina Wesley is off to New York today for a performance on Amateur Night at the Apollo. If she does well (and we're sure she will) she could be one of the 4 winners for the evening and/or be selected to appear on the TV show, Live At The Apollo! The show runs tonight from 7 - 9:30pm, so if you are able, please send Gina some good vibes during that time! (photo from July 2007 performance of Kaleidoscope's A Killer Cabaret!)

If you have any events coming up you'd like your fellow Kaleidoscopians to know about, please e-mail Nicki (nicki@kaleidoscopetheatre.com) and let her know the details!

LAST CHANCE!! Support your fellow Kaleidoscopians!

This is the final weekend to see Mill River's production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which was directed by Lee Rush. (Lee has played nyumerous roles for us, including 'Rosina' in Dial M for Matrimony and 'Disgustia' in Cinderella.) The show runs only through October 14th so visit www.millrivertheater.com or call (401) 721-0909 today!

This week's schedule! October 8th-14th

MONDAY 10/8
Happy Columbus Day!
6:00pm - Meeting with Christopher Breene re: NPHS internship
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast - Meredyth unavailable) w/ costume fittings for JRK with Marcia

TUESDAY 10/9
4:00-5:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal @ Sandy's

WEDNESDAY 10/10
4:00-6:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (10/18 cast - Krista unavailable)
5:00-6:00pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal @ Sandy's (no Tommy or Nicki)
6:00-7:00pm - I'm Special rehearsal (Meredyth only)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast - Cassie late)

THURSDAY 10/11
7:00pm - 30th Anniversary Meeting

FRIDAY 10/12
4:00-5:00pm - I'm Special rehearsal (Michael only)
5:00-6:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/9 cast, newbies only - Emma, Siara, Ben, and Joe)

SATURDAY 10/13
12:00-2:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/9 cast, newbies only - Emma, Siara, and Ben... Joe unavailable)
2:00-4:00pm - Cinderella Dress rehearsal (full cast!)

SUNDAY 10/14
2:00pm - Cinderella performance at Westborough High School, Westborough MA (calltime is 8:45am at Kscope or 12 noon at Westborough)

Hi

Hi, my name is Cameron Marcotte and for the next year or so, I will be interning with Kaleidoscope Theatre. I go to the Met High School and am aspiring to become an actor. Some of you may know me from the BULLY show. Here, I would write about what it is I'll be doing, but nobody really knows what that is yet, so... I can't. What I do know, is that I will be working in the office every Tuesday and Thursday and am tremendously excited about joining the team!

Revised Cinderella Rehearsal Schedule...

HAPPY 100th POST!!!

Due to the phenomenal success of tonight's rehearsal, let's cancel two of them and enjoy our nights off! So, Cinderella cast, go to your calendars and cross out our previous rehearsals for 10/7 and 10/12!

The remaining schedule is therefore:
**Monday 10/8, 7:00-9:00pm - full cast (Meredyth unavailable); Happy Columbus Day... Marcia will be here to celebrate and do costume fittings!
**Wednesday 10/10, 7:00-9:00pm - full cast (Cassie unavailable)
**Saturday 10/13, 2:00-4:00pm - full cast, Dress Rehearsal!
**Sunday 10/14, calltime TBA (approx 9am at Kscope or 12pm at school) for 2:00pm performance at Westborough High School!

Updated - BULLY: Round 2!

Hey everybody! We have 4 days of BULLY in a 10-day period coming up at the end of October/beginning of November -- so same deal as last time: let me know which shows you are available for and would like to do, and I will fill in the slots accordingly!

Thursday, October 18, 2007
9:00am & 10:00am at Sutton Elementary School (Sutton, MA)
(rehearsals 9/19 3:30-5:30pm, 9/26 4-6pm, 10/3 4-6pm, 10/10 4-6pm, and 10/17 4-6pm)
Jake: Sam Hood
Hank: Cameron
Gary: Steven
Jen: Amber
Lori: Krista
Winnie: Kristi
Johnson: Tommy

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
1:45pm at Whelan School (and maybe morning perf. at Old County Road School)
(rehearsals TBA)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Daniel
Gary: Joe
Jen: Megan G.
Lori: Emily G.
Winnie: Brooke
Johnson: David

Thursday, November 1, 2007
10:00am & 1:30pm at Black Rock Elementary School
(rehearsals TBA)
Jake: Sam Hood
Hank: James
Gary: Cameron
Jen: Audrey
Lori: Jess Sepe
Winnie: Hannah
Johnson: Tommy

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
9 & 10am at Memorial Park School (Rockland, MA)
(rehearsals 11/5/07 4-6pm)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Mikee
Gary: Cameron
Jen: Kat
Lori: Krista-Louise
Winnie: Amber
Johnson: David

Friday, November 9, 2007
10:00am & 1:45pm at Tiogue Elementary School
(rehearsals 10/12 5:00-6:30 and 10/13 12:30-1:30 for newbies only, rehearsals 11/2 5:30-7:30 and 11/8 7-9 for full cast)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Joe Chandonnait
Gary: Ben
Jen: Cassi
Lori: Siara
Winnie: Emma
Johnson: David

Email ufans?

Our e-mail is working again - e-mail us to your heart's content at kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com!

Outside employment!

Hi everybody!

The Gordon School in East Providence is looking for somebody to lead a storytime hour in their pre-school on Friday mornings! They need somebody to read/act out stories for their 18-month through 2½-year-olds from 8:45-9:30am, starting this Friday, October 5th through Friday, November 9th. Pay is negotiable. If you are interested, contact Allie Jones at (401) 434-3833, x124.

E-mail snafu

Hello everyone!

Our e-mail seems to be having problems again....if you're trying to get in touch with us (or if you sent an e-mail within the last day or so), please use kaleidoscope1977@gmail.com or call us at the office(401) 942-3637!

Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience!

~The Kaleido-staff

LAST CHANCE!!

So the deadline for the party has officially past, but don't let that stop you from joining us! We can take late reservations until atleast 10/9/07!!

The t-shirts will be ordered by the end of the day today, so call Nicki now! If you've missed this order, we'll probably make another one after the party (depending on interest).

The party looks like it's shaping up to be a blast! We hope you'll join us for a night of great fun (and of course, magical memories)! Activities include: make-your-own name tags, a musical history of Kaleidoscope, a video retrospective, a chinese auction, a costume competition, and much more!

Please send in your responses in ASAP. If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend…please visit our website here and download a pdf version!

Also on our website, there are online forms where you can submit your name and the roles you played in the past - help us remember 30 years of casting, crew, and concessions!

Hope to see you all there!
The Kaleido-Staff
:)

Happy Birthday, Octobabies!

Hooray for October! Hooray for the fall! And hooray for the following Kaleidoscopians who are celebrating a birthday this month!

1st - Ethan Ladouceur
4th - Danielle Champagne, Sarah Lagasse
5th - Frankie Galligan, Jessica Marfeo
6th - Bobby Macaux
7th - Taylor Mitchell, Nikki Speciale
10th - Christa Khanjari
14th - Hannah Schott
21st - Derek LaMonte, Bill Whitehead
24th - Asher Lhowe

*Note: beware of babies when carving jack-o-lanterns

This week's schedule! October 1st-7th!

MONDAY 10/1

TUESDAY 10/2
12:45pm - Meeting w/ Cameron's Advisor (Eric)
2:00pm - Meeting with THG (@ Kscope)
5:00-6:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal (@ Sandy's)
6:00pm - Autism I'm Special Mtg w/ David and Lisa Alves (@Kscope)
7:00-9:00pm - Dial M rehearsal

WEDNESDAY 10/3
4:00-6:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (10/18 cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast!)

THURSDAY 10/4
1:30pm - Meeting w/ Wendy Perelman
5:00-6:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal (@ Sandy's)
7:00-9:00pm - Dial M dress rehearsal

FRIDAY 10/5
Happy Birthday Frankie!
6:00pm - cocktail hour begins for 7pm performance Dial M for Matrimony at Via Roma! (Calltime TBA)

SATURDAY 10/6

SUNDAY 10/7
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast; Meredyth unavailable)

Gina and the Heritage Harvest!

Hi Everybody!

This weekend marks the Fourth Annual Heritage Harvest in Fall River (rain or shine)! This year, the FREE festival will feature the talents of Kaleidoscopian Gina Wesley, who has been in our productions of Cinderella's Christmas, A Killer Cabaret, and The Adventures of Dash Rocket (see photo). Her band will be performing at at 4pm on Saturday.

The festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday (the 29th and 30th) at Heritage State Park on Davol Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Head on over, enjoy the music, and cheer Gina on!

Attention October SNOW WHITErs!

Bad news everyone... our upcoming performance of Snow White has been postponed. :(

The booking agent had trouble procuring the hall for October 21st, but hopefully we will be able to reschedule the show for sometime in the future.

Thank you all for making yourselves available to perform with us, I'm sure we'll see you all soon!

~The Kaleido-staff

This week's schedule! September 24th-28th

MONDAY 9/24
1:30pm - Audition with Joe Chandonnait
4:00-5:30pm - I'm Special dress rehearsal
7:00-9:00pm - BULLY dress rehearsal (9/27 cast)

TUESDAY 9/25
7:30am - Calltime for I'm Special at Sterling Memorial School in Oneco, CT (performances at 9am & 10am)
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary committee meeting
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (3 steps only)

WEDNESDAY 9/26
4:00-6:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (11/1 cast)
7:30-8:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy only)
8:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy/Prince only)

THURSDAY 9/27
11:45am - Calltime for BULLY performances at (Feinstein) Sackett St. School in Providence (performances at 12:45 and 1:45pm)
5:00-6:30pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal (at Sandy's)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy and Prince 7-8:30)

FRIDAY 9/28
3:30-4:30 - Rehearsal w/ Michael Wilfand
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy, StepMa, Putricia)

DIAL M schedule...

Hey murderers...
Rehearsals will be Tuesday 10/2 and Thursday 10/4 from 7-9. If you're nervous that that won't be enough time, call me and we can meet privately... unfortunately our schedule is so booked that I can't force in rehearsals anywhere else!
See you then, you sociopaths, you!
~tommy

BULLY Changes...

Hi Bully-ers...

We've had some changes in regards to the upcoming BULLY performances.

The shows this Thursday 9/27 at Sackett Street School will now be performed at 12:45pm and 1:45pm. This makes call 11:45am!

The shows scheduled for Thursday, 10/4 have been rescheduled to Thursday, November 1st and the shows from Friday, 10/5 will now be performed on Friday, November 9th.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

CINDERELLA schedule...

Hey everyone... here's the rehearsal schedule for the October 14th, 2007, 2pm performance of Cinderella at the Melrose Memorial Hall.

Things are kind of a mess... we all have VERY contradictory availabilities (especially the ladies!), so trying to mount this show will not be easy! I did the best I could to work around everybody's other commitments. Please let me know if any of these rehearsals do not work for you:

**Thursday, 9/20, 7-9pm - Cinderella, Disgustia; Putricia (8-9)
**Tuesday, 9/25, 7-9pm - Stepmother, Disgustia, Putricia
**Wednesday, 9/26, 7:30-9pm - Prince (8-9), Cinderella (7:30-9)
**Thursday, 9/27, 7-9pm - Cinderella, Prince; Fairy Godmother (8-9)
**Friday, 9/28, 7-9pm - Cinderella, Stepmother, Putricia
**Wednesday, 10/3, 7-9pm - Full cast (Cindy, get there when you can!)
**Sunday, 10/7, 7-9pm - Full cast (StepMa unavailable)
**Monday, 10/8, 7-9pm - Full cast (StepMa unvailable) - JRK costume fitting w/ Marcia
**Wednesday, 10/10, 7-9pm - Full cast (Putricia unavailable)
**Friday, 10/12, 7-9pm - (StepMa and Minister unavailable) Hopefully, no rehearsal here... but please keep this time slot open - if things are still disastrous, we may need to add a rehearsal.
**Saturday, 10/13, 2-4pm - Full cast for Dress Rehearsal

This week's schedule! September 17th-22nd

MONDAY 9/17
10:30am - Meeting at THG (re: Christmas)
5:00-7:00pm - BULLY dress rehearsal (9/18 cast)
7:00-9:00pm - BULLY rehearsal (9/27 cast)

TUESDAY 9/18
8:15am - Calltime at Kscope for BULLY at Hamilton Elementary School in North Kingstown, RI (perfs. @ 9:30 & 10:30am, back at Kscope approx. 12:15pm)
4:00pm - Audition with Ben Craven
5:00-7:00pm - 30th Anniversary rehearsal for entertainment committee

WEDNESDAY 9/19
3:30-5:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (10/4 cast - no Kristi; Amber @ 4)
Happy Birthday Steph!

THURSDAY 9/20
Full gang to see HBS
7:00-9:00pm - CINDERELLA rehearsal (Women only - Cindy, and Stepsisters)

FRIDAY 9/21
2:00pm - Audition with Michael Wilfand
5:30-7:30pm - BULLY rehearsal (9/27 cast)

SATURDAY 9/22
2:30-3:30pm - Cinderella and Prince Charming (JRK and ???) character appearance at the Little Gym (calltime TBA)

Attention BULLYers!

Hi everybody... here is the current BULLY situation:

Thursday, September 13th
(rehearsals 9/10 and 9/11, 5-7pm)
Jake: Sam Hood
Hank: Cameron
Gary: Matt Z.
Jen: Megan G.
Lori: Jess Sepe
Winnie: Amber
Johnson: Tommy

Tuesday, September 18th
(rehearsal 9/17 5-7)
Jake: Sam Hood
Hank: Mike H.
Gary: Cameron
Jen: Kat
Lori: Emily G.
Winnie: Ariana
Johnson: Tommy

Thursday, September 27th
(rehearsals 9/10 7-9, 9/17 7-9, 9/21 5:30-7:30, and 9/24 7-9)
Jake: Tommy
Hank: Daniel
Gary: Joe
Jen: Audrey
Lori: Brooke
Winnie: Hannah
Johnson: David

This week's schedule! 9/9 - 9/15

SUNDAY 9/9
Happy Birthday Angel!

MONDAY 9/10
9:00am(ish) - Meeting at THG
5:00-7:00pm - BULLY rehearsal for 9/13 cast
7:00-9:00pm - BULLY rehearsal for 9/27 cast

TUESDAY 9/11
5:00-7:00pm - BULLY dress rehearsal for 9/13 cast
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary Planning Mtg.

WEDNESDAY 9/12
3:45pm - BULLY rehearsal w/ Kristi
5:30pm - CINDY audition w/ JRK

THURSDAY 9/13
Rosh Hashanah - L'shanah tovah!
7:45am - call @ Kscope for BULLY PERFORMANCES! Shows at 9am and 10am, Saint Margaret School

FRIDAY 9/14
3:00pm - Meeting at Westborough H.S. to check out facility

SATURDAY 9/15
8:00am-2:00pm - Flea Market at Homestead Gardens

September Babies!

Happy month of Virgos and Libras! May Sapphires rain down from the heavens!

If you see the following Kaleidoscopians this month, feel free to wish them a happy birthday!

1st - Sarah Cohen
2nd - Marianne Douglas
5th - Lisa Coupe
6th - Adam Bar
9th - Angela Zannini
13th - Christine Lapointe
14th - Molly Cohen
16th - Michael Iemma

23rd - Brianna Fontaine
27th - Gianna Salazar

29th - Dale Gustafson

Lost & Found

Below is a list of items currently in our "Lost & Found" box... anything not claimed by October 1st is getting tossed! So come get your stuff!

1. Bottle of Herbal Essences "totally twisted"
2. Black hooded fleece jacket
3. Purple zip up fleece
4. Mechanical dinosaur
5. Ryan's SW script
6. 2 black hair brushes
7. Light purple sun glasses
8. Pair of black khaki pants
9. Wig cap
10. Boston Red Sox Hat
11. Blue Hollister sweatshirt pullover
12. 1 tan jazz shoe
13. Blue purselike eye glass case w/ pair of red sunglasses
14. Studioline "Mega Spritz" hair spray
15. Large silver sunglasses w/ blue tinted lenses
16. Martini/Ann script from Dial M (highlighted in blue and yellow)
17. Green spiral bound notebook w/ info on African video and Kscope call times
18. Electronic charger
19. Pair or black socks
20. "Summer brains" card game
21. Sheet music for "Somewhere that's Green" and "Suddenly Seymour"
22. Envelope addressed to Donnie-Ray

E-mail Snafu

We are currently switching over to our new website! In the end, the domain http://www.kaleidoscopetheatre.com/ will point to the new site (which is currently online and available by using the address http://www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com/).

During the switch over, all our e-mail that uses "kaleidoscopetheatre.com" (for example, kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com) is not working!

So, if you need to contact us, either call the office at (401) 942-3637 or e-mail us directly at kaleidoscope1977@gmail.com

Sorry for any inconvenience!

This Week's Schedule! September 3rd - September 7th

MONDAY 9/3
Happy Labor Day!

TUESDAY 9/4
1:00pm - Hannah Schott, BULLY orientation

WEDNESDAY 9/5

THURSDAY 9/6
5:00ish - Rupert Friday (For Brooke), BULLY orientation

FRIDAY 9/7
5:30pm - Perry Corvese, video footage

30th Anniversary Party!!

By now, many of you have probably received an invitation to our 30th anniversary party on October 27th! If you haven't, or if you know any kaleidoscopians who haven't, please check out the party page on our brand new website http://www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com/30thparty.htm

Fill out a sign up form and mail it in to Kaleidoscope Theatre (65 Freedom Dr. Cranston, RI) to reserve your spot at the party! Don't be left out, everyone must RSVP by the end of September!

Please let other members know about the party...trying to track down 30 years of kaleidoscopians is quite the daunting task! We don't have current addresses and phone numbers for many of our former members and we want to make sure everyone who wants to come can do so! Spread the word!

Thanks!

:)

This week's schedule! August 27th-31st

MONDAY 8/27

TUESDAY 8/28
11:00am - Performance of Goldilocks at RIC (calltime is 8am for crew/concessioneers, 9am for cast)

WEDNESDAY 8/29
6:00-8:00pm: Orientation for new BULLY performers

THURSDAY 8/30
11:00am - Meeting w/ THG
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary Party meeting (in committees)

FRIDAY 8/31

This week's schedule! August 20th-25th

Kaleidoscope's End-of-Summer Potluck Party is this week on Saturday, August 25th from 1:00-6:00pm! (Kscope will provide the dogs and burgers.) Please let us know if you're coming, and what you're able to bring. Thanks! :) Also, remember your swimsuit and towel!

MONDAY 8/20
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks Dress Rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood Dress Rehearsal (full cast)

TUESDAY 8/21
6:30am - Calltime at Meshanticut Park Church (MPC) for Goldilocks at the Chevrolet Theatre (or 9am at the theatre)
11:00am - Little Red Ridinghood at RIC (calltime is 8am for tech/concessioneers; 9am for actors)
4:00pm - Call at Kscope for Character appearance of Cinderella/Prince Charming (Gremily); performance at approx. 6:30ish.

WEDNESDAY 8/22
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for Goldilocks at the Cape Cod Melody Tent (or 9am at the theatre)
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary Party planning committee meeting

THURSDAY 8/23
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for Goldilocks at the South Shore Music Circus (or 8:30am at the theatre)

FRIDAY 8/24

SATURDAY 8/25
1:00-6:00pm - Kaleidoscope's End-of-Summer Party!!! Bring your towel and swimsuit!!

SWEATSHIRTS ARE IN!!!

The most recent order of sweatshirts has come in... please pay us and come pick them up at your earliest convenience!

Thanks!
:)

This Week's Schedule! August 12-18

Reminder - Kaleidoscope's "End of Summer Potluck Party" is approaching...the party will be on Saturday, August 25th from 1:00-6:00pm. (Kscope will provide the dogs and burgers.) Please let us know if you're coming, and what you're able to bring. Thanks! :)

SUNDAY 8/12
Be on the lookout for a supposedly-amazing Meteor Shower tonight!

MONDAY 8/13
Happy VJ Day!
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal (full cast for run-through)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (full cast for adjustment to in-the-round blocking)

TUESDAY 8/14
11:00am - The Three Pigs performance at RIC (tech/concessions call @ 8am, actor call at 9am)
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal (full cast for run-through)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood rehearsal (full cast for stumble through)

WEDNESDAY 8/15
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for Cinderella, Too! at Cape Cod (or 9am at theatre)
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary Party planning meeting
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood rehearsal (full cast)

THURSDAY 8/16
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for The Three Pigs at the Chevrolet Theatre (or 9am at theatre) AND for Cinderella, Too! at South Shore (or 8:30am at theatre)

FRIDAY 8/17
2:30pm - Calltime at MPC for Cinderella at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, MA (or 4pm at theatre)

SATURDAY 8/18
2:00-3:00pm - Snow White (Jamie) attends Colby Ann's birthday party! Calltime TBA.

This Week's Schedule! August 5th - August 11th

8/5 SUNDAY

8/6 MONDAY
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal (3 Bears only)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood rehearsal (Little Red and the BB Wolf)

8/7 TUESDAY
11:00am - The Frog Prince at RIC (tech/concessions call @ 8:00am / actors at 9:00am)
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal (3 Bears only)
6:00pm - 30th Anniversary Party Planning Mtg.
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood rehearsal (Little Red and the BB Wolf)

8/8 WEDNESDAY
11:00am - Cinderella @ CC (call at church for 6:30am; theatre by 9:00am)
7:00-9:00pm - Little Red Ridinghood rehearsal (Little Red, BB Wolf, Hunstman)

8/9 THURSDAY
10:30am - Cinderella @ SS (call at church for 6:30am; theatre by 8:30am)
11:00am - The Frog Prince @ Chevy (call at church for 5:30am; theatre by 9:00am)
5:30pm - Audition with Sara Taylor

8/10 FRIDAY

8/11 SATURDAY

Happy August Birthday Month!

Hello out there in Kaleidoscope World... and Happy Birthday to the following Kaleidoscopians!

3rd - Chris Schultz
5th - Emily Gonsalves
7th - Phoebe Perelman
8th - Elizabeth Camboia
11th - Anavah Perrault
12th - Kelly McPhillips
13th - Connie Anderson, Adam Wasserman
14th - Chris Chianesi
15th - David Manfredi
16th - Elena Bucci
23rd - Laura Ash
26th - Matthew Davey
27th - Amanda Genovese, Lauren Schultz

Please note!

The performance of Dial M, that was scheduled for August 10th, has been cancelled.

Also, the character appearances at THG have been cancelled for the rest of the summer.

Thanks to everyone who had made themselves available for these events!

This Week's Schedule! July 29th-August 4

SUNDAY 7/29
7:00-9:00pm - Three Pigs rehearsal (full cast)

MONDAY 7/30
5:00-7:00pm - Three Pigs dress rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-?:??pm - Cinderella, Too! dress rehearsal (full cast)

TUESDAY 7/31
11:00am - Cinderella, Too! at RIC (tech/concessions at theatre for 8:00am, actors at 9:00am)
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal

WEDNESDAY 8/1
5:30am - Calltime at Meshanticut Park Church (MPC) for Cinderella, Too! at Chevrolet Theatre (or 9am at theatre)
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for The Three Pigs at the Cape Cod Melody Tent (or 9am at theatre)

THURSDAY 8/2
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for The Three Pigs at South Shore Music Circus (or 8:30am at theatre)
5:00-7:00pm - Goldilocks rehearsal

FRIDAY 8/3

SATURDAY 8/4
12:30-1:30pm - Birthday Party appearance with Prince Stefan and Sleeping Beauty at Homestead Gardens (Actor call at KScope = 10:45am; party runs from 11:30am-1:30pm)

This Week's Schedule! July 22nd-29th

SUNDAY 7/22
6:00pm - Audition with Nikki Speciale
7:00-9:00pm - Three Pigs rehearsal (full cast - Jonathan unavailable)

MONDAY 7/23
1:30pm - Meeting with THG
5:00-7:00pm - Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella Dress rehearsal (full cast)

TUESDAY 7/24
11:00am - Cinderella at RIC (calltime is 8:00am at RIC for crew and concessions, 9:00am at RIC for cast, or 7:30am at Kscope)
5:00pm - Audition with Sari and Aliya Thaler
7:00-9:00pm - Frog Prince Dress rehearsal (full cast)

WEDNESDAY 7/25
6:30am - Calltime at Meshanticut Park Church (MPC) for The Frog Prince at the Cape Cod Melody Tent (or 9am at theatre)
7:00pm - Kaleidoscope's 30th Anniversary Party planning committee meeting

THURSDAY 7/26
5:30am - Calltime at MPC for Cinderella at Chevrolet Theatre (or 9am at theatre)
6:30am - Calltime at MPC for The Frog Prince at the South Shore Music Circus (or 8:30am at theatre)
5:30ish - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (full cast)

FRIDAY 7/27
12:00-2:00pm - Cinderella Too! rehearsal (Gremily)
1:30-3:00pm - Cinderella Too! rehearsal (Emily and FGM)
6:00-9:00pm - Three Pigs rehearsal (full cast)

SATURDAY 7/28
9:00am - Gremily's final dance lesson w/ Ginny
11:00am-2:00pm - Cinderella and Prince Charming (Gremily) to appear at Homestead Gardens

SUNDAY 7/29
7:00-9:00pm - Three Pigs rehearsal (full cast)

This Week's Schedule! July 15th-22nd

SUNDAY 7/15
Happy Birthday Tommy!

MONDAY 7/16
Happy Birthday David!
3:30pm - FGM rehearsal w/ Lisa Alves
5:00-7:00pm - Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast)
7:00-9:00pm - Alice in Wonderland Dress rehearsal (full cast)

TUESDAY 7/17
11:00am show - Alice in Wonderland at RIC (calltime is 8:00am for tech, 8:30am for concessioneers, and 9:00am for cast)
5:00-7:00pm - Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast)
6:30pm - Cinderella, Too! costume fittings for Emily, Graham, Jamie, Lisa H., and Meredyth
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (Cindy and Mice scenes 7-7:30, full cast for C2 stumble-through 7:30-9)

WEDNESDAY 7/18
5:30am - calltime at Meshanticut Park Church (MPC) for Alice in Wonderland at the Chevrolet Theatre (or 9am at theatre)
6:30am - calltime at MPC for Snow White at the Cape Cod Melody Tent (or 9am at the theatre)... and don't forget the party/cookout after the show at the Thaler relatives' household!

THURSDAY 7/19
7:00am - calltime at MPC for Snow White at the Orpheum Theatre (or 8:30 at the theatre)
6:00pm - GREMILY called to choreo "Dream Waltz"
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (full cast for run-through with all new Cinderella costumes)

FRIDAY 7/20
6:30am - calltime at MPC for Snow White at the South Shore Music Circus (or 8:30am at theatre)
7:00-8:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (full cast for run through)
8:00-9:00pm - Dance rehearsal w/ Kim (Meredyth, Lisa H., Jamie)

SATURDAY 7/21
HP7!!!!!!!
8:00am-2:00pm - Flea Market at Homestead Gardens (setup at 6:30am)
11:00am-2:00pm - Fairy Godmother (Lisa A.) to appear at Homestead Gardens

SUNDAY 7/22
6:00pm - Audition with Nikki Speciale
7:00-9:00pm - Three Pigs rehearsal (full cast - Jonathan unavailable)

THG character appearances - UPDATED!

Hey everyone! Here's the updated schedule for the Saturday character appearances at the Homestead Gardens! Let me know if you have any questions!

July 14th - Alice and the Mad Hatter 12:00pm-4:00pm
July 21st - Cinderella's Fairy Godmother 11:00am-2:00pm
July 28th - Cinderella and Prince Charming 11:00am-2:00pm
August 4th - Prince Noble and Prince Henry 11:00am-2:00pm
August 11th - Iggy and Ralph Piggy 11:00am-2:00pm
August 18th - Little Red Ridinghood and her mother 11:00am-2:00pm
August 25th - Goldilocks and Baby Bear 11:00am-2:00pm

This week's schedule! July 8th-15th

SUNDAY 7/8
6:00-9:00pm - A Killer Cabaret rehearsal (no Sandy)

MONDAY 7/9
3:30pm Interview w/ the Herald
5:00-7:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (full cast 5-7 for opening of Act II and Finale - add mice at 6; Emily unavailable)
7:00-9:00pm - Snow White Dress rehearsal (full cast)

TUESDAY 7/10
11:00am show - Snow White at RIC (calltime is 8:00am for crew, 8:30am for concessioneers, 9:00am for cast; if riding with Kscope, calltime is 7:30am)
5:00-7:00pm - Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (full cast; block Caterpillar scene and "Where Am I?"; stumble through show)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (work King/Minister/Prince scenes and Disgustia/Putricia dance breaks)
4:30 - 9:30pm - Harry Potter and the Party of Kaleid!

WEDNESDAY 7/11
5:30am - Calltime at Meshanticut Park Church (MPC) for Snow White at Chevrolet Theatre (or 8:00am call at theatre)
7:00-9:00pm - A Killer Cabaret dress rehearsal (full cast)

THURSDAY 7/12
5:00-7:00pm - Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (full cast - stumble through show)
7:00-9:00pm - The Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast)

FRIDAY 7/13
11:30am - Meeting with Bill Cunningham at the Orpheum Theatre
6:00pm - A Killer Cabaret at Homestead Gardens (calltime 4:30pm at THG)

SATURDAY 7/14
11:00am - Rehearsal/tape recording with JRK
12:00-4:00pm - Alice and Mad Hatter (Ariana and Tommy) appear at Homestead Gardens
Nicki and Tommy to see "Midsummer" at RISE

SUNDAY 7/15
Happy Birthday, Tommy!

Harry Potter and the Party of Kaleid!

On Tuesday, July 10th, we're celebrating two very exciting Harry Potter releases! Stop by the office some time between 4:30 and 9:30 (but please be respectful of the rehearsals that will be going on from 5-9).

Come celebrate the premier of the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" movie (released 12:05am on 7/11/07) and the release of the seventh and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (12:01am 7/21/07). At our Kaleidoparty, there will be music, decorations, snacks, games, and a prize for the Kaleidoscopian in the best HP inspired costume! (Yes, Nicki and Tommy have been disqualified.)

Any questions... just ask!

See you then!

Happy Birthday!

Happy July! Now that it's the month of July, it means that the year is half-way over. It also means that the following Kaleidoscopians are celebrating a birthday!

4th - David Mizzoni
6th - Santana Roberts
7th - Carolyn Cole

15th - Tommy Iafrate
16th - David Payton
19th - Kevin Broccoli, Brian Lamothe
20th - Graham Duff
22nd - Jenna Martineau
24th - Fallon Healy, Emily Luther
26th - Anne Harsch
29th - Brendan Macera, Santanna Rocha

This week's schedule! July 1st-8th

SUNDAY 7/1
6:00-9:00pm - A Killer Cabaret rehearsal (singers/dancers called 6-9, add Sandy for scene work 8-9)

MONDAY 7/2
Finish HP2!
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (run-through of show w/ full cast - Christa unavailable)
6:30pm - Costume fitting for Lisa H. w/ Marcia
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (Fairy Godmother/Cindy scenes from 7-8, Cindy/Stepmom/Disgustia/Putricia/Count/Mice scenes 8-9)

TUESDAY 7/3
7:00-9:00pm - A Killer Cabaret rehearsal (full cast)

WEDNESDAY 7/4
Happy Fourth of July!

THURSDAY 7/5
3:00-6:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal with Emily and Graham (scenes and choreo)
5:00-7:00pm - Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (block Duchess/Cook scene with Ariana, Connie, and Jess; work Ariana into Croquet and Sister scenes in remaining time)
7:00-9:00pm - The Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast)

FRIDAY 7/6
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (run-though in costume w/ full cast - Alyce and Nikki unavailable)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal ("Cinderella, Cinderella" dance rehearsal for Meredyth, Jamie, Lisa H., and Emily w/ Kim 7-8, continue working scenes from Monday with Steps/Count 8-9)

SATURDAY 7/7
12:00-4:00pm - Snow White (Jamie) makes an appearance at the Homestead Gardens; call time TBA

SUNDAY 7/8
6:00-9:00pm - A Killer Cabaret rehearsal (full cast except Sandy)

Rehearsal absences...

Hi everybody~

Rehearsal-missing has been somewhat of a problem lately, and it's gotten to the point that I think it needs addressing.

As you know, we do not have a lot of rehearsals for shows at Kaleidoscope - 12 to 18 hours is the norm, and that's probably a QUARTER of what you find anywhere else. Couple this brief rehearsal period with the many other significant struggles we encounter (not getting to work in the venue until the morning of a performance, changing blocking for proscenium versus in-the-round performances, including audience participation in the show, etc.), and it is a wonder our shows consistently come out as wonderful as they do! No doubt, this is due a great deal to the tremendous talents of our performers, and their continued attempts to strive towards excellence in all of our endeavors together.

No matter HOW talented individual performers might be, however, our work can only come so far with such little time together. A great deal of work can be done at home (memorizing lines and blocking, learning your songs and coming up with amazing ideas on how to better your performance), but an even greater amount of work can only be done in a rehearsal environment with other people. You will get ideas from your scene partners, and develop a deeper understanding of your inter-relationships. You will pick up on the subtleties of each other's performance, and begin to fine-tune your own in relation to the others around you. Furthermore (and perhaps most importantly), you will continue to develop your skills as an actor, and your sensitivity to the performances of others.

I have put forward a tremendous effort to schedule rehearsals around people's availability. I recognize that Kaleidoscope's season occurs when many people take vacations, go to the beach, and enjoy a relaxing break from school or work. However, once you have given me your conflicts and I create a rehearsal schedule around your (and others') availability, I expect a commitment to these rehearsals. I understand that things come up, and I have no issue with people missing rehearsals due to illness, deaths of loved ones, etc. These are certainly valid reasons to miss rehearsals. However, it is not valid to miss rehearsal because something else came up AFTER you already committed to us. This includes things like going to the beach and other summertime recreation (I don't care HOW nice a day it is), being tired and just not feeling like it, and (especially) having rehearsals for other shows.

Please don't think for a second that I am discouraging anybody from working with other theatre companies - I of all people would be the LAST person to do that! But it is extremely unprofessional to audition for a second show when you've already committed to Kaleidoscope, and then expect us to work around your newly limited availability! If you are in "Show A" and you audition for "Show B", then the professional approach is to tell Show B that you have certain conflicts due to Show A. I am happy to work around another show's schedule when you are upfront with me. However, once you have made a commitment to Kaleidoscope, I expect you to be just as upfront with other directors/theatre companies. This also applies to any added soccer practices, clarinet lessons, or rehearsals at your dance studio - if your teacher/coach tries to add an extra rehearsal when you are supposed to be here, then professional protocol dictates that you simply say, "I'm sorry, I have another obligation that night," and propose another date/time that is not in conflict.

You've probably heard me (or David, or Nicki) say that each rehearsal you have with Kaleidoscope is like an audition for the NEXT show that we're doing. We always want to bring back people who are hard workers, or who are easy to get along with, or who help out, or are fun to have around, etc. Well, the same goes for reliability. Be assured that the next time we are casting a role that you're right for, we will pick somebody whose reliability we can count on. Whether or not you're that person is up to you. :)

I'm very proud of the work that we've been getting done in rehearsals lately, and I do want to thank those of you who continue do your absolute best and are always here on time, rip-roarin' and ready to go!

Greetings, Cards...

To my Two, Five, and Seven of Hearts~
I just wanted to let the three of you know that you're doing a really great job in rehearsals. You're all paying attention beautifully, taking direction superbly, and bringing so much to the table - you have exceeded my expectations for rehearsal after rehearsal (and my expectations were not low to begin with!).
Thanks for all of the hard work that you're doing, and keep up the great work!
~tommy

A few CINDERELLA, TOO! notes...

Hey everybody!

Here is the French scene breakdown for "Cinderella, Too!", and the rest of the rehearsal schedule. For those of you who are unaware of the difference between a "French" scene and a regular scene, French scenes are differentiated by the entrance/exit of a major character, while regular scenes are differentiated by the location/set of the scene.

SCENE BREAKDOWN:
I.i.; p. 1-4 (FG "Oh, hello!" through FG "To find Cinderella"); Fairy Godmother
I.ii.; p. 5-6 (FG "Oh, dear, it didn't work" through second CIN "We were dancing on air"); Fairy Godmother and Cinderella
I.iii.; p. 6 (CIN "Could it be my destiny is here" through scene change); Cinderella and Prince
I.iv.; p. 7-10 (SM "Girls! Girls?" through CIN "we must leave now."); Stepmother, Disgustia, Putricia, Cinderella, and Mice
I.v.; p. 10-14 (CT "Escusa me" through scene change); Count, Stepmother, Disgustia, and Putricia
I.vi.; p. 15-16 (MIN "We're going to have us" through KING "Now, Minister!!"); Minister, King, Prince, and Cinderella
I.vii.; p. 16-17 (CIN "Thank you." through last C&P "In love eternally"); Cinderella and Prince
I.viii.; p. 17-18 (PR "Father, i'm so glad" through end of Act I); Prince, Cinderella, King, and Minister
II.i.; p. 18-20 (Start of Act II through KING "Prince, Count, come with me"); Prince, Cinderella, King, Minister, Stepmother, Disgustia, and Putricia
II.ii.; p. 20-21 (CIN "Stepmother, just what is going on here?" through ST "Count de Tooten..."); Stepmother and Cinderella (and possibly Disgustia and Minister?)
II.iii.; p. 21 (PR "Cinderella... I have some terrible news" through scene change); Prince and Cinderella
II.iv.; p. 21-22 (CT "¡Ayuda! ¡Ayuda!" through PUT "whatever you say, Mama"); Count, Stepmother, and Putricia
II.v.; p. 22-24 (PUT "Now listen, Count" through CT "Now please my love, untie me"); Putricia and Count
II.vi.; p. 24-25 (ST "Putricia!" through ST "still in the attic?"); Stepmother, Count, and Putricia
II.vii; p. 25 (CIN "Oh thank goodness" through ST "Ta-tah for now!"); Stepmother and Cinderella
II.viii.; p. 25-28 (CIN "Oh Wendy, Willy" through scene change); Cinderella, Fairy Godmother, and Mice
II.ix.; p. 28-31 (PR "Father, there must be a way out of all this" through end of "Good To Be King"); Prince, King, and Minister
II.x.; p. 31-32 (ST "Help! Help!" through KING "Minister, prepare the wedding ceremony!"); Stepmother, King, Minister, and Prince
II.xi.; p. 32-35 (wedding processional through bows); All

JULY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, July 2nd
7:00-8:00pm: Scenes I.i., I.ii., and II.viii.; Fairy Godmother and Cinderella
8:00-9:00pm: Scenes I.v., II.ii., II.vii.; Cinderella, Stepmother, Disgustia, Putricia, Count, and Mice

Friday, July 6th
7:00-8:00pm: Dance rehearsal with Kim ("Cinderella, Cinderella"); Cinderella, Stepmother, Disgustia, and Putricia
8:00-9:00pm: Scenes II.iv., II.v., II.vi.; Count, Stepmother, Putricia

Monday, July 9th
5:00-7:00pm: Scenes II.i., II.x., II.xi.; All (mice 6-7)

Tuesday, July 10th
7:00-9:00pm: Scenes I.vi., I.vii., II.ix.; King, Minister, Prince (if available)
7:00-9:00pm: Rework "Cinderella, Cinderella" dance break from Cinderella; Disgustia and Putricia

Tuesday, July 17th
7:00-7:30pm: Scenes I.iv., I.vii.; Cinderella and Mice
7:30-9:00pm: Stumble through of Cinderella, Too! (filling in any holes if necessary); full cast

Thursday, July 19th
7:00-9:00pm: Run-through of Cinderella (with new costumes!); full cast

Friday, July 20th
7:00-9:00pm: Cinderella, Too! run; full cast

Monday, July 23rd
7:00-9:00pm: Cinderella Dress rehearsal; full cast

Thursday, July 26th
7:00-9:00pm: Cinderella, Too! run (with new costumes!); full cast

Monday, July 30th
7:00-9:00pm: Cinderella, Too! Dress rehearsal; full cast

This weekend at Kaleidoscope...

To kick off our summer season, Rapunzel and several of her fairytale friends will be appearing this coming Saturday at Homestead Gardens (located at 200 Industrial Dr. North Smithfield, RI). The characters will be on hand from 12:00pm to 4:00pm to meet their fans, sign autographs, pose for pictures, and even make balloon animals! Homestead Gardens is also home to a beautiful lake, a cozy gift shop, and a welcoming ice cream shop! Join Kaleidoscope for a day of summertime fun and explore the wondrous grounds at Homestead! For more information about Homestead Gardens, please call Angela at (401) 309-1882!

This week's schedule! June 25th-July 1st

MONDAY 6/25
2:00pm - Meeting with Christine Redihan
4:00pm - Meeting with Savana Leveille
4:30-5:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (just Hunstman)
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (full cast - homework due, photo shoot, block Dwarf/Prince and Dwarf/Queen scenes, run Act II)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal; dance rehearsal for Emily and Graham w/ Kim

TUESDAY 6/26
1:00pm - Cinderella's Holiday Ball recording session at Viscount (w/ Emily)
5:00-7:00pm - Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (block "Croquet" scene w/ Connie, Graham, and Cards from 5-6:30, block to end of show w/ full cast 6:30-7 - Ariana/Jess unavailable)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal; blocking with Chris, Alex, Graham, and Emily

WEDNESDAY 6/27
HP2!
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal w/ Act I run-through (Jamie and Daniel 5-7, Ryan 5:45-7, Alyce 6-7)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal - "Hacienda" and "Tango" with Kim and costume fitting with Marcia (Jamie 7-9, Lisa H. 7:30-9); blocking review with Nicki (Chris 7-9)

THURSDAY 6/28
5:00-7:00pm - Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (block Cards scene w/ all Cards 5-6, run other scenes w/ full cast 6-7 - Connie/Ariana unavailable)
7:00-9:00pm - Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast except Bobby)

FRIDAY 6/29
7:00-9:00pm - Killer Cabaret rehearsal (no Jamie or Tommy)

SATURDAY 6/30
11:00am - 1:00pm - Dance rehearsal w/ Gremily and Ginny; press photo w/ Graham and Newell
12:00-4:00pm - Character appearances at Homestead Gardens (Meredyth as Rapunzel, Mikey as 2 of Hearts, and David as Mad Hatter); calltime 11:15am at Kscope, or 11:45 at the Gardens.

SUNDAY 7/1
6:00-9:00pm - Killer Cabaret rehearsal (song/dance 6-8, add Agrava for scene work 8-9)

Better late than never?

Happy Birthday, June Babies!

If you see any of the following Kaleidoscopians this month, be sure to wish them a happy (perhaps belated) birthday!

4th - Alyssa Surrette
4th - Newell Roberts
6th - Matthew Velino
22nd - Kristen Cornwall
23rd - Ali Angelone
25th - Todd Proto
26th - E. Ryan Walsh
26th - Alex Valentine
26th - Betty Nolan

Character Appearances!

This summer, we'd like to try something new. In order to promote our series at RIC (and to encourage people to go to the Gardens), we plan to have some of the characters from each show appear at Homestead Gardens on the previous Saturday from 12-4pm. Characters will meet and greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photos.

Here is the tentative schedule of characters...if your character is listed and you are unavailable, please let us know as soon as possible!

Thanks!
:)

Saturday 6/30 – Rapunzel, Mad Hatter, Mama Piggy, Cards
Saturday 7/7 – Snow White
Saturday 7/14 – Alice and the Mad Hatter
Saturday 7/21 - Fairy Godmother
Saturday 7/28 – Cinderella and Prince Charming
Saturday 8/4 – Prince Noble and Prince Henry
Saturday 8/11 – The Three Pigs
Saturday 8/18 – Little Red and her Mother
Saturday 8/25 – Goldilocks and Baby Bear

Come to the Cabaret!

Kaleidoscope will be performing “A Killer Cabaret” on Friday the 13th of July at Homestead Gardens!

What good is sitting alone in your room? Life is a cabaret, and so is death in this entertaining song- and dance-filled night of merriment where audience members become stars, and danger lurks around every table. The Cabaret's producer, Agrava Krispie (Sandy Cerel), famous author of such mystery novels as Ten Little Indecisions and Death on Denial, presents her first Cabaret. Her all-star cast includes Lucky Charms (John Britto) as the Master of Ceremonies, Agrava's niece and nephew Coco Krispie (Jamie Dellorco) and Rhyce Krispie (Tommy Iafrate), her ex-sister-in-law Sugar Smax (Gina Wesley) and last but not least (and he will certainly tell you!) former child star Razen Bran (Bill Whitehead). They combine their talents to make for an evening of sweet entertainment. But someone is trying to murder the Queen of Murder Mysteries! Audiences help track down the 'cereal' killer in time to remind us that there is truly 'no business like show business'.

Tickets, which include dinner and the show, cost $35.00.

To reserve your seat, call Angela at (401) 309-1882!

This week's schedule! June 18th-24th

MONDAY 6/18
1:00pm - Meeting with Savana
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (w/ Snow and Dwarves)
7:00pm -9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (Cindy run-through)

TUESDAY 6/19
2:00pm - Meeting with Christine, re: summer tech
4:00-7:00pm - Alice rehearsal (Alice & Sister 4-5, full cast except Dormouse 5-7)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella rehearsal (w/ Cindy and all 3 Steps)

WEDNESDAY 6/20
5:00-7:00pm - Snow White rehearsal (w/ Snow White and Queen)
7:00-9:00pm - Cinderella, Too! rehearsal (w/ King, Minister, and Prince)

THURSDAY 6/21
Happy First Day of Summer!
HP1!
12:00pm - Cindy, Too! rehearsal with Lisa A.
4:00-7:00pm - Alice rehearsal (Alice & Cheshire Cat 4-5; Alice, Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse 5-7)
6:00 - Cindy 2 photo w/ 'Gremily'
7:00-9:00pm - Frog Prince rehearsal (full cast except Bobby and Tommy)

FRIDAY 6/22
3:30pm - Tommy and Kim dance rehearsal
6:00-8:00pm - Killer Cabaret rehearsal (no Jamie)

SATURDAY 6/23
11:00am - Dance rehearsal w/ Ginny
3:00-5:00pm - Killer Cabaret rehearsal

SUNDAY 6/24
6:00-8:00pm - Killer Cabaret rehearsal

Kaleidoscope is now on MYSPACE

Kaleidoscope is happy to announce that it now has its very own myspace page. It can be found at www.myspace.com/kaleidoscopetheatre!

Like the blogs, we hope that myspace will be another way for all Kaleidoscopians to keep in touch with each other. It's also a very efficient way to share photos. Right now, all the photos we have on record since the summer of 2002 are up on the page. Feel free to leave us comments, picture comments, and messages - and if you have any photos that we don't, send them on over to us and we'll put them up!

Here's one photo we do have, it's of Graham just a couple of years ago - then a mouse, now the Prince in Cinderella! Time sure goes by fast! The photo also features: Anne Harsch as Cinderella, Chris Schultz as the King, and Justin Robinson as the Prince. (Summer 2002).

What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7?

Tommy and Nicki were lucky enough to meet two of the authors of this very interesting book!

Ben Schoen and Emerson Spartz signed autographs and led a discussion group yesterday at the Cranston Borders. For more information about the book or the book's sponsor website, check out Mugglenet.com!

A friendly reminder...

I still need Social Security Numbers from the following people:

• Jordan Greeley*
• Christa Khanjari
• Daniel Larson
• Mia Speciale
• Nikki Speciale
• Katherine Speltz
• Aliya Thaler
• Sari Thaler

*Jordan, I just need to double check yours... I confuse your 1s and 7s!

Please give them to me at your earliest convenience!
Note: you cannot be paid until we have your Social Security Number

A note to the vertically challenged (and their taller counterparts...)

Happy 50th Post!!!

(The rest of this message is just for the cast of SNOW WHITE.)

Hello, hello, hello!

Thank you everyone, for a great first rehearsal last night! At first, it was very daunting that out of a cast of 11 people, 9 are brand new to the show, and the other 2 are in different roles than last time -- that leaves a lot of work to do in only 8 rehearsals! But after getting together last night, I am confident that this cast will be absolutely wonderful.

Below is our specific rehearsal breakdown for the rest of the rehearsal process. After we work a scene, please be off-book (lines, lyrics, blocking, and choreography) for the next rehearsal, even if it is not on that day's agenda. Being off-book at the next rehearsal will allow us to begin working in-character instead of off-the-page.

The rehearsal schedule is:

Monday 6/11, 5-7
Agenda: Meet-and-Greet, Teach sign, Dwarves' entrance dance
Called: Dwarves and Snow (5-7); Huntsman, Prince and Queen (5-5:30)

Monday 6/18, 5-7
Agenda: Review sign and entrance dance, teach Laugh and all Dwarf/Snow scenes
Called: Dwarves and Snow

Wednesday 6/20, 5-7
Agenda: Block all Snow/Queen scenes (or as much as possible!)
Called: Snow, Queen

Monday 6/25, 5-7
Please come prepared to take pictures!
(Tentative schedule - this day's breakdown may change)
Agenda: Block Dwarf/Queen scene, Dwarf/Prince scene, and any remaining Dwarf stuff. Run through all of Dwarves' scenes, assign dwarf costumes.
Called: Dwarves, Snow, Queen, and Prince

Wednesday 6/27, 5-7
Agenda: Block Snow/Prince stuff (5-6), solo Snow stuff (6-6:30), and Snow/Huntsman stuff (6:30-7)
Called: Snow (5-7), Prince (5-6), and Huntsman (6:30-7)

Monday 7/2, 5-7
Agenda: Stumble-through of the show (filling in any gaps), assign Dwarves their costumes
Called: All

Friday 7/6, 5-7
Agenda: Run-through the show (in costume)
Called: All (Alyce and Nikki unavailable)

Monday 7/9, 7-9
Agenda: Dress Rehearsal!
Called: All

And, for your first homework assignment...

Dwarves: on Monday 6/18, come in prepared to tell us a story about a time that YOU felt the way your DWARF is characterized.
DOC, tell us about a time that you felt really, really SMART.
GRUMPY, tell us about a time that you felt GRUMPY.
BASHFUL, tell us about a time that you were extremely SHY or SELF-CONSCIOUS.
SNEEZY, tell us about a time that you either couldn't stop SNEEZING, or were extremely SICK.
HAPPY, tell us about a time that you felt simply OVERJOYED WITH HAPPINESS!
SLEEPY, tell us about a time that you were SO TIRED, but just couldn't go to bed for some reason.
And DOPEY, tell us about a time that you felt really DUMB.

Snow White, Queen, Huntsman, and Prince: for Monday 6/25, come up with 10-15 words that you would use to describe your character. Be prepared to explain why you view your character as such... and feel free to look for evidence in the script (things the character says/does, or things that other characters say about them, etc.). Also, determine what your character's Life Goal is - what is his/her ultimate objective? How would he/she see him/herself in 5 years? 10 years? 25 years? Again, evidence from the script is a plus!

Again, great job last night everybody. I hope that you're all as excited about mounting this show as I am! As always, if you have any questions or would like to talk to me about anything, please feel free to call or e-mail :)