Revue and Rehearsals

[alt_daphne]

Draco already mentioned scheduling, so now seems like a good time to remind those of you in the cast that our rehearsal schedule has been posted! As you can see, we will be meeting most late afternoons on Monday and Wednesday, and then again on Saturday (though a few of these will be shifted to Sunday due to Quidditch, Hogsmeade, and other such events). All cast members are expected to attend every rehearsal unless otherwise noted.

Further, those of you who've volunteered to do backstage work for the Revue will be meeting during rehearsal times, too. So far, the list of volunteers is as follows:

Stage Management
- Melinda Pennifold

Costumes, Glamours, and Makeup
- Sally Anne Perks
- Parvati Patil
- Evelyn Longbottom

Set Design (Painting and Construction)
- Eloise Midgen
- Millicent Bulstrode
- Gregory Goyle
- Vincent Crabbe

Props
- Michael Corner
- Cormac McLaggen
- Effie Stevens

Lighting and Effects
- Katrina Bundy
- Megan Jones
- Marjoram Montague

Historical Consultant
- Linus Moon

Musical Arrangement
- Pansy Parkinson

NOTE: more volunteers are always appreciated, so if you'd like to be involved, please let either myself or Professor Carpenter know!

The rest of you, I'll be seeing you at rehearsal later today!

Comments

Private message to Astoria Greengrass

[alt_daphne]

Be aware that just because you are my sister does not mean that you will be exempt from any rehearsals, ever. If I had my way you wouldn't be in the chorus at all, but Gerald was just too charmed by the idea of having us both on stage, I suppose.

See to it that we have some kind of food and drink on hand for tonight. A simple spread of tea and cakes should do nicely.

[alt_linus]

Daphne,

If you truly need me at every rehearsal, of course I shall strive to be present. Excepting of course any that coincide with the neverending string of detentions to which I have been sentenced. (Justly sentenced, I fully admit.) In any case, I shall of course do whatever I can to help, and if that means you want me at each and every possible rehearsal, ready to supply you with historical notes and suggestions at a moment's notice, I will simply have to pack up my other project's reference books and parchments and be there. The success of the Revue easily outweighs any inconvenience.

[alt_daphne]

Linus,

As the historial consultant (do you prefer the term liaison ?) you probably needn't be present at each rehearsal. However, you should strive to make yourself available to the costume and set design people, should your historical expertise be required.

[alt_linus]

Consultant is perfectly fine, Daphne. The good old English of my wizarding forebears is sufficient for me. And I shall certainly do as you suggest. I look forward to speaking with the costume and set designers, and giving them sets of historical sketches and descriptions of appropriate items for each time period. It will be such fun.

In fact, I believe I could give them materials from our History Club presentation this evening! We're doing an overview of all the time periods covered by the Revue, you know. You are quite welcome to attend, as are all of the cast and crew.

[alt_daphne]

Well, that sounds lovely, Linus, but the cast and crew may be rather tired after tonight's rehearsal. It does take some time to get back on our feet when we return to the castle after a break, doesn't it! However, I will certainly let the backstage crew know about your presentation and how it pertains to the script, and will encourage them to attend.

Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_daphne]

Weasley, do you think you can make yourself available for an extra half-hour on Saturday (before or after rehearsal, either is fine)? I'd like to continue with the footwork exercises we got started with this past weekend. Honestly, you did quite well. You have a good sense of rhythm and it certainly doesn't hurt that you're athletic.

Oh, it's really too bad that your family never manages to attend the Frost Faire Ball - though it was lovely to see your Mother and brother there, enjoying themselves. Mr Krumgold and I performed a dance that's a more complicated version of the dance that Guy and Dolly perform at the end of the play. Perhaps you would have found it inspirational?

(I will say, this stress over private messages is something I could do without. I suppose Madam Umbridge means well in her efforts to make us so "serviceable," but she seriously takes it a teensy weensy schmeensy bitty bit too far!)

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_ron]

What time is rehearsal on Saturdays? Only, I have Quidditch in the mornings, but yeah, I could meet for extra time. Think that's a good idea, really.

And yeah. I heard it was... nice. The ball. I hadn't heard you performed, though. Guess that's not what people mostly were talking about, though.

(She's a teensy weensy bit of a menace, Umbridge, yeah. I've got detention for writing a thank you to Mr Selwyn's daughter. I suppose Madam Umbridge thinks everyone in the world ought to have got to read that. Only, I wonder if it's more excluding to know that Arista Selwyn gave me her old toy cat when she didn't give the rest of them anything or to not be able to read the message and wonder why I know Selwyn's daughter when they don't. Which do you think?)

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_daphne]

We'll start rehearsal at noon or so; whenever everyone's finished their lunch.

Oh. What have you heard people talking about, then? Aside from the decorations.

(You've got detention for writing a note to a little girl? A thank you note, at that? I should think that writing thank you notes would be a good example of service to the Protectorate, unless she means that all of our pleases and thank yous ought to be public, like little badges and things. As for exclusion, I couldn't possibly decide between the old toy cat and your connection with the Selwyns - just mind you don't take anything to drink from her Father.)

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_ron]

Well. I'd rather not miss out lunch again. I'm starving now because Umbridge took up all of lunch lecturing us on how impolite we'd all been. So let's say I'll stay after rehearsal on Saturday, yeah?

Um. Mostly people are talking about who had nice robes and who looked ridiculous. I heard lots of people got pissed and did daft things. (Wonder if any of them were taking drinks from Mr Selwyn. Though, I reckon he was too busy with all that Portkey business to have been sharing Porphyry juice with anyone.)

I heard you went with Zabini, but danced a lot with Smith. How was that, then?

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_daphne]

Hard to imagine that she would miss lunch! How much do you bet she went to her office straight after and made a little piggy of herself on cakes and treacle?

I didn't take any sunrise cordials from Mr Selwyn, but I did have, perhaps, a bit more champagne and brandy than I ought. It's so easy to cross that line from what makes you merry to what makes you silly or upset.

And yes, Smith. I'm afraid he's got quite the wrong end of things now and won't stop pestering me for another snog, and Blaise has failed to step up and call him out on his presumptions. I'm rather dreading the leers Smith is bound to give me at rehearsal tonight.

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_ron]

I bet you're right, actually.

From what I hear, loads of people have trouble with that. Towler and Kirke said the head of the Daughters of the Protectorate, Mrs Millingwigget-Watsis got soused and led a conga line. There. That's a thing I heard about the dancing!

And Smith. Well, yeah, he can be- No one takes him seriously, though, so you shouldn't worry.

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_daphne]

Yes, she was quite pissed (and practically lifting her robes so high that short children might have glimpsed her knickers!) but at least she was being merry about it. Though I've no doubt she's quite embarrassed now, in the aftermath.

That's precisely the problem with Smith; no one takes him seriously, and now he thinks I have.

Oh well, it's not your problem. Though if you hear anyone saying that he and I are together or something - well, could you do me a favour and say there's no truth to that at all?