Final Musical Assignment

Final musical theatre assignments are available for pick up in the choir room?

They are due next Friday, December 9.

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The Final Assignment

Hair and Make up

Hello Cast!

Thank you to everyone for making today a success.

I was remembering when I was doing my high school musicals and the first technical rehearsal went to mid-night!  I know we went over time, and for your patience I am truly grateful.  Thank you for cleaning up and taking care of your costumes.  You all are great people to work with.

Here is a link to the Hair and Make up Link  Press Here

Please send me a Remind message if it doesn't work.

Also,

I will ask the office to make you on Field Trip status from 11:30, as well as your make up time. (Does that make sense????   so if you are make up period one, then that will be marked field trip and then will be marked field trip, as an example)

See you Tomorrow!

Thursday, November 24 Researsal

Thursday, November 24

Everyone wear your Les Mis shirt! Let's blitz the school with our shirt advertising!! Don't forget to put your posters up and spread the word about! We want sold out shows! Sell, sell, sell!

Thursday morning rehearsal (choir room):

7:30- Wes, Savanna, Tristan, Michelle

8:00- everyone in "The Night" / Drink With Me

8:15- Erich, Savanna and Evan - theatre practice the carry off of Eponine from the barricade.

Sunday

12:00-5:00

Tech dress rehearsal: Full run through with costumes, sets, props, sound, lights.

Sunday, November 20

Sunday:

12:00 - go to choir room and workout costumes. Then get your costume(s) moved to Alt Ed room

12:45 - (could be earlier) - Meet in the theatre wearing costume for your first scene.

My hope is that we have ourselves organized so that when Ms. Armstrong comes we are ready to start.

I will trying very  hard to have all props and staging ready today so you can work on your costumes.

Thank you all Cast Members.  Let's have a great day today!

This Week's Rehearsals: Nov 14-20

Great Rehearsal Today!  Thanks to everyone for all your work, especially with moving props before and after.  You are all great to work with.

Also... Please start to see tickets:  Here is the link https://cshcmusical-lesmis.ticketleap.com/2016-les-mis/

Monday, November 14

3:35 - Full Cast in Theatre : Starting where we left off :)

we will continue to run and practice transitions

Thursday Morning - in Theatre

7:30 - The Robbery

Sunday, November 20

12:30 - full Cast

Running Through: All cast and crew required

Sunday's Rehearsal

Sunday - Arrival 12:15 to help set up props and sets

Take a look at the mic map please:  We will have tags for people to pass from singer to singer as a practice. Please be aware of problems, as we will address this AFTER the run through. 

Mic Map (click here to view)

12:30 - Marius and Cosette (A Heart Full of Love - on stage, focus is blocking and clean up)


12:45 - The Robbery (on stage, focus is blocking and clean up)


If you are not in these scenes, please continue to help organize props and mic map name tags.



1:00 - Start with Finale of Act 1 (One Day More) Full Cast


continue to Run Through Act 2






There will be no scripts and the goal is to not stop, even if you make mistakes.  Be prepared.  Know your blocking.  Be in "performance mode".






 

Thursday, November 3 and Monday, November 7

Thursday, November 3

Please note that there is a change

7:30 - 8:00 The Wedding Scene

Characters Needed: Hannah, Marissa, Emily F., Alyce, Camyrn L., Victoria, Gabi, Thenardiers, Cosette, and  Marius.

8:00 - 8:30 Fantine's Death

Characters Needed: Fantine, Yound Cosette, Javert, Valjean and Emily F.

Monday, November 7

3:30 - Full Cast - Help set up props and scene

3:45 - Start with Fantine's Death in Act One and continue run through with props and scene changes.

Rehearsals, Monday, Oct 31 and Thursday, November 3

Monday, October 31

3:35 - Theatre - bows -  FULL CAST

4:00 - (or earlier) working on transitions - figuring out what cast members need to take off certain props

4:30 - 6:00  Run Through Act One : starting from The End of the Day

Thursday, November 3

 7:30 - Theatre - Only those in Wedding Scene (TBA)

Friday, October 28 and Sunday, October 30

Friday, October 28

3:35 Choir Room: Full Cast Vocals

4:00 Continue working on music in Act II (minus the characters in theatre)

Theatre: 

4:00 Second Attack and Final Battle. 

Javert's suicide review and transition into Cafe Song, Marius and Cosette, the Epilogue. 

Sunday, October 30

1:00 Full Cast 

start by blocking The Wedding

we will then have completed all scenes. YEAH! 

1:30 run Act II.

Update to Thursday Morning: Everyone must read

Choir Room:

        7:30 Marius, Valjean, and Cosette in choir room - Cafe Song and Marius and Cosette

        8:00 all students with Ms. Armstrong (review opening songs of Act 2)

Theatre:

        8:00  Thenardier, Marius, Cosette and Valjean block The Sewers

Schedule: Monday, Oct 24 and Thursday Oct 27

Thank you Cast!

We are so thankful for all of you! Everyone stepped up today! Thank you for making this run-through a success!  Special Thanks to Joel for his insight and inspiration: please continue to think about the What?, Why? and Where? of your characters, as we all make sense of this journey we call Les Mis!

 

This week we work forward into Act Two: I (Ms. Engel) apologize for the formatting! I am on a new computer and it's not working like I would like :)

Monday, Oct 24

Theatre (Mme Beynon and Ms. Engel):  

        

3:35 - 4:15 - Review / redo blocking for At the End of the Day-full cast 

            (use google doc tracks)

4:15 - 5:15 - Review / continue blocking Building the Barricade, Javert at the Barricade,  First Attack, Second Attack, Final Battle  (use google doc tracks)

        

5:15 - 5:40 - Full cast blocks the Night in the theatre

5:40 - 6:00 - Javert and ValJean - block Javert's Suicide

Choir Room (vocals with Ms. Armstrong - please listen to parts in advance):

        3:35 - The Wedding - Mr. and Mrs. Thenardier, Marius

        4:00 - Epilogue - ValJean, Marius, Cosette, Fantine

        
         4:20 - 4:40 - Everyone else who is not used in the theatre does The Night  vocals with Ms. Armstrong (choir room)

        
         4:40 - 5:10 - Reilly with Ms. Armstrong in the choir room - The Sewer
            
         5:10 - 5:30 - Javert and Val Jean with Ms Armstrong in the choir room - Javert's Suicide

Oct 27. Thursday AM:

Choir Room:

        7:30 Marius, Valjean, and Cosette in choir room - Cafe Song and Marius and Cosette

        8:00 all students with Ms. Armstrong (review opening songs of Act 2)

Theatre:

        8:00  Thenardier, Marius, Cosette and Valjean block The Sewers

Schedule: Monday, Oct 24 and Thursday Oct 27

Thank you Cast!

We are so thankful for all of you! Everyone stepped up today! Thank you for making this run-through a success!  Special Thanks to Joel for his insight and inspiration: please continue to think about the What?, Why? and Where? of your characters, as we all make sense of this journey we call Les Mis!

 

This week we work forward into Act Two: I (Ms. Engel) apologize for the formatting! I am on a new computer and it's not working like I would like :)

Monday, Oct 2

Theatre (Mme Beynon and Ms. Engel):  

        

3:35 - 4:15 - Review / redo blocking for At the End of the Day-full cast 

            (use google doc tracks)

4:15 - 5:15 - Review / continue blocking Building the Barricade, Javert at the Barricade,  First Attack, Second Attack, Final Battle  (use google doc tracks)

        

5:15 - 5:40 - Full cast blocks the Night in the theatre

5:40 - 6:00 - Javert and ValJean - block Javert's Suicide

Choir Room (vocals with Ms. Armstrong - please listen to parts in advance):

        3:35 - The Wedding - Mr. and Mrs. Thenardier, Marius

        4:00 - Epilogue - ValJean, Marius, Cosette, Fantine

        4:20 - 4:40 - Everyone else who is not used in the theatre does The Night vocals with Ms. Armstrong (choir room)

        4:40 - 5:10 - Reilly with Ms. Armstrong in the choir room - The Sewers

        5:10 - 5:30 - Javert and Val Jean with Ms Armstrong in the choir room - Javert's Suicide

Thursday AM:

Choir Room:

        7:30 Marius, Valjean, and Cosette in choir room - Cafe Song and Marius and Cosette

        8:00 all students with Ms. Armstrong (review opening songs of Act 2)

Theatre:

        7:30  Reilly- block The Sewers

        8:00  Marius, Cosette and Valjean block Cafe Song and Marius and Cosette

Please note: Oct 23 Rehearsal

We have a rehearsal this Sunday, as we have no school on this Friday!

1-4 Run through Act One - meet in the theatre

Thanks to everyone for the great rehearsal tonight. Great singing. I will also post the pictures of the awesome barricade!~ Mr. Johnson has done an outstanding job!

This Week's Schedule

Monday, October 17  - ALL IN CHOIR ROOM  (Please ensure that you have listened to all of these tracks and practiced along prior to these rehearsals)

3:35 - Full Cast - Review Act 1 Finale (One Day More)

4:00 - Building the Barricade (Enjolras, Marius, Javert, Eponine, ValJean, all Revolution students, Army Officer)

4:40 - Javert at the Barricade (Javert, Gavroche, Marius, Eponine, Revolution students, Enjolras)

5:20 - First Attack (Sentry 1, 2, 3, All Revolution students, ValJean, Javert)

5:40 - Second Attack (Enjolras, Feuilly, Marius, ValJean, Gavroche, Lesgles, Joly)

5:50 (if time) - The Night - ValJean only (ending)


Thursday, October 20, 7:30 AM - THEATRE

Block Building the Barricade (Enjolras, Marius, Javert, Eponine, ValJean, all Revolution students, Army Officer)  and if time, Javert at the Barricade (Javert, Gavroche, Marius, Eponine, Revolution students, Enjolras)

Please Mark your Calendars

Cast, We need to make a date change please mark your Calendars!

We have to move November 6th rehearsal to October 30!

 

Please cancel November 6th and Add October 30!

 

Full Cast will be called, so please mark your calendar. More details closer to the date.

Thursday and Friday this week!

Happy Thanksgiving Cast! Hope you all had a great long weekend!

Thursday, October 13th, 7:30

Theatre: 7:45 start time Ms. Beynon-Patterson - Block ABC cafe! review this and then The People's Song

Choir Room: Tristan, works with Ms. Armstrong on Miscellaneous sections.

Friday, October 14th, 3:35-6:00

Full Cast - Run Through Act 1 in theatre.

Updated Schedule

Thursday, October 6, 7:30 AM:


CHOIR ROOM with Ms Armstrong

7:30 - The Attack on Rue Plumet - Camryn, Kaelyn, Reilly, Alyce, Tristan, Savanna (not Cosette)

8:00 - Review ABC Cafe and The People's Song- all students (not Marius and NOT full cast)


Friday, October 7 after school
CHOIR ROOM with Ms Armstrong
  
3:40 FULL CAST - One Day More, and brief review the People's Song chorus part,
(minus three (3:40-400) and three (4:00-4:30) listed below)

THEATRE with Mme Beynon-Patterson
 
3:40 - Review blocking of Rue Plumet - Cosette, Val Jean, Marius

4:00 - Block A Heart Full of Love - Marius, Cosette, Eponine
 
4:30 - All cast move to THEATRE to work on The People's Song - blocking - FULL CAST


4:50 - Attack on Rue Plumet - blocking - Alyce, Wes, Tristan, Camryn, Kaelyn, Savanna, Reilly


5:20 - Run through and review blocking of The Robbery, Stars, ABC Cafe, The People's Song, Rue Plumet, A Heart Full of Love (depending on how far we can get)

No Rehearsal Monday, October 10

Full Cast be prepared to come to rehearsal Thursday Morning, October 13 at 7:30 am. More details to follow.

Getting Props

This is how we create atmosphere with props! Thanks to these awesome kids who call themselves The Prop Squad

Thanks also to Westwood Collegiate 

Monday, October 3

Please note times and characters needed

3:40 - 4:10

The Bargain - blocking in the theatre - Mme Thenardier, M. Thenardier Young Cossette, Val Jean (use the google track) - Mme. Beynon

The Robbery, Stars, Rue Plumet - vocals in the choir room - Marius and Eponine - Ms Armstrong


4:10 - 5:00

The Robbery - blocking in the theatre - The Thenardiers, Marius, Eponine, Valjean, Javert -(use google track) - Mme. Beynon

ABC Cafe and The People's Song- vocals in the choir room - all students of the revolution - Ms. Armstrong


5:00 - 5:30

Stars - blocking in the theatre - Javert, Eponine, Marius (Ms. Armstrong and Mme. Beynon)


5:30 - 6:00

Rue Plummet - blocking in the theatre - Cosette, Eponine, Marius, Valjean (Armstrong and Beynon)

Update to Thursday Morning Sept 29

In choir room with Ms. Armstrong

7:30 - Review the Bargain with Tristan and the Thenardiers
7:50 - Thenardiers, Valjean, Javert - The Robbery
8:15 - Joseph and Caleb join us to work on The Beggars

In band room with Ms. Engel

7:30  - Eponine, Marius, and Cosette on A Heart Full of Love?
8:00 - Marius and Eponine on the start  and anywhere they sing in the Robbery 
          and the small part at the end of Stars!

Sept 27, 29 and 30!

Monday, Sept 27

Full Cast: Theatre (not location change)

This rehearsal, please plan on being in the theatre the entire time. Please bring snacks and homework, as when you are not on stage you can use your time wisely. If you have a scene that has yet to be blocked, find a partner and memorize your lyrics. We need everyone near by, as we may need to add people to scenes that we are blocking.

3:35 - warm up and attendance

 

Thursday, Sept 29 - 7:30 am

In Choir Room: Thenardirs, Javert and Val Jean

 

Friday, Sept 30 

Full Cast: Theatre

3:35 - warm up and attendance

Depending on how far we get on Monday, Friday's rehearsal will be starting the blocking from where we left off on Monday. The goal of these rehearsals are to format the large blocking.  We will have these large blocking sessions with everyone in attendance so that we can add people to scenes if need be.

 

No Rehearsal Thursday - please check Friday schedule

Hello Cast, 

We just want to thank everyone of you for your great attitude and your readiness. We have had chills during this weeks rehearsals. Love the eye contact, the intensity, the memorization and the energy.

You are an amazing cast!

We also want to wish our cast members who are away at Divisional Choir Camp a GREAT RETREAT!
Enjoy and learn tons, as we are only better when you bring more fabulous talent among us.

To the cast members that are not on this retreat. Please make this Friday a good use of time for you to memorize your part and practice in front of a mirror: study your facial expressions, your body posture and experiment with transforming your body to match the characters' voice! We are expecting that scripts will be held less in October. Use your time this Friday and weekend to memorize!

Thursday, Sept 22 - No morning rehearsal

Friday, Sept 23

3:30 in Choir Room with Ms. Engel practice Savanna singing On My Own

3:30 in Theatre Block/practice with Ms. Beynon-Patterson - Tristan and Mary doing the scene when she dies (Fantine's Death)

4:00 in Choir Room with Ms. Engel - Erich working through solos

4:00 in Theatre with Ms. Beynon-Patterson - Block  Savanna singing On My Own

Thank you cast!

Musical LInks

Hello Cast!

Earlier in the year, Ms Armstrong emailed a link to musical excerpts that you can practise with.

Please visit this google drive link to listen to the music LOTS

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2X6ouqxLxdUS3lFZWhCWXJMaGM&usp=sharing

This week's schedule

Thursday, September 15 (Choir Room, with Ms. Armstrong)

7:30AM:

Fantine’s Death (Fantine, Val Jean, Javert)

 

8:05:

Little Cosette (Young Cosette, Mme. Thenardier)

               

 

Friday, September 16

 

Period 6:  Mme. Thenardier, Monsieur Thenardier:  Master of the House and The Bargain

 

3:35 - Painters in the Theatre please (Mr. Johnson)

3:35 – warm up activity (10 minutes)

Choir Room: 

Full Cast – Master of the House

 

4:15 –

Choir Room – The Docks

 

4:50 –

Choir Room – Cart Crash

 

5:15 – Review blocking up to the Docks

 

 

Monday, September 19:

 

Theatre

Continue blocking from the Docks onward

Monday, Sept 12, Rehearsal

Rehearsal #2 - You did such an amazing job on Friday. Great facial expressions and while singing, you are creating an intensity that is only going to improve with practice. Thank you to every singe one of you!

Here is the classes schedule. Please read it thoroughly.

FULL Cast

3:35-3:50 - Attendance and Ice breaker/Cast bonding (in THEATRE)

3:50-4:20 - Review singing Prologue to At the End of the Day - (Armstrong & Engel in the Theatre )

4:20-4:30: Break for full cast (returning to Theatre)

4:30-5:00 - Blocking without music: Prologue to At the End of the Day (B-P & Engel)

5:00-6:00 - Running with music: Prologue to At the End of the Day

We understand that running this sections means that cast will have times off stage. When you are off stage during the blocking, we would like everyone listening to all directions as this makes the transition smooth. There will be much repetition during this rehearsal, so please bring your patience. 

Friday, September 9 Rehearsal

Rehearsal #1 - We are so excited to be jumping into song and movement this class.

Here is the classes schedule. Please read it thoroughly.

FULL Cast

3:35 - 3:50 - Attendance and Ice breaker/Cast bonding (in THEATRE)

3:50 - At the End of the Day - (Armstrong & Engel in Choral Room)

4:35: Break for full cast (Ms. Engel)

4:35: I Dreamed a Dream with Mary and Sinfonia (Armstrong)

4:50: Full cast review At the End of the Day

5:05: Prologue - only those listed on the cast list for this scene. Other students not listed can go home. If there's time at the end of the song, I'll keep working with Tristan, or we will dismiss a few minutes early.

　

Reminder! Manditory Meeting Sept 7

Hello Cast,

The Musical Team is hoping that you all have had a great summer...

and we want to remind you of our first meeting...

Wednesday, September 7

12:20-1:00

In the Choral Room

See you all then

Having a Great Summer!

Hello Cast!

We hope you are all having a great summer.

Just wanted to share that we have created the Blog Section for all student blogs.

If you have finished making your blog, please copy and paste the URL and send it to Ms. Engel by email. bengel2b9@gmail.com!

My apologies, but if you have already sent me your URL, could you please resend it to the email above.

Rest Up and Be Ready to have a great musical experience.

The Musical Team

Assignment #1 and #1.5 Correction

Hello Cast,

It has come to our attention that the step connecting your blog to this years blog is giving you a link to Big Fish blog.

In the last step, when we are asking you to comment on our current year's blog please go to...

cshcpresentslesmis.blogger.ca

Thanks for your attentions to detail and for letting The Musical Team know!

Hope you are enjoying practicing and this awesome summer sunshine!

 

Practise With This Link

Hello again Les Mis Cast!

We found rehearsal CDs with the tracks for Les Mis, which will match the scores that you get on Monday at the movie viewing.  Please visit this google drive link to listen to the music LOTS over the summer!  Please follow along with the music to the best of your ability, be aware of who sings each line, practice any solos that you may have, and so on.  Please remember that there are MANY solos which have not yet been determined.  It is VERY important that you get this music into your ears and heads! 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2X6ouqxLxdUS3lFZWhCWXJMaGM&usp=sharing

Thanks!

See You Monday, June 27th

Hello Les Mis Cast!

We will be meeting in the choir room at 9AM on Monday, June 27 to watch the movie / musical Les Mis!  This will be a great way for you to get to know the story line and music, if you are not already familiar with these.  Please bring a pen, as you will be working on an assignment while you watch (we usually give one over the summer, but in this case, you will have time on the morning of the viewing to complete the assignment).  Since the movie is quite lengthy, you can plan to be at the school until 12 or 12:30. 

During our time together, we will also:
    -distribute your music scores
    -give instructions for how to sign up for the blog, so that every time an update is made to the blog, you will receive a notification
    -answer any questions you have about the musical

We really encourage you to become very familiar with the music over the summer (consider purchasing a CD from Amazon.ca, listen to the tracks on YouTube, and so on).  Since this musical is sung throughout, the more you know the music before September, the easier we will be able to rehearse, get onto the stage, and bring things together. 

We look forward to seeing you on Monday and working on this musical with you!

Musical Theatre Team (Ms. Engel, Mme Beynon Patterson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Armstrong)

Cast List

Les Miserables Cast List

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who auditioned for Les Miserables.  The quality of auditions was excellent, and the job of casting  has proven to be difficult.  We are confident that you will ALL contribute positively to this epic musical and we look forward to working with you!  Please note that if for any reason a casting change needs to be made, it will be up to the team of directors to make this call.

Jean ValJean – Tristan Bryson

Javert – Cole Hennigar

Mme. Thenardier – Megan Tyndale

Monsieur Thenardier – Reilly Coad

Marius – Wes Loney

Fantine – Mary McAuley

Cosette – Michelle Edwards

Eponine – Savanna Greenwood

Gavroche – Joseph Lezak

Enjolras – Caleb Rondeau

Young Cosette – Camryn Stewner

Foreman – Erich Roessler-Yue

Bishop of Digne– Evan Sykora

Due to the complexity of this musical there are many parts / solos that have not yet been determined.  The following specific roles have yet to be cast, and we will be looking to the students below to fill them:

The Chain Gang

Constables

Farmers and Labourers

Factory Girls

Sailors

Old Woman

Judge

Fauchelevant

Bamatabois

Thenardier’s Gang (Montparnasse, Brujon, Babet, Claquesous)

Members of the ABC Society (Combeferre, Feuilly, Courfeyrac, Joly, Prouvaire, Lesgles, Grantaire)

Megan Rempel         

Kaelyn Middleton

Marissa McNaughtan

Maddi Milot

Brynn Gunderson

Victoria Lezak

Amelie Palaganas

Emily Feng

Ella Batongbakal

Camryn Lloyd

Emily Villaneuva

Sabrina Berry

Gabi Varewyck-Dube

Agatha Mabilangan

Emma Ager

Lucien Reles

Alyce Stovin

Eve Ross Moore

Julia Hird

Amber Vandenberg

Hannah Regan

Emma Lewis

Madi Henwood

Kathleen Hartry

 

Let`s Get Started...

Audition Packages can be viewed and printed from side bar, however, these links below are here for your convience.

Click away and prepare to amaze us!!!!!!

Audition Songs and YouTube practice links

Eponine – On My Own

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r11GhEWCOPY

Cosette – In My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr1vkgZAwA4     (.38 – 1.22)

Fantine – I Dreamed a Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSP7bRD6BDE

Marius – Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcDxSIb-G5I

Thenardier and Mme Thenardier – Master of the House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTcnRsNVYs    (1:35 – 2:57)

Javert – Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRaCPupZY-0

Val Jean – Bring Him Home AND Who Am I (starting at 1:19 to 2:51 of second track)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVLt8OoB5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA8Ypcy6bf8