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Countdown to New Production

02/19/2012 22:09:00

Even with the most carefully planned rehearsal schedule, now with only three weeks to the play, the feeling is there is not enough time.

This is the time it has all got to come together. The actors, backstage, props, tech and set all have to work together for the overall success of the production.

So this is our worst time. Trying to ensure that our production is the best it can possibly be. All the time thinking, why we do this?

And knowing as soon as its done that we miss it! Then we will want to do it all again.

Casting Call for Next Production

02/04/2012 11:32:00

We are now seeking additional cast members for our next production. This production has been awhile in the making and this is the journey so far:

September 2011

Two new plays were brought to the group with a view to doing both of them. As there were more members than main parts in the first play ('Whatever Happened to the Ghost Sleuthers'), we asked some cast members to take smaller roles and then be in the main cast of 'Edge of Glory'. Scripts were then handed out and people were asked to learn their lines on both.

September 2011 - December 2011

Lines were learned and character study was done for 'Edge of Glory'.

January 2012

Work began on 'Edge of Glory'. A task made a lot easier because people knew their lines and characters prior to rehearsals.

February 2012

A casting call for additional cast members. The play is set in a pub where over a series of four weeks, event nights are put on to gain more customers. The nights are pub quiz, fancy dress 80's night, stand-up comedy night and a karaoke night. This is where we need the additional casting - we need people to come in and take part in the nights. No dialogue, just joining in the fun. No experience is necessary, just a commitment to the rehearsal period. We are also looking for a main cast member of a male in his mid-thirties. By taking part, you also have an opportunity to join Amaline Theatre Productions. All auditions for future casting are all done through members first so this is an opportunity to take part in the group, see how we run it and then take a meatier role in future productions.

March 2012

The production run.

If you are interested in joining, please let us know as soon as possible.

Thanks

Jacqueline

Thinking of Taking Part?

07/03/2011 15:40:00

Thinking of taking part in an Amaline production? Want to know what we look for? Here is a guidline.

· Enthusiasm! Come through the door ready to enjoy rehearsals. You will need to concentrate, you will need to work but you will have fun.

· Remember the play is being put on for an audience. It is not about who has more lines or a bigger part. We are all part of a production that is being put on for the enjoyment of the audience. If someone doesn’t fit a part, it will stick out like a sore thumb and will spoil the enjoyment for the audience.

· Be a team player. Get to know the other people in the group. Offer to help read lines in absences or prompt. Be quiet whilst others are rehearsing.

· Arrive to rehearsals promptly and come to every rehearsal if possible. There is no doubt the more a person rehearses, the better they are on production nights. They are also better team players and work better within the group.

· Keep a mobile phone on in rehearsals in case of emergency but don’t play with it whilst waiting to rehearse.

· Learn your lines on time. You are only free to act once you are not hampered by carrying a script around. Your performance will be better.

· Being part of a production is fun. Performing is fun. The rest of the items listed are just to ensure you are ready to get the best possible enjoyment out of the whole experience.

Productions

03/27/2011 17:55:00

Have you seen or taken part in productions before?

If so, what are your thoughts?