Thoughts from Backstage

Hey guys most of you already know me of course.. But those of you who
don't I'm the lil short girl who had on the bright pink tights at
rehearsal today... Well I just want to say... This class means a lot to me.. And so does puttin' on a great show... But that can't happen unless everyone is fully
dedicated to making that happen... The show is less than a month away and honestly I really want to get to knew you guys as in everyone! Meaning 8th and 9th period.. We should be almost like a family.. Instead of only speakin' to each other when were
tellin' someone to get on stage or telling someone they are doing something wrong...
This class is really about gettin' to know each other helpin' each other along the way because each and every last one of us have the same goal!
REMEMBER GUYS THIS IS OUR SHOWWW!!
Lets make it and give it the best we got...
Latiise


well it has been a relaxing weekend.. and now its time to freak out
again :) lol i don't know why but i have been having some serious
focus issues lately, i often feel like my head is spinning and i am
totally lost in calculus right now. and I've been wondering, since i am
still not sure what I'm interested in for college and career wise, if i
were to aspire to be a musical theater actress, one who really goes
for Broadway hardcore, would the fact that i have barely any training
in western styles of dancing going to make it so I'm unable to? i
remember when i did Romeo and Juliet at La Mama, the director wanted
me to do these really ballet acrobatic bits where i was held up in the
air, but it really took a lot out of me and my short legs sure did not
look graceful.. anyway i was just wondering if i should forget about
getting serious in that and maybe just pursue something in acting or,
what i want most of all, something in television. there's always
nursing..the family default in my case. anyways goodnight to you all,
I'm finally going to do the bio before i forget, again..

Saturday's Rehearsal-

THE FIRST SATURDAY REHEARSAL! man, i was panicking because i take the
R train to school and it literally took the train more than 10 minutes
to come and by then it was 9:20, but then i found out that it was
going express, so i practically got to my stop faster, but you know,
still. but yeah, right now, ms. defalco is warming everyone up with
little scat songs (i think that's what they're called?).
i didn't know the 8th period musical theater would be here too! its
really packed here now. what are they going to be doing during the
show. well, now ms. defalco is rehearsing i think the song "he's the
wiz"?
ms. p is taking pictures of everyone in the class. i'm not a picture
person, but i get that its all to record the process of making such a
big production. everything and everyone is rushing!

i think everyone in the theater needs some sort of stress relief. even
i'm stressing and i'm not in the show, haha.
Sonny

In every community there is work to be done...In every heart there is
the power to do it.
- Marianne Williamson

Aside from the yelling, the eating, the occasional gossip backstage,
ms.p going mad looking for people and the singing there is something
else just as captivating going on. we are getting the work done,
piecing the puzzle together and bonding as a FAMILY. (not to mention
that it's not looking/sounding bad at all) that's what so beautiful
about coming on saturdays. yes, you get yelled at- it sucks. yes, its
early on a saturday. and darn the fact that its a day we're supposed
to have off. BUT saturday rehearsals are what you make of it. there's
work to be done, and you guys have the heart and power to do it. the
more we get done, the better it will be. you cant deny the fact that
its fun to be here doing what you love and not having to stress about
the how you have for the night, or the test you've to prep for.... :D
anyway I'm falling asleep on this keyboard and I've lines to
memorize. Soooo till next time wizzies

warm hugs.
cynthiaaa

ps: ms defalco THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE FOOD. i live to eat

Daily Inspiration

Hello everyone!
Well, as you all know, we now have this new google group and
we've come up with a few ideas for you guys. So we decided to add
Quotes of the Day to our blogs.
Sometimes we often feel stressed and confused about how to express our feelings and many times we encounter quotes that are just simply amazing (I mean you know you all had those days where you found this favorite quote and it describes your feelings exactly!) So the Quotes of the Day would introduce new quotes everyday for everyone to enjoy and just to bring smiles across your faces. ;D excited?! Ha, too bad. You don't really have a choice. ;P
We love you as much as you love us! Peace out!

-it serves as a guide ^.~

signed,
THE inspirational google group~
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Allow Us To Introduce Ourselves...

Hey "wizzies!"
I see some of you are already beginning to participate in this awesome
group! Anyway I felt that you guys should be properly introduced to
what this group stands for and what we have planned.
First off the members of the committee are me (Cynthia), Demi, Sonny, Islam, Mark, and maybe Rolando (i'm not sure). We are here to build a sense of community to our Musical Theater Class, which is what threads this class together and ultimately fuels it.

For this to occur our committee will be hosting things on the google group such as pictures, slideshows, blogs, poetry and much more! Our purpose is to be able to express ourselves amidst the chaos that will be going on (because TRUST ME it gets hectic!) Any issues, concerns, DUE DATES, feelings, or anything AT ALL please feel to express here.

Hope you guys will enjoy the goodies we've planned!

Euripides and The Wiz

but yeah, today was such a wreck.
we returned to school to a new spring semester, and I started crying
so muchh in homeroom because I DROPPED 5 POINTS IN AVERAGE. MEANWHILE, MS. CHAN GAVE ME A 75, COMPARED TO MY LAST MARKING PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH THIS PERIOD I DID LIKE 95% OF THE HOMEWORK, GOT 88 AND ABOVE ON ALL THE TESTS/QUIZZES, HANDED IN ALL ESSAYS/PROJECTS, AND PARTICIPATED VERY WELL, COMPARED TO DOING LIKE 40% OF THE HOMEWORK LAST PERIOD, DOING HORRIBLE ON TESTS AND HANDING EVERYTHING IN LATE. SHE ONLY GAVE ME ONE POINT HIGHER. ughhhhhhhhhh. i wish cynthia were here to contribute something else to this post, it seems soooo pointless.

i want to adapt one of Euripides
GREAT plays (i have a book of three of his best) into a modernized
(possibly) version, pretty much like what the Wiz is about. so if
anyone has any good pointers (Ms. D and Ms. P included!), pleaseee
help. i really wanna get that done, it'd be awesome to make a new
adaption of another one of Greece's greats.
please respond concerning this!

-sonny:].

Rehearsals!

As of now, in musical theater class, we have began to block Act 1 Scene 1. This is the first scene where the entire cast is on stage with the exception of seven characters. So far it has been a little tedious because we have such a large cast and our director needs to make sure every movement clicks and goes well with every other person and with what's going on the scene.

As the cast is working on Act one Scene one, the rest of us are working on our committees. We have started to design the first half of the board outside of our auditorium. We have used the first half of the board to make an advertisement so the rest of the student population will know about our upcoming spring musical. The second half of the board will be used by the publicity committee. They would like to put up pictures of the process sort of like "The Making of The Wiz." This upcoming Saturday we will be having out first Saturday rehearsal and we are starting headshots. Since we only have 45 minute classes, we use these Saturdays to finish up big scenes, musical numbers, and the committees get to work together and finish up the things on their to do list.

Amalia