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First rehearsal of 'Don't feed the plants'

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Act 2, scene 1

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'Ya never know' rehearsal

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'Mushnik & son' rehearsal

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'Dentist' rehearsal

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'Grow for me' rehearsal

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Rehearsing 'Da doo'

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Discussing harmonies for the number 'little shop of horrors'

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rough props list

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We taped the entire space we would have at the Chrysalis so we could get a better idea of the spacing.

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On show day we arrived at the theatre at 9am. First of all we warmed up vocally as a group and did a tech run with our mic's on. After a successful tech run, we had time to have a quick lunch break. Then hair and makeup was next on the agenda, we had a few makeup students come in from the college to help out certain character looks such as Mushnik, Seymour, Audrey and Orin.
At around 2:30pm we did a full dress run, this didn't take as long as the tech run because all the lighting was sorted now.
Finally at 7:30pm, we opened the show to the audience. Everything ran smoothly, no one forgot any lines and we had the best time performing.

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Tuesday, we continued on with full dress runs with using all props. I came in with full makeup on and I attempted my hair style I had planned to do for show day. We knew we only had till 1pm because we would all be making our way over to the theatre at that time so we made the most out of our time.
Once we arrived at the theatre, all the set was already being positioned on the stage and props had been unloaded from the van.
All lighting for our show was set and made ready for the day. Then we were all fitted with our assigned head mic's and tested they were all in good working order.
We managed to get one full tech run done, making sure all lighting and sound was perfect. Then I left my costume in the dressing room and went home to get some good rest in before show day!

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So the first day of show week, we arrived promptly at college for half 9. Everyone brought in more flowers ready to be loaded into the van later in the day along with all the other props and flats for set.
We proceeded on with doing both a physical and vocal warm up,  this allows us to be completely ready for a run through.
We decided we still needed bedsheets and table cloths to be brought in so we made sure that happened for the next day!

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                                                                                  Week of the performance! 8th, 9th and 10th

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                                                                                  Week of the performance! 8th, 9th and 10th

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On May the 1st, the college was closed for a bank holiday so we did our own independent study at home and prepared ourselves for a full week of full on rehearsals.
On the Tuesday we got to rehearse with our Ronette dresses for the first time because the delivery was delayed. Rehearsing in our actual costume meant that we were able to really understand what it would be like to dance in them, and also figure out timing with changes between scenes and numbers.
We managed to get one full run through completed and used the recordings of our pianist Alex playing the songs because he was only hired to come in on the Wednesday.
Then the next day when our pianist came in, we musically ran through the whole show number by number, making sure every song was up to scratch and ready to be performed the following week.
We then proceeded on with doing a full run through with Alex, it was successful and we solved any staging problems again but knew noting could really be predicted until we got to the theatre.
Also we had our first copy of our programme printed so we could make sure all the information was correct and up to date.
On Thursday the 4th I had my Bird Audition so I wasn't able to attend rehearsals.
We also came in on Friday to get in as much time possible rehearsing. Two whole run throughs were completed that day.

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The scale model of the Chrysalis theatre.

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Firstly when we came in to college on Monday we did a full run through of Act 1, making sure we are fully putting in effort so we can get use to being in character. Then we got taught the finale choreography (don't feed the plants) which was very simple and easy to pick up.  Towards the end of the day, we decided that we should begin choreographing 'the meek shall inherit'. The Ronettes only need simple moves to do so we knew it wouldn't take long.
Then the next day we moved on to running Act 2 up to 'the meek shall inherit'.
We as Ronettes finalised where we would be entering for 'Suddenly Seymour', 'Suppertime' and the scene before 'the meek shall inherit'.  Choreography for meek was completely finished and learnt, it was recorded so that we could send to one of the Ronettes who was absent. Also we managed to choreograph the ending of meek, there is a tempo change so something a little slower was needed.
On the Wednesday, we had the pianist come in that will be playing for us on the night of our show.
He went through every single song with us except for the last few because we ran out of time.  This really helped us to adjust to singing with a piano instead of a track. We recorded the pianist playing each song, so that when he wasn't available, we would have a copy to rehearse with that we will be performing to on the night.  A directorial decision was made to cut the song 'Call back in the morning'.
On Thursday, a few of us came in to rehearse. We also managed to create some new choreography for 'Dentist' because we didn't have much before. That was filmed and shall be learnt over the weekend. The following week will be the week before the show so we will aim to be doing full costume run throughs.

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Our focus on Tuesday was to run through all scenes including songs after skid row. This allowed us to polish things up.
Then we cut 'Ya never know' on page 30 of the script right after Ronnette says "who'da believed it".  Doing this makes it easier for us because the track was split into two right after this line.
On Wednesday we completed a full run through including all songs and scenes. We managed to clean up some issues with blocking and staging, to have a better understanding of the entrances and exits we'd be using at the Chrysalis theatre.
'Skid row' movements were polished to achieve synchronisation with all of the people on stage.
'Da doo' staging was sorted out, along with the entire dentist scene. For the song 'Dentist' we will now position ourselves on the lower level of the stage instead of being in the dentists office.
The actors in 'Now its the gas' sat down and brainstormed whilst the rest of us made notes and worked individually.
Finally we all sat down and discussed what props will be needed throughout the show and who owns any of the items or may be able to acquire them. Next week we will begin bringing in all props and costume.

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We started the day off by beginning to stage 'meek shall inherit'. Perry and Danny went off to speak about 'Now its the gas' so someone stood in for Perry. Watching other videos of the 'meek shall inherit' song helped us get inspiration for the choreography.
Then towards the end of the day, we gathered around a table with our tutor to sort out the harmonies for the number 'Suppertime'.

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So on this day, because not everyone was able to come in. We worked with what we had and ran through scenes and numbers in both Acts.
We only managed to get up to suddenly Seymour because we hadn't staged that song including the Ronettes yet and on the Thursday we will be having our tutor to help us stage and block us.
For Thursday we will make sure we're ready for some things to be changed and tweaked possibly.

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This week is our final week before easter half term so we cracked on with Act 2.
The first scene was staged and blocked. This took some time to get the timings correct for when each character enters and says their lines. Ronette is part of the scene and interacts with a customer. And the remaining three of us are on the sidewalk observing the events. We have a small interaction with Mushnik and then we exit.
The song in Act 2 scene 1, 'Call back in the morning' was entirely completed and now just needs perfecting. 'Suddenly Seymour' was also staged and blocked.
As a group we sat down with our acting tutor and looked through all the tracks to see what was required musically (sound effects, props etc.)
We went through all of the musical numbers by sorting out diction, harmonies and timing.
Also we had to cut down the little shop number because the track we had been using was not the right one that we'd be using for the show and was a lot longer. So that means lyrics we had learnt along with the choreography could no longer be used.
For when we return back from the easter break, we set the extended date for all lines to be completely learnt so we are off script all-together.

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This week was a little different. On Monday and Tuesday, set was painted. But we were not in on Wednesday because it was progression week.
We have about 4 flats painted now. For the next week, our target will be to get more set painted and move on to Act 2.
This is imperative because we only have about 5 weeks left in college until the show.

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Our focus this week was to get as much set painted as possible, so we worked as a group.
'Ya never know' was ran through, including the scene before and after it.
Towards the end of the week, the numbers 'Now its the gas', 'Dentist' and 'mushnik &son' were run through. Some directorial decisions were made regarding possibly turning 'Now its the gas' into a scene rather than a musical number.
Also the scenes with us as the Ronette's, Orin and Audrey were rehearsed to polish up on staging.

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Da doo was choreographed this week and taught to all of the Ronette's. Perry who plays the role of Seymour, is also in this number so we staged this with him.
On Wednesday, choreography was discussed with our dance teacher and a few things were changed and tweaked.
We ran scenes after skid row up to 'Ya never know'.
The number 'Ya never know' along with the small interview scene beforehand were choreographed. Staging needs some work still.Everyone else did individual work within this time on Wednesday.
For next week, our goal is to have 'Da doo' polished along with 'Ya never know'.

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On Monday we sung through skid row to sort out harmonies within the group ( Audrey and Seymour with Mushnik, and the Ronette's.  This was successful but still needs polishing over all as a number.
Then on Tuesday, me and Amber continued on with our costume planning. We asked cast members for suggestions they may have for their role. Half of the script now has costume planned for.
Wednesday is when we worked on the scene before grow for me and the song itself.
Also the staging for the extras in skid row was decided and we auditioned the students that wanted to take part.
Costume wise, smaller roles were discussed such as the customer, Bernstein, Mrs luce, Skip snip and Martin.
Over the weekend, we made sure we were going to practice the skid row choreography to get the timing right.
The following week, we will be moving on to 'Da doo'.

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Our focus for this week was to make sure we have the first 8 pages of the script completely blocked, staged and choreographed. So by the end of the week we can just individually work on lines and lyrics etc. for this  part of the script.
We had our bake sale to raise money towards our FMP.
On Wednesday we all learnt the choreography to skid row. We realised that borrowing some year 1's or level 2's may be required for the number in order to fill up the large space at the Chrysalis theatre.
The first 8 pages of the script were blocked and staged. Which includes the first two songs, a section just before skid row which is a small part of scene 1.
New weeks target is to progress on to the next scene.

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In the half term we arranged to come in on the Tuesday to get some extra rehearsing time in.
We went over harmonies that we were taught on the previous Friday. This made sure that we were still comfortable with all the songs we already knew. Also scene 1 was rehearsed to sort out entrances and exits. Lighting was also considered for how we wanted the scene to feel.
We all made sure to keep learning our lines over the week off and decided that our deadline to be off script by was the 22nd of February.

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This first week back after half term,  our focus was to develop the little shop number more so continuity was achieved, some tweaking was also made so that we could get into positions on time.
Me and Amber also progressed with the costume list plan. We decided on how many costume changes there would be for each character, this took some time because sometimes a character won't have time  to change costume if they are in the commencing scene. We realised that when we starting bringing in possible costumes, it'll be easier to time how long we will have between scenes and songs.
Next week, choreography for skid row will be taught and ran through to get comfortable with it.

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This week our main focus was to look at how we would stage skid row and little shop. But mainly we worked on the choreography that Danny and Becky(our choreographers) had planned for us as the Ronettes for little shop. We thought this needed main priority because it is the opening number of the show.
As the music starts, the curtains are closed and we are behind them, so we each chose four alternating poses to do when the curtains open.
Scene 1 was staged and blocked but still needs perfecting.
By Wednesday, we had all of little shop blocked and staged, all that was needed was polishing to ensure that all moves are clean and tidy so it flows nicely.
Also on Friday the 3rd, we had an external person visit us to help with all of the songs in little shop. We sung through all of the main songs and worked on harmonies.

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On the Monday we received our script.
Our focus was to begin singing through the songs. Also we did a read through of the script to get a better grasp of the musical itself.
Then on the Wednesday we went through some of the scenes, just reading through them to inform ourselves of the style and manner of  the musical. Correcting things such as where it says 'Mr' Mushnik  into 'Mrs' because we have cast this character as a female instead of a male. Also we noticed there were loads of minor roles throughout the script and several people hadn't been allocated a part yet as there is only about 9 major characters.  Our plan for the following week is to block skid row and maybe a few other songs and scenes.

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After researching both The heathers musical and Little shop of horrors, we had a vote and the majority went to little shop.  So from then on we begun familiarising ourselves with the characters, thus helping us to decide what role we would want to play.
We were then told that the auditions would be on Wednesday of this week and we would have to sing one song that was a similar genre to numbers from little shop, which was Motown.
I sang 'Mama said' by the Shirelles because I wanted to be one of the Ronette's.
We found out on the same day what part we got and I got the role of 'Tiffani', which is the fourth Ronette.
I knew from this moment onward that we would need to research our individual parts to gain a better understanding so we can begin rehearsals.

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This week we returned back to college after the Christmas holiday.
We were originally given the concept of forbidden broadway as the choice for our final major project. I already spoke about this in my scrapbook.
On the Wednesday of that week we brainstormed as a group and had a vote between Beauty and the Beast and Grease. The majority of the votes went towards Beauty and the Beast. But towards the end of the day we realised that Beauty and the beast was not available to purchase the licensing rights for, so it would no longer be an option. Also, we realised we wouldn't have enough males to fill the roles required.
This is when the idea of Little shop of horrors was thrown out to us to consider, along with the musical Heathers. We all researched each possibility over the weekend so we could make a decision the following week.