Thanks everyone!

Our revels now are ended. These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits, and are melted into air, into thin air: and, like the baseless fabric of this vision, the cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, and, like this insubstantial pageant faded. Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.

Here's a nice write-up from our local paper.

The Sheet - July 20

Come join the fun at Sierra Classic Theatre's annual "Shakespeare in the Woods" event at Sam's Woodsite. This year we present "The Tempest" set in the Caribbean! Performances will be July 20-22 and July 27-29 at 6:00 p.m. Suitable for all ages. Bring a picnic, low lawn chairs or blankets and a warm jacket to enjoy an evening of live community theater with some of our best local talent. There will be some chairs available at the site. $10 donation requested. Toomey's in the Village is offering 10% off any pre-show orders if you let them know you're attending. Also, Bleu Handcrafted Foods is preparing picnic dinners. For more information call 818 424-5552 or send an e-mail to lestravel@hotmail.com.

Tonight’s the night. After six weeks of rehearsals and a lot of behind the scenes effort by everyone,  we have our preview this evening.  It’s a free performance, but we’ll gratefully accept your donations to help sustain Mammoth’s longest running community theatre group.

There something I forgot to mention in our publicity and program.  A major theme in  “The Tempest” concerns  the love between father and daughter. I dedicate this show to my Dad, Robert Bruns, who passed away in December.

To the actors: "Break a Leg!"

Lesley

Here's some theatrical humor to start the week:

An Actor's Guide to Performance:

Hold for all laughs---real, expected, or imagined! If you don't get one, face front and repeat the line louder. Failing this, laugh at it yourself.

Cultivate an attitude of hostility. Tension gets results---on stage and off.

Do not listen to your fellow actors on stage. It will only throw you.

Do not look at them either---you may not like what you see.

If a line isn't working for you, change it.

Never be afraid to ad-lib to get attention, especially if you feel the leads aren't very entertaining.

Mistakes are never your fault.

Always find something to bitch about, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Your fellow actors will respect your professional attention to detail.

Do help your fellow actors by giving them notes whenever you feel necessary.

And give the notes immediately before they go on---it will be fresher that way.

Speak your lines as if the audience had difficulty understanding the language.

Keep other performers on their toes by ridiculing their performances, and never let them know what you're going to do next.

Play the reality---always be aware of the audience and whether you think they like the show, then gauge your performance accordingly. Why knock yourself out for ungrateful snobs?

Need a character? Get a costume.

When in doubt about an ad-lib, go "whoo"!

Go up on a line? Clap twice, look at the audience, and giggle.

(from: www.madstage.com)

Come join the fun at Sierra Classic Theatre's annual "Shakespeare in the Woods" event at Sam's Woods Site. This year we present "The Tempest" set in the Caribbean! Performances will be July 20-22 and July 27-29 at 6:00 p.m. Suitable for all ages. Bring a picnic, low lawn chairs or blankets and a warm jacket to enjoy an evening of live community theater with some of our best local talent. There will be some chairs available at the site. $10 donation requested. Toomey's in the Village is offering 10% off any pre-show orders if you let them know you're attending. For more information call 818 424-5552 or send an e-mail to lestravel@hotmail.com.

Happy 4th to Everyone!!

We'll meet tomorrow from 5:30-7:30 as scheduled.
Please see e-mail sent today for further details.

Next week:

We'll meet Mon-Thurs 6:00-8:00 p.m.
After Monday night's rehearsal we'll head over to my condo and play with some costumes.
For Sebastian, Alonzo, Antonio, Ferdinand and Gonzala - please bring whatever business
attire you think might work for your character and we'll see how it all fits together. Ariel,
please bring the purple dress you mentioned. Miranda, Prospero, Juno, Caliban, Trincula,
Stephana and spirits don't need to attend the costume session on Monday.

7/9 - Acts 1-2
7/10 - Acts 3-5
7/11 - Acts 1-2
7/12 - Acts 3-5

7/14-15 - Work on rough spots based on your availability

And then FINAL WEEK OF REHEARSAL - 7/16-19.

Two more items:
-Please prepare a short biography for the program. One paragraph, 5-10 sentences
about your background. Ask me if you'd like some guidance.
-Allison asked me to find some volunteers to help out on performance nights, to be
greeters and donation solicitors. If you have any friends that are interested please
let me know.

Thanks for your all your hard work. Please feel free to share your ideas or concerns
with me. It's crunch time!!

Lesley