Rehearsals continue this week! Last week went very smoothly; both Joyce and I are ecstatic!
We do have a couple of announcements to make
- PLEASE DO NOT CUT OR COLOR YOUR HAIR BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!
- Do not wear black shoes in rehearsals until we are all rehearsing in the same room on October 20th or are rehearsing in the Guilford room (the one with windows). Black marks leave shoes on the floor and I, Gigi, have to stay behind to clean them up! I may be this year’s French Maid, but I didn’t really sign on for actual laborious cleaning…
- Remember to look at the COSTUME FITTING SCHEDULE, available HERE. Do not miss your scheduled time with Barbara!
- The rehearsal schedule is the same as the previous week, if you need to consult that, it is available HERE. The rooms will be the same as last week. No “real people” rehearsals til October 20th, still!
- Please consult the hair and make up guidelines below -ask questions in the comments below or email StarshipStageManager@gmail.com. I can direct you to more specifics about shoes or hair and direct you to where items can be purchased. If you had to dye pointe shoes or wear character shoes, please do that sooner rather than later. The costume parade will be on November 3rd!!
That should be all!!! See you on Sunday!
Gigi
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SHOES AND TIGHTS
American Children, Girl-Pink tights, black ballet slippers, Boy-white knee socks, black ballet slippers
American Dad –Black shoes
American Mom – Boots and white tights
Baby Doll Mother – tights if bloomers are too short, black, lace-up boots
Baby Dolls – Bare feet
Ballerinas – Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Butterfly – Black ballet slippers and no tights
Can-Can – 2”-heeled, black character shoes (NO T-straps), large-square, seamless, fishnet stockings over pink tights –We have some fishnets, check with Barbara
Can-Can Lead Female – black pointe shoes and fishnet stockings over pink tights. Remember that dying pointe shoes sometimes makes them shrink – so try them out early!
Cards – Black ballet slippers, pink tights or white socks
Russian Princess – Red pointe shoes with red ribbons, pink tights (remember that dying pointe shoes sometimes makes them shrink – so try them out early!)
English Lady – Whatever you wore last year!
French Maid – large-square seamed fishnets over pink tights and black character shoes
Goldilocks – Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Horse Cadet – Pink tights, pink pointe shoes
Horses – Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Jack-in-the Box – funky shoes to go with funky costume
King of Hearts – TBD
Arabian Belly Dancer – barefoot
African Princess Doll – barefoot
Peasants – black ballet slippers with black pointe shoe ribbons
Poodles – Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Queen of Spades – pink tights and black character shoes, potentially with fishnets
Rag Dolls – Black ballet shoes and white tights
Russian Children, Girls – Black shoes, pink or white tights, Boys – white socks and black shoes (Jazz or ballet slippers, NO SNEAKERS)
Russian Dad – Boots
Russian Mom – appropriate tights and shoes for costume
Shopkeeper – Appropriate shoes (Aaron – same as last year)
Shopkeeper Assistant – Appropriate shoes
Stacking Dolls – black ballet slippers with black pointe shoe ribbons, pink tights
Tarantella – Pink pointe shoes and pink tights
Three Bears- barefoot
Top – pink tights, pink slippers
HAIR
American Children –Girl, curls. Boy, under hat
American Mother –whatever looks appropriate
Baby Dolls – No bangs, up off neck, flat to head, no bun, two French braids work well, pinned up criss cross over the top of the head under a stocking cap (you provide stocking cap)
Baby Doll Mother- Pulled back in low bun
Ballerinas- Bun, no bangs
Can-Can- Middle of head bun
Lead Can-Can- Middle of head bun
Arabian Belly Dancer, African Princess Doll- Whatever is appropriate
Cadet- Middle of head bun
Cards- Tuck in hood, avoid bulges in hood, secure, French braid – see baby dolls
Russian Princess- Front part back, back part down (half up, half down), as curly as possible
Stacking Dolls- two French braids
English Lady- low bun
French Maid- French twist
Goldilocks- Wig (hair tucked up under)
Horses- Middle of head bun
Peasants- Two French braids
Poodles- Middle of the head bun
Queen of Spades- Middle of the head bun
King of Hearts- Crazy and under a crown
Rag Dolls- Secured under stocking cap- see baby dolls (you provide stocking cap), PRACTICE w/wig
Russian Children- Girls, hair down braided. Boys, under hat-secure
Russian Mother- low bun
Shopkeeper- Wild Einstein-like hair
Tarantella- Middle of head bun
Three Bears- Secured under headpiece, no bangs, avoid bulges under head
Top- top of head pony tail/bun (like the knob of a top)
Butterfly- hair off face and pulled back, tucked under hood – see baby dolls