We Need Your Help...

Please bring in your empty 2-liter soda bottles this week. Mr. Lowell has always been the king of recycling when it comes to scenery for plays! Some call this "sustainability", but in the creative world of theatre...it's just a necessity! The bottoms of the bottles will be cut off and painted gold. From the viewpoint of the audience at 30 feet away, the textured pieces will resemble regal rosettes in the palace architecture.

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Blocking Rehearsal
The cast hits the main stage to block the "whipping scene" with Sarah as Tuptim. This is the last week that the cast is on book.

Prop Construction Underway

Stanley helps construct the royal scrolls today.

Madison sprays gold paint on a set piece for the King's palace.

Choreography Notes

Our choreographer, Mrs. Alala, gives notes to the members of the Act II ballet sequence on the main stage Monday.

Carpentry Continues

More set construction activity! From right, Tris, Nick and Ian build the "furniture crates" for Act 1-Scene 1, along with parent volunteer Mr. Pusch. Below Mr. Pusch helps Mr. Lowell put heavy duty casters on the "King's Study" platform for the palace scenes.

The Hoop Skirt Scene

The girls got their first practice with wearing hoop skirts last week. Here are some pictures of the first blocking rehearsal with the chorus and Edwin, the king.

Set Construction Begins!

The crew jumped right in to doing some set construction last week. They built platforming upstage for the king's palace and painted furniture.

Here you see Ian and Matt doing some old-fashioned carpentry.

Niklas attaches legs to the upstage platforming.

Chris paints over the black & white platforms we used when he played Troy in "High School Musical"! Yes, we recycle!

William paints the "Death Bed" for the king. (Ooops, spoiler alert!)

Matt took a day off from Mr. Lowell's Video Production class to help paint the palace furniture.

Ashley, our Make-Up Designer, cleans out the make-up supply cabinet to get ready for the show.

We Need Help Finding Props

Do you have any large potted palms or rubber plants that we can use for the play? Live plants or fake. They can be returned. (But we prefer fake plants that you don't want back). We also need LARGE oriental vases. Please e-mail Mr. Lowell.