The Sound of Music

Susan is back! I haven't updated this blog in over a year! I have recently attended an audition for The Sound of Music. After the audition, my mother was emailed that I was going to callbacks! Callbacks were last night and included singing and dancing! I haven't found out whether or not I have received the part...they're keeping me in so much suspense! This production was created by OFC Creations. I wanted to thank OFC Creations for the wonderful opportunity they have given me, and I would like to thank Ms. Wendy, my voice teacher, for notifying me on the audition as well as my parents and all of my family for being so supportive of me and my passions!

Cinderella

I have recently got invited to play the role of young Cinderella and a little village girl named Marie.

 Please comment down below what roles you have played in musicals or dance performances!

Auditions

Audition Tips
1. Be confident in yourself and be proud that you are doing this!!!👍The directors can sense that you are nervous and in order to be an actor/actress you need to go full out and more importantly not be afraid to do it! Have a good self esteem!!!💪😋
2. Be ready!😉 Have everything ready and rehersed! Then, you'll be more confident in yourself!!! The more times you practice it, the better you'll get at doing it!!! 
3. Here is are some useful tips from a awesome website. Visit the link below to see it!!!😍
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/5-things-never-do-auditionand-5-tips-get-callback/

Stage Maps

Stage Directions
Stage directions can be complicated sometimes because everything is swip-swapped!!!

When an actor/actress is on stage, you put up your two hands and which makes an "L" is your left. The other hand that doesn't make a "L" is your right. When you are backstage, remember, if you can see the audience, the audience can see you! You should always stand behind the curtain (right against the curtain but be careful not to move the curtain!😜), that 
way you can't see the audience and they can't see you!👌!!




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Most Popular Musicals!!!

💕Top 10 Musicals💕

( according to http://www.imdb.com/list/ls051686144/ )

Please note that this website states their top 10 musicals based on the sucess these performances have recieved. These are chosen from the top 20 list.

Musicals🎭	Directors🎬
1. Singin’ in the Rain (0 points)	Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
2. West Side Story (1 point)	Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
3. The Wizard of Oz (4 points)	Victor Fleming
4. The Sound of Music (5 points)	Robert Wise
5. An American in Paris (0 points)	Vincente Minneli
6. My Fair Lady (0 points)	George Cukor
7. The Phantom of the Opera (2 points)	Joel Schumacher
8. Les Miserables (0 points)	Tom Hooper
9. Oliver! (6 points 🏆!!!)	Carol Reed
10. Grease (5 points)	Randal Kleiser

My Findings: I surveyed 23 9-10 year olds on what their favorite musicals were out of these 10 choices. 6 kids voted for Oliver! 5 kids voted for Grease. 5 kids also voted for The Sound of Music.

4 kids voted for The Wizard of Oz. 2 kids voted for The Phantom of the Opera. 1 kid voted for West Side Story, and no kids voted for Singin' in the Rain,  An American in Paris, My Fair Lady and Les Miserables.
 Oliver! got the most votes!!!🏆 In 2nd place is The Sound of Music  and Grease. In 3rd place is The Wizard of Oz.
I think most kids are intrested in musicals which they have heard or sang songs from. Also most kids probably would like to see Oliver! because it is based on a kid's life and it is a similar to Annie and a lot of kids like Annie.

Anyone,Anywhere,Anytime!!!

Programs
Here are some programs that I highly recommend. These programs are for both boys and girls, men and women, adults and kids!

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1. RAPA (Rochester Association of Performing Arts) does many local shows and they constantly need kids and adults of all ages! Their shows are definitely good quality and you are sure to get your money worth!!!  Merchandise as well as snacks and sweets are avalible during intermission. Actors and actresses are always up for autographs!!!🙌 Visit their website for more information!
http://www.rapatheatre.org/

2. Magical Journey Thru Stages is a wonderful program for kids of all ages! With plenty of opportunities all year long for try-outs or auditions, these shows are sure to bring a smile to your face! With amazing kids (grades 1-12) you won't believe how old they are!😊 Kids are taught to be great actors and actresses, assistant directors and stage crew and can even be taught to work light designs, curtains and costumes!!! Magical Journey Thru Stages does 8 full theater productions, improv troupe, summer camps, technical theater training and much, much more, all in one year!
 Visit their website for more information! 
http://www.mjtstages.com/

Books

This is a fun book for kids that can be found at Barnes&Noble. The paperback retails for $12.99. This is a great book for kids ages

 5-12, and it is full of fun scenes and monologues for everyone! This book is written by Bo Kane.

A shout-out to one of my friends who went to Magical Journey Thru Stages and took part in Aladdin Jr. as a Harem girl, her blog is called The Triple Sweets!!!She is known as Kit kat!!! Please check out her blog and subscribe to it!
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Lead In Show!

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Experiences
I definitely have learned many things from White Christmas! All different kinds of things too! Acting, singing and dancing tips! I have also made some new friends around my age and some high school friends too! It definitely will be hard to leave this all behind! But I will still see some of my friends at theater camp next year! Yay! Believe it or not the day this was published on, is the day of my first show and I'm SO  excited for it! Once, I needed to get my costume on and quickly go on stage and my mom was helping me and of course my mic cord was hanging out of my skirt and she thought it was a rubber band stuck to my bottom so she tugged at it and it ripped off my mic tape and it hurt SO BAD!!! And of course I was late on my entrance so I had to reapply my mic tape and I had to come out on the wrong side because I didn't have time to come out from the other side.
Comment down below what is one of your embarrassing moments with theater! Come back for more updates!!!😄