Veruca AND violet together

SPECIAL TREAT!!!! this is veruca AND violet. this is a rare occasion when we are actually both in the same room with a computer. sorry, we said we were going to run the whole show... we didn't. we only got to act two. it was fun though. this was because the oompa loompas finally got their costumes. they all have colorful teeshirts, colorful shirts or shorts, and (the best part, we both agree) socks, and wigs. the socks are all striped, and they are wearing one pair on their arms and one pair on their feet. they also have wigs, which are a mixture of bright purple, light purple, red, blue, teal, yellow, pink, green, and orange. they are all different types, and totally oompa-ish. (I) violet got my costume yesterday, and it is really funny. it is a blue skirt with a track jacket. it goes over a suit with a fan attached so that it can blow up.  

days til opening countdown: 9 days (violet put how many more practices we have on the calendar.) 

we'll have more tomorrow

since i came out of a different arch, i didn't know that Augustus kept hitting his head. lol. well, there isn't much to post right now, but there will be when we run the show every night this week starting tuesday. if anyone was wondering about out schedule: 

June 9th- June 12th we will run the show once a night

June 16th- June 18th will be tech week, so we'll run the show with lights, makeup, and action!

June 19th we open, and then we run the show until the 28th (The Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN 

you don't realize how close opening is until you lay it out like that. we only have 8 more days until we do the show for an audience. AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! 

*Violet*

Veruca

ok, Violet has just told you what happened with the funny arch set problem. Here's the rest of the story: the guy playing Augustas Gloop and I have to go into the same archway to get to different archways (i know it's confusing) and since i sing my part first i go in first. but augustas comes right after me (now are you seeing the problem?) and....... well, he kept hitting his head on the part just above him when he was supposed to be singing his part! it was pretty funny and he came out late like......... four times! but we finally figured it out!

~veruca~

Violet

HEAR ME, HEAR ME!!!! hey all, this is violet. as veruca said, we are having an absolute BLAST doing willy. she also said that we got our set in too. well, what she didn't mention was the first time we tried to do "In This Room Here" with it. "In This Room Here" is the song/scene where the golden ticket winners first see the inside of the willy wonka factory. the tempo of the song is quite fast to move to, and there is this one part when the four brats have to run out of these arches that are in the set. (to describe the set, think Oh the Things you can think by Dr. Suess. it was originally used  for the play Suessical.) we all have to yell something about the rooms that wonka is pointing out to us. well, we have to high tale it off of a high platform, worm our way under it, and then run out from under it in the time of seconds. it is fun, but hard. we had to stop the song because only half of us were able to get there on time. naturally, the whole theater was laughing our heads off.  

just blogging! (veruca)

Sorry about having to leave my last blog unfinished.  I had to go see a movie! Well, just to finish off.......... a couple rehearsals ago this guy who's a squirrel was-- wait a minute-- just to clear you up on things, everyone was just getting used to the new set and a lot of people were confusified by the change from walking up imaginary steps to real steps and so on-- anyway... this guy who's a squirrel was coming down a ramp thing in the set and he falls flat on his face! well, he's good natured so he starts laughing with the rest of us. But, he's laughing so he doesn't see the corner of an archway in the set. as you most likely have guessed, he bangs his noggin and falls backwards. by now, everyone in the theater is laughing 'til their sides split. and as if it isn't funny enough, the squirrel gets up, starts walking to the edge of the stage and trips on his own feet!!! IT WAS  HILARIOUS!!! when he finally gets backstage everyone (including him) is cracking up with stuff like: "Hey, you need training wheels!" said one kid. then i said "yeah and a helmet complete with arm pads, knee guards and bubble wrap!" but this kid who was so clumsy wasn't mean about it or getting mad at us. he was laughing along with us! 

It is I, Veruca Back From Camping!!!!

hey peeps!! its veruca and im back from camping! i had soooo much fun. well, violet and i have been having a blast doing rehearsals for the past week and a half, so we haven't had time to blog! Running act one and act two has been incredibly awesome! i just got my slide (or garbage chute) yesterday and i tried it out! it's super fun!  the girl playing charlie got to test out her 'flying machine' for the fizzy lifting drink room and i'm jealous! :-) it looks great! got to go now!!!

~veruca~

(Violet)

hey every body! this is violet again. veruca is back in town, but i still haven't talked to her. we will have our first rehearsal since my last blog tomorrow. we will be running the first act, and we will have more for you then. bye for now!!!