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A Service of The Arrow Monday March 27, 2000 8:56 PM
A Service of The Arrow Monday March 27, 2000 8:56 PM |
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Emerging from the mist By: Scott Bennett ARROW STAFF Actors hit the stage for the all-school musical ‘Brigadoon’ Junior Seth Ambrose knew Brigadoon, playing Feb. 25, 26, 28, and 29, had a point, he just didn’t know how sharp it was. In one scene, junior Orin Englishbee shocked the entire cast, especially fellow cast member, Ambrose, when he drew a sword and brought it inches from Ambrose’s face. "I came to Mrs. McGarvey about putting the sword in and she said we’d try it in practice," said Englishbee. "I did it in a dress rehearsal, and it utterly shocked everyone in the black box. "Mrs. McGarvey said the look on Seth’s face completely made the scene, and she asked that he be terrified every time, and Seth said he’d have no problem." Brigadoon includes three different directors: Valeri McGarvey, directing the play itself and actors; Amanda Danley, conductor of the pit orchestra; and Catherine Robinson, vocal director. The typical rehearsal begins at either 3:30 or 5:30 p.m., starting with Robinson warming up the singers. Then the cast, including dancers, orchestra, the two bagpipers, run through the play. "It’s really complicated," said McGarvey, in her second musical in two years, after last year’s Fiddler on the Roof. "But we’ve got it all together this year. The only hard thing is we still don’t have enough kilts!" Before rehearsing together, the groups working together in Brigadoon rehearsed separately. The 22-member pit orchestra began Tuesday rehearsals after Christmas break for an hour and a half every week. The eight dancers have rehearsed together since the beginning of Brigadoon rehearsals, on Jan. 18. "It’s different than just being in a strictly dance-related production," said sophomore Sarah Rugheimer. "I think it was interesting because it was in a play setting and I’ve never done that before." Now that rehearsals include all of Brigadoon’s large cast, the three hours a day together has managed to bring cast together, despite the usual problems plaguing a production, from costumes to swordplay. "The cast as well as directors have a really strong bond," said junior Seth Ambrose, adding: "We all really care for each other and are working hard to make this the best show possible." |
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