Starting to work on a very basic schedule now - the boring drudgery of working out rehearsal dates, audition dates, and the rehearsal schedule (what to rehearse on each night and in what room)...
HCP is gearing up for the Panto now which takes place in January. So M&M auditions will probably be the end of Feb/early March to give people a bit of a rest before we launch into rehearsals in March. Usually we have a 3 or 3 1/2 month rehearsal period, but with this one we're probably going to give ourselves an extra month as some bits will be quite complicated. So about 4 1/2 months, twice a week. Even that is nothing compared to some other groups - one local group has a 7 month rehearsal period.
The rehearsal schedule is usually quite complicated trying to accommodate holidays etc and I've always rehearsed shows using 2 or 3 rooms simultaneously - in one room George will be teaching a dance, in another the MD will be doing harmonies, and in the final room I'm taking people for the acting - bit of a logistical nightmare to sort out, but once it's up and running it really helps. If you think about it - in one evening using 3 rooms you've tripled your rehearsal time. So a 3 month rehearsal period using this month becomes more like 6 months (factoring in that you can't always make the 3 room system work and for the last month/6weeks everyone is together running the show). The downside is you have to constantly run between three rooms all evening...
So basically my eyes are glazing over looking at dates and calendars. I'd rather grate my testicles off than work this all out, but hey once it's done it's done. Scheduling is right up there with Radio Mic rotas for fun things to do (that's sarcasm by the way just in case you hadn't twigged :) ).
Neil
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