These pictures were taken during performances by Jim Dugan. He shot from the lighting booth, while also running the lighting.
Picture day for the cast of Merry Wives of Windsor
Hi all,
Great work yesterday night! Here’s the schedule for the rest of this week and into next week:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10
6:00 p.m. I’d like to work the Servant sections of Act 3 Scene 3 and Act 4 Scene 2. Then run the full scenes. So, we’ll rehearse just that section of the scene (with everyone in that section of the scene) Then:
6:30 p.m. Act 3 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 3
7:15 Act 4 Scene 2 run thru.
7:45 p.m. (Servants dismissed) Act 2 Scene 1
8:30 p.,m. Act 4 Scene 4
Thursday, March 11
6:00 p.m. Act 4 Scene 1
6:30 p.m. Act 2 Scene 3
7:00 p.m. Act 3 Scene 1
7:30 p.m. Act 4 Scene 5
7:50 p.m. Act 4 Scene 6
8:20 p.m. Act 3 Scene 4
Monday March 15
6:00 p.m. Run Act 5
If finish running through Act 5 will work specific scenes… TBA at rehearsal
Tuesday, March 16
6:00 p.m Act 1-3 work/run thru
Wednesday, March 17
6:00 p.m. Act 3-5 work/run thru
Thursday, March 18
TBA what working. Will call specific scenes to work.
Saturday, March 20
Possible rehearsal to work certain scenes. TBA.
Thanks everyone!
Best,
Becca
Hi all,
Here is the calendar for the rest of Merry Wives. House of Windsor folk/fairies are called for next Thursday’s rehearsal… if you are in the scene listed then you need to come to rehearsal. For the working rehearsals the following week, we will slowly be working through the play, so unless you hear otherwise from us, you are called. If you have conflicts please e-mail me and Aspen. To get our e-mail addresses check your e-mail for our handy cast contact list.
Carolyn would like you all to respond to this prompt:
Our production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is one that we are hoping will encourage even the most Shakespeare weary community members to Attend, Enjoy and LOL…. And of course, we’re hoping that you are doing some LOL of your own while learning your lines. Please take a moment and write out your favorite funny, ironic, humorous, silly, Merry Wives’ line, pun, retort… well, you get the point. We will be using these to display at local business…along with some “friends” you may recognized. Keep a lookout for them J
Please send your response to me and Carolyn. Thanks and see those of you who are called tomorrow!
- Becca
Hi all,
We had a bit of a discussion at rehearsal tonight and it was decided to keep what was written in the script (i.e. there are two many references to Hugh being a man and other man related jokes for some of the other characters that changing genders was causing too many problems). So, go with the gender identifications that were in the script originally. Going this route should prove to be a lot of fun – Elizabethan acting in reverse: women playing men/boys instead of boys playing women. If you have any questions regarding this change please let me know.
Also, I have a bit of homework for you all for over the weekend: do some thinking about your character. If your character were an animal what animal would it be? Try to come up with several (at least three) adjectives that would describe your character. What motivates your character overall? Jealousy, revenge? Go through the scenes that your character is in… what motivates your character in each scene? How does your character stand? Walk? Talk? Interact with other characters? I’ll be quizzing you all next week, so be prepared! ;o)
One other thing. I would like everyone to be off book a month from now. So, by March 22 (that’s a little over a month) I expect everyone to be off book.
Thanks!
-Becca
Hi all,
We need to switch rehearsals for Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 so rehearsal schedule is:
Monday, February 15
6:00 p.m. beginning Act 1, Scene 1 – Shallow, Slender, Evans, Page, Falstaff, Bardolph, Nym, Pistol, Anne Page, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Page (page 1-4)
6:45 p.m. Act 1 Scene 3 – Falstaff, Host, Bardolph, Nym, Pistol (p.4-5)
7:15 p.m. Act 2 Scene 1 – Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Page, Nym, Ford, Pistol, Quickly, Host, Shallow (p.7-9)
8:15 p.m. Act 2 Scene 2 – Falstaff, Pistol, Robin, Quickly, Bardolph, Ford (Ford and Falstaff may go until 9 p.m.) (9-12)
Wednesday, February 16
6:00 p.m. Act 1 Scene 4 – Quickly, Simple, Rugby, Dr. Caius, Fenton (p 5-7)
6:30 p.m. Act 3 Scene 4 – Fenton, Anne Page, Shallow Slender, Quickly Page, Mrs. Page (p. 18-19)
7:15 p,m. Act 2 Scene 3 – Dr. Caius, Rugby, Page, Shallow, Slender, Host (p. 12-13)
7:50 p.m. Act 3 Scene 1 – Evans, Simple, Page, Shallow, Slender, Host, Dr. Caius, Rugby (p. 13-15)Monday, February 22 (this rehearsal will go until 9 p.m.)
6:00 p.m. Act 3 Scene 2 – Mrs. Page, Robin, Ford (p.15)
6:30 p,m, Act 3 Scene 3 – Mrs. Ford, Mrs Page, Robin, Falstaff, Ford, Page, Dr. Caius, Evans (p.15-18)
7:45 p.m. Act 4 Scene 2 – Falstaff, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Page, Ford, Page, Evans, Shallow, Dr. Caius (p.22-24) (may go until 9 p.m.)
Wednesday, February 24
6:00 p.m. Act 4 Scene 4 – Ford, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Evans, Dr. Caius (24-25)
6:45 p.m. Act 5 Scene 1 – Falstaff, Ford
7:10 p.m. Act 5 Scene 4 – Evans (p.27)
7:20 p.m. Act 5 Scene 5 – Falstaff, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Evans, Quickly, Anne Page, Ford, Page, Slender, Fenton, Dr. Caius (p 27-end)
If time I’ll work with Falstaff and Ford and their scenes.
Thursday, February 25
6:00 p.m. Act 3 Scene 5 – Falstaff, Bardolph, Quickly, Ford (p 19-20)
6:45 p.m. Act 4 Scene 1 – Mrs Page, Quickly, William, Evans (p.20-22)
7:30 p.m. Act 4 Scene 5 – Host, Simple, Falstaff, Quickly (p. 25-26)
8:10 p.m. Act 4 Scene 5 – Host, Fenton (p. 26-27)
Thanks,
Becca
Hi all,
Here is the rehearsal schedule for the next two weeks-ish. Rehearsals will be on the third floor of the Camden Opera House unless you hear otherwise. I will list who is called for each time. However, you are all welcome to come even if you are not called! Some rehearsals may run until 9 p.m. If we are running behind schedule on rehearsing scenes we will give you a call – please let me know if the best number to reach you in the evenings isn’t on your audition sheet.
Monday, February 15
6:00 p.m. beginning Act 1, Scene 1 – Shallow, Slender, Evans, Page, Falstaff, Bardolph, Nym, Pistol, Anne Page, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Page(page 1-4)
6:45 p.m. Act 1 Scene 3 – Falstaff, Host, Bardolph, Nym, Pistol (p.4-5)
7:15 p.m. Act 2 Scene 1 – Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Page, Nym, Ford, Pistol, Quickly, Host, Shallow (p.7-9)
8:15 p.m. Act 2 Scene 2 – Falstaff, Pistol, Robin, Quickly, Bardolph, Ford (Ford and Falstaff may go until 9 p.m.) (9-12)
Wednesday, February 16
6:00 p.m. Act 1 Scene 4 – Quickly, Simple, Rugby, Dr. Caius, Fenton (p 5-7)
6:30 p.m. Act 3 Scene 4 – Fenton, Anne Page, Shallow Slender, Quickly Page, Mrs. Page (p. 18-19)
7:15 p,m. Act 2 Scene 3 – Dr. Caius, Rugby, Page, Shallow, Slender, Host (p. 12-13)
7:50 p.m. Act 3 Scene 1 – Evans, Simple, Page, Shallow, Slender, Host, Dr. Caius, Rugby (p. 13-15)
Monday, February 22 (this rehearsal will go until 9 p.m.)
6:00 p.m. Act 3 Scene 2 – Mrs. Page, Robin, Ford (p.15)
6:30 p,m, Act 3 Scene 3 – Mrs. Ford, Mrs Page, Robin, Falstaff, Ford, Page, Dr. Caius, Evans (p.15-18)
7:45 p.m. Act 4 Scene 2 – Falstaff, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Page, Ford, Page, Evans, Shallow, Dr. Caius (p.22-24) (may go until 9 p.m.)
Wednesday, February 24
6:00 p.m. Act 3 Scene 5 – Falstaff, Bardolph, Quickly, Ford (p 19-20)
6:45 p.m. Act 4 Scene 1 – Mrs Page, Quickly, William, Evans (p.20-22)
7:30 p.m. Act 4 Scene 5 – Host, Simple, Falstaff, Quickly (p. 25-26)
8:10 p.m. Act 4 Scene 5 – Host, Fenton (p. 26-27
Thursday, February 25
6:00 p.m. Act 4 Scene 4 – Ford, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Evans, Dr. Caius (24-25)
6:45 p.m. Act 5 Scene 1 – Falstaff, Ford
7:10 p.m. Act 5 Scene 4 – Evans (p.27)
7:20 p.m. Act 5 Scene 5 – Falstaff, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Ford, Evans, Quickly, Anne Page, Ford, Page, Slender, Fenton, Dr. Caius (p 27-end)
If time I’ll work with Falstaff and Ford and their scenes.
Excited to start work on these!
Becca
Hi all,
Thank you so very much to everyone who auditioned for Merry Wives of Windsor! Making these final casting decisions was extremely difficult, everyone had very strong auditions – with so much talent and positive energy in the room, I am very excited to begin rehearsals! The first read-thru will be this Saturday, February 13 at 10 a.m. in the Washington Street Conference Room (if you go down the one way street by the Opera House it is the first door on the left). All cast members are required to attend. The read-thru should last until about noon, maybe 12:30. The next rehearsals will be Monday Feb. 15 and Wednesday Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Camden Opera House – the rehearsal schedule will be distributed on Saturday.
Cast
Falstaff – Brad Fillion
Fenton – Dominic Williams
Shallow – Vicki Wellner
Slender – Tyler Johnstone
Ford – Scott Anthony Smith
Page – Steve Billiat
William Page – Jacob Murphy
Mistress Evans – Ann Harrison-Billiat
Dr. Caius – Jim Lattin
Host – Bill Maddox
Bardolph – Tabitha Ordway
Pistol – Patty Fletcher
Nym – Dominic Williams
Robin – Daniel Bird
Simple – Britanny Harrison-Billiat
Rugby – Erica Dailey
Mrs. Ford – Kate Fletcher
Mrs. Page – Lisa Lundgren
Anne Page – Devin Fletcher
Miss Quickly – Marie Merrifield
Servants / Children of Windsor – Zac Folk, Isaiah Potter, Erica Dailey, Britanny Harrison-Billiat, Jacob Murphy, Daniel Bird, Ciara Murphy
I am really looking forward to beginning rehearsals with this amazing cast on this hilarious play! If you missed auditions, but would still like to be involved please e-mail me at merrywives@camdencivictheatre.com
Best,
Becca
To those who have already auditioned for Merry Wives of Windsor - Thank you all so very much for auditioning! I am really excited about the energy at auditions and am looking forward to beginning rehearsals! If you did not make it to auditions, but wish you had, you are welcome to come to Call Backs tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10, or to contact me via merrywives@camdencivictheatre.com
We will be having Call Backs/Extended Auditions for the Merry Wives of Windsor this Wednesday, February 10, at 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Camden Opera House. Please do not be alarmed if you are not called back – I am simply calling a couple of people back to help me make up my mind about a few of casting decisions.
Here is who I would like to see at call backs:
Brad Fillion
Tabitha Ordway
Britanny Harrison-Billiat
Marie Merrifield
Ann Harrison-Billiat
Steve Billiat
Richard Podosky
I will be in contact with those of you who have auditioned by Friday evening via e-mail or phone regarding casting / the cast list. It will also be posted here on the the CCT website.
Thank you all again for auditioning!
Best,
Becca