At our theatre there is no waiting room, as the lobby doubles as backstage, so parents please be prepared to drop off your children a few minutes before rehearsal and come back and wait outside to get them. There are several restaurants and even a big 99 cent store very nearby if you need a place to spend your time.

We will have our snacks and bottled water for sale ($1), but they are more than welcome to bring whatever they want from home.

Rehearsal Schedule

Once you are given blocking for a scene you are expected to have the lines and blocking memorized at your next rehearsal. The first time you run your scenes off book you will be allowed to call for your line…. but at the following rehearsal you will be expected to get through the scenes without calling line.

Please do not be late for rehearsals!!  In most cases we cannot start until every cast member is there so when you are late you are holding up everyone who was on time. If you MUST be late, please call my cell phone and leave a message BEFORE your call time.  Gloria Bennett 818-808-6714.  You only need to call once.  Once I call roll, if someone is missing I first check my messages, then if I have not heard from them then I call them to make sure they are on their way and what time they expect to be there.  Everyone who is called needs to be there before we can start rehearsal, so please do everything you can (without breaking the law) to be on time.

Make sure that you bring your scripts and a pencil to EVERY rehearsal.

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CALL TIMES FOR TECH and PERFORMANCES:

For the performances, actors are called ONE HOUR before their show time.  Doors do not open for the audience until 15 minutes before show time. 

 

Tech rehearsal times will be posted above.  DO NOT BE LATE!  Plan to be early to be on time.

 

 

ALL SHOWS WILL BE AT 12716 Sherman Way, North Hollywood CA, 91605, the BRAND NEW permanent home for YOUNG STARS THEATRE!!

 

 

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CHEAT SHEET:

This is a helpful tool for an actor that anyone can use.  Very simply, it is a list of cues (what lines you enter and exit on), any costume changes and where they go, and any props that are needed.   This can be posted up backstage for the actor to refer to when they are offstage, and helps them keep everything straight without having to carry a script around everywhere.  For this show, everything should easily fit on one page.  Keep it as short as possible.  For each entrance -

 

FIRST: put the ACT number and the scene number, and maybe a short helpful description of the scene (i.e., "First clubhouse scene")

SECOND: under that put the cue line or sound or whatever the cue is and where you enter from

THIRD: under that put any props that you need

Between these, put any costume changes at the places you would need to change.

 

Repeat for all entrances.

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Costume INFO

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HAIR:

GIRLS

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BOYS

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VIDEOS AND PICTURES:

Videotaping and flash photography is not allowed during the performances. We will be taking pictures during the rehearsal process. If you buy a package, the pictures will be put on a disc and included with your DVD. Jack will be professionally videotaping (2 cameras with editing).  DVDs will be available for purchase and picture discs - already included if you order a package. You can pre-order them on the website or we will have order forms in the programs and you can fill that out and give to Jack the day of the performance.

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GALA NIGHT

This performance (each Friday night for that cast) is followed by a party with free food and sodas for the cast and ticket holding audience members (tickets for this performance are $5 more to help cover the cost of food). If your family members do not attend this performance please plan to leave your cast member so they can enjoy the party.

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SAMPLE PROGRAM BIOS

70 WORD MAXIMUM

Please email a BIO of 70 words or less – PLEASE COUNT EVERY WORD!!!  WE WILL SEND IT BACK FOR REVISION IF IT IS OVER 70 WORDS!! And send a jpeg of your headshot to my husband, Jack Bennett, at jack@musicandtheatre.com ASAP! These are for the program.

 

Maria Aintablian - Meg March   Maria is thrilled to be working with YST for her third time! In her previous performances, she played Mrs. Bodin in The Sherlock Society Case II and Arlene in How To Eat Like A Child. She is excited to be working with an amazing cast and directors. She enjoys acting, singing, dancing, and spending time with her family. She would like to thank Houri, Panos, and Aleek for their encouragement!

Christina Robinson Christina is excited to be in her second YST performance! Her numerous credits include playing the role of "Astor" in the CBS/Showtime series, "Dexter" for Seasons 1&2 and is currently busy filming Season 3.  She has also been seen in "Arctic Tale", "Viola", "Abigail", "Lil Miss Badass" and various other shows and commercials.Christina also performs vocally with her twin sister, Courtney, locally in the Sonic Trilogy and can be seen weekly in the improv show Giggle Gaggle at the Raven Theatre in Burbank.

If you want your headshot and bio in the program please send it to jack@musicandtheatre.com ASAP. It makes things really hard on Jack when everyone waits until the last minute. PLEASE DO NOT send this to Gloria...She gets too many emails everyday as it is...just send it straight to Jack and we will both love you for it! The specs for exactly what you need to send him and examples are above!!! 

Please bring 1 headshot to your next rehearsal with nothing stapled to it...if you have more than one 8x10 printed...a commercial shot would be best...we do not need your resume, you already booked the job!! We need them for our marquee. If you do not bring them, your headshot will not be posted with your cast.

 

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