Tech-Tastic

We are so nearly there! Tonight is our opening night, our first preview and chance to start to share our work with an audience. I hope the company will be waking this morning feeling refreshed and revived, after a very long and arduous technical rehearsal. Despite its length, I think the tech ran extremely well, considering the complexity of the show, and the amount of radio mikes involved and sounds to balance. Claire, our sound designer worked amazing well yesterday and managed to coordinate everything to achieve a wonderful sound. (Phew!).

This is such a nervous time for a director - being on the cusp of 'going public'. However, I have such huge faith in this brilliant and bold company of players who never cease to amaze and surprise me. The energy is infectious and I can't wait to see how this ripples out across the hundreds at the Minack. A huge well done to everyone involved in getting this massive show to production stages. Having lost our designer at this very late stage, a special thank you needs to be extended to Eloise who has stepped in and carried on the work with aplomb as if she was always with us! So congrats to all who survived and achieved the tech - and to our brilliant stage manager George who remained calm and collected throughout the whole day (and night).

So here's to our first day and, I have a sneaking feeling that..."Something great.....is coming!"

Emma x

Washing lines and woodwind

'America'

Welcome back!

In true fashion Full Tilt are back and we are running at full pelt in our final phase 2 of rehearsals!



Jets Vs. Sharks: 'Prologue'




BIG NEWS:

As if the Atlantic didn't have enough sharks already, we've added a further two- in gang form. A huge welcome and well done to Suneil and Andrew as they jump right into the action and swim like no Shark has swum before in catching up with ALL the dances, scene work and songs.




FUN NEWS:

The set and costume's have arrived in full, filling the set with yet more colour. Y-Fronts on the washing line and hanging as happily as the cast's smiles, in awe of the phenomenal twenty strong orchestra who joined us in rehearsals last week.

Brass and woodwind glistening in the sun we're basking in the sunshine. Topping up Puerto Rican tans and working out for our pumped up American Jet Boys.




TICKET NEWS:

We're SOLD OUT! Great news for everyone involved! Thank you to all those who have eagerly shelled out to support us and enjoy a fantastic day of picnics and 1950's 'cool' entertainment.




We can't wait to get down to The Minack... Something' coming... pull up a chair!
The air is humming,
And something great is coming! ...