Extraordinary Players

Top NOTCH PERFORMANCE

Laurie Ryan — Fri, 06 May 2011 01:57:10 +0000

THE EXTRAORDINARY PLAYERS PERFORMANCES ON MAY 3 AND 4TH HAVE ROCKED THE FULLHOUSE AT ASU FARTHING AUDITORIUM. The comments that are pouring in are amazing, awesome, exciting, unbelievable, beautiful, endearing, proud…all aimed at the talented cast of 55 that performed their very best characterizations throughout the 2 hour show. From the awesome black lit opening drum show Sand Storm to the battle scene with lost kids and pirates, with a happlily ever after ending at the Darling home…….it was all great and believable. From the youngest audience member to the oldest the after show talk was all positive and exciting. Extraordinary Players have demonstrated to their audiences that anything is possible with a lot of hard work, determination, dedication to fulfilling an obligation, and working together as a team. Congratulations, Players , on an award winning show. Without an imagination you will go nowhere, but with it you can go to worlds that never were. WE did it!

Schedule for Farthing Auditorium Practices

playerswp — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:37:17 +0000

Monday, May 2:
Students will travel by activity bus to Farthing Auditorium, leaving NES at 9:30 am. and returning to NES at 5:30. If you wish to pick your child up at Farthing please be there by 5:00 pm. If not, be at NES at 5:30 pm to pick up your child. If students are packing a lunch they MUST bring it with them that day. We will have snacks during the day. Monday is a dress rehearsal after lunch with a photographer taking pictures. Please bring or wear the shoes you will be using for the show HOOKED.

Tuesday, May 3:
Students will travel by activity bus to Farthing Auditorium, leaving NES at 8:30 am. Snacks will be provided during the day. We will remain at Farthing until after the show that evening, at which time your parents will take you home. Lunch will be either the school lunch you ordered or packed from home. Dinner will be the McDonalds Happy Meal you have paid for. We will not be transporting students back to NES after the show that night unless absolutely necessary. Be sure to get a good night sleep for the BIG performance on Wednesday for all our friends of Avery County Schools.

Wednesday, May 4:
Students need to be at school at 7:15 in the morning so we can leave for Farthing at 7:30 and begin dressing for the show by 8:15. The show will begin at 9:30 and after the show we will have a pizza picnic on teh campus of ASU compliments of Extraordinary Players. We will return to NES before school dismisses for the day.

NOTE TO STUDENTS:
1. Be sure to bring your lunch if you are not getting a school lunch.
2. You may bring a DS or ipod BUT if it interferes with practice, performance, or it causes problems among the cast, we will remove it from you possession until Wednesday afternoon when we arrive back at NES. So is is up to YOU not to abuse the privilege.
3. Bring schoowork to catch up on, books to read, things to color.
4. Anything that gets in teh way of practicing, performing, being attentive to the tasks required will be removed from you possession until Wednesday afternoon.

Schedule for the week of April 26-29

playerswp — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:15:57 +0000

This is it, Players. One more week of practice and then we are off to show the county what talent we have.

We will have practice for everyone on Wednesday, April 27, focusing on scenes 5-10. Please have all your lines memorized, songs learned, and dances practiced. Make sure you have found the characterization for your part in HOOKED. The next practice will be on Friday, April 29 for everyone and we will review scenes 3-6, the opening number/Sandstorrm, and singers will practice with Ms. Burnop on last minute tips for success on stage. Then it is off to the BIG STAGE on Monday, May 2 for many practices on stage and a dress rehearsal with photographer present. You will leave NES at 9:30 a.m. and return to NES at 5:30. Tuesday, May 3 leave NES at 8:30 a.m. and stay until the show is over that evening.(showtime is 6:30), Wednesday, leave NES at 7:15 a.m. to get ready to perform at 9:30 for all your friends in Avery County. We will return to NES after a celebration of pizza for lunch in time for school dismissal.

Mr. Carver and I are very excited about what you all are capable of doing on stage and acting during the practices. Please take this time to prepare yourselves for long,busy days getting ready to rock the full house at Farthing Auditorium. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have this opportunity to showcase your talents to lots of people. Make the best of it. Please stay healthy, get rest, and get your homework and classwork caught up. We love you and are so proud of what you have accomplished this year with such a hard script and storyline.

Ms. Laurie and Ms. Carver!

Practice for week of April 18-21

playerswp — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:18:04 +0000

ONLY 1 DAY OF PRACTICE FOR THIS COMING WEEK!

ON MONDAY, APRIL 18: EVERYONE Comes to this FUN PRACTICE. It will be all dance training and practicing your dances for HOOKED.

See you there!

Practice for week of April 11-15

playerswp — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:52:05 +0000

Mr. Carver and I are requesting that everyone will have all lines memorized and/or have come to me to ask for help in eliminating some lines. If you are having trouble memorizing the lines, I need to know now so that I can help you out. The entire cast relies on your commitment and help to make this as successful as WE KNOW IT CAN with the talent you ALL have.

Ms. Laurie
Mr. Carver

Practices for Week of March 21-25

Laurie Ryan — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:15:15 +0000

We are learning that smaller, more concentrated practices are the best teaching and learning tools for us. Therefore, it is important that each player knows the schedule so that he/she will be prepared and present for the practices. We have little time to accomplish all that we want to do to make this a GREAT ADVENTURE FOR ALL THAT WATCH US AND ALL THAT PERFORM IN IT. New dances will be taught at each practice so if you are not present you will not be able to dance, the same goes with acting, and singing. Everyone relies on each other for the cues, characerizations, and confidence. Please make sure you are the one lending the helping hand to a struggling player. It takes all of us together to make this poject ready by May 3. Costumes are being created, tried on, and altered. Props are being built and gathered. Music discs have been recorded and passed out to singers and dancers. Brochures have been distributed, posters are being created, and schools have signed up to COME SEE US PERFORM. It is up to YOU, Players, to make this STORY COME ALIVE> I NEED A STORY!

Dancing visitors demonstation

Laurie Ryan — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:04:25 +0000

On Monday, March 7, Mr. Carver brought 2 students from AMS that will be performing with us for the opening number for Hooked. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. They not only showed us sweet dance moves BUT interacted with the players to get them to loosen up while dancing. THANK YOU, and please do return soon to help us again. On Monday we only got through scenes 1, 2 because we are still having to read lines to the players that are not prepared, therefore the others did not get to practice with props and set. Please read and practice your script everyday..I do not expect exact words but I would really like you to be your character so the story can be told. Everyone is working very well together and that is the key to a successful show. If you can’t remember the line , the dance move, or where to be, someone in your group will help you out. Remember, one of the goals of this project is to make others look as good as they can be ,as well as taking care of yourself. Practice on Monday, March 14, is for EVERYONE, starting with scene 3, but groups will work wtih other coaches on acting,singing, and dancing until it is time for your character to be on stage. See you there. Mr. Carver and I are so excited about the talent we have this year and the enthusiasm is contagious! After every practice we are pumped about HOOKED. LETS FOCUS AND FINISH.

Practice for Friday, March 11

Laurie Ryan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:53:49 +0000

There will be practice on Friday, March 11, 2:30-4:00 for ONLY players in scenes 1 and 2. We will be working on acting, music, and dance in order to get the players to become their character.

Academy Awards

Laurie Ryan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:09 +0000

As I sit here watching the Academy Awards tonight, I can only think that one of our Players could be there someday. We have the talent, passion, and resources to make a difference in each of our lives. By working together, practicing daily to develop a unique character in our acting, and taking a risk that will eventually lead to success, each and every player could someday be walking that red carpet. Mr. Carver and I can only be the vehicle that drives you, YOU must be the driver to get to the finish line of success. Therefore, on Monday, February 28 we will be working deligently to get each and everyone one of you headed in the right direction…2nd star and straight on to morning. Mr. Carver will be working with the pirates and lost kids on choreographing the battle, while I will be working with the remaining cast on delivery of lines, and characterization for scenes 10-5.

Please come prepared to do your finest acting. Mr Carver will be inviting some players to come on Friday, February 4, 2:40-4:00 to begin working on the opening performance of movers and shakers with the barrell drums. If you are selected it is important for you to attend Friday’s lesson; otherwise other students will be asked to take your place in the opening event. EVERY PRACTICE from now until May is mandatory; unless illness is the reason, Please think about how important your part is for everyone else to be their very best. We all rely on each other…this is not an alone activity. WE are very excited to begin working with the completed and beautiful scenery and props.

See you tomorrow***future stars of the academy awards****.

Practice on Monday Feb. 28

Laurie Ryan — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:44:22 +0000

ALL players need to attend practice on Monday, Feb. 28. We will begin with scene 9 for the battle scene that Mr. Carver will choreograph then on to 10.. We will then go to scenes 1-5 where everyone will have their lines memorized. We will not be using scripts on those scenes. Practice this week was awesome as you can see in the pics so lets continue on with being in character and having lots of fun working together. We MUST show the audience just how talented we are. Music will be assigned, also. YOU need to be at every practice–others depend on YOU. Extraordinary Players ROCK ARGHHHHHHHHHH. Smee, will you sing for us one more time??????