ANOTHER CRAZY TURN IN THE WHEEL OF FATE!

HI GUYS!
I am sure that most of you have heard that over the summer I go some MOST unwelcome news. I was disgnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer. I am currently at home, preparing to begin treatment at the Kennestone cancer center. 

I absolutely HATE that I will not be back with you in the fall. I was extremely excited to hit the ground running particularly after our messed up fall last year.  That being said, Mr T and Mr A have been hard at work securing someone who we REALLY trust to cover for me while I am out. I hope that we will be able to announce that officially before too much longer.  Please keep me in your thoughts. If you know anything about me, you know that I am not going to go down without a fight.

TO THE CLASS OF 2014--- you guys have busted your butts to line yourself up for college in beautiful style. Your grades are good, your work is good. You are on point. DO NOT SET DOWN just because I am not there to nag and poke and windle at you. You can do it. No whining---no excuses. Get into college. Get it done!

Those of you who would like to follow my medical prgress may check out and comment on my caring bridge site, here

I cannot tell you how much the positive and encourgaing remarks from my sudents have truly helped me through my journey thus far. You guys know that the primary thing you can do to help me recover and get back to you is to keep working, keep driving, leave no regrets. Be the best PA student you can be every day. I wish I could make you understand what a great opportunity you have to train daily at the Brook. Ir will go WAY faster than you think. Use every day, use every minute. Be prepared, be focused, work your butt off. That's how you can help me. You can rededicate yourself to this thing you said you wanted. 

I really do love teaching at CCCEPA and I have the gift of perspective to tell you...use your time at the Brook wisely. It goes quickly and there is so much to be garnered from  program like ours. Don't waste time!

9 week monologues

These will be due in class one week from Monday

Monday March 18, 2013

9 week Monologues- Click Here

Midsummer Rehearsal Schedule

The rehearsal schedule for Midsummer is live. Here is the link;

Midsummer Schedule Click Here

Please Note:
1. Who is called when is scheduled out to the end of March. April is TBA but at least you can see where the rehearsals will be.
2. Please note, the lovers will begin rehearsal next week. Everyone else begins Monday March 25th
3. This schedule is EXTREMELY tight. Please clear all optional conflicts on days where you are expected in rehearsal.
4. DO NOT miss rehearsals. Period. Do not miss them unless we have spoken in advance and it is cleared.

Once we get into the rehearsal, check the schedule on the blog every day for updates. It will be posted right at the top on the sidebar.

Lastly, I need everyone in the cast and crew to sign up for our Remind 101 text messages immediately.
text @midgrant to (240) 428-2888

2nd Callback Round- Midsummer

 Everybody did a really nice job with callbacks. We are getting closer and closer to a cast list. The second callback list includes all I need to still read a character. If you were cut in this round, there is still a possibility you will be considered for an ensemble role.

I will not be in school tomorrow, so we will resume callbacks in class on Thursday.

• Keep up the good work
• Make strong and active choices

2nd Callback List Midsummer

Midsummer Callback Sides

Click here for Callback Sides for Midsummer

These will get us going tomorrow. Plan to do your original audition piece. When those are done, I will assign you a side to read.

This week in drama:
1st, 2nd, 4th
Callbacks Mon and Tues for MSND
3rd period
Mon, Tues, Weds- Callbacks for MSND

Midsummer Audition numbers

Hi everyone!

We had a great response to this show with over 120 applications turned in.

I have posted here by number. We will begin at 4:25 and take groups of 10 in approximately every 10 minutes. You can estimate your approximate audition time that way. It is very possible that we will run ahead or behind. Please arrange to be picked up no later than 7:45 pm. I will do everything in my power to make sure we are finished by then.

Midsummer list of audition numbers----click here

Midsummer Monologues are Here!

Midsummer Monologues Click Here

Auditions are Tuesday Feb 19, 2013 after school

Midsummer Audition Application Click Here

Audition Applications are due Thursday Feb 14, 2013 by 4:15 pm

Week 3

Classes are going along extremely well. Everyone seems excited and reinvested in the new year.

Drama 1: We have been working hard on the Suzuki technique. You guys have really stepped it up. Please remember to bring dress outs every day. Also, here is the link to that cool Suzuki overview and examples that we found online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7S7ldyf_Ks

Drama 2: Good choices on your sonnets.  We will have a line check on those one week from today. This week we will be exploring language and how to use it. We will also discuss the delicate art of translation.

Drama 3: Excellent opening work on Grotowski. Remember the assignment to watch children or animals in their natural habitat and observe the freedom of movement.
Here is a wonderful video of instinctual ensemble movement that we see in the wild. (Do not worry, the snake does not get the prairie dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icaGIeOY9gc

I'm Back!

Hi Guys,

I am sorry that the ever popular Pebblebrook Drama blog has been out of commission for a while. I am delighted to say that I am back full time and ready to take this semester by storm. We have lots of big plans for the drama classes this semester and I cannot wait to see you all, catch up and then hit the ground running with our new curriculum.

Drama 1: You will be working with the Suzuki Training Method and Neutral Masks. The goal of both of these techniques is to strengthen your body as a communicative device in your acting work.

Drama 2: We will begin exploring Shakespeare's text and structure. We will learn how the language can be your guide followed by an exploration of how to bring this knowledge back to contemporary text.

Drama 3: We will jump in feet first studying the training method of Jerzy Grotowski. This method is all about freeing the actor's body in order to free the actor's creative mind. You have not experienced anything like this in your training thus far, so prepare to be artistically reinvigorated.