Practice - Week of 10/12 - 10/17

My dear cast and staff,

I want you to be perfectly aware of where we are at:

--On your spreadsheet you see we have 6 more rehearsals and 2 dress rehearsals left.
--Act 1 has yet to have everyone come at the same time to even know their parts.
--We still have to add lighting and microphones to our practice.
--We don't yet know how to maneuver all our props and set pieces and we can't quite get off stage without a jam up or on stage at our cues.
--We are still using scripts and music (which we need to not use by next week)

Please understand this is not just some stake talent night where you can show up at the last minute and have it work out fine. Many of you are sacrificing much and need the others to pull their weight too. We have to regard this with professionalism if we plan to put on a production worthy for missionary work to our community. The Lord does not want his temples built out of cardboard and duct tape nor does he want us to slap together this extremely important work.
If you don't see it this way, please take a second look because I know without a doubt that the Lord does!

I know our wards are planning Halloween parties soon (namely the 30th). My condolences, but you all need to be at rehearsal- absolutely! We will have microphones that day and it will take everyone's participation!

Now is the time to commit completely. I'm sorry but other activities will wait. At this point, I know of only Dick Neal (who is out of the country until the 30th) who is excused from practice. So unless you tell me of something important, I expect you to be at rehearsal. You need to email or call me if you do have a problem with any of these final rehearsals. 384-6069

Now lets talk about this week's practice:

Thursday 15th-- Because of the "bring an investigator" fireside with Elder Hinckley,
this is what we'll do:
6pm -7pm -- full chorus music rehearsal for songs #3, #13, #18-19, #24
7pm-7:15 -- Zacharias and Elisabeth's song/scene
7:15-7:30 -- Alleluia, women's song/scene
7:30-8:00 -- Shepherd's song/scene
8:00-8:30 -- Thomas' song/scene
8:30-8:45 -- Apostle's song/scene
We will meet in the primary room. Small groups, expect a call from Lisa.

Friday 16th -- we will work on Act 1 only. Everyone in act 1 must all be there!!!!!!

Saturday 17th -- We feel very strongly to use this day to run the whole play. It is extremely important that we get everything to where it can all be run in one night (especially before we throw in microphones). Hopefully soon we'll get it to run in 2 hours. I'd rather add rehearsals now, than later in a panic.

I'm sorry to be such a stickler right now, but we are at that point where things can digress terribly, making us not ready for performances, missing out on what the Lord desires, or with a good effort we can be doing great and have a great experience. It is your choice now!

I love each of you and pray for you and your families. I know all too well the struggle Satan is giving us to try and stop this work. The Savior said "Lovest thou these more than me?" If we do love Him more, we will leave our nets and feed His sheep.
Audra