{"id":2535,"date":"2012-02-04T14:03:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T21:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ups.edu\/studentlife\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2012-02-04T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T21:03:19","slug":"writing-a-meta-theatrical-musical-murder-mystery-about-macbeth-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/studentlife\/2012\/02\/04\/writing-a-meta-theatrical-musical-murder-mystery-about-macbeth-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing a Meta-Theatrical, Musical Murder Mystery (About Macbeth): Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

And now for the next installment in my “What I Did During My Winter Vacation” Series:<\/p>\n

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The first day of rehearsals for Fight Call<\/em> began in an acting studio in Portland. Actors huddled around the piano sight-reading the score, reading the script, and jotting down notes. For the first time somebody other than me was playing my score.<\/p>\n

It was really interesting to watch singers scrutinizing my score, counting out the meter changes, trying to figure out keys. Working with a music director was fascinating \u2013 I would take notes on anything that I wanted to change and periodically pass them on. Usually the changes were quick and simple \u2013 this section should be a bit faster, keep this section in tempo, go to the major chord instead of the minor here, and so on. All in all, things went really smoothly.<\/p>\n

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Watching the play come to life during the initial reading of the script was great, too. As composer and co-lyricist of the musical, I have to hand it to my brother for writing a hilarious book. Between the writing and the talented actors involved, the script was coming to life.<\/p>\n

It was a very successful rehearsal, but we still had a long way to go. The musical is 17 songs long excluding incidental music, and about 75 pages. (The piano score is somewhere around 125 pages!) It runs an hour and a half, and as it is a \u201cstaged-reading,\u201d the director intended to fully stage the production with blocking and a basic set.<\/p>\n

If you want to learn more, I invite you to like our facebook page at: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fight-Call-A-New-Musical\/304876839556438<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, I wanted to mention that the Oregonian <\/em>selected Fight Call<\/em> as a \u201cBest Bet\u201d in the Fertile Ground Play Festival! Here\u2019s the link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/performance\/index.ssf\/2012\/01\/fertile_ground_2012_best_bets.html<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now. I\u2019ll be sure to post some more rehearsal and performance updates soon!<\/p>\n

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Cast rehearsing at the piano<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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