Caitlin

** My Night 1 Production reflection! **
Hi my name is Caitlin and my role in the production was Snugglepot on Tuesday the 11th of August, 2009. Around the start of term 2, Mrs. Milich and Mrs. C held the auditions for the main roles. We waited a few weeks for the results and then it was time. We gathered in the music room and anxiously listened to Mrs. Milich. I heard my name and almost screamed! I got Snugglepot. I also shared the role with Kate. J. Later in term 2, Helen Jordan prepared the singing mains and the choir for the recording. Hans, the sound engineer, recorded us at the Strath Sports Club. The recording went well but now we really needed to concentrate hard on our lines. Term3 was crunch time. We had to get the props finished, the costumes fitted and our lines underway. In rehearsals, we got to use the stair case and many other props. It was one week to go and people were everywhere trying to get things finished. In the last week, I got to try on my Snugglepot costume for the first time! YAY! April (who played Cuddlepie), Phoebe (who played Ragged Blossom) and I were getting very excited about the production and were working really well together. On Monday the 10th of August, night 1 had a dress rehearsal at the Capital Theatre. The girl mains had a special dressing room that had mirrors on the walls with little light bulbs above them. This was our last practice before the actual night. Finally, the time came for us to perform on stage in front of hundreds of people! Everyone was running around trying to find their costume or trying to get their makeup done as well as getting their microphones fitted. About 10 minutes left and we were already on the stage! April and I said good luck to each other and other people around us. 1 minute to go and we were getting in position. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....everything went quiet. The waking up music started playing as the curtains opened. I was lying on the top of the stair case, repeating my lines in my head... this had to be right! People started waking up, walking around and doing their jobs. I woke up and looked around. I stretched and looked down at April, shook her shoulders and woke her up. We climbed down the stair case and looked around a bit more. I high fived Mr. Lizard as I got to the bottom of the staircase. The song started playing and I knew everything would be ok. At the end of scene 1, I was told that my microphone was not working so I had to speak EXTRA loud! Scene 2 was good. No one forgot their lines! Hooray! In scene 3, I had to go off stage during the Ragtime Band to get a new microphone. This time, it was working. I went back on just in time for the Gum Inn. In scene 3, I sang my solo song, Little Ragged Blossom. That went well. The rest of scene 3 was great! In scene 4, we skipped a couple of lines. But I don’t think the audience realized because they don’t know the script. I didn’t even realize until April told me! Scene 5 was great! My brother was a Big Bad City nut. He showed off his ‘muscles’ to the audience during the song! The cars in scene 5 were good as well. Scene 6 was aboard the Snag. It was our first ever time with the Snag and we were not used to the space limit. My toes kept getting stood on in the Storm. Ouch! Before scene 7, there was an Interval. The mains quickly went down stairs and had something to eat and drink. We only had 5 minutes until we had to be back on again. We went back up stairs and got into position. April, Phoebe and I started on top of the stair case. 1 minute to go and we were quietly talking about what we had to do. The falling music started playing and we ran down the stair case. We were falling to the bottom of the sea. Scene 7 is my favourite scene because the costumes are so colourful and the makeup is so detailed. We also sing “We are Falling” which is one of my favourite songs that we get to sing. Scene 7 was FANTASTIC as usual! In scene 8, the costumes and makeup are also great! Obelia, who is the queen of the underwater world, came down the stair case and greeted everyone. Obelia warns us about John Dory in one of her songs. We tried to figure what she meant but we were too late. John Dory tried to bite our heads off because we will not tell him where Ragged Blossom was. He let us go because off of the lovely Ann. John promises to never be cruel again. The fish folk helped us get back on land by a giant hook. We do not realise that it is a fishing hook. Scene 9 went quickly. We got caught in a Jar by Billy, who is a human boy. He keeps shaking the jar to make sure we are alive. Scene 10 is “In the Jar.” We tried to get out but it did not work. We called for help but all we get are evil Banksia men. They just walk past and laugh. Finally, Possum, Kookaburra and their friends come to save us. They need help to push over the jar so the asked audience members to come out and help. They push the jar over and we are free! It was our first time working with the jar but it all went well. The Finally looked great from the photos I have seen. The production went so well! I do have to say, my favourite characters are Mrs. Koala and the Banksia men. I really liked Obelia’s make up and her costume. I have 2 favourite songs, the Banksia song and the Falling song. The production was a great experience for me and for many other people. Thank you to Mrs. Milich, Mrs. C and many other teachers and parents for their great effort in making this production a production that will never be forgotten! By Caitlin Hall