Quick Note

Hey! Some of the words on the posts turned red and lead to links. This was not intended. No idea why it is doing that. Please ignore that detail. Thanks for reading and marking blocking in your scripts!!!

If you have any questions about any of the blocking please send me an email. wearehisplayers@gmail.com 

IMPORTANT!

Hi Everyone!
I missed you on Monday! Hope you tired some of the tongue twisters and are staying WARM:) 

Those of you who were to come on Monday would have learned your characters' basic blocking (Entrances and Exits). I would have liked to do this in person but we can make it happen from home!

Grab your SCRIPT and a PENCIL and scroll through each post Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, and Act 4. Find your character/your name along with the page number and write down your entrances and exits! 

The Stage

Just A reminder, This is what the stage will look like. 

The stage 

Act 1

Act One

Page 8 – 9

NEWSPAPER BOY Enters DR

NEWSPAPER BOY Exits DL

Page 16

TWO SOLDIERS (Tim R. & Caleb) Enter DR

JULIA (MOTHER), LYDIA (NADIA), PAUL (BROTHER) Enter DR

LARKYN (SISTER) & SEANNAN (YOUNG WOMAN) Enter CR

Bottom of Page 16

SOLDIERS & THREE WOMEN Exit DL

ADD

JULIA (MOTHER) & PAUL (BROTHER) Exit DR

LARKYN (SISTER) Exits CR

Page 17

TWO SOVIET (RED) SOLDIERS (Tim G. & Dominic) Enter CL

Page 18

RED SOLDIER 1 leads PAPA toward Exit CR.

They Exit CR

SECONDARY CHARACTER (Genevieve, Elisa, Hannah, & Maggie) Enter UR/Exit CR

Page 20

ADD to middle of page when Hadassah Exits.

TWO SOVIET (RED) SOLDIERS (Tim G. & Dominic) Enter DL (move platform to become train.) Exit DL, Enter DL with people* who walk to train. Exit DL

*Anea, Caleb, Zeke, and Laskowitz Family Enter DL

Page 21

NADIA, Maggie, and Elisa Enter CR

RED SOLDIER (Tim R.) Enters DL/Exits DL

Page 24

RED SOLDIER (Tim R.) Enter DL

NAZI (Tim G.) Enters DR

FRANCE (Dominic) Enters UR

GREAT BRITAIN (Bobby) Enters CR

Page 25

NAZI (Tim G.) Exits DR

FRANCE (Dominic) Exits UR

GREAT BRITAIN (Bobby) Exits CR

MAGGIE & ELISA Exit CR

NADIA Exits CR

Page 26

SERVANTS (Hannah, Elisa, Larkyn, Genevieve) Enter CR

Page 27

SERVANTS (Hannah, Elisa, Larkyn, Genevieve) Exit CR

Act 2

Act 2

Page 28

COMMANDANT Enters CL

YOUNG CHILD (Zeke) Enters CL

CALEB & ANEA Enter UL

COMMANDANT Enters CL

Page 30

CALEB & ANEA Exit UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Enters CL

COMMANDANT Enters CL

ADD – SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Genevieve & Hannah) with fabric Enter UL

CALEB & ANEA Enter UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Exit CL

COMMANDANT Exit CL

Page 31

CALEB & ANEA Exit UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Enters CL

COMMANDANT Enters CL

COMMANDANT Exits CL

COMMANDANT Enters CL

CALEB & ANEA Enter UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Exits CL

COMMNDANT Exits CL

Page 32

CALEB & ANEA Exit UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Enters CL

COMMANDANT Enters CL

Page 33

CALEB & ANEA Enter UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Exit CL

COMMANDANT Exit CL

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Elisa & Tim R.) Enter DR

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Elisa & Tim R.) Exit DR

CALEB & ANEA Exit UL

CHILD (Larkyn) Enter CL

COMMANDANT Enter CL

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Genevieve & Hannah) with fabric (& Zeke) Exit CL

CHILD (Larkyn) Exits CL

COMMANDANT Exits CL

Page 38

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Larkyn, Bobby, Anea) Enter DR

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Larkyn, Bobby, Anea) Exit DL

MAIDSERVANT (Julia) Enters CR

MAIDSERVANT (Julia) Exits CR

MAIDSERVANT (Julia) Enters DR

MAIDSERVANT (Julia) Exits CR

Page 41

GUARD (Tim G.) Enters CR

Page 42

MAIDSERVANTS (Genevieve & Hannah) Enter CR

GUARD (Tim G.) Exits CR

COMMANDANT (with ESTHER) Enter UL

Page 44

COMMANDANT Exits CL

Page 45

HAMAN’S SON Enters DL

Page 46

HAMAN’S SON Exits DL

Act 3

Act 3

Page 46

SERVANT (Bobby) Enters UR

SERVANT (Bobby) Exits CR

Page 49

HEADMISTRESS Enters DR.

TEACHER (with ESTHER) Enter CL

TEENAGER Enters CL

Page 50

HEADMISTRESS Exits DR

TEACHER (with ESTHER) walk toward and Exit CL

TEENAGER Exits CL

SERVANTS (Genevieve & Hannah) Enter CR/Exit CR

Page 51

GUARD (Tim G.) (with OFFICAL) Enter CR

Page 52

GUARD (Tim G.) (with OFFICAL & HAMAN) Exit CR

Act 4

Act 4

Page 58

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (Julia & Seannan) Enter DR / Exit DL

Page 59

TEENAGER Enters DR

TEENAGER Exits DL

Page 60

SCRIBES (Tim R. & Caleb) Enter CR

Page 61

SCRIBES (Tim R. & Caleb) Exit CR

SECONDARY CHARACTERS) Larkyn, Bobby, Elisa, & Paul Enter DL

SCRIBES (Tim R. & Caleb) Enter DR

SCRIBES (Tim R. & Caleb) Exit DL

SECONDARY CHARACTERS) Larkyn, Bobby, Elisa, & Paul Exit DR/DL

TEENAGER & MOTHER Enter CL

Page 62

TEENAGER & MOTHER Exit CL

Tongue Twisters

We can train our tongues by twisting it. We can give it difficult phrases to say, and see how loud and clearly it will respond. The more difficult phrases it learns to say the less likely it will slip over a less difficult line in your script. Practice the following at home! 

Unique New York, You need Unique New York

Flora’s freshly fried fish.

Buy blue blueberry biscuits before bedtime.

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

Cooks cook cupcakes quickly.

Which wrist watches are Swiss wrist watches?

Red Leather, Yellow Leather

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish

I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought.

No Practice Today

There will be no practice today because of the weather!

Everyone please stay warm and safe. 

I will post this week about plans for Monday the 4th.

This is a great time to memorize your lines:)

Director Jennie 

Weather Concern for Monday

Good evening!

I'm sure all of you are watching the weather and like the rest of us are wondering what tomorrow brings. It is never easy to make the call to cancel (H.I.S. Players doesn't have scheduled snow days:)

Here is the plan for tomorrow. 
At this time, I am cancelling practice on Monday the 28th. 
However, keep in mind that the schools close due to starting in the morning. If for some reason we don't get as much snow as predicted, it gets cleaned up by early afternoon, and the conditions are favorable - we may reinstate the practice at a later time. I hope to post a decision around noon for a 1:30 PM practice time for those who can attend. 

Keep an eye on the blog tomorrow around noon. 

~Director Jennie 

Monday the 28th

ALL students should be reading over the List O Terms and your Ask Your Character This! pages. 

As well as being very familiar with your roles in the script and  ready to learn more details for your characters on the 28th and future practices. 

All must be memorizing their lines!!!

Please Read Below for Students who need to attend on Monday the 28th. 

At these practices we will be recording entrances and exits in scripts, talking/sharing notes on character sheets, and reading/walking through the script.

Those at home - memorize and review!!! We covered a lot on the 21st! Keep up the good work! See you before long! 

Costumes - Some students will try on costumes.

Girls please bring a tank top type shirt as well as a pair of shorts! Thank you!

I'm looking forward to another  great practice!!!

January 28th  - These Students need to attend.

Bobby

Caleb

Dominic

Evan

Paul

Tim G.

Tim R.

Zeke

Anea

Elisa

Genevieve

Hannah

Julia

Larkyn

Lydia

Maggie

Seannan

Stage Manager* - Ella (to help run lines and more)

(To all others, this is a break week, unless you choose to come. 

If you do choose to attend, bring something along to do as I will not be working  any specifics for your character(s).)

COSTUME NOTE

A note from the Costume Dept. 

We need all Acting Girls to please bring 
~a pair of shorts 
~a tank top or cami 

to each practice!

This will make trying on costumes much easier for you. It will also give the costumers an accurate idea of how skirts and tops fit. 

Thank you! 

PROP LIST

Please READ this list. These are the main props we need that H.I.S. Players doesn't already have or that can't be made for this show. The list will continue to be updated as items are brought it. 

If you have items that may be used as props please text/email a picture or bring the item(s) into practice. When you bring the item please make sure they are marked with your name so we can return it to you!

THANK YOU!

We are also looking for sandals (see previous post)

As well as fashion scarves. (long rectangle, square, and infinity)

●newspaper bag 

●tin can (worn vintage label)

●sewing supplies (1940s sewing basket - small) 

●basket (with handle, hold supplies for Papa)

●books

●stone (big enough for audience to see, small enough to fit in a pocket – needs to have sparkle)

●Flashlight (1940s)

●three swords (please explain/show pictures)

● two shields (H.I.S. Players has one) 18 inches 

●short ropes (soft as they are to tie wrists) 

●three guns – WW2 (H.I.S. Players has 3?) may need some plastic/wooden hand guns?

●pocket knife (Papa has this on his person) 

●wool blankets (will be used on the floor)

●ladles (H.I.S. Players has 1 – need 3)

●journal (1940s)

●bag (to hold jar, journal, etc.) 1940s school bag

●palace curtains (blue, gold,) put up with over the door hooks  (show pictures) 

●bottle of perfume (1940s)

●buckets (tin pails)

●tray (metal, gold or silver)

●Biblical goblets or tumblers (metal, gold or silver – not glass)

●tea cup (1900s)

●small food barrel (needs to open)

●long rope (tug o war)

●mirror (will be hand held but for two people to look)

●candelabra

●bunch of seven herbs (artificial or dried – could look like seven)

●short stools (2 of same height) 

●basket of fruit (very decorative)

●stick for beating rug

●dice (wood or ivory look)

broom (1940s) 

●knitting needles

●old sweater that is unraveling

●market baskets (1940s)

Jan. 21st & 28th

ALL students should be reading over the List O Terms and your Ask Your Character This! pages.
Those who remain one character in Between the Poles should work toward completing them (as much as possible) by the 21st. All others should be familiar and be ready to learn more details for their characters on the 28th and future practices.

Please Read Below for Students who need to attend the following two practices.
At these practices we will be recording entrances and exits in scripts, talking/sharing notes on character sheets, and reading/walking through the script.

Costumes - Some students will try on costumes.
Girls please bring a tank top type shirt as well as a pair of shorts! Thank you!

January 21st - These students need to attend.
Hailey
Kenny
Tirzah
Gideon
Autumn
Katie
Katrina
Jesse
Josh
Micah
Drew
Hair Design* - Maggie & Lydia
Costumes* - Larkyn

(To all others, this is a break week, unless you choose to come.
If you do choose to attend, bring something along to do as I will not be working  any specifics for your character(s).)

January 28th  - These Students need to attend.
Bobby
Caleb
Dominic
Evan
Paul
Tim G.
Tim R.
Zeke
Anea
Elisa
Genevieve
Hannah
Julia
Larkyn
Lydia
Maggie
Seannan
Stage Manager* - Ella (to help run lines and more)

(To all others, this is a break week, unless you choose to come. 

If you do choose to attend, bring something along to do as I will not be working  any specifics for your character(s).)

*A note to Crew Members - I will inform you through the blog when you will be working on your crew areas. 

First Practice Notes!

Hello everyone! It was good to be together during our first practice!!! We did make some headway - getting to hear each other's voices, learning emotion, learning more about the script, and more!

PICTURES: It was very nice to have Mrs. Schmickle take all the bio pics in one day! Thank you everyone for your cooperation! (I know you also got a really nice break - so it wasn't that hard:) THANK YOU Mrs. Schmickle! 

PRONUNCIATIONS: I have posted some of the biblical words and pronunciations (that came up today) to a previous post! If you say any of those words in your lines- do look them up. Any other words that you say from the glossary list - do look them up!

 Be proactive - NOW! Don't memorize your lines and then try to fix it! That's like retraining your brain - ugh:( (email me with questions!!!)

Good stuff ahead! Work your lines! & Work your lines some more!!!

Director Jennie 

Need Sandals

All biblical characters need to have leather or leather look sandals.

They should be brown, black, grey, tan, or bronze.

No bright colors!!! (some jewels,  gems, and metal are ok)
No zippers unless they have limited visibly.
No flipflops!

~Check clearance sales
~Check your closets
~Ask other siblings/family members

(No Keenes with the rubber toes!!!)

Biblical Words

(You will have to copy and paste the addresses)

 (Yes, there is a typo in the glossary in your script!) 
Here is a website to hear how to pronounce Ishtar!
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ishtar


This is how to pronounce Susa.
[ˈso͞ozə, -sə]


This is how to pronounce Annals!
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/annals


This is how to pronounce Bigthana. (scroll to USA - second USA in the list)
http://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Bigthana


This is how to pronounce Teresh.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/teresh/

Prepare for our first Practice Monday Jan. 14th

I am looking forward to Monday's Read Through and spending time with all of you learning and listening to the script all together. 

Here are 4 important reminders!!!

1. Have read through the script for enjoyment once. 
And once putting yourself in the characters. 

2. Parents - turn in all paperwork that was not turned in on Friday Night!!! 

3. Be sure to bring your SCRIPT (in a 3 ring binder), a notebook, a folder for extra handouts and pencils/highlighters, and your List O Terms, and both Character Sheets!!!

4. Be ready for picture day!!!
YES-dress up if you choose! 
NO- wearing clothing with graphic print or words
YES-accessorize if you choose (scarf, jewelry, headband) 
NO-wearing a hat or sunglasses 
YES - SMILE
(Thank you in advance for being cooperative and helpful to Mrs. Schmickle who is taking the photos!)

We will see you all Monday!
Director Jennie 

Between the Poles Audition Posting

Audition Posting!

Thank you everyone for giving your audition on Monday. Please remember that each and every one of you are special and that God created you to be just who you are! May God bless each and everyone of you as you either look forward to participating in H.I.S. Players or see what other opportunities come your way!

If you have been chosen for a Crew Role as well as an Acting Role it will be listed in parenthesis under your Acting Role.

Ella Wolff – Stage Manager

~ WORLD WAR 2 PRINCIPLE CHARACTERS ~

ESTHER – TIRZAH SCHMICKLE

PAPA – GIDEON SCHMICKLE

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

MAMA - AUTUMN HOMMEL

(Crew Role: Hair Design Assistance)

GRANDMOTHER – KATIE GARLAND

(Crew Role: Photography and help with Shoes?)

~ BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE CHARACTERS ~

HADASSAH – KATRINA YOGERST

MORDECAI – JESSE GREENHOW

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

XERXES – JOSHUA RIEMER

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

HAMAN – MICAH GARLAND

HEGAI – DREW VAGNINI

~ SECONDARY CHARACTERS ~

(Students name will be listed before the role in alphabetical order by first name.)

(The names listed below are matched to their character or position to the best of my ability. Please know that character circumstances are subject to change. Example: which street scene or which task/action the character performs.)

~BOYS~

BOBBY YOGERST

WW2 – GREAT BRITAIN

Biblical – STREET SCENE x2 and SERVANT (reading to Xerxes) 

(Crew Role: Prop Master Aide)

CALEB GIERACH

WW2 – MAN (on the train and in camp)  

Biblical – SOLDIER (when women are taken to palace) & SCRIBE

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

DOMINIC RAPAVI

WW2 – RED SOLDIER 2, FRANCE, TEENAGER

EVAN MIKUL

WW2 – NEWSPAPER BOY

Biblical – HAMAN’S SON

KENNY KARTMAN

Biblical - OFFICIAL (to Haman)

PAUL RIEMER

WW2 – COMMANDANT

Biblical – BROTHER (defends Nadia in street once and is seen in the street again)

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

TIMOTHY GIERACH

WW2 – RED SOLDIER 1, NAZI

Biblical – GUARD (in Xerxes’ throne room and arrests Haman)

(Crew Role: Sound Tech. help)

TIMOTHY RIEMER

WW2 – RED SOLDIER,

Biblical – SOLDIER (when women are taken to palace), CHARACTER IN STREET, SCRIBE

(Crew Role: Set Crew)

ZEKE WEIMER

WW2 – CHILD on the train and in the camp

~GIRLS~

ANEA WOLFF

WW2 – WOMAN (on train and in camp)

Biblical – CHARACTER in street x1

(Crew Role: Accessories, Hats/Scarves)

ELISA YOGERST

WW2 – TEACHER (Esther’s Teacher)

Biblical – FEMALE SERVANT (in the palace x2), CHARACTER in the street x2

(Crew Role: Prop Master)

GENEVIEVE TALBOT

WW2 – Holding fabric on set during work camp scene

Biblical – WEDDING SERVANT & MAIDSERVANT (to Hadassah)

HAILEY DEDERT

Biblical – ZERESH (Haman’s Wife)

(Crew Role: Make Up)

HANNAH RIEMER

WW2 – Holding fabric on set during work camp scene

Biblical – FEMALE SERVANT (in the palace) & MAIDSERVNT (to Hadassah)

(Crew Role: Accessories, Hats/Scarves & Shoes?)

JULIA GREENHOW

WW2 – MARKETPLACE CHARACTER

Biblical – WOMAN in crowd (mother to Nadia and brother) & MAIDSERVANT (palace/street)

(Crew Role: Accessories, Hats/Scarves)

LARKYN STREHLOW

WW2 – Child working in camp

Biblical – SISTER (to Young Woman in crowd), WEDDING SERVANTS, & CHARACTER in street x2

(Crew Role: Costumes)

LYDIA WEIMER

WW2 – MOTHER (to Teenager)

Biblical – NADIA (taken from crowd and is in the palace)

(Crew Role: Hair Design & Make Up)

MAGGIE KARTMAN

WW2 – NEIGHBOR LADY

Biblical – MAIDSERVANT (who does beauty treatments for Nadia and Hadassah)

(Crew Role: Hair Design)

SEANNAN STREHLOW

WW2 – HEADMISTRESS (Esther’s school) & MARKETPLACE CHARACTER

Biblical – YOUNG WOMAN (taken from the crowd)

(Crew Role: Paper Props & Backstage Aide)