The play!

[alt_hannah]

Yesterday afternoon was the first rehearsal, so it was the first read through. It was also the first meeting for the production crew, just to let people know the sorts of things they'll have to do. Meghan and Eloise are still rather cross that they didn't get a part, not even in the chorus/Wizengamot like Susan and I did, but it sounds as though the stage crew will have plenty to do, preparing costumes, scrounging up and making props and the like.

It was quite interesting to hear the play for the first time. We've studied the events in History of Magic, of course, but still I didn't know about some of the events depicted. It was really quite moving and thrilling. A few of the girls were actually sniffling a little at the end of Act 1.

Some of the people cast are already so good! (Terrence Higgs, for example, as Mr Malfoy! And Electra Bobolis, I'm sure, will just be fabulous as Mrs Lestrange.)(Well, and some are so bad, mispronouncing everything, but I won't name names there. They'll certainly have time to improve.)

But the best part was probably the look on Ronald Weasley's face when he realised for the first time that he actually had to sing.

It's going to be ever so much fun.

Comments

[alt_dean]

It's too bad you all don't kill the cat early on in the play. At the very least it would make Ginny feel better. It would also save time in getting rid of a useless charater and a very bad performer.

[alt_padma]

Well, it's lucky he doesn't even show up until Act II. I guess they wanted to limit the amount of damage he could do.

As far as I can tell, Ginny Weasley doesn't have any reason to complain. She's got one of the funniest scenes in the show, and it's practically all hers. And then she's got some hilarious physical stuff later on. I mean, the only thing she could possibly regret is having Ron for a brother in the first place, and that's nothing at all to do with the play.

There are plenty of girls who'd have given their wands for such a juicy role.

By the way, did you hear that Vesta Chambers resigned already? I guess she thought her part had more lines and she was disappointed at the reading. And Stevens says if they don't move her up from the Wizengamot she'll probably quit as well.