Shakespeare's As You Like It
Production Guide: https://www.oyesproductionguide.com/as-you-like-it
Production Guide: https://www.oyesproductionguide.com/as-you-like-it
YOUNG ACTORS ENSEMBLE • SHAKESPEARE'S AS YOU LIKE IT
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
OFF BOOK: TBA
📅 Schedule
Rehearsal Videos
Shakespeare's Words (definitions)
Script
Character Descriptions
Cast List
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● Go slow and look up every word or phase you’re not 100% familiar with
www.shakespeareswords.com is great, Google is fine, but PLEASE don’t skip this part.
It takes humility to admit you might not %100 know what a word means in its
shakespearean context.
● Don’t stop or pause at the end of a line unless there is a period there.
● A great idea is to figure out the THOUGHTS of the monologue, and how one THOUGHT
leads to another. Thoughts sometimes maybe many lines long, sometimes, only half a
line, or a just a word like “O”. Getting from thought to thought in a way that makes sense
to the audience is the whole game here. Underline or highlight each thought in a different
color, this makes memorization SO much easier.
● Pay attention to verbs; they give your acting life.
● Act things out! Do everything you can to make sure you’re not just standing there
reciting the words. MOVE!
● Summarize what the character is saying in your own words. Act that
out, then go back to the shakespeare once you have a clear idea of the action and
emotion within the speech. You have to “make it your own” by using your imagination to
put yourself first in similar, and then identical circumstances.
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BRING
Script for backstage
Pencil
Water
Non-messy snack (bars - no chocolate- string cheese, goldfish, dried fruit)
Character shoes (wear street shoes to rehearsal)
WEAR
Camisole/Tank and bike shorts for last minute fittings
Shoes: Wear street shoes and BRING your Jazz/character shoes. Your Jazz/character shoes will stay in the dressing room until the last show.
Please Note: Actors are not permitted to eat in their costumes.
Undergarments:
Camisole/Tank
Shoes: Wear street shoes. Bring Jazz Shoes.
HAIR
Please wear your hair pulled back away from your face, preferably french braids.
MAKE-UP FOR AS YOU LIKE IT
All actors need to supply and do their own "base" makeup. if it is not possible at all for you to provide all listed products, please note that any starred products are the most important
Base includes:
- primer
- foundation*
- concealer*
- blush
- mascara*
- lip balm*
- setting powder (OYES has setting powder if you do not have)
- setting spray (OYES can provide)
• "Base" makeup should either be done at home or be the first thing you do at top of show-call-time. If you are bringing your own please bring it in a makeup bag labeled with your name and keep all of your products contained in your labeled bag so there is no chance of cross contamination.
• Specialty makeup should be done AFTER mics and costumes are put on.
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Please read out loud at home to your child:
Wear your undergarments underneath your street clothes to rehearsal.
Remove your street clothes when you get to rehearsal/show.
Before putting on your costume, a technician will attach your mic belt and headset. DO NOT PUT YOUR COSTUME ON BEFORE YOUR MIC BELT (unless instructed to do so)
After your mic is on, change into your costume
After your costume is on, you will wait in the dressing room until called to the stage for a sound check
After rehearsal you will LEAVE YOUR CHARACTER SHOES in the dressing room at OYES.
PLEASE ARRIVE WITH YOUR UNDERGARMENTS ALREADY ON.
Never touch the mics.
The only person(s) permitted to adjust or remove the mic on the actor's face or the pack in their belt is a MIC TECHNICIAN.
Any accidental damage to a mic by mishandling (or dropping) can cost $$$ to replace.
Never touch the mic on your face, tug on the wire, or touch the pack in your mic belt.
It is important to remember that absences are not permitted during tech week. Cast members are expected to attend all rehearsals they are called for unless prior approval has been given. Any absences from tech rehearsal can disrupt the planning, timing, and efficiency of the rehearsal process.
Finally, please remember that a musical is a living, breathing entity! Things don’t always go exactly as planned, so changes to the plan may be made during the rehearsal process. We promise to give you as much advance notice as possible on all changes that arise.
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Q: Can I add more schedule conflicts later?
No. All conflicts must be added by Auditions. Additional conflicts may only be added with permission from the Director.
Q: Are conflicts listed here considered "excused absences"?
Yes
Q: What if I or my child is sick or there's an emergency?
Emergency or Sick-Days are excused.
Unavailability for rehearsals can seriously affect rehearsal planning. We can not add conflicts later. All conflicts are due before the first rehearsal. If the actor misses a rehearsal that is planned around their scheduled availability, it is the actors responsibility to "catch up". Private rehearsal time with the directors is $45/hr.
Please, no additional conflicts (planned absences) or changes in availability after the first rehearsal. The rehearsal schedule will be set and all actors will be expected to attend as planned. Thank you :)