We’re up to our elf ears in snow as the 2024 Missoula Winter Storm does its dastardly deeds to our Jack and the Beanstalk rehearsal schedule.
School and rehearsals are canceled, and while we work to keep families in the loop, we’ve got a few fun pieces of art that Brant Bollman has been working on for The Hobbit.
Troll Study #1
Troll Study #2
It’s super-exciting to consider our own designs for these characters. Can you spot the blobfish inspiration in the trolls?
The Goblin King Study #1
One of the things that sets live performances apart from movies or TV is that when a story is adapted into a play, the expectation is that each production will have an original interpretation of the script. It is super-thrilling to take a swing at bringing these classic characters to life.
We’ve also been talking a lot about how we will need a variety of on-stage presences for this production. We will need puppeteers, voice-over performers (possibly live and pre-recorded), and performers of all ages. It’s also been fun to consider that since this isn’t just for Youth Theatre students, we could have families auditioning to participate as a family unit. What better activity than to get in a sword fight with your siblings, parents, or grandparents?
If you’re trying to figure out your summer vacation plans and how you could possibly fit performing in The Hobbit into an already very busy summer – never fear! We plan to hold auditions in late March and start rehearsals in early May. So, theoretically, if you know when you’ll be out of town and can tell us that when you audition, we should be able to accommodate you. However, the closer your vacation gets to the last two weeks of July, the harder that might be. We’ll be well into tech week and dress rehearsals and will need all hands on deck. So this might be the year for a trip in early June?
Over the next few weeks, look out for more Hobblog entries and some fun new things on this page as we get more designs from the production team (although remember that they are all conceptual work and may not appear the same way for the production).
Finally, suppose you’re searching for some of the music we use to inspire the feel of the play. In that case, you can check out this Spotify playlist collected by our composer and sound designer, Aleksandra Nagorna, “GDA Hobbit Vibes.”
Stay warm and dry! And don’t forget to catch the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Jack and the Beanstalk this Saturday (January 13 at 3 and 7 pm).
Troll Study #2
It’s super-exciting to consider our own designs for these characters. Can you spot the blobfish inspiration in the trolls?
The Goblin King Study #1
One of the things that sets live performances apart from movies or TV is that when a story is adapted into a play, the expectation is that each production will have an original interpretation of the script. It is super-thrilling to take a swing at bringing these classic characters to life.
We’ve also been talking a lot about how we will need a variety of on-stage presences for this production. We will need puppeteers, voice-over performers (possibly live and pre-recorded), and performers of all ages. It’s also been fun to consider that since this isn’t just for Youth Theatre students, we could have families auditioning to participate as a family unit. What better activity than to get in a sword fight with your siblings, parents, or grandparents?
If you’re trying to figure out your summer vacation plans and how you could possibly fit performing in The Hobbit into an already very busy summer – never fear! We plan to hold auditions in late March and start rehearsals in early May. So, theoretically, if you know when you’ll be out of town and can tell us that when you audition, we should be able to accommodate you. However, the closer your vacation gets to the last two weeks of July, the harder that might be. We’ll be well into tech week and dress rehearsals and will need all hands on deck. So this might be the year for a trip in early June?
Over the next few weeks, look out for more Hobblog entries and some fun new things on this page as we get more designs from the production team (although remember that they are all conceptual work and may not appear the same way for the production).
Finally, suppose you’re searching for some of the music we use to inspire the feel of the play. In that case, you can check out this Spotify playlist collected by our composer and sound designer, Aleksandra Nagorna, “GDA Hobbit Vibes.”
Stay warm and dry! And don’t forget to catch the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Jack and the Beanstalk this Saturday (January 13 at 3 and 7 pm).