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Rehearsal time!
..Before we start seriously rehearsing a play, we read and write a lot, we learn and discuss texts in Russian, which is not always easy, and sometimes we dance (which, in my opinion, is also hard). But in general, everything happens in a spirit of friendship and fun. – Masha Borodyanskaya, TGKids
Of course, you have to memorize your part, and the rehearsals are sometimes long, but being on stage and acting is an enormous pleasure. The best part--working for 6 months on one play. Of course, everyone gets irritated when someone doesn’t say his lines on time ten times in a row, or when you have to walk elegantly for 20 minutes with a fan (and to keep your back straight), but during rehearsals you see qualities in people, that do not appear at school or in other situations. Not only are you taught how to act, you are also taught how to socialize with others. – Katarina Smuindak, TGTeens
On the photos:
Jeans! The Musical, cheerful play by local authors Caryn Huberman, Diane Claerbout and Enid Davis, looked at first as piece of cake: the script was in English and not in semi-foreign Russian.
The theme was close and dear to all 5th and 6th graders of the TGgroup: every Californian apparently sees the history of Levi’s jeans and the Gold Rush as a part of his/her personal biography.
However, the play took a lot of effort both at studio and on the stage.
It involved singing with professional musicians (thank G-d, we have our parents and grandparents), finding and learning how to use time period props (Zinger sewing machines and coil irons), dancing Historic Square Dance. And rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing…
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