Bye Bye Birdie – Musician Page

This is the official musician info page for META Performing Arts production of Bye Bye Birdie at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, WA 2007.
NEWS
09/26/07 – Scores are in. Pick up at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 15th and Broadway. 9am-4pm Mon-Fri.
BYE BYE BIRDIE ORCHESTRATION

Violins – closed RH (keys)

Cello 1 – closed Joe Bichsel
Cello 2 – closed SS

Bass – closed PB

*NOTE* – We will split reed parts up dependent on what players can double on.*

Reed Ia: Alto Saxophone – closed KM
Reed Ib: Clarinet,
Reed Ic: Flute & Piccolo – closed LS
Reed II: Alto Saxophone – Thomas Harris
Reed II: Clarinet – open
Reed III: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – closed MH
Reed IV: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone – closed RW

Horn – closed AM
Trumpets I – closed CL
Trumpet II – closed NV
Trumpet III – cut
Trombone I – RQ
Trombone II – cut

Piano – closed LL

Keyboard II – closed KK
Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Chimes (from percussion part)

Percussion I: – open – MEH? unconfirmed
* Timpani (2 drums), * Tambourine, * Timbales, * Gran Cassa, * Snare Drum Case, * Suspended Cymbal, * Castanets, * Gourd, * Cowbell

Percussion II: – closed DB
* Trap drum set-
o Bass Drum
o Snare Drum & Rack Tom
o Floor Tom
o various Cymbals
+ hi-hat
+ crash
+ ride
+ finger
o Wood Blocks (2)
o Bongos
o Large Military Snare Drum
o Gong
o Gunshot
* Kazoo (or Ratchet)

Both percussion players use Piatti, Triangle and Ratchet

1 Guitar-Banjo – closed LH
(Banjo for “Overture A”; Electric Bass for “Telephone Hour” and “One Hundred Ways – Ballet” only)

A special Keyboard Synthesizer part is available, when the complete orchestration is used, at an additional charge. It may be substituted for the 3 violin and 2 cello parts.

SHOWS
McIntyre Hall – Mount Vernon, WA

Nov 16 Friday 7:30
Nov 17 Saturday 7:30
Nov 18 Sunday 2pm
Nov 23 Friday 7:30
Nov 24 Saturday 2pm and 7:30
Nov 25 Sunday 2pm

REHEARSALS
Sat Oct 13 – 2pm-5pm – Orchestra – MVPres Church
Tue Oct 16 – 9-11pm – Rhythm section only (drum, guitar, keys) – MVPres Church
Sun Oct 21 – 1pm-5pm – Orchestra – MVPres Church
Sat Oct 27 – 1pm-5pm – Orchestra – MVPres Church
Thurs Nov 1 – 6-10pm – Music only w/cast – MVPres Church – Good Shepherd Hall
Sat Nov 3 – 1pm-5pm – MVPres Church
Thurs Nov 8 – 6-10pm – Run thru w/cast – MVPres Church – Good Shepherd Hall
Wed Nov 14 – 6-11pm – Tech with Orchestra – Load in starts 5pm. McIntyre Hall.
Thurs Nov 15 – 6-11pm – Dress Rehearsal McIntyre Hall.

SCORES
Scores in 9/26 – pick up at MV Pres Church. 15th and Broadway, Mount Vernon -9am-4pm.

RHS Musician Page

This is the official page for musicians in TAG’s production of Rocky Horror Show at the Lincoln Theater, Mount Vernon, WA in 2007. All info will be updated for musicians on this page.

PHOTO SHOOT
Thursday Sept. 20 – 8pm – Mark Cook Photographics

INSTRUMENTATION

Piano/Conductor – Closed
Synthesizer – Closed
Bb Tenor Saxophone – Closed
Guitar – Closed
Bass Guitar – Closed
Drums – Closed

SCORES

08/30/07 – Scores are in. Pickup at MVPres starting Tuesday 9/4/07.

SHOWS
(All shows 8pm – call time 6:30pm ready to go. Opening night call time is 5pm).

Fri Oct 26
Sat Oct 27

Wed Oct 31 – Halloween
Thurs Nov 1
Fri Nov 2
Sat Nov 3

Thurs Nov 8
Fri Nov 9
Sat Nov 10 – Closing night *MIDNIGHT SHOW ADDED!*

REHEARSALS

Thurs Sept 20 – 9-11pm – TAG Rehearsal Space
Thurs Sept 27 – 9-11pm – TAG Rehearsal Space
Saturday Sept 29 – 10am-3pm – TAG
Saturday Oct 6 – 10am-3pm – TAG
*CHANGED* Tues Oct 9 – 6-10pm – Music w/cast – TAG
Thurs Oct 18 – 6-10pm – Run through w/cast – TAG

Wed Oct 24 – 5-11pm – Load in and tech – Lincoln Theater
Thurs Oct 25 – 5-11pm – Dress rehearsal – Lincoln Theater

Lincoln Theater Location
712 South First St. – Mount Vernon, WA.

SCORE EDITS
Sword of Damocles – Key transposed from D down to B

PRE SHOW ACT I

  1. Spooky Organ
  2. Adam’s Family Theme
  3. Munsters Theme
  4. In the Hall of the Mountain King
  5. Funky Town
  6. Deliverance – Short
  7. Haunted Mansion Theme
  8. Halloween Theme Grunge
  9. Haunted Mansion Samples til ready for PreShow
  10. BEGIN PRE SHOW – I WILL SURVIVE
  11. Viagra song (Betty) One time through only
  12. Welcome
  13. Explanation and Calling Up of Virgins
  14. Virgin Pledge – All Virgins in audience also stand up
  15. Virgin Sacrifice – Onstage virgins and audience virgins standing up
  16. Orgasm Contest
  17. Rocky Pledge of Allegiance
  18. Explanation of ROCKY Protocol, cellphones off, etc
  19. “ARE YOU READY FOR ROCKY”
  20. BAND BEGINS OVERTURE
  21. R-O-C-K-Y (In overture when solo kick drum starts)
  22. Show Begins

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BETTY DESIRE PRESHOW

Have someone walking through audience selling condoms, like a vintage 1920’s cabaret cigar girl.

PRE SHOW ACT II

  1. Toccatta and Fugue in D minor – organ solo
  2. Stand By Your Man – band w/Peter
  3. Hello My Darling
  4. Rainbow Connection – no band
  5. Rocky Act II Overture

VIRGIN PLEDGE:
I virgin scum,
do hereby admit,
infront of all these people (wave),
that I am a Rocky Horror Virgin.
I wish to lose all my morals
and accept decadence into my heart.

VIRGIN SACRIFICE – To sacrifice a whole theatre full of virgins. Simply have the group stand and make that stick-your-finger-in-your-mouth-and-pull-it-out, champagne-cork-popping noise. It’s a marvelous simulation of all their tender cherries popping, and truly a great effect if you can get them to all do it at the same time.

ROCKY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
I, State Your Name,
Pledge allegiance to the lips
Of the Rocky Horror Show
And to the decadence for which it stands,
One movie, under Richard O’Brien,
With Sensuous Daydreams, Erotic Nightmares, and Sins of the Flesh for All!
And I promise to be creative and not repeat anything anyone else says.

R-O-C-K-Y – (To audience) “Give me an R!” Spell Rocky. Then show begins.

CUT ******************************

TWINKIE CONTEST – Have several virgins compete to see who can suck the filling out of a twinkie the fastest. Band play “I Dream of Jeannie” theme in background.

WHEEL OF DOOM – For the virgins and regulars. A wheel of fortune, but with embarrassing acts written upon it. Virgins spin the wheel and perform the act, and then win a prize. Wheel can have numbers or pictures of characters that correspond to envelopes which contain acts. You can have one set of easy acts for virgins – and another set of more outlandish acts for regulars. Host draq queen becomes Vanna White and band plays Wheel of Fortune theme song.

FLUFFY BUNNY FEET – For onstage virgins. Get three virgins to say “Fluffy Bunny Feet”. Insert marshmallows into their mouth (they’re not allowed to chew or swallow). Repeat above procedure until they either spray marshmallows everywhere, can’t say “Fluffy Bunny Feet any more, or you run out of all your marshmallows.