Rehearsals for Christmas Carol'd begin!

Hello all!

I'm Helena, one of the shiny new apprentices here at Performance Network. As I'm the production assistant for the Network's next creation 'Christmas Carol'd' I'll be keeping you all updated on the progress of rehearsals and design.

Our playwright, Joseph Zettelmaier has adapted this Dickens classic and given the story's dialogue a good ol' nudge straight into the 21st century, while still remaining true to the original story.

This production has a small cast of five, giving our actors great scope to illustrate their multifarious ranges. The cast consists of John Seibert as Scrooge alongside Chelsea Sadler, Terry Heck, BJ Love and Kevin Young who all play various roles throughout the play. At this time, the actors are working from the script, developing the many characters they are required to portray and also familiarising themselves with the set our designer Monika Essen has envisioned.

It has been decided that all sound effects throughout the show will be created organically rather than with recording. So we are currently searching for props and materials to make the sound effects we require. I think this will make the experience for the audience quite authentic.

Over the coming weeks Janine Woods, our technical director will begin making Monika's design a reality. I'm really excited to see this set come to life.

Helena