The Lomas Hall, Church Street, Stannington, S6 6BQ
This section contains information on how long it takes to put on a play, on what's involved in rehearsals and on the number of plays we put on in a year.
If you'd like to get involved in what we do you can take a look at this page and work out when we are starting our next production so come along right from the start. Call us for exact details if you like.
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Stannington Players produce three plays each year, although the dates change by a little each year they stay close to the same weeks. You could look some of our plays for more information.
| April | Rehearsing from January for production around 2nd week in April |
| September | Rehearsing from May for production around 2nd week in September |
| December | Rehearsing from October for production around the 2nd week in December. The December production is usually a pantomime. |
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This section should give you an indication of a typical timeline for a production.
| Six to Three months to go |
Choose the producer Select the Play Cast the Production |
| After Casting |
Produce the rehearsal schedule Arrange meetings with the crew Start rehearsals once each week |
| Three months before the production | Go to second rehearsals at the Producers house |
| One month before the production | Books down |
| Sunday before production |
Get In - assemble the set Full rehearsal |
| Monday before production | Full rehearsal with lights, sound and direction |
| Tuesday before production | Tech rehearsal |
| Wednesday before production |
Full dress rehearsal with lights, sound and no
direction Sometimes the first night |
| Thursday | Opening Night |
| Friday | Second Night |
| Saturday |
Sometimes Matinee Final Night |
| Sunday | Get Out - deconstruct the set |
| Monday | Production Review |
| About three weeks after production | Receive and digest the SADATA review |
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The rehearsal schedule for Curtain Up On Murder .
| Monday February 3rd | First reading with actors |
| Thursday February 6th | Cut CD at Rick's House |
| Monday February 10th | Moves Act I and II |
| Wednesday February 12th | Words Act I and II |
| Monday February 17th | Moves Act I, II and III |
| Thursday February 20th | Words Act III |
| Monday February 24th | Act I and II |
| Thursday February 27th | Act I and II |
| Monday March 3rd | Act I (Books Down) and Act III |
| Thursday March 6th | Act I (Books down) and Act III |
| Monday March 10th | Act I and II (Books Down) |
| Thursday March 13th | Act I and II (Books Down) |
| Monday March 17th | Act II and III (Books Down) |
| Thursday March 20th | Act II and III (Books Down) |
| Monday March 24th | Whole Play (Books Down) |
| Thursday March 27th | Whole Play (Books Down) |
| Monday March 31st | Whole Play (Books Down) |
| Thursday April 3rd | Whole Play (Books Down) |
| Sunday April 6th | Set up day and rehearsal |
| Monday April 7th | Whole Play wioth Effects |
| Tuesday April 8th | Tech Rehearsal |
| Wednesday April 9th | Dress Rehearsal |
| Thursday April 10th | Opening Night |
| Friday April 11th | Performance |
| Saturday April 12th | Closing Night |
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