Costume Fittings - Sat 17 Jan

Each session at the Scout Hall should last between 60 and 90 minutes.   You must bring all the costumes you have been asked to provide as these will be checked by the Wardrobe Team.  You will also be given costumes which you must try on.

10am        Guide Nos 1 - 23
11.30am   Guide Nos 24 - 36 and female Scouts Nos 51, 53, 57, 58, 60, 64, 69
1.30pm     Female Leaders and female Explorers / Senior Section
2.30pm     All males (Scouts / Explorers / Leaders)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all our Gang members and supporters.  We will post more information on future rehearsals at the beginning of January

Sunday 14 December

This is our last rehearsal of this year and the Final Setting Rehearsal for "Ain't Love Wonderful" so it is important that you are there.

New Clothes Dancers are postponed from Sunday to 11 January.

Tues 2nd & Sun 7th December

Tuesday is as printed in the orange schedule

Sunday starts with running through The Opening and Feline Frolics.  Exact timings for each of them are not possible so Gang members should be present for the whole time from 2 - 3.30pm.   Singing for Ain't Love Wonderful may start a bit earlier than 3.30 depending on how well the previous items go.  The rehearsals finish at 6.30pm

Sun 30 Nov. & Photocall

Please note your finishing time on Sunday.

1.30pm is the time you must be there in uniform for the Photocall.  This is the only opportunity to be in the cast photos in the programme.  You can change out of uniform after the pictures have been taken if you wish.

Following this it is the final Setting of Cinders from 2 - 5pm.  Pack of Trouble is 5 - 6pm and the Glass Slipper line-up is also 5 - 6pm.  People in this line-up will also get an email reminder if we have your address

Sunday 23 November

Apologies for the mix-up of finishing times last week. We try to keep changes to a minimum but sometimes we have to change something.   Everyone should have collected the orange rehearsal sheet with all the changes listed.  It takes effect from Sunday 30 November. 

This week is as printed in the original white sheet :
2 - 2.45  Singing Cinders
2.45 - 6.30   Setting Cinders

Sunday 16 November

Once again you've exceeded all expectations - Well Done !

You, the 2015 Gang, are learning the songs and moves much faster than any Gang before.  This means that we have to re-arrange rehearsals yet again as we're almost finished Feline Frolics and won't need so much time on Sunday.  We have therefore brought forward the singing for Ain't Love Wonderful from 7 December

The timetable for this week now looks like

2 - 4 Feline Frolics                                            2.30 - 4    Ahh! (in Scout Hall)
4 - 5.30 Singing (Ain't Love Wonderful)
5 - 6   New Clothes (Specialist Dancers ONLY)

A new Rehearsal Schedule will be available on Sunday   It will run from 30 November.  Be sure to get your copy which will be ORANGE.

Tues 11 November

The first of our Tuesday Rehearsals and it's in the Guide Hut.

This rehearsal is ONLY for specialist dancers for Feline Frolics. 
Numbers : 2, 21, 24, 28, 59, 64, 90, 91, 94, 97, 98, 102, 103, 107

Sundays + Miscellaneous

If you are scheduled to go to the Scout Hall for a rehearsal please book in first at the Church Hall.  Everyone will then go up together.  At the end of a rehearsal everyone will come back down to the Church Hall for the next rehearsal or to be picked up.

Sometimes rehearsals can clash with individuals down for a production number rehearsal AND a small item rehearsal.  In this case the small item takes precedence.  However, if there is still some time before or after for the production number rehearsal you must join back in.

The rehearsal on Sunday 9 November are at the times listed on the green slip.

Rehearsal changes

Sun 2 Nov
2 - 3.30   Singing (Feline Frolic)
3.30 - 4.30  Final Setting (New Clothes)                    3.30 - 4.30   Pack of Trouble
4.30 - 6   Singing (Cinders)                                        4.30 - 5.30  Scarecrows

Please note the finishing time of 6pm.   New Clothes will probably start rehearsing at 3pm

Sun 9 Nov
2 - 5.30   Setting (Feline Frolics)                               4 - 5.30    Ahhh!
5.30 - 6.30    The Opening                                          5.30 - 6.30  Scarecrows

Tues 11 Nov  (Guide Hut)
7 - 9     Feline frolics : specialist Dancers ONLY

Sun 16 Nov
2 - 6.30   Final Setting (Feline Frolics)                   4 - 5.30   Ahhh!
                                                                                 5.30 - 6.30  New Clothes specialist dancers ONLY

Sun 26 Oct - Final Setting

Don't forget that the Final Setting of The Opening is on Sunday 26 Oct from 2pm - 5.30pm.  You must be present at this rehearsal to be in The Opening.
Singing for Feline Frolics is from 5.30 - 6.30 and Pack of Trouble is also 5.30 - 6.30.

Be sure to pick up the (green) leaflet on Sunday which details changes to a few rehearsal times which are necessary because of the excellent progress made on Sunday 19th.

Sunday 19 October

New Clothes is being rehearsed on Sunday from 2pm - 5.30pm. 
Cast of Scarecrows ONLY from 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Wardrobe Appeal

We are looking for Cub-size grey (school) shorts for one of our numbers this yeat.  Can you help, please?

Sunday 12 October

Don't forget that there is no rehearsal on Sunday

Casting

Casting sheets have been emailed to every Gang Member who has handed in their membership form complete with an email address.   Paper copies will be available on Sunday when we will be rehearsing The Opening.   Don't forget that there is no rehearsal on Sunday 12 October.

If you have not yet handed in your Membership or Wardrobe forms or paid your Membership Fee please do so on Sunday.

Casting Rehearsal - Sun 28 Sept

If you wish a specific speaking (incl. mime), singing or dancing part you should come along to this session.  If you don't wish to try for one of these parts then your do not need to come and your next rehearsal is on Sunday 5th October. 

Singing Parts (both solos and groups)  2pm - 3.30pm
These include Scarecrows, World of Shakespeare, Cinders, New Clothes, etc

Sketches & Panto  2pm - 3.30pm OR 3.30pm - 5pm
These include Pack of Trouble, Cross Words, Cinema Visit (mime), Cinders, etc

Dancing   5pm - 6.30pm

The complete session is based at Queen Street Scout Hall.  Please come along for the session(s) that you want to try out for.  You do not need to be there all afternoon unless you are trying for all three types of part.

First Rehearsal

In a few days the Audition Workshops will have been completed and invitations will be on their way to those chosen to join the 2015 Stirling Gang.   They will be posted during the morning of Monday 15 September

The first rehearsal is on Sunday 21st September.   New members should meet at the Queen Street Scout Hall at 1.45pm.  It will take a few minutes to register everyone and then we'll walk down to the main Sunday rehearsal venue which is Viewfield Church Hall.

Because of roadworks it is not possible to drive to Viewfield Church this week.  For this reason returning members from the 2013 Gang should be dropped off at a suitable place and walk to the Church Hall for 3pm.  The cast will be given a copy of the script which also contains the complete rehearsal schedule.

At the end of the afternoon everyone will make their way back to the Scout Hall where you can be picked up at around 5pm or, if you are taking part in the Casting Workshop, at 6.30pm.

Don't forget there is an information meeting for parents from 4pm - 5pm in the Queen Street Scout Hall.   Parking in the area may be difficult so please allow plenty of time to park or walk.

Invitations

We are sending out invitations this coming week to all members of the 2013 Stirling Gang inviting them to join the 2015 Gang.   Please read all the information carefully and let Scott Park know whether or not you will be accepting the invitation not later than 8th September.

Audition Workshops

This is your opportunity to join the Gang for 2015 or encourage others to do so.  Spread the word around of the great fun to be had and how exciting it is when you are in the theatre.

Saturday 13 Sept 4pm - 5.45pm
Sunday 14 Sept 2pm - 3.45pm

Come along to one of the sessions in Stirling's Queen Street Scout Hall.  It is open to Leaders from all sections, Explorer Scouts Senior Section Guides, Scouts, Guides and to Cubs and Brownies who will have moved up to Scouts or Guides by 1st March 2015.

2013 Gang Members

Invitations to rejoin the Gang for 2015 will be sent out in Mid-August.  The first rehearsal is Sunday 21 September.

The programme is beginning to take shape with a western number.  We'll also visit the twenties, become a little feline and visit the world of fairy tales and pantomime.  This is our 21st Anniversary Show and to celebrate we will re-stage an item from our first Show in 1986 with the original producer very excited at the prospect of doing it again.

2015 Auditions

We now have the provisional dates for the 2015 Stirling Gang Show Auditions
Main Gang :  Saturday 13th or Sunday 14th September 2014
Junior Gang : Saturday 8th November
The Show will be held in the MacRobert during the week commencing 9th March 2015