7pm @ Arts Fifth Avenue - be ready to start @ 7pm!

Bring bikes, of course.
Wear or bring the footwear you will be wearing during the performances.
Come ready to give 100%.

mil gracias!

T

REHEARSAL MONDAY, November 5th - 6:30pm

Fire Station Community Center (Lipscomb at Allen Streets).

Please bring your bicycles.

Can someone (Dominique, perhaps?) stop by my house to pick up the Cruiser bicycle?

Just returned from Austin; all my colleagues and friends who got to hear about the play are very eager for it to travel to Austin. Very encouraging.

Call me or post a comment below if you have questions, etc.

more news you can use - AND CALL TIMES!!

DRESS REHEARSAL: Tonight @ SIX P.M. --- DO NOT BE LATE!!!!
There will be tons of people down there for the Jazz Festival.

Take EXTRA time to get to the SANDERS THEATRE. When you arrive,
please sign in with PATRICIA GREENE, who is STAGE-MANAGING.

ONCE YOU ARRIVE, please don't plan on leaving 'til 10pm.
Bring food, drink, costumes, bikes, props/extensions that are to be used.

(Special exceptions are being made for bmx-ers...and Layne, who is part of the
pre-show.)

THE BEST WAY TO GET TO THE THEATRE is via CAMP BOWIE OR MONTGOMERY.
From CAMP BOWIE AND MONTGOMERY, you can TURN EAST (TOWARDS DOWNTOWN). ON LANCASTER TO GET TO ENTRANCE OF THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER.

My sister and niece (Miranda and Breanna) will be stationed in the circular driveway to GREET YOU, HELP YOU UNLOAD YOUR VEHICLE, and WILL WAIT WITH YOUR GEAR/BIKES while you DRIVE OFF TO PARK YOUR CAR.

HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED=====> GET THERE EARLY! TO LOAD-IN, TO FIND PARKING, TO WALK TO THE THEATRE.

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED=====> Please consider PARKING IN THE LOTS AT MY WORKPLACE (UNTHSC--University of North Texas Health Science Center).
This campus is located just NORTH of the Amon Carter Museum. Free & plentiful
parking. Easy walk to the Sanders Theatre.

love,
Tammy

speaking loudly, but carrying no stick....

CALL TIMES on SHOW DAY!

(which means the precise time you are REQUIRED to be ON-SITE at the Sanders Theatre)

Saturday, September 22nd. 11:30am for our last complete run-through.

Saturday, September 22nd . 6pm to prep, dress, rehearse for show

DRESS REHEARSAL: Tonight @ SIX P.M. --- DO NOT BE LATE!!!!

There will be tons of people down there for the Jazz Festival.

Take EXTRA time to get to the SANDERS THEATRE. When you arrive,
please sign in with PATRICIA GREENE, who is STAGE-MANAGING.

ONCE YOU ARRIVE, please don't plan on leaving 'til 10pm.
Bring food, drink, costumes, bikes, props/extensions that are
to be used.

(Special exceptions are being made for bmx-ers...and Layne, who is part of the
pre-show.)

THE BEST WAY TO GET TO THE THEATRE is via CAMP BOWIE OR MONTGOMERY.
From CAMP BOWIE AND MONTGOMERY, you can TURN EAST (TOWARDS DOWNTOWN)
ON LANCASTER TO GET TO ENTRANCE OF THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER.

My sister and niece (Miranda and Breanna) will be stationed in the
circular driveway to GREET YOU, HELP YOU UNLOAD YOUR VEHICLE, and
WILL WAIT WITH YOUR GEAR/BIKES while you DRIVE OFF TO PARK YOUR CAR.

HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED=====> GET THERE EARLY! TO LOAD-IN, TO FIND
PARKING, TO WALK TO THE THEATRE.

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED=====> Please consider PARKING IN THE LOTS
AT MY WORKPLACE (UNTHSC--University of North Texas Health Science Center).
This campus is located just NORTH of the Amon Carter Museum. Free & plentiful
parking. Easy walk to the Sanders Theatre.

love,
Tammy

speaking loudly, but carrying no stick....

Rehearsal--Thursday, Sept. 20th - 7-10pm, RMT gallery

Same place as last night. Please arrive ON-TIME.

SEVEN, not SEVEN-THIRTY.
Load in your bicicletas, props, etc., and begin stretching, working on your lines.

We WILL have digital projections (video sequences), so that will be good.

AFTER rehearsal, Carlos & Dominique will come to my place to work on some audio production.
Cesar also will be finishing up some video editing.

BRING YOUR FLASHLIGHTS, BIKE LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!

REHEARSAL LOCATION TONIGHT: 7pm-10pm at the Fire Station Community Center

We have rehearsed there one time before. Half of the basketball court/gym is what is available to us. No food/drink, please--but water okay.

7pm to 10pm --- please try not to be late. (or call me if you are going to be late---call before 7pm).

I expect everyone to be 98% off script/book. Someone will be there to call lines, if needed.

If you have props that are used in a scene you're in, bring them today.

FIRE STATION COMMUNITY CENTER IS LOCATED AT
1601 LIPSCOMB STREET - 76104.

NEAR CORNER OF HEMPHILL AND ALLEN STREETS.
BEHIND THE 7-11, PRACTICALLY.


Thank you, dearies.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

There are several rehearsals happening this week and weekend that you folks have set up yourselves. I appreciate that, knowing that whatever time you spend now working on the material will allow us a more easeful process next week.

Some of you are even reading your scenes over the phone. Very cool. Make the technology serve your needs.

I plan to email the final script sometime tomorrow--this will now include the latest AUDIO and VIDEO cues in it, as well
as the STAGE ENTRANCES and STAGE EXITS for each scene.

Of course, ask me for notes, etc., if needed. Call or email me, just please communicate any needs sooner than later. Gracias for that.


REHEARSALS::
________________

Friday, September 14, 6pm, Trinity Park - our usual spot.
Saturday evening, September 15, at Dina's - Curandera and Mama

MONDAY, September 17, TUESDAY, September 18, WEDNESDAY, September 19, THURSDAY, September 20 -
ENTIRE CAST - 7 to 10pm
(bikes and guitars everyday)
LOCATION TBA (but it'll be in FW, that's certain)

FRIDAY, September 21 - FULL DRESS REHEARSAL
ENTIRE CAST - 6 to 10pm
SANDERS THEATRE

___________________

thank you !!
love, Tammy

MONDAY, SEPT. 10 - rehearsal location - 5:50pm until...

Location: Fire Station Community Center (just north of Allen St. -- 1 block west of Hemphill -- 2 minutes from Tammy's house)

We'll be in the gym - i'm renting half of the gym and it will all be closed off from others to use that evening.

We have that space from 6-8pm. Bring bikes. We need to knock out alot of blocking w/ bikes, and configure all the exits and entrances.

Carlos---could you make it to this?

UPCOMING REHEARSALS / CAST PHOTO SHOOT (part deux)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5: Ramsey and Dominique - my place - guitar and bikes - 10am

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6: Cesar, Richard, Jacob, Dominique, Esa - BASCO SCENES INTENSIVE - 6pm - LOCATION TBD

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7: GIRLS rehearsal - outdoors w/ bikes - after 6pm - LOCATION TBD
(Natalia cannot join us 'til after 8pm.)


NEEDED:

Richard and Dominique - REHEARSAL INTENSIVE - with guitar and bikes (Thursday morning, Friday morning??)

Opalina and Dina (possibly with Dominique) - LIMPIA SCENE INTENSIVE - when?????

Richard and Jacob - SECTIONAL REHEARSAL INTENSIVE w/ bike stunt - when???????


IMPORTANT::::

A second photo shoot will take place on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th - outdoors with bikes - 5pm
(Christopher Blay will be shooting with a special Polaroid film camera.)

Preliminary run-through w/ bikes and music and props - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th - 6pm - LOCATION TBD

Labor Day rehearsals: Sept.3 - Monday

PART ONE: Dominique & Ramsey - can thee get together with mee today? After the Labor Day picnic among the trees, perhaps?

PART TWO: In the cool of the evening, I would love to meet THE GIRLS at 6-7pm. Then, if THE GUYS (Richard, Jacob, Robby) could meet us from 7-8pm, we could work on 2 or 3 scenes where the GIRLS and the GUYS are together onstage.

Rehearsal: Sunday, September 2nd - 8pm

Dominique, Dina, and Opalina will be rehearsing at Dina's place at 8pm. (Perhaps Cesar can join us so he can work w/ Dina on the MAMA and BASCO scene...)

I'll definitely be there as well.

Monday, September 3rd - Rehearsal AND Labor Day Picnic/Rally

Monday, there's a Labor Day picnic at the site where some trees are earmarked for clearcutting. It's a kind of protest/rally event, but a fun one nonetheless. I'll be there, and so will Ramsey and some other cast members (11am-2pm).

If we could have a rehearsal with THE GIRLS (Natalia, Molly, Jennet, Dominique, Toria) that would be cool.
7-9pm or 6-8pm---I have to make calls.

Rehearsal TONIGHT, August 27th - 7pm - LOCATION is different!

Tonight we are meeting in a larger and more comfortable (a/c) space.

7pm - Monday, August 27th.

Auditorium 3-110.
University of North Texas Health Science Center (where i work part-time).

Directions from Camp Bowie, heading AWAY from downtown:

Drive WEST (downtown is BEHIND you) on Camp Bowie.
As you approach the museums, get into the right-hand lane.
Turn RIGHT at CLIFTON St.
Go NORTH on CLIFTON, and turn LEFT into the SECOND STEEP PARKING LOT (PAST the
parking garage). You must pass the PARKING GARAGE first. Go UP the hill and PARK.
Walk into "garage" of the building (THE CLINIC) but enter
at entrance labeled 4-PME7 and go through the automatic doors.
(Don't enter through the glass doors--that's the Clinic.)

Walk up to the carpeted section of the corridor to the SECOND FIRE
EXTINGUISHER (wall phone is there too) on the right-hand side.

We will be in the AUDITORIUM - 3-110.

See you there!

Bring bikes for photo shoot, at 8:30pm!

Urgent: Sunday rehearsal change

It has occurred to me that Cesar, Richard, and Jacob MUST meet one another as BASCO, KEN SABE, AND WISE CRACKER. (Cesar cannot make the Monday rehearsal.)

So, Richard & Jacob, how do you feel about trekking to Arlington to rehearse with Cesar at his place?

Evening, Sunday, after 7pm.

Please lemme know, guys.


SORRY TO THE GIRLS. It's more crucial @ this moment to get these 3 cast members together to mark their lines for those brand-new scenes with the brand-new character.

Forgive my apparent fickle-ness.

Rehearsal/pre-production schedule - please note.

[It would be most helpful if those of you wanting to work on specific scenes--the one-on-ones, especially--could go ahead and set up times to meet, and then get w/ me to see if I can be there as well. In some cases, you might just ask me for DIRECTOR'S NOTES in advance, and then you can do the scene work without me. Thanks, in advance, for your initiative and diligence with this. besitos, Tammy ]


MONDAY, August 20th - 7pm - my place. Read-through of script---entire cast please. No bikes needed.

TUESDAY, August 21st - Individual rehearsal(s)-Richard & Dominique?---tbd.

WEDNESDAY, August 22nd - Dominique & Ramz---time tbd.

THURSDAY, August 23rd - Dina & Dominique & Cesar & Opalina----before 7pm.

FRIDAY, August 24th - ALL GIRLS - bicycle "dance" rehearsal----6pm

SATURDAY, August 25th - Tammy in Austin

SUNDAY, August 26th - Richard, Cesar, Jacob---time tbd.

MONDAY, August 27th - entire cast---time and location tbd.

MONDAY, September 3rd - entire cast--- " " "

FRIDAY, September 7th OR SATURDAY, September 8th - VIDEO (Cesar/Raul) and AUDIO (Carlos) run-through

SUNDAY, September 9th - preliminary run-through---entire cast WITH VIDEO and AUDIO---time and location tbd.

MONDAY, September 10th - entire cast--- " " "

MONDAY, September 17th - entire cast--- " " "

THURSDAY, September 20th - entire cast--- " " "

FRIDAY, September 21st - entire cast--- " " "

SATURDAY, September 22nd - SHOWDATE

Rehearsal this evening, Sunday, August 12th - 6pm-8pm

Maria, Natalia, Molly, Dominique, and I got together for some intensive GIRLS rehearsing. With and without bikes.

1. See by the Seashore segment.
2. Pinkie toes dialogue.
3. Hate Stop, Can Live w/ Slow segment (kudos to Dom for memorizing this piece in less than 4 days!!!).
4. Speaking parts to precede "You failed like a sail" segment.

That's a lot to cover in 2 hours, but we managed to touch on each of these segments in a fun, but focused, manner.

We also took some time out to go over the "Tambourine--Eve" bike dance segment. The GIRLS had just been introduced to this on Friday evening, but I can tell it's getting implanted pretty deeply in body memory. ("The body remembers what the mind forgets." - Frank O'Hara)

Good Sunday session.

(Notes to self: Email script to Molly. I gave copy of music on cd to Natalia tonight; it has all the music used thus far, except for the Eve "Tambourine" track.)

ESA knows that she's to rehearse tomorrow w/ Richard and Jacob, and Maria might also stop in as well.

MONDAY REHEARSAL: August 13th - 6pm - ESA, KEN SABE, WISE CRACKER **ONLY**!!

Because I am asking the GIRLS (Molly, Natalia, Dominique, Maria, Jennet, Andrea) to meet w/ me tomorrow, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12th, I am not going to ask them all to the MONDAY REHEARSAL/GATHERING.

Instead, I will do some focused rehearsal work with KEN SABE (Richard), ESA, and WISE CRACKER (Jacob) on MONDAY, AUGUST 13th. 6pm. My home.

ESA, your guitar is @ my place. Please bring bicycles.

Questions? Post a comment down below or phone me. Email at tammygomexican@yahoo.com is also good.


Thanks.

Yesterday's rehearsal (friday, aug.11)--NEXT girls' rehearsal SUNDAY 6pm @ RMT

Dominique, Natalia, Molly, Jennet, and Maria showed up under the Lancaster bridge in Trinity Park yesterday for about 2 hours of bike choreography work. I was impressed with everyone's enthusiasm and physical input--as it was sweltering outside, even as we were in the shade of the great bridge.

We worked up some movement with bikes to the Eve song "Tambourine", a snappy upbeat track. When Maria showed up, she quickly amped up the energy with her bike dance moves--which were learned by the others.

Natalia graciously offered some input, upon my request. She hadn't been able to bring her bicycle, so she had to switch out with various women so she could have a go at the choreographic combination.

Carlos showed up towards the end of our session to see what the girls had worked up to the tune he'd selected for me to work with.

We set a time for our next GIRLS work-out/rehearsal: Sunday, 6pm, at the Rose Marine Theater.

After the session under the bridge, Carlos and I grabbed a bite to eat before heading to my place so he could watch the performance doc footage from the Undermain show; we discussed the music (new cues, missed cues, additional music & soundtrack possibilities). I am happy that Carlos is offering fresh energy and ideas to help keep the work evolving. I will probably get some new tracks from him before he heads off to San Francisco for a week (starting next Friday).

Carlos also listened to my ideas about the "new" character that I'm developing (under wraps for a few more days). He offered some great input in our impromptu brainstorming session. Much appreciated.

A productive Friday night. Forced myself to go to bed early---2 a.m.

I'm working w/ ESA and MAMA today.

ESA - at 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
MAMA - will pop in at 3:30pm to work some ESA/MAMA scenes, then I'll work on some MAMA stuff (in case ESA has to split, that's cool) after that 'til no later than 4pm.

(I gotta do a birthday thing w/ my sister and niece--both Leos--at 5pm.)

ESA: we'll work on "cake mix monologue" and i'll introduce you to the "hate stop" poem.
MAMA: we'll work on "cake mix dialogue" with ESA and your opening scene (don't forget to ask for the BE YOUR OWN PET song) together. also, want to discuss closing scene w/ you both. afterwards, want to show you what i want to cut from your "bicycle monologue", the visual/movement possibilities for the "big poem", and whatever else comes up.

Friday, August 10th - early evening session for "The Girls"

I am meeting with all the bicycle GIRLS on Friday, August 10th. Probably around 5:30pm.

Natalia, Dominique, Molly, Andrea, Jennet, Maria, Ariella (?).

We will gather and practice some of the group chants, sing-songy stuff--with MOVEMENT. I can bring my boombox to the park or wherever. Bikes are needed as well.

Outdoors. (Bring water, dress to sweat comfortably.) Trinity Park (enter across from Botanic Gardens entrance offa University).

Carlos is also invited to come listen in.