Progress+Reports

First Progress Report: For my project I am producing and performing a musical, "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown". I have been very successful in accomplishing my goals for this project. Recently, my partner Maggie and I were on the phone with the people who give out rights to people who want to perform their shows. We were able to purchase the rights to "Charlie Brown" for a very reasonable price, allowing us to advance further in our project. Now that we are allowed to do the show, we have started casting, cut the parts of the show that we do not need, and even started preparing to teach the musical to our other cast mates. For my paper I have found a really great book that explains every step a theatre manager must take in order for their show to run smoothly or even run at all. I think this book is going to be a great help.

The three goals that I hope to accomplish by the next progress report are: 1. to be in the rehearsal stages of "Charlie Brown" and have a great deal of it blocked and finished 2. to be completely secure with my paper topic 3. to find enough research to be able to write my paper

My mom and I have not really discussed my paper or project too much, but Maggie and I have been getting a lot of help and advice from our drama teacher, Marlene Thornton, who we think of as our topic mentor, even though it is not necessary for us to have one right now.

Second Progress Report: I have made a lot of progress since my last progress report. I accomplished two of my three goals and am very close to accomplishing my third. I am very secure with my paper topic, the business and theatrical sides of musical theatre, and feel I will be able to write a really good paper on this topic because I have found plenty of acceptable research. Maggie and I are very close to the rehearsal period of your project. We recently had a meeting with the entire cast and crew to discuss schedules. Once Maggie and I figure out schedules conflicts we will be able to begin rehearsals.

The three goals that I hope to accomplish by the next progress report are: 1. to really be in the rehearsal stages of "Charlie Brown" and have a great deal of it blocked and finished 2. to have at least one good rough draft of my paper done 3. to stay on task and not miss any important deadlines

My mother has been helping me stay on task and keep up with assignment deadlines. Maggie and I have received plenty of advice from our topic expert, Marlene Thornton, who has helped us a lot so far. She has helped us obtain the rights and building usage agreements and advised us on our time management.

Third Progress Report: I met some of my previous goals, but not all. I did write my paper, but I have not started rehearsing "Charlie Brown" yet. Hopefully Maggie and I will begin this process next week or the following week, after our fall show is over and our schedules are easier to work with.

The three goals that I hope to accomplish by the next progress report are: 1. to actually be in the rehearsal stages of "Charlie Brown" 2. to have a great deal of "Charlie Brown" blocked 3. to have a good, revised final paper

My mother helped me stay on task while writing my paper. Marlene Thornton has helped Maggie and I obtain the rights forms and the building usage forms, which we will fill out very soon.

Fourth Progress Report: I have made a reasonable amount of progress since the last report. Technically we are not yet in the rehearsal stages of "Charlie Brown" but It is almost fully blocked and I am working on the choreography. I did have a good final paper though, I'm very proud of it!

The three goals that I hope to accomplish by the next progress report are: 1. to actually be in the rehearsal stages of "Charlie Brown" 2. to be finished choreographing the dance numbers 3. to learn the lines of the part I am playing in the show.

My mother has consistently made sure I kept up with major deadlines and is also assisting me with creative decisions. Marlene Thornton, our unofficial topic expert, helped Maggie and I fill out the building usage forms. We are sending those out, along with our checks to Tams-Witmark tomorrow.

Fifth Progress Report: I recently made a huge step with my project. We held our cast run through where the entire cast and part of the crew sat around a table and read the entire script, start to end. We were able to hear everyone read their parts, figure out how long the show runs, and decide what still needs to be cut. We have rehearsal today after school! I have completed a few dance numbers and am really close to finishing some others. I have not yet begun to learn my lines, but I do know my song and choreography for the song. For my speech, I will mostly discuss the major steps required to produce a full scale musical. I will explain each step individually and show examples of the kind of performances that all those elements put together can create.

The three goals that I hope to accomplish by the next progress report are: 1. to be towards the end of "Charlie Brown" rehearsals 2. to be finished choreographing the dance numbers 3. to learn the lines of the part I am playing in the show.

I have received help from my mother, but mostly Marlene Thornton has been our mentor and guide through this process. We are still waiting to hear from Tams-Witmark about receiving our official scripts and music.