Business (26) - Task H - Funding

Business (25) - Task G - Budget Spreadsheet

The picture shows our total expenses, potential income and potential profit.

• If we didn't sell all of the tickets and instead sold 90% ...
  
  • 90% of £3840 = £3456
  • £3456 + tuck shop £2196 = £5652
  • £5652 - expenses £5557.16 = £94.84
  • ... would still give us a profit of £94.84
• If we didn't sell all of the tuck shop and instead sold 90% ...
  
  • 90% of £2196 = £1976.40
  • £1976.4 + tickets £3840 = £5816.40
  • £5816.40 - expenses £5557.16 = £259.40
  • ... would still give us a profit of £259.24

Business (24) - Task F - Equity

Equity Definition:

• "Equity is the UK trade union for professional performers and creative practitioners."
• "We are a campaigning and organising union and proud of our strong record of taking the things that matter to our members to parliament and other centres of influence. Being part of Equity gives members a voice in these places. Members are at the heart of all the union’s activities and by getting involved they drive forward the work of the union."
• Both quotes from the following website: http://www.equity.org.uk/about-us/ 

Cast size:

• 5 T-Birds -- Danny // Kenicke // Roger // Sonny // Doody
• 5 Pink Ladies -- Sandy // Rizzo // Jan // Marty // Frenchy
• 8 Mains & Supporting Cast -- Eugene // Patty // Miss Lynch // Vince Fontaine // Johnny Casino // Cha-Cha // Radio Voice // Teen Angel
• 12 Chorus -- 4 Cheerleaders // 4 Jocks // 4 Geeks
• TOTAL CAST SIZE = 30

Thankfully... 
Thankfully, as this is a school show we are putting on, all of the actors (and back stage crew) are pupils at the school, thus meaning we don't need to worry about equity.

Business (23) - Task F - Lighting Equipment & Hire

Oliver Kelly did some research on lighting for us, as Lew shared his tuck shop and the rights research and I shared my research on venue hire, printing costs and sound. Oliver used the following website to get the following quotes: http://www.limelitelighting.co.uk/

• Selecon Acclaim 650w Fresnel -- £7 each ((6 x £7 = £42))
• Par 64 black -- £7 each ((4 x £7 = £28))
• RGB LED par colour -- £15
• Follow spot-fal halo -- £40
• Flood -- £6

Total price a day (42 + 28 + 15 + 40 + 6) = £131
Total price (131 x 6) = £786

Business (22) - Task F - Set & Props

Thankfully, we don't need to worry about the set (the flats and back wall) as the art department students, at the school, shall be painting it to gain more experience. The situation is the same for the car - the technology and art department are pairing up to make the car. Otherwise we could have been looking at around £400 for the car (http://greaserentals.com/)

Below are the props needed throughout the show and how much they would have cost us (had our director not owned them from her previous show):

• School books and backpacks for the Geeks ((Easily sourced))
• 5 pair nerd glasses - £1.98 each ((Total = £9.90))
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/261198478980?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=pla-269429927689&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0
• 5 trays for canteen scene + food ((Easily sourced))
• Marty glasses ((£2.15))
  https://www.fun-fancydress.co.uk/store/costume-accessories/glasses-50s-female-style-black-costume-accessories-female-one-size.html?gclid=CMfIrf2uo9ECFRI6GwodSLgBYQ
• Patty glasses ((£6.45))
  http://www.bonanzamarket.co.uk/listings/Super-Cat-Eye-Glasses-Vintage-Inspired-Fashion-Mod-Clear-Lens-Eyewear/396378987?goog_pla=1&variation_id=155096868&gpid=68416460221&keyword=&goog_pla=1&pos=1o14&ad_type=pla&gclid=CP7b8ryvo9ECFQ4R0wodY7QBaw
• Fake cigarettes ((Easily sourced))
• People's "lunch" - i.e. filled brown paper bag ((Easily sourced))
• Guitar ((Easily sourced))
• Magazines & wine bottle ((Easily Sourced))
• Marty's virgin pin ((£1.23))
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/252480375328?lpid=122&chn=ps&var=551358059944&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=aud-168805810626%3Apla-269429919969&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0
• Marty's ring & wallet of photos ((Easily Sourced))
• Foam rubber dice ((£4.49))
  https://www.buysend.com/Product/Details/58102?U=black-white-dots-large-furry-big-dice-car-van-vehicle-9x9cm/&gclid=CIuv3-axo9ECFSco0wodhFEEQw
• Pom Poms ((£0.99))
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/172319087833?lpid=122&chn=ps&var=471137627418&adgroupid=44856852224&rlsatarget=pla-275931431401&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=726151085&crdt=0
• 2 Twirling batons - £1.49 each ((Total = £2.98))
• Bags of leaves ((Easily sourced))
• Multiple hair combs and makeup ((Easily sourced))
• 50s microphone prop ((£15.99))
  http://www.inta-audio.com/microphones-c58/dynamic-microphones-c63/50s-style-pc-microphone-with-3-5mm-mini-jack-p7081/s7088?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=50s-style-pc-microphone-with-3-5mm-mini-jack-cs2814118&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=CI_Z8-G1o9ECFYIL0wodBB8HZQ
• Trophy ((£3.99))
  http://www.partydelights.co.uk/product-detail.aspx?ProductID=TROP002&gclid=CPTO0LS4o9ECFUHnGwoddsAP5w
• Danny's ring ((Easily sourced))
• Record player ((Easily sourced - can be made))

Total price (assuming we bought everything above) for the props would have been £48.17. If we also hired the car from the site mentioned near the beginning of this post, we would have been looking at spending (48.17 + 400) £448.17!

Business (21) - Task F - Costume Hire

Cast:

• 5 T-Birds:    Danny // Kenicke // Roger // Sonny // Doody
• 5 Pink Ladies:   Sandy // Rizzo // Jan // Marty // Frenchy
• 8 Mains & Supporting Cast:   Eugene // Patty // Miss Lynch // Vince Fontaine // Johnny Casino // Cha-Cha // Radio Voice // Teen Angel
• 12 Chorus:   4 Cheerleaders // 4 Jocks // 4 Geeks

Costumes: 

• 5 T-Birds:     5 leather jackets // 5 pair blue jeans // 5 t-shirts (white for Danny) // 5 pairs of converse
• Sandy:     white pumps and socks // white blouse // pale 50's skirt  // cardigan // green and brown tracksuit // long pjs // black leather trousers // heels // leather jacket // thick belt // black off-the-shoulder top
• 4 Pink Ladies:      4 pink lady jackets // 3 white tops // 1 black blouse (Rizzo) // 4 skirts (black for Rizzo) // 4 neck ties // 3 sets of full length pjs // 1 short set of pjs (Rizzo) // Kimono (Marty) // 4 pair pumps // Pink wig (Frenchy)
• Eugene & Geeks:    5 Random coloured trousers // 5 shirts // 5 Bright braces
• Patty & Cheerleaders:     Cheerleading outfits & pumps // dress (Patty)
• Miss Lynch:     Blouse // Long skirt // Suit Blazer
• Vince, Johnny & Teen Angel:     Smart three-piece suits
• Radio Voice:     '50s dress
• Jocks:     Matching jackets // White shorts

 What would need to be bought (not supplied by cast) and where we could get them from:

• 4 Pink Lady Jackets // Pink Wig // 4 '50s skirts   [Total = £100.69]
  
  • Pink Lady Jacket = £12.44 at Amazon (so £49.76)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smiffys-Pink-Lady-Jacket-Small/dp/B0060KENS4/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1483291040&sr=8-10&keywords=t+bird+jacket
  • Pink Wig = £5.96
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/301929343393?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=36084540643&rlsatarget=aud-133395220866%3Apla-271887850036&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=698615505&crdt=0
  • Jan Skirt = £9.99 from eBay
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50s-rockabilly-circle-skirt-blue-Plaid-Large-34-35-Elasticated-Waist-/152359636873
  • Marty Skirt = £11.99 from Amazon
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L6BG76C/ref=twister_B01N64IT9G?th=1&psc=1
  • Frenchy Skirt = £10 from eBay
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Wool-Rockabilly-Check-Pencil-Wiggle-SKIRT-1950s-Style-sze-10-28-Waist-/162234754188?hash=item25c5f1e48c%3Ag%3AmJoAAOSwMNxXXrsn
  • Sandy Skirt = £12.99
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/152279665690?clk_rvr_id=1147476410216&rmvSB=true
• 5 Random coloured braces   [Total = £9.96]
  
  • Coloured Braces = £2.49 each (offer gives one free, so 2.49 x 4 = £9.96)
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/301747599137?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=39159866351&rlsatarget=pla-268911522938&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=698622927&crdt=0
• 2 '50s dresses (Patty & Radio Voice)   [Total = £11.19]
  
  • Patty dress = £8.99 from eBay
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Womens-Vintage-1940s-50s-Rockabilly-Style-Evening-Party-Swing-Classy-Tea-Dress-/201562166784
  • Radio Voice dress = £2.20 from eBay
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lindy-Bop-Brown-Zebra-Print-Vintage-Rockabilly-50s-Tea-Dress-Size-12-/172455504679
• 4 Jock tops   [Total = £38.91]
  
  • £8.99 each. Four tops costing £35.96. Total cost plus 2.95 postage = 38.91
• 5 Matching Cheerleading outfits   [Total = £74.29]
  
  • 5 Tops = £9.99 each from eBay (£49.95 total)
  • 5 Skirts = £4.27 each (£21.35) + postage 2.99 (= £24.34)
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/262754311497?lpid=122&chn=ps&var=561713264764&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=pla-270397361163&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045025&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0

Thankfully...
As our director has done a production of "Grease" with her own theatre company, we won't be needing to purchase any of the above costumes, thus saving us (assuming we bought everything from the above) £196.13!

Business (20) - Task F - The Band

Having spoken to a member of staff at school, who also is involved with a theatre company outside of school, I have found out how much it will cost for the band. Below are the musicians we would require to put on "Grease":

• Piano 
• 1st Reed
• 2nd Reed
• 1st Guitar
• 2nd Guitar
• Drums
• Bass

I was told the cost per musician per night would be £30 for this production. With four performances and a tech run and a dress run, we would be requiring each musician for six nights, thus costing us (6 x £30) £180 per musician. To pay for the entire band we would have to pay (£180 x 7) £1260, but as the drummer is a music student at the school and the pianist is a teacher at the school we won't have to pay for these two musicians - meaning our total cost for the band is (£180 x 5) £900.

Business (19) - Task F - Tuck Shop

Lewis was also allocated the task of deciding what we would want for a Tuck Shop and roughly how many of each item we would require for the run of the show. Due to having to buy in bulk, some of the figures include a few additional items (but this wouldn't matter as they would either be used as spare or surplus for the next show, as they would still be in date). Below are the items that Lewis thinks we should have, the quantities of each and the websites he found that were cheapest:

• 500 x Bottles of water   -   www.tesco.com   -   (12 x 500ml bottles = £2)
• 600 x Coca Cola   -   www.tesco.com   -   (24 x 330ml cans = £7)
• 500 x Diet Coke   -   www.tesco.com   -   (24 x 330ml cans = £7)
• 450 x Mars Bar   -   www.makro.co.uk   -   (48 x 51g = £20.87)
• 450 x Snickers   -   www.makro.co.uk   -   (48 x 51g = £20.87)
• 450 x Smarties   -   www.makro.co.uk   -   (48 x hextubes = £19.79)
• 450 x Haribo Starmix   -   www.makro.co.uk   -   (120 x 5p = £4.31)
• 600 x Haribo Maoam Stripes   -   www.makro.co.uk   -   (100 x 10p = £5.87)

 Below are the prices per item and how much I think we should charge per item. I also worked out the overall profit we would make if we sold everything.

Business (18) - Task F - The Rights & Ticket Prices

As I had done the research into printing, venue hire and microphones, Lewis did some research into the hiring the rights to put on a musical. The rights include the scripts, the score and to actually put the production on. Lewis worked out an average cost for the rights of a musical by looking at the following website: www.josef-weinberger.com

The cost for the rights would be as follows:

• £310 for scripts
• £195 for musical scores
• (Option A) £100 per performance OR (Option B) 16% of total ticket sales

Tickets:
Assuming we sold all of the tickets for every show, then we would have sold 1200 tickets. We will sell our tickets for £5 each, and £2 for concessions. If we said that concessions take up 60% of the audience, then we would sell 720 concessions and 480 standard tickets. The overall concessions tickets prices would be (720 x £2) £1440, whilst the standard tickets would be (480 x £5) £2400. The overall ticket sales would be (£1440 + £2400) £3840.

Option A:

• Script prices and score prices (310 + 195) = £505
• Four performances (4 x 100) = £400
• Overall price for Option A Fee (505 +400) = £905

Option B:

• Script prices and score prices (310 +195) = £505
• 16% of ticket sales (16% of 3840) = £614.4
• Overall price for Option B Fee (505 + 614.4) = £1119.40

Conclusion:
Unfortunately, we have to go for the option which costs more, so we have to go for Option B, costing us an additional (1119.4 - 905) £169.40.                                           

Business (18) - Task F - Microphones

We won't be requiring any handheld microphones in the wings, as our ensemble is large enough for the backing vocals to carry to the back of the auditorium. However we will definitely be requiring a lot of headset microphones. Below are the characters that will be requiring a headset microphone:

• Sandy (for the entire show) -- 1
• Danny (for the entire show) -- 2
• Rizzo (for the entire show) -- 3
• Kenicke (for the entire show) -- 4
• Marty (for Act One - for "Freddie My Love") -- 5
• Teen Angel (for Act Two - for "Beauty School Dropout) -- 5
• Doody (for Act One -- for "Those Magic Changes") -- 6
• Radio Voice (for Act Two -- for "It's Raining on Prom Night") -- 6
• Patty (for Act One -- for "Rydell Fight Song") --7
• Johnny Casino (for Act Two -- for "Born to Hand Jive") -- 7
• Roger (for Act One -- for "Mooning") -- 8

As some characters can share microphones (as shown above), and those with solo singing lines in songs can sing into someone else's microphone, we only need to have 8 microphones. However, we shall get 10 headset microphones so we have two spares.

I found discreet neckband headset microphones at £19.99 each. Although these are very cheap and would cost us £199.90 in total, the quality could be questionable, so we would be best off renting headset microphones. Thankfully, we don't need to worry about hiring speakers or a sound desk, as the cost of the hall hire covers this.

I did some research into the cost of hiring headset microphones and the best company I found was "Warehousesound". They charge £12 per day for the headset we would require or £48 per week. We would be requiring the microphones for 6 nights, which would cost us £72, so it would actually be a lot cheaper for us to use the microphones for an additional day, saving us £24 per microphone. To hire the ten microphones we require for a week would cost us a total of £480 (which is a saving of £240 due to not paying for six days at £720).

Business (17) - Task F - Venue & Rehearsal Room Fee

Rehearsal rooms:
We are using C5 as our rehearsal room. We have planned to do 15 rehearsals, all of two hours in length. The cost of this room is £15 an hour, and therefore £30 a rehearsal. The overall rehearsal period will cost us £450.

Hall Hire:
By speaking to the office staff at the school, I have found out that the hall is rented out at £30 an hour. The dress and tech run would be approximately 4 hours long each, thus costing £240 in total for the two nights. On a show day, we would be requiring the hall for 3.5 hours (due to the audience coming in and leaving) but we would round it up to 4 hours, due to packing away afterwards. Therefore to hire the hall for one show, we would be required to pay £120, so multiplying this by 4 (for the four shows) would cost us £480. Therefore, the cost of the hall for the four shows (£480) plus the hire fee for the two rehearsals (£240) would total £720.

Flats:

A quote I received for two flat panels (of 2.7m by 1.2m with two colour reversible covers) were £449 and a set brace at £94. This would therefore cost £1086. This quote was from Frameset UK, who are a London based company. Thankfully, the hall hire covers the cost of hiring the flats as well, and so we will not be requiring to buy new flats, thus saving us over £1000. Fortunately our hall hire also covers the use of steel decking too, so we do not need to pay out for this either.

Total:
The total price for the rehearsal room usage and the hall fees would be (450+720) £1170.

Business (16) - Task F - Printing Costs

I have been emailing "Print Express" and "Orbital Print", as well as looking at the "Solo Press" website (https://www.solopress.com/). I have been comparing prices for 60 posters, 600 programmes and 1200 tickets. To make the investigation fair, I kept the paper types the same for each quote I asked for. I kept the sizing and type of binding the same too. If we looked at prices alone, then the "Solo Press" website would be the best because it was cheapest. However, according to their website they didn't seem to make tickets so the quote I got was for business cards of a similar size to the tickets. This therefore didn't make the pricing completely accurate. I personally liked the "Orbital printing" company as they were very professional when emailing me, were very precise by asking me certain questions to ensure they got exactly what I wanted and they were fairly good value. However, although I particularly liked the "Orbital printing" company, I would use the "Solo press" company as it is over half the price of the second cheapest. I did like how you can add your own design to the "Solo press" website and it was simple to use.

Business (15) - Task F - Overview

For Task F we shall be researching a range of services that we will need to put on our school show of "Grease". Below are the details of the show:

• Show: "Grease"
• Venue: The Howard School main stage
• Rehearsal venue: The Hoard School drama room - C5
• Performances: Four shows in February
• Music: Live band
• Microphones: Head set radio microphones

I will be researching the following to help towards our production:

1. Venue and rehearsal room fees
2. Printing costs for tickets, programmes and posters
3. Cost for the band
4. Costume hire
5. Steel decking and flats
6. Equity costs
7. Lighting equipment and hire
8. Microphones and sound equipment
9. Tuck shop prices

Business (14) - Task D - Preparing for the audition performance

For the audition part of this unit, I shall sing "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again". Although GSA ask for two contrasting contemporary monologues, I have decided to do a classical monologue and a contemporary monologue. This is because many drama schools ask for classical monologues and I may have to do classical monologues for auditions in the future. I wanted to do a classical monologue for the audition part of this unit as I am not very confident with them and want to improve myself. I shall be doing the same "King Lear" monologue that I am doing for audition unit as I really like this monologue and think it suits me the best out of the ones I have looked at. I shall pick a contemporary monologue a little bit later when I start doing the research on contemporary monologues for the audition unit.

I am skipping Task E for now, as the monologues I shall be using for this section are the ones I am using in my "Auditions unit", and we have not finished these yet. Therefore I am going to jump to Criteria 3 Take F.

Business (13) - Task D - Preparing for GSA

ROUND 1:
"Perform one Musical Theatre song of no more than three minutes. Needs to be age appropriate. Bring sheet music and full piano accompaniment. Character and show needs to be researched in detail." - http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/business-6-task-c-gsa-research.html

Musical Theatre songs for sopranos that I like: 

• "Think of Me" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
• "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess"
• "Greenfinch and Linnet Bird" from "Sweeney Todd"
• "Wishing you were Somehow Here Again" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
• "No one mourns the Wicked" from "Wicked"
• "If I were a bell" from "Guys and Dolls"
• "Don't forget me" from "Smash"
• "Where Did The Rock Go?" from "School of Rock"

I have decided that I am going to sing "Wishing you were Somehow Here Again" from "The Phantom of the Opera". The character who sings this song, Christine, is about my age and sings this song to her dead father at his grave. I chose this song as it shows a good range vocally, as well as being very emotionally demanding, so would enable me to show that I can remain in character and be convincing whist maintaining my vocal technique. Whilst singing this I have to remember the context - the fact that the Phantom is watching her and he is kind of the father-figure in her life.


ROUND 2:
"Perform a one minute solo dance of any style. Bring music on a CD. Perform the same song from round one again, plus perform a song from the list given by GSA. Prepare two contrasting modern speeches (post 1950) at no more than two minutes each. One should be in your own accent." - http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/business-6-task-c-gsa-research.html

Business (12) - Task D - Personal Statement

Below is my personal statement. It is the statement that I will attach to my UCAS form. I mentioned GSA in my closing sentence as it shows that I am determined to get in and shows that I am bold enough to name-drop, as it were. The reason I can do this on my UCAS form is because I am only applying to one place.

I chose to move school for sixth form in order to really focus on performing arts. I am aiming to complete the BTEC Extended Diploma with the highest possible grades. The three components of the course that I have enjoyed the most are the Musical Theatre Unit (I would like to pursue all three disciplines), the Physical Theatre Unit (I enjoyed learning about the different types and companies such as Frantic Assembly and DV8) and studying Stanislavski. The three parts of the course I would enjoy the most are the public performances and rehearsal projects; I love the thrill of preparing productions for performance. I am especially interested in learning about the voice and how it works. Knowing how the voice and body works gives you a better understanding on how to stay healthy and to improve stamina. Drama is very useful for improving confidence and other essential skills such as good communication and good body language. These skills are really useful for meeting new people and making a good impression.

During my studies, I have taken part in a wide variety of productions and projects which have really extended my skills, taking me out of my comfort zone as a performer in a positive way. I am currently a teaching assistant and choreographer at Margella School of Dance. This job involves working with children of all ages and thus requires good communication skills, patience, drive, good observation and a knowledge of health and safety. I am often given multiple jobs to do at once (dealing with finance, uniform and music), so I have developed the skills of organisation, time management and coping well under pressure.

I recently attended a one day intensive course with Tap Attack. I intend to take part in more workshops to learn as much as I can about the industry and to meet as many industry professionals as possible. I also see as many shows as possible, as I believe the more I watch the professionals the more I can learn from them. I have visited the "Curtain Up" exhibition at the V&A Museum and have seen many West End and Off West End shows, and one Broadway show, "School of Rock". I have been inspired by Sierra Boggess and have watched her documentaries, including her eight day series "Daaé Days", seen her perform live and met her in America. I have taken part in multiple dance, vocal and Musical Theatre workshops with professional dancers and West End stars. I subscribe to The Stage Magazine to learn about the industry and keep up to date with current affairs.

I am a student at Razzamataz Theatre School Medway. Attending every week has taught me to work collaboratively, professionally and in a focused manner. Two achievements I have accomplished as a group with Razzamataz are first place Musical Theatre Vocal category at Kent Dance and Vocal Challenge, and Glee Club Challenge Winners 2016, performing in the finals at the Indigo O2. One of my proudest achievements is being Student of the Year at Razzamataz Medway. I was awarded this for my determination, encouraging nature and ability to work as part of a team. I have completed my IDTA ballet grades, been awarded medals in ballet, tap and freestyle with IDTA at distinction level and achieved distinction in my Grade 6 LCM Musical Theatre singing exam.

I have developed a strong passion for opera through my singing lessons. Each week I strive to achieve the targets I set myself. Outside of lessons I do independent research to develop my knowledge on the history and culture of the art. In order to improve my confidence as a solo performer I take every opportunity to sing solo in public, for example competitions and charity events.

I believe that the combination of my passion for performing and general determination to be successful combined ensures that I will value every moment of my opportunity to train, learn and develop at GSA.

Business (11) - Task D - Preparing for Arts Ed

"Round 1:   Jazz workshop. Prepare a one minute section from a "legit" Musical Theatre ballad written no later than 1965. Prepare a one minute section from a contrasting Musical Theatre piece. Bring sheet music for both. Avoid pieces that require "extreme" character voices." - http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/business-7-task-c-arts-ed-research.html

I am not going to audition for Arts Ed, but below is what I would have prepared if I was going to.

Pre-1965 Musical Theatre Ballad:

• "My Funny Valentine" from "Babes in Arms"
• This song shows a good range. It allows room to make it your own (i.e. when you can belt or use head voice, or mixed).

Contrasting Musical Theatre piece:

• ""Green Finch and Linnet Bird" from "Sweeney Todd" 
• This song would show off a higher register compared to "My Funny Valentine". It also shows whether you have a string head voice or not. It is slightly operatic, thus making it a contrast to the other piece. It doesn't require a character voice but you can still tell a story through it. When picking the one minute section, I would chose the final minute or so as to include the trill and the top note.

Business (10) - Task D - Preparing for Mountview

"Round 1:  Two contrasting songs from the musical theatre repertoire at no more than two minutes each. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Prepare one Shakespeare monologue and one contemporary monologue (after 1979) from published plays at no more than two minutes each. They must be performed in your own accent and the character must be your gender and close to your age. You will also take part in a dance class (involving warm-ups, stretches, corn work and a short routine)." - http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/business-8-task-c-mountview-research.html

I am not going to audition for Mountview, but below is what I would have prepared if I was going to audition.

Two contrasting songs:

• "Wishing you were somehow here again" from Phantom of the Opera.
• "Rain on my parade" from Funny Girl.
• The songs are contrasting. The first piece is quite classical and is sung by Christine at her father's grave. The second is a belting song sung by Fanny, who just wants to perform.

Shakespeare monologue:

• The Emilia monologue from Othello that I learned for my Auditions unit. The character profile I made for this monologue is on the following blog - http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/auditions-7-character-profiles.html. The reason I would do this monologue is because I am very familiar with the play that it is from, and I can connect to the character because I share similar views to her.

Contemporary monologue:

• The monologue from The Power of the Dog spoken by the character Lisa. This monologue is a comedy monologue and the character is my age. Also, it is in my own accent. The play was published in 2005.

Business (9) - Task C - Decisions

I have definitely decided that GSA is my top choice. Some people may be put off by the high entry requirements, but I like this as it shows that they won't just take anybody. Also, the fact that GSE is a university means that it credited. Having been to the GSA open day, I completely fell in love with the place - with its amazing facilities and the actual course itself. I love how each year of the course is different and it is very fast-paced. There are lots of performance opportunities within the GSA course as well as learning a lot about the body and voice and how they both work.

The green areas are my favourite, red is my least favourite and yellow is the in between.

Business (8) - Task C - Mountview Research

The University:

• Name:   Mountview
• Location:   Clarendon Road, Wood Green, London
• Course:     BA (HONS) in Performance - Musical Theatre Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre

Fees & Entry Requirements:

• Audition Fee:     £45
• Entry Requirements:  
  -- Five GCSE passes, two A-Level passes
  -- BTEC National at merit grades
  -- Foundation Course
• Course Fee per Year:    £13'750    

Audition Process:

• Round 1:  Two contrasting songs from the musical theatre repertoire at no more than two minutes each. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Prepare one Shakespeare monologue and one contemporary monologue (after 1979) from published plays at no more than two minutes each. They must be performed in your own accent and the character must be your gender and close to your age. You will also take part in a dance class (involving warm-ups, stretches, corn work and a short routine).
• Round 2:   There will then be a second round, but no information about this round is posted on the Mountview website. However, the second round for the postgraduate course involves performing their monologues and songs again, perform another given dance routine during the jazz workshop and then an interview with the head of the course.

Course - First & Second Year:

• Regular classes in acting, acting through song, improvisation, movement, ensemble performance, sight reading, voice, music theory, singing, ballet, tap and jazz. 
• Students take part in performances of published works as well as devising units.

Course - Third Year: 

• Public performances
• Showcases to agents, casting directors, other industry professionals and the general public
• "Opportunities to engage in film work and a play"
• Create a show reel

Facts & Statistics:

• It was established in 1945

Important People:

• President is Dame Judi Dench
• Principal and Artistic Director is Stephen Jameson
• Recent Guest Artists include Elaine Paige OBE and Alistair David