Cast having fun rehearsing ‘Les Miserables’
There was a lot of movement on the stage as the cast of “Les Miserables” rehearsed the lively number “Master of the House” on a recent Thursday night.
“Be specific in what you’re doing,” Associate Director Frank Caiati instructed the cast as they swayed, smiled, and flirted with each other during the song.
Caiati wasn’t satisfied. He wanted more movement, more activity in the background as John Panepinto and Kathy Valentine, as Monsieur and Madame Thenardier, were singing in the foreground. Like an artist looking at a large canvass and deciding to put a little dab of paint in the corner, Caiati was looking at the overall picture on the stage, not just at the foreground. He wanted a full tableau of movement on every part of the stage. He told the ensemble players in the back to raise the drinking glasses high during the song.