Orphan Update April 23 2009
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Orphan Update – April 23, 2009
Following is the updated schedule for the next few weeks. Again, it could change but we are trying to get you as much information as we have at this time.
Remember, we are at CRUNCH TIME. Please know that you attendance is CRUCIAL and much needed for successful run throughs!
NO CONFLICTS ALLOWED unless already reported in writing. As announced by staff this past weekend, if you conflict has not been given in writing already, each miss you have may result in being removed from a number and/or scene.
Saturday, April 25 – See time change! All Cast Called 11:00-3:30
11:00 - 3:30 Leapin’ Lizard RUN SHOW (ALL CAST CALLED) Sunday, April 26 All Cast Called 12-6
12:00 - 6:00 Bottom Dollar RUN SHOW (ALL CAST CALLED)
6:00 - 7:30 Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake, Rooster, Lily, Hannigan, FDR
Monday, April 27
6:00 - 7:30 Specialty Dance orphans, Annie
7:00 - 9:00 Hannigan, Grace, Annie, Rooster, Lily, Warbucks
Saturday, May 2nd @ Woodside HS All cast called 12-6pm
Sunday, May 3 @ Parkside Elementary 12:00 - 6:00 Sing Thru & Run Through – All Cast Called Monday, May 4 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Leapin’ Lizard Dress Rehearsal Tuesday, May 5 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Bottom Dollar Dress Rehearsal Wednesday, May 6 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Leapin’ Lizard Final Dress Thursday, May 7 4:30 call 5:30 Bottom Dollar Preview Show/Final Dress Friday, May 8 6:30 call 7:30 Bottom Dollar Opening Night Saturday, May 9 1:00 call 2:00 Leapin’ Lizard Opening Matinee Sunday, May 10 1:00 call 2:00 Bottom Dollar Matinee Wednesday, May 13 4:30 call 5:30 Leapin’ Lizard Preview Show/Brush-up Friday, May 15 6:30 call 7:30 Leapin’ Lizard Performance Saturday, May 16 1:00 call 2:00 Bottom Dollar closing Sunday, May 17 1:00 call 2:00 Leapin Lizard Closing Matinee 4:30 Strike & Cast Party
TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS
** This Weekend ** Last Chance for Proud Parent Passes and Ticket Vouchers
Monday, April 27 is the last day for ordering a Proud Parent Pass and Ticket Vouchers. Please make sure to get your orders in this weekend!
I ordered a Proud Parent Pass ... Now What?
If you ordered a proud parent pass Danielle or Bonnie will be taking you picture (sometime in the next two weeks) and you will receive a small card that is your proud parent pass. One hour before show time you can present this pass at the Box Office at the theater and receive an assigned seat. You need to have the pass with you and the pass are not transferable between parents.
I ordered ticket vouchers ... Now What?
You should receive your vouchers in your folder at rehearsal. You can redeem them by emailing tickets@bayareaetc.org and detailing how many seats you would like and for what show and what voucher numbers you would like to use. Then you need to bring the voucher to rehearsal or the box office to receive your tickets. Another way to order is to bring your vouchers to rehearsal and put them in the ticket envelope - make sure you have specified on the voucher the show for which you would like to have tickets. You can also bring your vouchers to the Box Office one hour prior to show time and receive tickets, however, seats are assigned and you will receive better seats if you order ahead!
Order Your Tickets Now!
Ticket sales are very brisk for this show. Seats are assigned (this is not general admission seating!) so please place your orders now for best seating options! Order online at www.bayareaetc.org.
Ticket Sales Winners from last week were:
Rachel Lock
Mary & Kate Fitzgerald
Lexie Battaglini
Publicity
Help needed to distribute show flyers in private schools
We will get show flyers out to the public schools in San Mateo County through the Publicity Committee members, but will need help with private schools in the area.
If your child attends a private school, can you please pick up some flyers at rehearsal this weekend to distribute to your school? There will be a stack of show flyers bundled in 25's as well as a sign-up sheet to indicate how many you are taking and for which school. Flyers will be available both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks in advance for your help getting the word out on our great show!
House Duties & Chaperone Committee
There is still open spots on the house duties and chaperoning boards. Please fill up those spots this weekend. If you have not completed your hours yet, this is a great way to fulfill some of those hours.
Raffle Prizes
We need a BIG TICKET raffle prize for the raffle. If you have any connections to prizes that would be donated for the raffle, please solicit them. Remember, we are non profit so it is a tax deduction!
Tech Week
Next week begins Tech Week. This is that intense week I told you all about at the parent meeting during auditions. Can you believe it is here!
What is tech week you might ask….
Well Tech Week is the week where the actors and staff move into the theater and take what they learned at Parkside for the past 9 weeks and bring it to the stage to get ready for opening night. This is a very exciting time but a very busy and hectic time. Time at the theater begins on Saturday, May 2 with a safety tour of the theater. The staff will teach the kids theater etiquette and rules that they will need to abide by during the show run. The rules are in place mainly for the safety of the actors, stage crew and volunteers.
Once the safety talk is done and the actors begin to run through the show, the actors will be situated back stage in the "green room".
As you know already or may have heard from other parents, tech week requires the actors to sit around – A LOT. There are many tech pieces that need to be worked out with the director, stage manager, choreographer, music director and orchestra, vocal director, lighting and sound designer, set designer, set crew, and stage crew (did I leave anyone out?). But the cast must be there to work their scenes when it is time to be on stage, so it is vital the actors are there the whole day.
This presents the issue of "how do we keep the kids quiet, attentive, active but not too active, and interested?" Good question! The actors should bring activities to keep them busy. One thing I do is ask my daughter’s teacher for her homework for all next week and she works on that during the down time. I have also seen kids playing cards, knitting, playing travel board games, reading books, doing crossword puzzles, coloring, drawing…you name it. If it is a quiet activity, it is a good idea to bring it! Be sure anything your child brings is clearly labeled so if it is misplaced (come on – I’m just being realistic) it is easy to get it back to the owner.
On our long Saturday call, staff and chaperone volunteers will do our best to give the kids some time to get outside and run off some of their energy. We all know it is hard to keep kids quiet when there are 99 of them, but we will get them some time to get fresh air and stretch their legs.
Remember to send your child with a lunch and snack on Saturday. They are not allowed to eat in the theater or back stage, but we will provide them time to have lunch and snack.
Costumes, Hair & Make Up
If you remember, in the parent meeting, we ask that the actors arrive at the theater in their costume with their hair and make up done and ready to go. It is important that this happen because our call time is so short, we will need all the time we can get for all the technical warm ups. Hair and make up will not be permitted to be done at the theater. Actors should take their costume home each evening. It is best to have a labeled laundry basket they can use to bring their costumes back and forth in after every show. Be sure that their costume is also clearly labeled.
Cast Party
Calling all bakers or those who shop at a good bakery! As you know a cast party is planned following the last performance and strike on Sunday, May 17th. Time will be approximately 5:30pm - 7:30pm. There will be music, food and lots of fun!
We are looking for families to help bring dessert and drinks for the cast party. If you can help, please contact Laura Wratten at lwratten@comcast.net. Thank you inadvance.
Here's what we need:
- Sixteen families to bring 2 dozen cookies or brownies or baked goods (no nuts please, also no pie or cake as we don’t have the plates or utensils for them)
- Sixteen families to bring one case (12 total) of water, soda or juice
Following is the updated schedule for the next few weeks. Again, it could change but we are trying to get you as much information as we have at this time.
Remember, we are at CRUNCH TIME. Please know that you attendance is CRUCIAL and much needed for successful run throughs!
NO CONFLICTS ALLOWED unless already reported in writing. As announced by staff this past weekend, if you conflict has not been given in writing already, each miss you have may result in being removed from a number and/or scene.
Saturday, April 25 – See time change! All Cast Called 11:00-3:30
11:00 - 3:30 Leapin’ Lizard RUN SHOW (ALL CAST CALLED) Sunday, April 26 All Cast Called 12-6
12:00 - 6:00 Bottom Dollar RUN SHOW (ALL CAST CALLED)
6:00 - 7:30 Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake, Rooster, Lily, Hannigan, FDR
Monday, April 27
6:00 - 7:30 Specialty Dance orphans, Annie
7:00 - 9:00 Hannigan, Grace, Annie, Rooster, Lily, Warbucks
Saturday, May 2nd @ Woodside HS All cast called 12-6pm
Sunday, May 3 @ Parkside Elementary 12:00 - 6:00 Sing Thru & Run Through – All Cast Called Monday, May 4 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Leapin’ Lizard Dress Rehearsal Tuesday, May 5 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Bottom Dollar Dress Rehearsal Wednesday, May 6 All Cast Called
6:00 - 9:00 Leapin’ Lizard Final Dress Thursday, May 7 4:30 call 5:30 Bottom Dollar Preview Show/Final Dress Friday, May 8 6:30 call 7:30 Bottom Dollar Opening Night Saturday, May 9 1:00 call 2:00 Leapin’ Lizard Opening Matinee Sunday, May 10 1:00 call 2:00 Bottom Dollar Matinee Wednesday, May 13 4:30 call 5:30 Leapin’ Lizard Preview Show/Brush-up Friday, May 15 6:30 call 7:30 Leapin’ Lizard Performance Saturday, May 16 1:00 call 2:00 Bottom Dollar closing Sunday, May 17 1:00 call 2:00 Leapin Lizard Closing Matinee 4:30 Strike & Cast Party
TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS
** This Weekend ** Last Chance for Proud Parent Passes and Ticket Vouchers
Monday, April 27 is the last day for ordering a Proud Parent Pass and Ticket Vouchers. Please make sure to get your orders in this weekend!
I ordered a Proud Parent Pass ... Now What?
If you ordered a proud parent pass Danielle or Bonnie will be taking you picture (sometime in the next two weeks) and you will receive a small card that is your proud parent pass. One hour before show time you can present this pass at the Box Office at the theater and receive an assigned seat. You need to have the pass with you and the pass are not transferable between parents.
I ordered ticket vouchers ... Now What?
You should receive your vouchers in your folder at rehearsal. You can redeem them by emailing tickets@bayareaetc.org and detailing how many seats you would like and for what show and what voucher numbers you would like to use. Then you need to bring the voucher to rehearsal or the box office to receive your tickets. Another way to order is to bring your vouchers to rehearsal and put them in the ticket envelope - make sure you have specified on the voucher the show for which you would like to have tickets. You can also bring your vouchers to the Box Office one hour prior to show time and receive tickets, however, seats are assigned and you will receive better seats if you order ahead!
Order Your Tickets Now!
Ticket sales are very brisk for this show. Seats are assigned (this is not general admission seating!) so please place your orders now for best seating options! Order online at www.bayareaetc.org.
Ticket Sales Winners from last week were:
Rachel Lock
Mary & Kate Fitzgerald
Lexie Battaglini
Publicity
Help needed to distribute show flyers in private schools
We will get show flyers out to the public schools in San Mateo County through the Publicity Committee members, but will need help with private schools in the area.
If your child attends a private school, can you please pick up some flyers at rehearsal this weekend to distribute to your school? There will be a stack of show flyers bundled in 25's as well as a sign-up sheet to indicate how many you are taking and for which school. Flyers will be available both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks in advance for your help getting the word out on our great show!
House Duties & Chaperone Committee
There is still open spots on the house duties and chaperoning boards. Please fill up those spots this weekend. If you have not completed your hours yet, this is a great way to fulfill some of those hours.
Raffle Prizes
We need a BIG TICKET raffle prize for the raffle. If you have any connections to prizes that would be donated for the raffle, please solicit them. Remember, we are non profit so it is a tax deduction!
Tech Week
Next week begins Tech Week. This is that intense week I told you all about at the parent meeting during auditions. Can you believe it is here!
What is tech week you might ask….
Well Tech Week is the week where the actors and staff move into the theater and take what they learned at Parkside for the past 9 weeks and bring it to the stage to get ready for opening night. This is a very exciting time but a very busy and hectic time. Time at the theater begins on Saturday, May 2 with a safety tour of the theater. The staff will teach the kids theater etiquette and rules that they will need to abide by during the show run. The rules are in place mainly for the safety of the actors, stage crew and volunteers.
Once the safety talk is done and the actors begin to run through the show, the actors will be situated back stage in the "green room".
As you know already or may have heard from other parents, tech week requires the actors to sit around – A LOT. There are many tech pieces that need to be worked out with the director, stage manager, choreographer, music director and orchestra, vocal director, lighting and sound designer, set designer, set crew, and stage crew (did I leave anyone out?). But the cast must be there to work their scenes when it is time to be on stage, so it is vital the actors are there the whole day.
This presents the issue of "how do we keep the kids quiet, attentive, active but not too active, and interested?" Good question! The actors should bring activities to keep them busy. One thing I do is ask my daughter’s teacher for her homework for all next week and she works on that during the down time. I have also seen kids playing cards, knitting, playing travel board games, reading books, doing crossword puzzles, coloring, drawing…you name it. If it is a quiet activity, it is a good idea to bring it! Be sure anything your child brings is clearly labeled so if it is misplaced (come on – I’m just being realistic) it is easy to get it back to the owner.
On our long Saturday call, staff and chaperone volunteers will do our best to give the kids some time to get outside and run off some of their energy. We all know it is hard to keep kids quiet when there are 99 of them, but we will get them some time to get fresh air and stretch their legs.
Remember to send your child with a lunch and snack on Saturday. They are not allowed to eat in the theater or back stage, but we will provide them time to have lunch and snack.
Costumes, Hair & Make Up
If you remember, in the parent meeting, we ask that the actors arrive at the theater in their costume with their hair and make up done and ready to go. It is important that this happen because our call time is so short, we will need all the time we can get for all the technical warm ups. Hair and make up will not be permitted to be done at the theater. Actors should take their costume home each evening. It is best to have a labeled laundry basket they can use to bring their costumes back and forth in after every show. Be sure that their costume is also clearly labeled.
Cast Party
Calling all bakers or those who shop at a good bakery! As you know a cast party is planned following the last performance and strike on Sunday, May 17th. Time will be approximately 5:30pm - 7:30pm. There will be music, food and lots of fun!
We are looking for families to help bring dessert and drinks for the cast party. If you can help, please contact Laura Wratten at lwratten@comcast.net. Thank you inadvance.
Here's what we need:
- Sixteen families to bring 2 dozen cookies or brownies or baked goods (no nuts please, also no pie or cake as we don’t have the plates or utensils for them)
- Sixteen families to bring one case (12 total) of water, soda or juice