Correction

On the blog and the Calendar I failed to clarify this Wednesday's rehearsal January 28th is only CORE Jungle Animals, not all Jungle Animals. There should only be the 16 Jungle Core the 6 bird girls, 3 Wickersham Brothers, Horton & Sour kangaroo.

I hope that everyone checks this before Wednesday.

Rehearsal this week Jan 26-30

So I hope everyone checks the blog today. On Monday after lunch the rehearsal calendar for February will be available. That way everyone will have it at the same time and not have to wait for their rehearsal. Please not only look at when they have rehearsal but where. There will be rehearsals at ACYI during February. On some days the stage, drama room, choir room and commons are reserved at the High School. So we have reserved places at ACYI.

Here are the next two weeks:

Monday Jan 26- Whos

Tuesday Jan 27- Speaking Roles & Jungle Brigade

Wednesday Jan 28- Jungle Animals

Thursday Jan 29- Speaking Roles & Stars

Friday Jan 30- Jungle Animals

Monday Feb 2- Who & Fishes

Tuesday Feb 3- Speaking Roles

Wednesday Feb 4- Core

Thursday Feb 5- Speaking Roles

Friday Feb 6- Full Cast

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Rehearsals this week

Remember no rehearsal on Monday because there is no school.

Tuesday is Horton, Sour Kanagroo and the Wickershams, as well as the Stars. (There was an error on the calendar, Jungle Brigade does not have rehearsal on Tuesday.)

Wednesday is Whos & Fishes. We will be working on Here on Who as well as It's Possible (which the fishes are in.)

Thursday & Friday are Jungle Animals. This is all the speaking roles that are considered Jungle Animals (Cat, Horton, Gertrude, Mayzie, Kangaroo, Wickershams & Bird Girls). Fishes you will not be in this number. Come ready to dance.

As far as the week after that Jan 26-30 it is accurate and Fishes need to come that Monday with the Whos.

To answer many questions I have been getting from parents and students; speaking roles have the books, kids in the core know who they are, so if you are wondering if your child is in the core, they're not. Tickets will be $4 and go on sale in March. A costume deadline will be set for mid to late February. I have not ordered the jungle animal costumes. No costume has been started as a matter of fact.

And as a side note, I do love these kids they have been working hard each day. I do threaten them each day, and they follow through with what I ask, so the threat model seems to be yielding positive fruit.We were able to stage nearly all of the opening number the other day and not only do they look great but they sound awesome. We can tell that many students have been practicing on their own. I left rehearsal every day last week like we accomplished something. Which I hope you kids feel, they are fantastic and have been awesome! I can already tell that this will be the best ACYI show yet!

Core

I may have forgotten to clarify, that bird girls and wicker shams should attend when speaking roles, core and jungle animals are called.

Remember that all members of the Core should bring their songbooks to each rehearsal.

BAM Rehearsal

13th- Cat in the Hat (Oh, the Thinks)

14th- Sour Kangaroo (Blame Fool)

15th- No BAM rehearsal

16th- Wickersham bros. (Blame & Monkey)

19th- No School

20th- Horton (Horton Hears)

21st- Mr. and Mrs. (Here on Who)

22nd- Mr. and Mrs. (How to Raise)

23rd- Bird Girls (Horton Hears)

26th- JoJo (Possible)

27th- Horton + JoJo (Alone)

28th- Gertrude (One Feather)

29th- Mayzie (Amayzing M)

30th- Bird Girls (Amayzing M)

For those of you called you will meet Mrs. Jena or Mr. Erwin in the commons and we will rehearse on the stage.

Lots of Info

So I forgot to mention a few things and will also reiterate a few important key notes from the meeting.

New notes:

• All Cast members are not allowed to cut their hair without approval from Mr. Erwin. Lacy Cunningham who has been the hair and make-up designer for all the shows at the High School stage the past 3 years asked if she could bring her girls from Bridgerland to do all the hair and make-up. The cosmetology  students have to do a lot of hours to do their licensing and they have asked to include this in their hair portfolio. They will bring their own supplies and all your student has to do is bring a head of hair.
• There is a mistake on the calendar on Tuesday January 20th the Jungle Brigade does not have rehearsal, it should have said Stars. (Below I will attach who the Star, Jungle Brigade and Aerial Silk Specialist are)
• BAM schedule will be posted on Sunday.
• Who's Costume sheets save it for next Friday.  We will get more things figured out then.

Important notes from the meeting:

• Being in this show is a privilege not a right. Students are to be on their best behavior at rehearsal and do what is asked from the directorial staff. If a student is being disruptive or not participating they will asked to leave rehearsal.
• All students should check with one of the cast captains before you leave for rehearsal. They will be at the commons and check in with them before you head over to the High School.
• When you have a question one should check the parent information form (I will attach it)
• If your question is still let unanswered then you may email me at milton.erwin@gmail.com
• Or you may come into the school and ask me as rehearsal gets out.
• There are several students who have already made arrangements to be at rehearsal when needed. If you could reschedule piano or voice lessons to after 4:30 that would be fabulous.
• Please don't send me emails unrelated to show, don't share my phone number if I call you, don't friend me on facebook, follow me on instagram, if we don't know each other outside of this context. Not that I don't like you, but I like to have a private life.
• Please come talk to me if you have any concerns please come talk to me. 
• The cast fee is $20 it is due on Friday and to be paid by check.
• If you would like a shirt as a parent or for your siblings it will be $5 per additional shirt.

Jungle Brigade: Addison Bingham, Janessa Daines, Alliejo Dalebout,  Breanne McClellan, Annie Walker & Dustie Warr

Stars: Allison Bullard, Rachel Butts, Angela Camacho, Jisela Hernandez, Leia Isaacson, Kylie Nelson & Quincy Southwick

Aerial Skil Specialist: Addison Bingham, Janessa Daines, Alliejo Dalebout, Dylan Smith & Annie Walker

The following is the parent information sheet.

PERFORMANCE DATES: School Performance- Monday March 16^th 1pm

Public & Family Performance- Friday March 13^th 7pm, Saturday March 14^th 3pm, Monday March 16^th 7pm

AUDITIONS: DECEMBER 15 & 16 AT ACYI RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL

Come prepared with a signed permission slip, and be ready to learn a song

NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO AUDITTION WITHOUT A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP.

CALLBACKS:   if necessary will be held by invitation DECEMBER 17 & 18.

CAST SIZE: The cast size will range from 85-90 students. This may mean, depending on the amount of students auditioning, not everyone will get in. Don’t let that scare you, if you don’t try out you won’t be in the show. And you’ll never know until you try.

BLOG WITH INFORMATION

The weekly schedule will be posted each Sunday on the blog along with pictures and any other important information. The blog is titled acyimusicals.blogspot.com.

ELIGIBILITY

All students who audition will be checked for citizenship and academics. Any student with a U in citizenship will not be cast in the show. Rehearsals should be treated like a 7^th period. There will be homework and participation is absolutely required.

BAM TIME

Seeing as this show is a huge show, we will be having small group rehearsals during BAM time. A weekly calendar will be posted on the blog and in the office each week. If you have an intervention, that will take priority over rehearsal during BAM time.

EXPECTATIONS FOR REHEARSALS

TIMES:        January 5^th –March 6th from 3:20-4:30

                    March 9-12 from 3:15-5:15

                    Saturdays from 9-12 (These will be announced at the cast meeting)

LOCATION: Unless specified, all rehearsals will be held at BEHS.

Cast members are expected to walk as a group to the High School after school. It is preferred that they walk down 7^th West (less traffic) in groups no smaller than 5 cast members.

PICK UP:     Parents are expected to pick up their students no later than 10 minutes after the end of rehearsal.  If a student is consistently picked up late, the parents will be contacted.

BEHAVIOR:Students are expected to be on their best behavior at all times and will be removed from the cast if poor behavior interferes with rehearsals.

HAVE FUN: Students are expected to enjoy themselves. This is a fun show and we want everyone to have a memorable experience. We expect everyone to work hard and be happy.

ATTENDANCE: Ensemble members should expect to be able to commit to at least to 2 rehearsals each week. Speaking roles should expect more rehearsals a week, varying from 3-5. All rehearsals will be held at Box Elder High School. Attendance at rehearsals is very important, if a student is unexcused for more than 3 rehearsals, they will be dropped from the show. Unexcused is defined as the directorial staff was uninformed of a students’ absence. Exceptions will be made for family matters, illness and other needs at the discretion of the director.  If you know you will miss for vacation or something similar, fill it out on this form.

The last several rehearsals (March 2-12) are MANDATORY for every cast member. If you are unable to attend any of these days, please put it on the audition form before auditions. These are the days where we will be putting the whole show together, costumes, tech, microphones, etc. Students may be dropped from certain numbers or even the show if they have any unexcused absences on these days.

*Please note that just because you put certain dates and times as unavailable does not mean that they will automatically be excused. Being a part of a show is a huge commitment, be prepared to make arrangements to be at all rehearsals.

PARTICIPATION FEE:

There will be a cast fee of $20, which will cover the cost of the show and give each student a cast T-shirt. The $20 needs to be paid to BEHS Theatre by January 12th. The $20 needs to be paid by check. (If you are dropped or drop out of the play, your money will be refunded until January 16th) If you cannot pay the fee, note it on your form and we will find a sponsor. Don't let the cost of the show keep anyone from auditioning.

COSTUMES:

The costumes for this show are fun! They are bright and colorful. We need every parent, grandparent or neighbor to help in the making of these costumes. I have community members who are willing to help. We also may have you bring things from home (such as shoes, belts, etc.) before you go out and buy anything check your closets.

If you are willing to sew, we will provide the fabric and the pattern and you are just needed to sew. If for any reason you buy something for the show first clear it with the Costume coordinator and then save the receipt and give it to her.

PARENT HELP:

A theatre production is a huge endeavor.   We need help with supervising, advertising, ticket sales, and costumes.  Please sign up for what area you can help us with.

Rehearsal calendar week of January 5-9

So I thought I posted this 4 days ago, apparently I didn't press the publish button. Thank you to the concerned parent who asked why I hadn't posted it. This Friday we will have a parent meeting after the last rehearsal at which we give a full rehearsal calendar. I will still post every Sunday just in case we need to change plans. There will be full cast meeting this Friday and it is expected that every student as well as a parent representation be there.

Monday -5 Full Cast at ACYI done at 4:30
Tuesday- Speaking Roles 3:20-4:30 at the High School Drama room (The remaining rehearsals this week will be at the HS Drama room.)
Wednesday- Whos 3:20-4:30 Here On Who
Thursday- Speaking Roles 3:20-4:30
Friday- Full Cast 3:20-4:30 Oh The Thinks You Can Think (Parent meeting from 4:30-5)

If you have any questions you may send them directly to me at milton.erwin@gmail.com

Once again I apologize for the tardiness of this post.

I am really excited to get working on this show with all of you!