Monday 23- Who's + Bird Girls, Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Jojo & Cat in the Hat
Tuesday 24- Speaking Roles + Core
Wednesday 25- Full Cast (Courtroom Scene)
Thursday 26- Speaking Roles, Jungle Brigade, Stars, Circus Performers and Hunters
Friday 27- Full Cast
Reminder that the last 2 weeks, as addressed in the parent contract, are mandatory full cast attendance. If absent, your child will be removed from a number, or out of the show. Please, please, please contact me before rehearsal via email. Milton.erwin@gmail.com if your child is sick that is one thing, but a dentist appointment or lessons are not appropriate excuses for an absence these last two weeks. I am being serious about this. Last Friday we had 16 students missing and only 3 we excused. We rechoreographed a number. So if that happens in the last two weeks, they won't be in that scene. I don't want to be harsh, but many people have made great sacrifices to be apart of this show.
Monday March 2- Thursday March 5 Full Cast 3:20-5:20
Friday March 6 (No School) we will be having a dress rehearsal from 9-12
Saturday March 7 Speaking Roles, Core, Jungle Brigade & Hunters 9-2 (Lunch provided)
Monday 9- Wednesday 11 Full Cast 3:20-5:20
Thursday 12- 3:20- 5:20 (With this being the last rehearsal it may run longer as to tie up all the loose ends.)
Performances Friday March 13 at 7pm (Cast to show up at 6)
Saturday March 14 at 3 pm (Cast to show up at 2)
School Performance Monday 16 (students will be excused by the office)
Monday 16 at 7pm (cast to show up at 6)
Parent Volunteers
For those of you who volunteered you will be contacted by one for the parent chairs this week for Ticket Sales, Supervising and Advertising.
Tickets will go on sale Tuesday March 3rd. They will be on sale from 5-5:45 at each afternoon rehearsal. They will be $4 each seat. If you are a parent and cannot afford tickets for you and your family please contact me so that you can see your child perform. All of these kids have worked so hard and they deserve a chance to perform for their friends and family.
A reminder that if you are a jungle animal and want your pants they are $10. It is due Wednesday. Once I figure out how to put the pictures of the fabric I will post the fabric pictures.
The kids have been working so hard we are ahead of schedule, but we still need to focus and work hard
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Finances
I just wanted to address a concern multiple parents have expressed about the costumes. We are expecting all the speaking roles (wickershams we are searching for the cheapest place to buy your stuff and will let you know.) to buy their costumes and the jungle animals have the option of buying their swaggy pants. (We switched back to this idea because Jill Wallentine found really cheap fabric!) if your child wants their pants they are $10. (Retail value for these pants are typically $25-$30) but if you do not want them don't worry. If you do want them bring a $10 check to rehearsal Friday.
A parent mentioned to me that $20 was enough to do the show and that I shouldn't ask for more. So I want to show you where I have spent your cast fees. We have a cast of 90, so our budget is $1800.
$550- royalties and scripts
$500- cast shirts
$120- posters, programs and tickets
$90- paint (and we may need to buy more)
$200- lumber, ladder, wheels
$110- Misc. Gertrude's tail, Seuss hat, props
Which leaves $230 to costume 90 students, that means we need to average $2.56 per child. There is no way we can do that. So we looked for options that you could buy and reuse. The who's are bring things from home, finding things here at the High School. We are hopeful that all of you will understand. We were hopeful for the beginning for these swaggy pants and they should be great.
We were fortunate last year to have another theatre lend us all the townspeople costume. We spent a lot of money on really nice costumes and kept them so we could rent them out to other middle schools. Seussical is a show that doesn't rent well because most schools do what we are doing; finding things that people can buy or bring from home. So it's not worth it to make really nice costumes and keep them.
We hope you all understand. I did Jr. jazz every year growing up and I paid $35 most years and when they changed jerseys I had to get new jerseys and shorts, so if don't feel like it's too extreme to ask you parents to buy things that your child can keep. If there is still an issue you may email me, but I would prefer if you come and speak with me in in person.
A parent mentioned to me that $20 was enough to do the show and that I shouldn't ask for more. So I want to show you where I have spent your cast fees. We have a cast of 90, so our budget is $1800.
$550- royalties and scripts
$500- cast shirts
$120- posters, programs and tickets
$90- paint (and we may need to buy more)
$200- lumber, ladder, wheels
$110- Misc. Gertrude's tail, Seuss hat, props
Which leaves $230 to costume 90 students, that means we need to average $2.56 per child. There is no way we can do that. So we looked for options that you could buy and reuse. The who's are bring things from home, finding things here at the High School. We are hopeful that all of you will understand. We were hopeful for the beginning for these swaggy pants and they should be great.
We were fortunate last year to have another theatre lend us all the townspeople costume. We spent a lot of money on really nice costumes and kept them so we could rent them out to other middle schools. Seussical is a show that doesn't rent well because most schools do what we are doing; finding things that people can buy or bring from home. So it's not worth it to make really nice costumes and keep them.
We hope you all understand. I did Jr. jazz every year growing up and I paid $35 most years and when they changed jerseys I had to get new jerseys and shorts, so if don't feel like it's too extreme to ask you parents to buy things that your child can keep. If there is still an issue you may email me, but I would prefer if you come and speak with me in in person.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Rehearsals Feb 17-20
We are at the High School this week. We are four weeks away from opening and the show is really taking shape. The kids have been practicing at home and it's going to be quite the show.
Mon 16- No School
Tuesday 17- Speaking Roles, Jungle Brigade, Stars and Core
Wednesday 18- Jungle Animals and Circus Animals (Circus Animal will be done by 3:45)
Thursday 19- Speaking Roles, Jungle Brigade and Core
Friday 20- Full Cast
BAM time this week
Tuesday 17th - Gertrude and Horton
Mon 16- No School
Tuesday 17- Speaking Roles, Jungle Brigade, Stars and Core
Wednesday 18- Jungle Animals and Circus Animals (Circus Animal will be done by 3:45)
Thursday 19- Speaking Roles, Jungle Brigade and Core
Friday 20- Full Cast
BAM time this week
Tuesday 17th - Gertrude and Horton
Thursday 19th - Cat, Gertrude, and 6 Bird Girls
Friday 20th - Sour Kangaroo and Wickersham Bros.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Rehearsals Feb 9-13
Sorry I didn't get this up yesterday. Remember all rehearsals this week are at ACYI.
Monday 9- Core
Tuesday 10- Speaking Roles
Wednesday 11- Jungle Core and Jungle Brigade (this is the only change for the week)
Thursday 12- Speaking Roles + Yertle
Friday 13- Full Cast
Monday 9- Core
Tuesday 10- Speaking Roles
Wednesday 11- Jungle Core and Jungle Brigade (this is the only change for the week)
Thursday 12- Speaking Roles + Yertle
Friday 13- Full Cast
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Annie Jr.
So I announced at the last rehearsal that the Fine Arts Center is doing a production of Annie Jr. auditions are next Tuesday and Wednesday. The website is http://www.bcfineartscenter.org All the information you need is there of who to contact and what to do for auditions. I am not directing the show, a group of my friends from the Utah state theatre education program are. They are fun people and will do a great job. The cast will be made of kids ages 8-18, so get your brothers and sisters to try out.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Rehearsal this week February 2-6
Monday- Whos and Fishes (HS)
Tuesday- speaking roles (HS)
Wednesday- core (HS)
Thursday- speaking roles & jungle brigade (ACYI)
Friday- full cast ( ACYI)
This Thursday and Friday we will have rehearsal at ACYI rehearsal will end at 4:30 like normal. The high school's Shakespeare play will be using the stage and the drama room. We will stay at ACYI the whole week of 9-13 as well.
Each rehearsal last week was AMAZING!!! This show is going to bring the house down. We can tell that you kids have been practicing at home. Nearly all the lines and songs are memorized, and the dances that we have learned have been good. We still have 6 weeks of rehearsal until we open so we are looking and sounding great.
Tuesday- speaking roles (HS)
Wednesday- core (HS)
Thursday- speaking roles & jungle brigade (ACYI)
Friday- full cast ( ACYI)
This Thursday and Friday we will have rehearsal at ACYI rehearsal will end at 4:30 like normal. The high school's Shakespeare play will be using the stage and the drama room. We will stay at ACYI the whole week of 9-13 as well.
Each rehearsal last week was AMAZING!!! This show is going to bring the house down. We can tell that you kids have been practicing at home. Nearly all the lines and songs are memorized, and the dances that we have learned have been good. We still have 6 weeks of rehearsal until we open so we are looking and sounding great.
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