A Few Things

Congratulations Everyone on a WONDERFUL Show!!!

~I have some photo's that I will put up soon!

~If you want a DVD of the show, and have not yet ordered one, please do so soon. (Mr. Albright is creating them.)

~All students who came to the mask making workshop, sorry we didn't get another opportunity to work on them in a large group ... you can pick up your mask from Mrs. Raskopf's room {the costume room} and finish it at your leisure at home.

Thank you to everyone, the show was wonderful!!!

~Ms. Hall

FRIDAY

Hi All,

I know everyone was given a handout at the end of school today with this info on it, I'm just making sure it's up here as well.

DUE TO EARLY DISMISSAL TODAY ...

Cast and Crew will need to stay after school tomorrow (Friday the 29th)

...

All cast and crew will be expected to stay through to the end of the show tomorrow night.

Please send children with a bagged dinner, or bring them their dinner by 4pm.

Students should come to school with any makeup they will need.

The Friday and Saturday performances will go on as planned.



THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Help Please

A few things:

1. PROPS - does anyone have an older looking tea kettle? And Green Wine Bottles Please?! And does anyone have an Old looking wooden pail?

2. Concessions - I still need parents willing to volunteer to help in this area.

3. Show Night Parents - who are willing to sit in the Band Room and keep track of kids when they are not on stage, and keep them quiet, and ready for their cues to come on stage. I have one parent for Saturday Night, I need one more, and two for Friday Night.

4. Door Ticket Sales - I need one parent for each evening, who will help Mrs. Statham who has been doing tickets all along, and is the only one who has said she'll do it on the show nights.

Thank you!
~Ms. Hall

Cast Party

Our Cast Party will be directly after Saturday Nights performance, and it will take place in the HS Cafeteria. It will be a Karaoke themed cast party ... so get ready to bust a move!!! :o)

We will need people to bring in a variety of munchie's - cookies, chips, soda etc...

Thanks.

~Ms. Hall

TECH WEEK REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Hi All ... EVERYONE is called to every rehearsal this week!

Monday, Tuesday from 2:50pm - 6pm, and Wednesday 2:50pm to 5pm
Each night --> Act 1, 15 minute break, Act 2, 15 minute break, and then "fix it" sections, with Wednesday will just be a run thru.

*Stage Crew Members - we will very likely stay after on Monday and or Tuesday to make sure you know exactly where things move, when things move, and how things move - to make it as smoooooooooth as possible!

Thursday is our Dress Rehearsal:
Evening rehearsal, we'll start the dress at 7pm - call time is 5:30pm

Friday and Saturday 7pm Shows
Call time 5:30pm

Don't forget to work on your lines, blocking and character work on Sunday (tomorrow)!

Thanks.
Ms. Hall

PARENTS HELP / EXTRA REHEARSAL

Hi Parents,

Anyone who can help with set painting, costume buliding, props construction ... this week from 5pm - 9pm (possibly later), and this coming Saturday the 23rd from 9am - 3pm, your help is GREATLY needed and appreciated!!!!!!

*EXTRA REHEARSAL THIS WEEK:
Parents & Cast - please be aware that due to basketball games this week, among the loss of Monday as a rehearsal day, Saturday will likely have a rehearsal from 10 am - 2pm. (It will be ENTIRE CAST for a Run Thru - before a lunch break, and then some fix it work after.)
I will notify all students tomorrow, Thursday, of Staruday's "definite" rehearsal.

Thank you!!!
~Ms. Hall

Pre-Show Music

Hi My Lovely Cast ...

I would like everyone in the cast to tell me their favorite song (currently - and it should not have any bad language in it). Once I have them, I will create a pre-show cd of music to play when the audience arrives.

Thanks.
Ms. Hall

Support Cast Lines of Text

Final notice for anyone who might still want to place a $1.00/line of text, "support" or "congrats" etc...line in the program. I MUST have them by tomorrow the 20th.

Thanks. Ms. Hall

PROPS CALL #3

Hello again all ...

1. Does anyone have an "old fashioned" mop - one with a string mop end, not a sponge end?

2. We are in need of a few GREEN wine bottles, does anyone have one or two we could use?

Thanks.

~Ms. Hall and Jonah

REHEARSAL / TECHNICAL SCHEDULE

Wiz Rehearsal / Stage Work Schedule 19th – 23rd

Tuesday January 19th --> Act 2, 2:50-5pm
All Winkies
Zoe Rudloff, Katie Herron, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly
Julianna Rauf, Emily Statham, Sophie Connor, Abby Duker, Sean McAneny, Olivia McAneny, Caroline Lewis, Bailey Licata, Rachel Coe-Scharff
*HS Stage Crew Members: All 3 Stage Managers, Cody Evans, Phil Hill, Kate Kulas and Brie Statham
WORK CALL: 5pm …Set and Costume Construction – any parents who can, and POSSIBLE paint call to also include MS Stage Crew Help

Wednesday January 20th --> Act 1 & Finale of Act 2, 2:50-5pm
ENTIRE CAST CALLED
*HS Stage Crew Members: All 3 Stage Managers, Cody Evans, Phil Hill, Kate Kulas and Brie Statham
WORK CALL: 5pm …Set and Costume Construction – any parents who can, & paint call – MS Stage Crew

Thursday January 21st --> Act 2 (and some work in Act 1), 2:50-5pm
ENTIRE CAST CALLED
*HS Stage Crew Members: All 3 Stage Managers, Cody Evans, Phil Hill, Kate Kulas and Brie Statham
WORK CALL: 5pm …Set and Costume Construction – any parents who can, & paint call – MS Stage Crew

Friday 22nd --> RUN THRU OF THE ENTIRE SHOW, 2-6pm (if possible)
ENTIRE CAST CALLED
*HS Stage Crew Members: All 3 Stage Managers, Cody Evans, Phil Hill, Kate Kulas and Brie Statham
WORK CALL: 5pm …Set and Costume Construction – any parents who can, & paint call – MS Stage Crew

Saturday 23rd --> Work Call

Bios & Business Ad's

The following cast members have yet to hand in a biography sheet:

Olivia McAneny
Sophie Connor
Urja Bhatia
Chenoa Cox
Kyle Schultze
Nick Dwarika
Caroline Lewis
and
Joseph Andreone

You can email it to me TODAY at margaret.e.hall@googlemail.com

If you don't, you will not be in the Who's Who section of the program (your name will appear only next to your character's name).

BUSINESS AD'S
If any one has sold a business ad, and has not already turned it in, please do so via email today - the check that goes with the ad can be brought into Ms. Hall at tomorrow's rehearsal.

Thank you!
~Ms. Hall

Some Rehearsal Photos

In Munchkin Land:

From Our Mask Workshop:
Masks are fun!

In Rehearsal:

To enter the Great Throne Room of Oz, you must get by Bryan Drossel, oh I mean Verdo!

At the very First Rehearsal:


Can you unknot the knot without letting go of one anothers hands? (Yes, they could!)

IMPORTANT Program Things

Cast members who have not yet handed in their biography sheet MUST do so by tomorrow, Friday the 14th, or you will not have a bio in the program. I have already extended the deadline by one week, the original due date being the 7th of January.

Also: SUPPORT THE CAST/CREW TEXT ... if you, your parents, your grandparents etc...would like to put a line of text into the program, and have not already done so, they must also be turned in tomorrow (the 14th). Please remember they are $1.00/line of text.

And finally BUSINESS AD'S ... I have only received four ads (Thank you Mrs. Chase). Anyone who is planning to place a business ad, or has sold one and not yet turned it in, please do so by tomorrow (the 14th).

*If you read this, please tell other cast members in case they haven't seen it. Thank you!!!
~Ms. Hall

Bragging Rights ...

Very good rehearsal on Thursday, we got through all of Act 2 Scene 2!!! Woo hoo!!! Now it's time to play with it! Good job everyone!
~Ms. Hall

Excellent concentration in today's (Wednesday's) rehearsal! Well done to those who attended!!!
~Ms. Hall

Thank you to Tuesday's Rehearsal Group! Much better concentration!!! Well done!!!
~Ms. Hall

Congratulations on Monday's Rehearsal!

Everyone who attended has official bragging rights, everyone stayed focused and on task, allowing us to get through everything we needed to get through!

Please make sure you have written all the blocking down so that next time we do this section you know where you are moving as well as knowing what you're saying!

Practice your lines and blocking!!!!!!

Well done Zoe, Katie, Parker, Anna, Caitlin, Alyssa, Taylor A., Maddie and Rachel!

~Ms. Hall

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!

1. I need all Business Ad's (with the money) that have been sold, all biography sheets, and any lines of text (support the cast text w/$) to be turned in by the end of this week!
*Please note if you do not turn in your bio sheet, you will still be in the program, but you will not appear in the who's who section of the program.


2. SHOW POSTERS: All students will be sent home with two show posters this week, these are to be put up in the community - Library's, Coffee Shops, Hair Dressers, Parent's Jobs etc...Please make sure you have permission to post them wherever it is you post them.


3. T-SHIRT ORDERS: T-shirt orders need to be brought in and given to Mrs. Statham (Ms. Hall can get them to her if you bring the order to rehearsal) by Thrusday at the very latest, the sooner the better.


4. COSTUME/HAIR/MAKEUP: The Costume Designer and I would like to obtain permission to use a hair color spray - it washes out with shampoo, may take more than one washing for it all to come out but it is in no way permanent - for some of the kids.
~Some Winkies, Some Munchkins, Verdo, Jade, Oz, Glinda, Melinda, and possibly Glinda's Guards are the cast members where this is a possability.
Any parent who does NOT give their child permission please let me know.

Thank you!!!

~Ms. Hall

PROPS CALL #2

Does anyone have a toy trumpet that we might have - it needs to be something you don't want any more, because the props designer would like to cut it up to used pieces of it for another prop?!

Thankyou to those who've brought in Green things for us to use, if anyone else has some please bring them in when you can.

Thanks.

~Ms. Hall

Rehearsals 11th - 15th of January 2010

***Please note that all rehearsals this week go until 5pm.
~If you need to take the late bus, let me know at the beginning of rehearsal.
~If you have sports practice until 4pm and can come after it, and stay until 5pm, please let me know at the beginning of rehearsal.

NO SCRIPTS ON STAGE ... BUT YOU SHOULD STILL HAVE THEM AT REHEARSAL FOR BLOCKING NOTES - AND A PENCIL!!!

Monday the 11th:
Tornado Unit, Munchkin Land and meeting the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion
Zoe Rudloff, Katie Herron, Caitlin Hopkins, Brandon Johnson, Taylor Antonelli, Maddie Masi, Theresa McCloskey, Alyssa Hopkins, Rachel Coe-Scharff, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly

Tuesday the 12th: Moving scenery in Munchkinland (meeting the three), Poppy Scene, Oz Throne Room #1
Zoe Rudloff, Katie Herron, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly, Caroline Bobrick, Bryan Drossel, Sean McAneny, and ALL Poppies (including Olivia McAneny, Taylor Antonelli and Brandon Johnson)

Wednesday the 13th: Wicked Witch Scene
Zoe Rudloff, Katie Herron, Parker Chase, James Herbstritt, Anna Kelly, Julianna Rauf, Emily Statham, Sophie Connor, Abby Duker, and ALL Winkies

Thursday the 14th: Oz Throne Room #2
Zoe Rudloff, Katie Herron, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly, Sean McAneny, Bryan Drossel, Caroline Bobrick, Olivia McAneny, Bailey Licata, Caroline Lewis, Rachel Coe-Scharff

Friday the 15th: Hopefully - All of Act 1
ENTIRE CAST CALLED

Saturday the 16th: Work call 9am - 3pm
Will work on set construction, prop and costume construction.

*Other nights this week may also turn into work calls for set/prop/costume construction, after rehearsals ... TBD.

Thank you!!!
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

~Ms. Hall

Line Memorization

Starting Monday January 11th 2010 - you will no longer be able to use your scripts on stage.

MEMORZIE YOUR LINES & YOUR BLOCKING!!!

Thanks.

:o) Ms. Hall

PROPS CALL

Anyone who has GREEN bottles, glass ware, or other interesting trinkets that can be used in the throne room of Oz, please bring them in ASAP. Please make sure your name is on it so it can be returned after the performance.

*They can be left in the Main Office and Ms. Hall will pick them up from there, or brought to the work call this Saturday the 9th, from 11:30am - 3pm.

Thank you.
Ms. Hall and
Jonah Coe-Scharff (Props Designer)

TICKETS

Tickets can now be purchased by contacting Mrs. Sara Statham at 966-5966
or emailing her at: bsebstatham@yahoo.com

You may also send the ticket form with check or cash, in an envelope, with your child to rehearsal and I will get it to Mrs. Statham.

Please remember the seats are first come first served, and that if the seat(s) you would like are unavailable Mrs. Statham will do her best to get you seats as close to the ones you wanted as possible.

Thank you!!!

~Ms. Hall

Rehearsal Schedule for 4th Jan. – 8th Jan.

Monday January 4th
Zoey Rudloff, Caroline Bobrick, Bryan Drossel

Tuesday January 5th
Zoey Rudloff, Katie Herron, Caitlin Hopkins, Brandon Johnson, Taylor Antonelli, Alyssa Hopkins, Maddie Masi, Theresa McCloskey, Rachel Coe-Scharff, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly

Wednesday January 6th
ALL PoppiesZoey Rudloff, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly, Katie Herron, Caroline Bobrick, Bryan Drossel

Thursday January 7th
Zoey Rudloff, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly, Caroline Bobrick, Bryan Drossel, Sean McAneny

Friday January 8th - 2:50 to 5pm
Julianna Rauf, Emily Statham, Abby Duker, Sophie Connor, Zoey Rudloff, James Herbstritt, Parker Chase, Anna Kelly, ALL Winkies

SATURDAY JANUARY 9TH - 10am to 2pm
Set / Costume and Prop Work – Stage Crew & Any Cast Members who can as well as any Parents who can help!

*Mask work – for those who made masks, we’ll work more on them.

***Notes of permission are needed for those called on Friday, and those who attend Saturdays Production Work Day. Thanks.

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

~Ms. Hall