Here we are at the final week of our production. Like many of you, I have been looking forward to this week for a long time. We have worked hard, and we are ready! It was exciting to see the kids in costume on Thursday, and they did such an AMAZING job! It was fun watching them get so excited and have so much fun. I would like to send out a final plea for helpers on Monday morning to bring our sets/props to the Junior High. I have a couple of trucks and a trailer, but we will need extra manpower to lift the big items on and off the trucks both at Hidden Hollow and at Frontier. We will be meeting at Hidden Hollow at 7:30am to start loading. Please send me an email if you are able to help out. We need you, even if you don't have a truck.
I wanted to just remind you of the plan for this week.
Monday, April 23rd: 4:00-8:00 We will be having a tech rehearsal at Frontier with the Junior High tech crew. I need ONLY Leads (Zoosters, Penguins, Zookeepers, King Julien, Maurice, Mort, Lee, Lynn, Lew, Lars, Mason, Phil). I also need crew. I do not need Ensemble 1 and 2 at this particular rehearsal. The choir will be having a final rehearsal at Hidden Hollow. This rehearsal will be from 2:45-4:15. I need choir A, B and C there that day.
Tuesday, April 24th: School Day Assembly We will be performing a few of the numbers for the school during the school day. For this assembly I need all cast kids, both A and B trackers to come to school at 8:00. This will not be a common day for the musical kids. Everyone will go home at their regular track time even though they are getting here at 8:00. When they get here they need to let their teachers know they are here and then meet down in the gym. Please have your child wear jeans and their musical t shirts for this performance. I don't need choir kids to come early, they just need to make their way to the gym after A track recess. They also need to wear jeans and their musical t shirts.
Tuesday, April 24th: 4:00-8:00 We will be having a blocking/choreography rehearsal. I need the entire cast and crew for this rehearsal. Choir will not need to attend this rehearsal. Since this will be our first rehearsal on a different stage, we need to take time to block and dance a little bit differently.
Wednesday, April 25th 4:00-8:00 This will be our one and only dress rehearsal. We need all cast, and crew there. We will run through the show just like it was a show day. The choir will need to be at Frontier at 5:00. I know it's a lot of driving if you have both cast and choir members in your family, but please don't drop your choir child off with your cast child. We don't have enough supervision to watch the choir kids and it will be a really long night for them. We appreciate your understanding regarding this particular matter.
Thursday, April 26th 4:30-8:00ish Opening Night!!! Cast and crew need to be there at 4:30 and the choir A and C will need to be there at 5:00. Please feed your child prior to coming to the theater.
Friday, April 27th 4:30-8:00ish Show night!! Cast and crew need to be there at 4:30 and choir B and C will need to be there at 5:00. Please feed your child prior to coming to the theater.
Saturday, April 28th 1:00-8:00ish Matinee and Night Performance. Cast and crew will need to be there at 1:00. Choir A and C will need to be there at 1:30. After the matinee performance we will be having our cast party with a dinner provided by Chick-Fil-A. This party will be around 4:00, so please plan on having your choir A kids stay for the party. Because the party will be at around 4:00 please plan on bringing your Choir B kids at 4:00 so they can enjoy the party as well. Choir B and C will need to stay for the final performance.
Please have your child wear their Act 1 costume to the Junior High each evening. The exceptions to this are the Zoosters, Penguins, Maintenance, Zookeepers, and Monkeys. This will cut down on the amount of clothes that accumulate in the dressing rooms. Have them bring a small backpack or bag to put their clothes in when they change for Act 2. The dressing rooms are great, but they are small and can get very cluttered, very fast. Please have your child wear/bring extra deodorant. Because the space is small and it gets really warm in there, it also gets very stinky! :)
Your child needs to come to the Junior High with makeup on already. Because of hygienic reasons, I do not want to share make up between the kids. I ask is that you put some sort of base (foundation, powder) and mascara, eye shadow and lipstick on the kids before they come to the school. I am not particular about colors, but darker is better on stage. And yes boys need it too. Keep in mind that we will be adding character/animal face paint on the cast in between the first and second act. Also, if your child brings their own makeup for touch up, hair supplies, brushes, etc, please label these items and send them in a small bag. Choir kids will need to come with both hair and makeup done.
Because we will be at the Junior High past dinner time each night, please send snacks for them to eat during their break times. Please send the snacks in some sort of disposable lunch sack with their name on it so that we can throw it away and we don't have to worry about lunch boxes getting lost or not making their way back home.
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