A Sign Up Genius Update

I have an unfortunate update to the sign up genius that was sent out over the weekend.  I was notified by the Middle School that we will be unable to take props, sets, and costumes over on Friday afternoon, due to the Miss Eagle Mountain pageant being held that evening.  I am working with Mr. Clark over at the school to see if there is a possibility of bringing things over on Saturday sometime.  If you have signed up for that time slot, please let me know if a change to Saturday works for you or not.  You can send me an email jcoombs@alpinedistrict.org, or just make a comment on the blog.  I will let you all know as soon as I hear back from the Middle School.

It's Getting So Close

This is going to be a long post, so be patient with me and please read to the very end.  The end is so close and we are all getting so excited for show time.
First of all, I will be sending out papers with each of the cast and choir members indicating what they will need to bring with them to Frontier Middle School.    All of these items were posted in a previous post and you should be aware of them.  Please be aware that we are not at Frontier this week, but we will begin rehearsals there next Monday, April 18th.
Secondly, I am including in this post a link to a Sign Up Genius.  The week at Frontier will be a crazy but fun one, and I need all the help I can get from Parent volunteers.  I CAN NOT do it without you.  Please look over the list of items needed and sign up whenever and wherever you can.  Two of the really important sign ups are for Friday, April 15th (this coming Friday) and Saturday, April 23rd (after the final show), we need parents with Trucks, Vans and or Trailers to take everything over to the middle school and bring it back.  We have a lot of items (big and small) that need transported.  I know this seems like a lot of hassle and hard work, but we are so grateful to have such wonderful facilities so close to us to perform in.  Per our contract with the Middle School, we need to have everything out on Saturday night.  Just remember Many Hands make Light Work :).
Click HERE to access the Sign Up Genius
Lastly,  here is the schedule for this week:
Monday, April 11th, Wednesday, April 13th and Thursday, April 14th
All Cast, Crew and Choir members.
These days we will be running over and over the show (fixing and refining) things to get ready for the show.  We will be using all of the props, sets and most of the costumes that we have.

I guess this wasn't as long as I thought it was going to be.  Thank you all so much for what you do to help, and for sharing your AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, and TALENTED children with me.  It has been so much fun to watch them all grow in confidence as they develop and improve upon their talents.

Spring Break

We will not be having practices this week due to Sprung Break. However, we will be having a couple of work days to finish up last minute costumes, sets, and props. If you are available we could use some help this week on Tuesday and Thursday at Hidden Hollow. We will be meeting at the school at 10:00. If you want to stay and work on projects that would be great, or if you would like to pick something up to work on at home and bring back to us, that would be fine too.
Also, if you are a local business owner or you know local business owners who would be interested in advertising in our program please let me know. We are looking to finalize the programs and get them printed on April 11th so I will need to have their information prior to that date. You can either comment on this post or email me jcoombs@alpinedistrict.org if you are interested in advertising. Thanks again.

March 28, 30 and April 1st

I'm sorry this is so late, but it's been a very hectic week. I am looking forward to another crazy week where we get lots done and feel like we're just a little bit closer to opening night.
Here is the plan for his week.
Monday March 28 and Wednesday March 30
Entire cast (not stage crew or choir)
We are going to be working on the finale and the bows. We will also be brushing up and fine tuning our other numbers and characterization. I am aware that 5th grade girls will not be there on Wednesday. I am not having choir come this week, but make sure you continue to practice the songs at home.
Friday April 1st
All Alice's, Cats, Tweedles, Flowers, Queen, King, Riyal cards man, White Rabbit, Dootknob
We are going to work on Whoooo are Youuuuu?  I am aware that 5th grade boys won't be here due to Clear Creek.

March 21st, 23rd, and 24th

There were a couple of concerns that were brought to my attention when I announced the additional rehearsals for the next couple of weeks, so I thought I would address those first thing.  First of all, I a realized that this Thursday, March 24th is also the Hidden Hollow talent show.  The show starts at 6:00 that night, so we will end rehearsals at 5:00 so we can set chairs up and get ready for the show.  Secondly, I am also aware that the following week is Clear Creek for the 5th graders, and I am trying to plan accordingly so that we are missing the least amount of students as possible.  I am not planning on any 5th grade girl being at rehearsal on Wednesday, March 30th or any 5th grade boy being at rehearsal on Friday, April 1st.  With that being said, here is the plan for this week:
Monday, March 21st
All Groups will be working on Singing, Dancing and Lines.
Cards, King and Queen
You will be working Painting the Roses Red (Reprise) and Simon Says.
Flowers, Small Alice
You will be working on Dodgsonland, Golden Afternoon and Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.
Caterpillars
You will be working on Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Mad Hatter, March Hare and Alice
You will be working on The Unbirthday Song
Lobsters, Creatures and Dodo Bird, Tall Alice
You will be working on Ocean of Tears and Caucus Race
Cats, White Rabbit, Alice
You will be working on Blocking
Wednesday, March 23rd
Cards, King and Queen
You will be working Painting the Roses Red (Reprise) and Simon Says.
Flowers, Small Alice
You will be working on Dodgsonland, Golden Afternoon and Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.
Caterpillars
You will be working on Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Mad Hatter, March Hare and Alice
You will be working on The Unbirthday Song
Lobsters, Creatures and Dodo Bird, Tall Alice
You will be working on Ocean of Tears and Caucus Race
Cats, White Rabbit, Alice
You will be working on Blocking
Choir
Stage Crew
Thursday, March 24th (3:30-5:00
Medium Alice, Cats, Royal Cardsman, King, Queen, White Rabbit, Tweedles, Diva Flowers, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Caterpillar
You will be working on The Courtroom Scene
Cards
You will be working on Painting the Roses Red, March of the Cards, and Painting the Roses Red (Reprise)
Creatures and Lobsters, Dodo Bird and Tall Alice
You will be working on Ocean of Tears, Caucus Race and scene at Rabbit's House (Tall Alice in the House)

March 14th and 16th

Last week, t shirts were passed out to all cast, choir and stage crew members.  I was, however, a few  shirts short.  If your child didn't receive their shirt, please email me jcoombs@alpinedistrict.org, or send your child in to talk to me.  I have a few more shirts being printed, and I should have them by Monday evening or early Tuesday.
At this point in the game, we have 8 more scheduled rehearsals.  While we are making great progress, and I am so happy with the show thus far, I am certain we will not be ready without adding a couple of rehearsal dates over the next few weeks.  Please make note of the following dates: for the week of March 21st, we will be rehearsing on Monday the 21st, Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th.  For the week of March 28th, we will be rehearsing Monday March 28th, Wednesday March 30th, and Friday April 1st.  I hate to have a rehearsal on a Friday afternoon, however, the gym is already scheduled for Thursday, March 31st.  We will not have any rehearsals during spring break, however, we will probably have a couple of "word days," to get last minute sets, props and costumes finished up.  The week of April 11th, we will be rehearsing on Monday the 11th, Wednesday the 13th and Thursday the 14th.  
Here is the schedule for the week of the show:
Monday, April 18th:  4:00-8:00 at Frontier Middle School (tech rehearsal)
Tuesday, April 19th: 4:00-8:00 at Frontier Middle School (full costume dress rehearsal)
Wednesday, April 20th: 4:00-8:00 at Frontier Middle School (opening night)
Friday, April 22nd: 4:00-8:00 at Frontier Middle School (nighttime performance)
Saturday, April 23rd: 12:00-8:00 at Frontier Middle School (matinee performance, cast party and nighttime performance)
For those of you who have trucks and/or trailers and are willing to help, we will be moving all sets, props and costumes to Frontier on Friday, April 15th.  We will also need help moving it all back to Hidden Hollow after the night performance on Saturday, April 23rd.
Here is our schedule for this week:
Monday, March 14th
Cats, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Creatures, Alice
You will be working on the Unbirthday Song
Flowers and Small Alice
You will be working on Golden Afternoon, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and Dodgesonland 2
Caterpillars
You will be working on Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Cards
You will be working on Painting the Roses and March of the Cards
Parents who are helping with Card Costumes
We are going to have a work day tracing, cutting and ironing costumes for the Cards.
Wednesday, March 16th
Entire Cast
You will be working on Vocals with Mrs. Hickenlooper.  We will focus on Whooooo are Youuuu?  We will also work on some of the big numbers without vocal tracks
Choir
You will be working on Whooooo are Youuuu?

March 7th and 9th

It was fun and exciting to go through the show last week and see how far we have come.  I was also reminded of how much work we still have.  I want to take some time this week to work on dialogue, blocking as well as projection, expression etc. with our speaking characters.  

I have a couple of announcements before I post the schedule for this week.  First, we have given 2 tickets for each family in the show.  These have been put in the teacher's mailboxes.  They should be distributing them sometime this coming week.  These will be sent home with the oldest child in each family.  Second, we should be getting our t shirts either later this week or next.  If you haven't paid your donation yet, please do so as soon as possible so we can get the t shirts distributed to your child.  

Lastly, here is the plan for Monday and Wednesday.

Monday, March 7th

Caterpillars and Small Alice:

You will be finishing up Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and working on lines and blocking.

Flowers and Small Alice:

You will be finishing up Golden Afternoon.  You will also be learning Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.

Cheshire Cats

You will be learning Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Wednesday, March 9th

Cats, White Rabbit, Small, Medium and Tall Alice, Twedle Dee and Dum, Dodo Bird, Flowers and Caterpillars

You will be working on Blocking, Lines and Dancing.  This will be done in a workshop type rotation, where we will have time to work on all three things.

Any parents who signed up to work on Flower Costumes or any parent who would like to help

If you are able to come to rehearsal on Wednesday, I would really appreciate it.  We have assigned several costumes to girls, but we need to work on getting the other ones ready.  I have several dresses that I've picked up and these dresses are in desperate need of a makeover.  I want to get this all situated soon.  (And the girls are dying to have a costume:) )

Choir

You will be working on old and new songs.