Well the opening number is almost done, and in true Mrs. Patin fashion it is SPECTACULAR!! The kids are really enjoying themselves and learning so fast.
Here is the plan for this week's rehearsals.
Monday, January 29th: We will be finishing up and polishing up some things in the opening number so I do need all cast members to attend rehearsal.
Wednesday, January 31st: We will be working on Wild and Free. I know that on the Show Numbers paper that we passed out at the parent meeting it says the Entire Cast. While this is true, I don't need Ensemble 2 to attend rehearsal on Wednesday. The majority of the number will involve the leads and ensemble 1, and we will put ensemble 2 in on Monday, February 5th. I do want the penguins to come both days so they can work on characterization with Mrs. Fulton.
I will be ordering musical t shirts on Tuesday, February 6th. Please make sure you have paid your donation prior to this date. I am aware that it's not always convenient to shell out an extra $30+ and that many of us including myself have to budget and wait for payday. As a team we are really on top of things this year and have purchased the bulk of things that we need for sets, props, costumes. In saying that, we have spent a lot of the money that we've collected. I just want to make sure that we have enough in our musical account to pay for the t shirts. Thanks for your support in this way.
Please remember that the t shirts are covered with the donation. You do not need to pay any extra for them. However, if you are interested in purchasing any extra t shirts for yourself or other family members I would LOVE that. There will be a cost of $8.00 for each additional shirt ordered (XXL or larger are $10.00). If you would like to order extra shirts please email me with the following information: size of shirt, name of cast or choir member, and whether you want the cast names or choir names on the back of your shirt. Please send your emails prior to the February 6th date.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Sunday, January 21, 2018
January 22nd and 24th
I know I've said this before, but I am super impressed with the progress we have made in just a few rehearsals. Never before have we been learning harmonies in the first week. And never before have we been able to practice our vocals with the instrumental tracks in the first week! A big hats off to all of you and to Mrs. Hickenlooper and Mrs. Slack. (I hope you're not sick of the songs yet 😍)
I talked to the kids on Wednesday about being "off script" on each number prior to us learning the choreography for that number. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be learning the choreography for "Showtime" the opening number. There is no need for your kids to bring their scripts since we will be dancing. Please make sure they are strong and confident on their vocals and spoken lines (if applicable) so that we can be off script by tomorrow afternoon's rehearsal.
Just a reminder that Mondays rehearsals will be from 4:30-6:30. This gives your child plenty of time to go home, get a snack, and rest before coming to rehearsal. Please have them wear comfortable clothes and shoes so they can dance both tomorrow and Wednesday.
Also, I am currently waiting for price quotes on a couple of different t shirt designs. I would love to have the t shirts ordered the first week of February (by February 5th). In saying this, I have collected donations from half of you up to this point. I will be ordering a total of 200+ t shirts which adds up quickly (It will cost approximately $1,300. In saying this, I will not be able to order the shirts until I have the majority of donations collected. If you haven't sent in your donation, I would appreciate it if you could do so as soon as possible. I understand that there are/can be extenuating circumstances that would prevent some of you from making a donation. If this is the case, please send me an email. You can send a check made out to Hidden Hollow Elementary to rehearsal with your child, you can send cash or you can come into the office and pay Linda with a credit/debit card.
Thank you again for all of your help and support.
I talked to the kids on Wednesday about being "off script" on each number prior to us learning the choreography for that number. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be learning the choreography for "Showtime" the opening number. There is no need for your kids to bring their scripts since we will be dancing. Please make sure they are strong and confident on their vocals and spoken lines (if applicable) so that we can be off script by tomorrow afternoon's rehearsal.
Just a reminder that Mondays rehearsals will be from 4:30-6:30. This gives your child plenty of time to go home, get a snack, and rest before coming to rehearsal. Please have them wear comfortable clothes and shoes so they can dance both tomorrow and Wednesday.
Also, I am currently waiting for price quotes on a couple of different t shirt designs. I would love to have the t shirts ordered the first week of February (by February 5th). In saying this, I have collected donations from half of you up to this point. I will be ordering a total of 200+ t shirts which adds up quickly (It will cost approximately $1,300. In saying this, I will not be able to order the shirts until I have the majority of donations collected. If you haven't sent in your donation, I would appreciate it if you could do so as soon as possible. I understand that there are/can be extenuating circumstances that would prevent some of you from making a donation. If this is the case, please send me an email. You can send a check made out to Hidden Hollow Elementary to rehearsal with your child, you can send cash or you can come into the office and pay Linda with a credit/debit card.
Thank you again for all of your help and support.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Snacks
It looks like we will be selling snacks at rehearsals after all. This will be an excellent opportunity for us to earn a little extra money so that we will be able to buy another storage shed to store costumes and props. I know I said I would wait until Friday, but I have had a large number of parents surveyed already and I don't think the results will change much in the next day.
I am looking for 2 parents who would be willing to come in for about an hour and sell snacks at rehearsals. Please sign up for one or multiple time slots that you are available for. Click here to find the sign up genius. Our best time for selling snacks is right before rehearsal starts. Please plan on being there from 4:00-5:00 on Mondays and 3:15-4:15 on Wednesdays (and Thursdays when they start).
Thank you so much for your willingness to help.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Let's Get This Party Started
I am so excited to get started on Hidden Hollow's production of Madagascar. I am overwhelmed with the number of you who came to the parent meeting, and especially overwhelmed with the number of kids that would like to participate in our choir. I had several parents come and sign up for choir on Friday (after the meeting) and I lost track of who got paperwork and who didn't. For this reason I am posting the information here. I also want to have a digital copy of the cast paperwork available for all of you as well. If you would like to download a copy of the paperwork for the cast please click here.
For this week I need ALL cast members here both on Monday and on Wednesday. There was a little bit of confusion about times, even after the meeting. I have to apologize for this. Monday rehearsals will be from 4:30-6:30 and Wednesday rehearsals will be from 3:45-5:45. When we start Thursday rehearsals in March, they will also be from 3:45-5:45.
For this week please make sure your child comes with their script/songbook. We will be reading through the entire show on Monday and then working on learning vocals on Wednesday.
Also, be aware that the PTA will not be selling treats/snacks before rehearsal, so please send a snack with your child. A water bottle would be a great idea as well!
For this week I need ALL cast members here both on Monday and on Wednesday. There was a little bit of confusion about times, even after the meeting. I have to apologize for this. Monday rehearsals will be from 4:30-6:30 and Wednesday rehearsals will be from 3:45-5:45. When we start Thursday rehearsals in March, they will also be from 3:45-5:45.
For this week please make sure your child comes with their script/songbook. We will be reading through the entire show on Monday and then working on learning vocals on Wednesday.
Also, be aware that the PTA will not be selling treats/snacks before rehearsal, so please send a snack with your child. A water bottle would be a great idea as well!
Saturday, April 8, 2017
It's the Final Countdown!
I can't believe the time has finally come. We have all worked so hard and it is now time to show off our stuff. There are a couple of things I want to remind you of on this final week.
1. We will be at the Junior High this week Tuesday-Saturday. (Leads and Stage Crew will need to be there on Monday as well). We will meet there at 4:00 and then you can take your child home after each show. Tuesday and Wednesday will be dress rehearsals so we will probably be done close to 8:00, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we will probably be done around 7:30 or so. Also, on Saturday we will meet at the Junior High at 12:30 to get ready for our matinee show. We will have dinner in between shows provided by Chick-Fil-A.
2. I am still looking for parents who can come and help. Specifically, I need help with clean up each night. The Junior High doesn't charge us facility fees, but they do expect that we leave their space clean. It will not take us long if I have 5 or 6 parents who are willing to stay a little later and help us clean the auditorium as well as the bathrooms that we use. To access the sign up, please click here.
3. Originally I was going to have the choir wear colored shirts, but after discussing it over with the choir director, we decided it would be better to have them wear their James and the Giant Peach shirts. Please send them to the Junior High each day wearing their shirts. Also, Mrs. Durfee would like the choir kids to be at the Junior High by 4:30 not 5:00. Obviously if they have siblings in the cast, they can come at 4:00 so you don't have to make 2 different trips.
4. It would be really helpful if you brought your child to the Junior High with some sort of makeup on already. Because of hygienic reasons, I do not want to share mascara between the kids. All I ask is that you put some sort of base (foundation, powder) and mascara on the kids before they come to the school. We will add eye shadow and lipstick. And yes boys need it too. Also, if your child brings their own makeup, hair supplies, brushes, etc, please label these items and send them in a small bag.
5. Lastly, because we will be at the Junior High past dinner time each night, please send snacks and or some sort of dinner for them to eat.
It is a long week, but a very rewarding week for all involved. We have worked so hard and I am so proud of these kids. Thank you for sharing them with me. I have learned so much from each one of them.
1. We will be at the Junior High this week Tuesday-Saturday. (Leads and Stage Crew will need to be there on Monday as well). We will meet there at 4:00 and then you can take your child home after each show. Tuesday and Wednesday will be dress rehearsals so we will probably be done close to 8:00, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we will probably be done around 7:30 or so. Also, on Saturday we will meet at the Junior High at 12:30 to get ready for our matinee show. We will have dinner in between shows provided by Chick-Fil-A.
2. I am still looking for parents who can come and help. Specifically, I need help with clean up each night. The Junior High doesn't charge us facility fees, but they do expect that we leave their space clean. It will not take us long if I have 5 or 6 parents who are willing to stay a little later and help us clean the auditorium as well as the bathrooms that we use. To access the sign up, please click here.
3. Originally I was going to have the choir wear colored shirts, but after discussing it over with the choir director, we decided it would be better to have them wear their James and the Giant Peach shirts. Please send them to the Junior High each day wearing their shirts. Also, Mrs. Durfee would like the choir kids to be at the Junior High by 4:30 not 5:00. Obviously if they have siblings in the cast, they can come at 4:00 so you don't have to make 2 different trips.
4. It would be really helpful if you brought your child to the Junior High with some sort of makeup on already. Because of hygienic reasons, I do not want to share mascara between the kids. All I ask is that you put some sort of base (foundation, powder) and mascara on the kids before they come to the school. We will add eye shadow and lipstick. And yes boys need it too. Also, if your child brings their own makeup, hair supplies, brushes, etc, please label these items and send them in a small bag.
5. Lastly, because we will be at the Junior High past dinner time each night, please send snacks and or some sort of dinner for them to eat.
It is a long week, but a very rewarding week for all involved. We have worked so hard and I am so proud of these kids. Thank you for sharing them with me. I have learned so much from each one of them.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
It's Almost Here
I can't believe this will be our last week of rehearsals before we are at the Junior High. We have gotten so much done in the last week or so, and I am so excited to see things come together. Remember we will be having practices on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I will need all cast members at all practices this week. Here is the plan for this week.
Monday, March 27th
We will be learning the closing number Welcome Home as well as curtain call. All members of the cast are involved in both of these numbers.
Wednesday, March 29th
This will be a "tech" rehearsal. We will be doing a slow run through of the entire show. This will be sloooooow so have your child bring something to read/homework. We will be focusing on working with the crew throughout this rehearsal. We will have many if not all of our sets and props for this rehearsal, so we need to make sure the crew knows their responsibility in getting everything where it needs to go during the show.
Thursday, March 30th
We will be running through the show once, possibly twice during this rehearsal. This one should go much quicker than the "tech" rehearsal on Wednesday. This rehearsal will involve the whole cast and most of the props and sets. It will involve some costumes (we need to practice some of the quicker costume changes with Ensemble 1), but it is NOT a dress rehearsal.
I also have a bunch of last minute notes for you this week. I know this is rather long, but please read all the way through.
For performances:
1. My insects will need some kind of black pants/shirts for the first part of the show (when they are puppeteers). If they don't have these items, please let me know.
2. My choir will need to wear blue jeans and a t shirt (it doesn't matter what the shirt looks like). We will have shirts for them to change into at the school, so if they wear their musical t shirt, please have it marked with their name so that when they change we will know whose shirt is whose.
3. Remember all cast members will need to wear a camisole and some sort of bike shorts or spankies to the junior high (under their regular clothes) so they can change comfortably in the dressing rooms.
4. I still need a few lawn/lounge chairs if any of you have any at home that we can use for the show. If you are willing to let us borrow your chairs, will you please put your name on the bottom of the chair and bring it to the school by this Wednesday.
5. We will be having work days at Hidden Hollow during Spring Break to finish up some last minute sets/props/costume things. I realize that many of you go out of town during Spring Break so these are not mandatory work days. As of now, we are planning on being at the school only a couple of days. (I'm not sure yet which ones), but we may need to add a couple depending on how much we get done. I will be sending texts out the night before to say if we will be at the school the next day or not. We will for sure be bringing all of our things over to Frontier Middle School on Friday of Spring Break, so if you have a van/truck/trailer or any vehicle we can put stuff in, please sign up on the sign up genius to help with that. If you don't want to haul stuff over, but you can help at the Junior High with unloading and set up, we could use help with that too.
Lastly, because we don't have school next week, I thought I would give you a calendar for our Performance week.
Monday, April 10th- Tech Rehearsal 4:00-7:00ish
This will be a tech rehearsal where we spend time with the Junior high lights and sound guys. We will not need all of you at this rehearsal. For this rehearsal, I just need the leads and the stage crew (James, Insects, Spiker, Sponge and Ladahlord). The only crew members I do not need at this rehearsal are the ones doing only hair and makeup.
Tuesday, April 11th & Wednesday, April 12th Dress Rehearsal 4:00-8:00
I know this seems like a long day, but we will need every bit of this time. We will start arriving at the school at 4:00 where we have rotations for the kids to work on the stage, get hair done, get make up done, check mics, etc. We will do these rotations from 4:00-6:00. At 6:00 we will begin our dress rehearsal. On dress rehearsal nights we like to get ready and be ready to start just like on show nights. The run through will go from 6:00-7:15ish. Then we will need to put costumes, sets, and props back and get them ready for the next day. We will also go through some directors notes with the kids. Plan on picking the kids up by 8:00. The choir kids will need to show up on dress rehearsal and performance nights at 5:30. I will need all crew members these nights.
Wednesday, April 12th- During the regular school day
We will be having a school assembly on Wednesday morning at Hidden Hollow. Our assembly will be at 9:30 so I need all students to arrive at school at A track time whether they are A or B trackers. During that track time, we will get costumes and make up on as well as practice the numbers we will be performing for the school during the assembly. If your child is a B tracker, they will need to come at A track time, but they will have to stay through B track time unless you come and check them out early. This is the easiest way for teachers to keep track.
Thursday, April 13th and Friday April 14th 4:00-8:00
These nights will be show nights. They will work similarly to dress rehearsal nights, the only difference will be that we will have an audience. I have it calendared to go until 8:00 on these evenings, but you are free to take your children home after the show is over and their costumes and props are all put in place for the next day.
Saturday, April 15th 12:00-8:00
This is a long but fun day. The kids will come at 12:30 (choir doesn't need to show up until 2:00). We will get ready for the matinee show to start at 2:30. After the matinee show, we will have our cast party. We are working with Chick-Fil-A and they will be donating late lunch/early dinner for us that afternoon. Please keep in mind that this cast party will be at about 3:30-4:00 so please send snacks for them to have before that time. After the cast party, we will need to start getting ready for our final showing. This show will begin at 6:00 and again, you are free to take your kids home after the show. In saying all of that, I will need help after that final show with packing things up and getting them back to Hidden Hollow that night. Please check out the sign up genius and sign up for any and all help you can give.
I know this is A LOT of information, but thanks for reading all the way to the end. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SIGN UP GENIUS!
Monday, March 27th
We will be learning the closing number Welcome Home as well as curtain call. All members of the cast are involved in both of these numbers.
Wednesday, March 29th
This will be a "tech" rehearsal. We will be doing a slow run through of the entire show. This will be sloooooow so have your child bring something to read/homework. We will be focusing on working with the crew throughout this rehearsal. We will have many if not all of our sets and props for this rehearsal, so we need to make sure the crew knows their responsibility in getting everything where it needs to go during the show.
Thursday, March 30th
We will be running through the show once, possibly twice during this rehearsal. This one should go much quicker than the "tech" rehearsal on Wednesday. This rehearsal will involve the whole cast and most of the props and sets. It will involve some costumes (we need to practice some of the quicker costume changes with Ensemble 1), but it is NOT a dress rehearsal.
I also have a bunch of last minute notes for you this week. I know this is rather long, but please read all the way through.
For performances:
1. My insects will need some kind of black pants/shirts for the first part of the show (when they are puppeteers). If they don't have these items, please let me know.
2. My choir will need to wear blue jeans and a t shirt (it doesn't matter what the shirt looks like). We will have shirts for them to change into at the school, so if they wear their musical t shirt, please have it marked with their name so that when they change we will know whose shirt is whose.
3. Remember all cast members will need to wear a camisole and some sort of bike shorts or spankies to the junior high (under their regular clothes) so they can change comfortably in the dressing rooms.
4. I still need a few lawn/lounge chairs if any of you have any at home that we can use for the show. If you are willing to let us borrow your chairs, will you please put your name on the bottom of the chair and bring it to the school by this Wednesday.
5. We will be having work days at Hidden Hollow during Spring Break to finish up some last minute sets/props/costume things. I realize that many of you go out of town during Spring Break so these are not mandatory work days. As of now, we are planning on being at the school only a couple of days. (I'm not sure yet which ones), but we may need to add a couple depending on how much we get done. I will be sending texts out the night before to say if we will be at the school the next day or not. We will for sure be bringing all of our things over to Frontier Middle School on Friday of Spring Break, so if you have a van/truck/trailer or any vehicle we can put stuff in, please sign up on the sign up genius to help with that. If you don't want to haul stuff over, but you can help at the Junior High with unloading and set up, we could use help with that too.
Lastly, because we don't have school next week, I thought I would give you a calendar for our Performance week.
Monday, April 10th- Tech Rehearsal 4:00-7:00ish
This will be a tech rehearsal where we spend time with the Junior high lights and sound guys. We will not need all of you at this rehearsal. For this rehearsal, I just need the leads and the stage crew (James, Insects, Spiker, Sponge and Ladahlord). The only crew members I do not need at this rehearsal are the ones doing only hair and makeup.
Tuesday, April 11th & Wednesday, April 12th Dress Rehearsal 4:00-8:00
I know this seems like a long day, but we will need every bit of this time. We will start arriving at the school at 4:00 where we have rotations for the kids to work on the stage, get hair done, get make up done, check mics, etc. We will do these rotations from 4:00-6:00. At 6:00 we will begin our dress rehearsal. On dress rehearsal nights we like to get ready and be ready to start just like on show nights. The run through will go from 6:00-7:15ish. Then we will need to put costumes, sets, and props back and get them ready for the next day. We will also go through some directors notes with the kids. Plan on picking the kids up by 8:00. The choir kids will need to show up on dress rehearsal and performance nights at 5:30. I will need all crew members these nights.
Wednesday, April 12th- During the regular school day
We will be having a school assembly on Wednesday morning at Hidden Hollow. Our assembly will be at 9:30 so I need all students to arrive at school at A track time whether they are A or B trackers. During that track time, we will get costumes and make up on as well as practice the numbers we will be performing for the school during the assembly. If your child is a B tracker, they will need to come at A track time, but they will have to stay through B track time unless you come and check them out early. This is the easiest way for teachers to keep track.
Thursday, April 13th and Friday April 14th 4:00-8:00
These nights will be show nights. They will work similarly to dress rehearsal nights, the only difference will be that we will have an audience. I have it calendared to go until 8:00 on these evenings, but you are free to take your children home after the show is over and their costumes and props are all put in place for the next day.
Saturday, April 15th 12:00-8:00
This is a long but fun day. The kids will come at 12:30 (choir doesn't need to show up until 2:00). We will get ready for the matinee show to start at 2:30. After the matinee show, we will have our cast party. We are working with Chick-Fil-A and they will be donating late lunch/early dinner for us that afternoon. Please keep in mind that this cast party will be at about 3:30-4:00 so please send snacks for them to have before that time. After the cast party, we will need to start getting ready for our final showing. This show will begin at 6:00 and again, you are free to take your kids home after the show. In saying all of that, I will need help after that final show with packing things up and getting them back to Hidden Hollow that night. Please check out the sign up genius and sign up for any and all help you can give.
I know this is A LOT of information, but thanks for reading all the way to the end. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SIGN UP GENIUS!
Sunday, March 19, 2017
March 20th and 22nd
Just a quick reminder to start off with, please remember that I canceled the Thursday rehearsal for this week due to the fact that we have our First Annual Hidden Hollow Arts Festival. I have had a couple of emails over the last week or so regarding that rehearsal, so I wanted to just remind you that it has been canceled.
It is hard to believe that we only have 5 rehearsals left, 2 this week and 3 next week. We are really close to finishing up everything and it is looking so good. This is the part of the process that is the hardest yet most rewarding for all involved.
Here is the plan for this week
Monday, March 20th
James and Insects will be working on blocking of lines leading up to Plump and Juicy as well as choreography for that number.
Ensemble 1 will be working on vocals with Mrs. Hickenlooper for the first hour of practice and then getting together with Insects on Plump and Juicy.
Sponge and Spiker will be blocking a few scenes during the first hour.
Sponge, Spiker, Ladahlord, and Earthworm will be working on Vocals with Mrs. Hickenlooper during the second hour.
Ensemble 2 will be having a final costume fitting and polishing up the opening number as well as Money on That Tree and I've Got You!
I DO NOT need Ensemble 3 to be there on Monday
Wednesday, March 22nd
Ensemble 2 & 3 will be blocking the New York and The Attack scene.
Ensemble 1 will be doing their final costume fitting and practicing costume change from vagrants to weeds. They will also be working on cleaning up and polishing the opening number, Property of Spiker and Sponge, Shake it Up and Plump and Juicy.
Friday, March 24th
I will be having a leads only rehearsal on Friday (Ladahlord, Spiker, Sponge, James and Insects). We will be cleaning up our blocking and transitions as well as working on characterization. I know this rehearsal was not previously on the schedule so please let me know if there are any conflicts. I know that many of you will be having your math testing for Junior High on Thursday so it will be a long week. However, I am hoping you can all be there.
It is hard to believe that we only have 5 rehearsals left, 2 this week and 3 next week. We are really close to finishing up everything and it is looking so good. This is the part of the process that is the hardest yet most rewarding for all involved.
Here is the plan for this week
Monday, March 20th
James and Insects will be working on blocking of lines leading up to Plump and Juicy as well as choreography for that number.
Ensemble 1 will be working on vocals with Mrs. Hickenlooper for the first hour of practice and then getting together with Insects on Plump and Juicy.
Sponge and Spiker will be blocking a few scenes during the first hour.
Sponge, Spiker, Ladahlord, and Earthworm will be working on Vocals with Mrs. Hickenlooper during the second hour.
Ensemble 2 will be having a final costume fitting and polishing up the opening number as well as Money on That Tree and I've Got You!
I DO NOT need Ensemble 3 to be there on Monday
Wednesday, March 22nd
Ensemble 2 & 3 will be blocking the New York and The Attack scene.
Ensemble 1 will be doing their final costume fitting and practicing costume change from vagrants to weeds. They will also be working on cleaning up and polishing the opening number, Property of Spiker and Sponge, Shake it Up and Plump and Juicy.
Friday, March 24th
I will be having a leads only rehearsal on Friday (Ladahlord, Spiker, Sponge, James and Insects). We will be cleaning up our blocking and transitions as well as working on characterization. I know this rehearsal was not previously on the schedule so please let me know if there are any conflicts. I know that many of you will be having your math testing for Junior High on Thursday so it will be a long week. However, I am hoping you can all be there.
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