Monday, March 2, 2015

Performance DVD Order Form

Our performances were recorded by Scott Brooks Video on Friday night (Gold) and Saturday night (Purple).  If you would like to order a DVD, please fill out the attached form and return it to the school office by Friday, March 6th.
 
Checks should be payable to Scott Brooks Video.

Link to the order form:

Little Mermaid DVD Order Form

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Hair Styling for Dress Rehearsal/Performances

Here's instructions for hair styling for dress rehearsal and performances.  Please have hair styled prior to arriving.  We will do wigs and touch-ups as necessary.

Hair for the Performances
Ariel – wig
Prince Eric – as is
King Triton – wig
Grimbsy – wig
Ursula – Nicole is styling
Flounder – as is
Scuttle – as is
Flotsam/Jetsam – as is
Carlotta – curled and sides pulled back
Chef Louis – bun
Sebastian – curled and sides pulled back
Mersisters – curled and sides pulled back
Princesses/Crabs – curled and sides pulled back
Gulls – low pony tails (girls)
Sea Creatures – pony tails, buns (depends on their head pieces)
Sailors/Pilots/Chefs – as is
Tentacles – messy pony tails (girls)

Revised Rehearsal/Performance Call Times

Now that we've had a couple of dress rehearsals, we'd like to modify the call times as follows:
 
Tue (2/24) - Sat (2/28)
 
5:00 leads (except Scuttle)
5:15 pilot
5:30 princess/crabs and sailors
5:45 Scuttle/tentacles
6:00 sea creatures and gulls
 
Sunday (3/1)
 
12:00 leads (except Scuttle)
12:15 pilot
12:30 princess/crabs and sailors
12:45 Scuttle/tentacles
1:00 sea creatures and gulls

Friday, February 20, 2015

LM - Dress Rehearsal/Performance Schedule (Sun 2/22 - Sun 3/1)


Please note the following for dress rehearsal/performances and review this information with your children:
  • Please arrive at your call times NOT earlier.  We will not have classrooms with smaller children staffed until AFTER their call times. 
  • When you arrive, you must:
  1. Check in with the costume staff and get your costume.  They will not release your costume before your call time.  We have staggered times to avoid mass chaos.
  2. Go to your locker room and change.  Bring all clothing back to the costume staff.
  3. Once the costume staff has approved your costume you may report to hair/makeup OR your classroom.
  • Before dismissal, you must:
  1. Check in with costume staff to get your costume bag (if necessary) and your street clothes. 
  2. Go to a locker room and change.  Bring all costume pieces back to the costume staff.
  3. Once the costume staff has ensured that all your costume pieces are present, you will be dismissed.
  • Food is NOT allowed in any of the classrooms.  We understand that sometimes dinner is a “pick it up on the way” activity.  If this is the case, you must eat your food in the cafeteria BEFORE getting into costume.  YOU MAY NOT EAT FOOD ONCE IN COSTUME!!!
  • Children are allowed/encouraged to bring a quiet activity with them to rehearsals/performances.  This could include cards, a board game, coloring, etc.  Video games/electronics/phones are not allowed for entertainment purposes.  Once in costume, the children will need to be very careful not to engage in activities that could somehow compromise their costume.  A quiet activity is best.
  • Classroom Etiquette.  While waiting to go on stage, children should be respectful of the classrooms they’re waiting in.  They are not allowed to play with anything belonging to the classroom.  This includes but is not limited to desks, chalkboards, smart boards, bookshelves, paper, pens, etc.
  • Dismissal times are approximate.  Expect that we will run over on Sunday/Monday.  These will be the first rehearsals with set, costumes, props, lights, microphones.  It often takes longer than expected to get things figured out.  Children will be dismissed AFTER their costumes are returned to the costume staff and they have been excused by costume staff (all costume pieces are returned).  This also takes a little extra time the first couple of nights as the children get used to the process.
  • Rehearsals are closed!  Parents not volunteering directly with stage production must wait for their children in the hallways, please.  We'd like the performance to be a nice surprise for everyone!
  • We need wranglers for performance nights!  If there’s a night you will not be attending a performance and you can help out – we can use you!  Please contact Sarah Hasenstab with availability  shasenstab@hotmail.com
  • Pictures!  We are not having a formal cast photo taken.  Instead on Monday and Tuesday after rehearsal we will arrange the children on stage and any parents wishing to take a photograph can do so within a 5 minute window.
     
  • Video – yes!  We will have a videographer again this year.  We anticipate that he will tape Friday and Saturday’s performances.
  • Volleyball Mersisters - Please report as soon as you can after your games on Wednesday.  We will hold the start of rehearsal for 15 mins to give you extra time.  You may not have time to get hair/makeup - just get costumes as fast as you can and be ready to go!
  • Tentacles - at this time we expect to have you attend all dress rehearsals/performances.  As dress rehearsals progress, we'll assess whether we can give you a night off.
Dress Rehearsals:


 
Performances:




Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Costume Requirements Needed by FRIDAY (2/20)!!

All cast must bring in their costume requirements no later than this Friday February 20th.  Dress Rehearsals start on SUNDAY and it is important that we have received all costume pieces!!!

Please bring costume pieces in a bag with your child's name on it either to rehearsal Thursday evening or to school on Friday (you may give to Mary Beth at the front office). 

If you have any questions please contact Cindy or Holly.
Cdhowie689@sbcglobal.net
Holly.riegel@gmail.com

Thank you!
Cindy & Holly


 
COSTUME REQUIREMENTS:

Prince Eric (Justin Smith)               black knee socks, black dress shoes
Grimsby (Nick Hasenstab)            white knee socks, black dress shoes

King Triton (Luke Herzog)             white knee socks, white shoes (tennis shoes are ok)

Sebastian (Natalie Deptula)         red socks with red pants or red leggings, black or red shoes

Ariel (Abigail Keck)                        white tights, pink ballet shoes, white ‘character’ or dress shoes

Mersisters                                       white tights, pink ballet shoes

Merfolk (Regina and Emily)         white tights and pink ballet slippers

(Payless has the pink ballet slippers in women’s sizes and
 right now they are buy one get one 50%. Grab a fellow
 mersister and go together)

Flounder (Anthony Frasca)          yellow or bright blue shoes (canvas tennis shoe)

Scuttle (Lukas Perdekamp)          white canvas tennis shoes, white shorts 

Gulls                                                 white canvas tennis shoes

Ursula (Hannah Niccum)               black tights, black ‘character’ or comfortable shoes

Tentacles                                          black socks and shoes

Flotsam and Jetsam                       black socks, black shoes

Chef Louis (Regina Schmitt)         white knee high socks, black ‘character’ shoes

Princesses                                        white tights, white or black dress shoes , red t-shirts, red shorts

Pilot/chef (Ian and Zack)               black knee high socks, black shoes or boots

Sailors/chefs                                    white knee high socks, black dress shoes, white dress shirt 
 
Sea Creatures                                  colorful socks and shoes.  Seahorses - black shorts.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Costume Calls

EARLY COSTUME CALLS - The following actors are needed for fittings/costume checks. Please come to the Art Room at the time given ready to help us try on your costumes and make sure they fit. (We might need to make an extra call as well so watch for further calls.)

GOLD sailors and gulls Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.
GOLD princesses Wednesday at 2:30pm
PURPLE princesses Wednesday at 5:45 p.m.