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

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

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:

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.

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.

Rehearsal/Wrangler Schedule 2/17-2/19

A couple of notes about this week's rehearsal:

 

 -  We are very close to show time and there's a lot of bugs going around.  If your child is sick and will not be at rehearsal, please let us know via email.  The office does not alert us when a child is sick.

 

 -  Wed/Thu rehearsals - ALL CAST called 6:30-8:30pm - we're going to try the whole show!

 

 -  Tentacles rehearse with GOLD cast this week

 

 -  Room Assignments for rehearsals this week:

       Leads - Mrs Pope's Room

       Flotsam/Jetsam/Pilot/Sailors/Princesses - Mrs Becker's Room

       Tentacles/Sea Creatures/Gulls - Mrs Grider's Room

 

 -  Now that we've seen pieces of the set, we may be making some slight adjustments to blocking. Please let your child know we might change a few things so they're not surprised.

 

 -  Please keep rehearsing the finale and viewing the dance videos!

 

 

Costume Requirements - Addendum

Here's some items that were left off the original listing...

All sailor/chefs and pilot/chef need white dress shirts. 

Seahorses need black shorts.

Scuttle needs white shorts. 

Princesses need red tshirts and red shorts for under the sea number (hobby lobby has tshirts for cheap). 

 

----  original list ----

COSTUME NEEDS

Parent’s Please Provide

SPECIAL NOTE—Anyone called to get Knee high socks: Socks should be on the overly high side since those needing them will be in knickers. ‘Character’ shoes can be nice shoes with a low wide heel, not necessarily real character shoes.

If any of this causes a financial difficulty, please let us know and we will help.

If we missed anyone let us know.

Label all items with your child’s name and turn them into the School Office or to Cindy or Holly as soon as possible

Questions, please contact Cindy Howie - cdhowie689@sbcglobal.net

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!

 

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

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

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

Sailors/chefs                                    white knee high socks, black dress shoes

 

Sea Creatures                                  colorful socks and shoes

Rehearsal/Wrangler Schedule - Feb 10-12th

Below is the schedule for this week.  Minor adjustments to accommodate volleyball.

 

TENTACLES - please note that this week and next you will be rehearsing with the GOLD cast.  Tech/Performance week you will be required for all dress rehearsals/performances.

 

Costume Requirements - Please Provide

Below is a link to the document outlining the costume pieces we are asking individual families to provide for their actors.  The list is also posted below the link for your convenience.

Costume Requirements Document

COSTUME NEEDS

Parent’s Please Provide

SPECIAL NOTE—Anyone called to get Knee high socks: Socks should be on the overly high side since those needing them will be in knickers. ‘Character’ shoes can be nice shoes with a low wide heel, not necessarily real character shoes.

If any of this causes a financial difficulty, please let us know and we will help.

If we missed anyone let us know.

Label all items with your child’s name and turn them into the School Office or to Cindy or Holly as soon as possible

Questions, please contact Cindy Howie - cdhowie689@sbcglobal.net

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!

 

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

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

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

Sailors/chefs                                    white knee high socks, black dress shoes

 

Sea Creatures                                  colorful socks and shoes

 

Dance Rehearsal Videos

Below are the links to videos of most of the dance routines.  Please review with your child any routines they may be part of.   This will allow our actors to see themselves and reinforce the dance routines.

Human Stuff:

Human Stuff Video

Kiss the Girl:

Kiss the Girl Video

She's in Love:

She's in Love Video

Under the Sea (Purple):

Under the Sea (Purple) Video

Under the Sea (Gold):

Under the Sea (Gold) Video

Wrangling - 2/3-2/5

Below is the wrangler assignment for this week.  We'll be posting the assignments through tech later this evening.

Rehearsal Schedule - Feb 3, 4, 5th

Here's the rehearsal schedule for this week (Feb 3, 4, 5th).  We have swapped the dance and scene rehearsals to take advantage of the space in the Parish Center.

 

NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR SCRIPTS!!  Next week everyone needs to be off book.  The cast will be allowed to ask for a line should they forget, but they should know their lines.

Program Ads due Wednesday, Feb 4th

Just a reminder - Program Ads are due Wednesday, February 4th.

Program ads are for families, friends and local businesses to share their good wishes.

Send text, *.pdf or *.jpeg to holycrossmusical@gmail.com or turn into the school office.  Payment should be sent to the school office.

Link to the program ad flyer:

Program Ad Flyer

Vocal Health - a Note from our Music Director

Just a quick note to parents and cast members -  this is prime season for colds and flu. The coughing and irritation that can follow can cause scratchy, tired or even lost voices.

 

Several cast members have mentioned being vocally tired so this is a real concern. We are quickly approaching opening night - please consider the following steps to reduce the chance of vocal fatigue.

 

1. Get lots of rest
2. Drink lots of water
3. Avoid caffeine when possible – it dries the vocal cords. Herbal tea with lemon or honey are good alternatives.
4. Silence is golden! Every time you hum, talk, whisper or sing you are using your vocal cords.
5. Try not to clear your throat – that is basically slapping your vocal cords together.
6. If you are not feeling well use a vaporizer at night – cold mist is better than hot mist.
7. Avoid loud environments. If you go to a sports event or concert try not to scream and yell – it wears on your voice very quickly.
8. For dry throats use lozenges to help provide moisture.

 

Finally if you do have a sore or tired throat please let myself or Nicole know before rehearsal begins.

 

Thank you!

 

Jason Morgan

Music Director

Wrangling - Next Week (2/1) through Tech

Starting next week (2/1) and through to performances, we'll be assigning wrangling spots for rehearsals.  We'll start with the costume crew in early Feb to free them up for costume rehearsals later on.

 

If there is any date that you cannot wrangle, please contact Sarah Hasenstab at shasenstab@hotmail.com so she can avoid scheduling you during a conflict.  Once scheduled it will be your responsibility to find a replacement.

Call for Props

And so it continues...  We are still gathering props for the musical!  Listed below are some needed items. 

 

If you have an item you are willing to loan or donate, please contact Sandra Ritter at stritter2000@live.com so arrangements can be made on how and where to bring your items.

If loaning an item, please put your name and contact information with the item so it can be returned to the proper owner. 

Items needed for the Chef Scene:  

1. Fish, Crabs, and Lobsters--plastic or plush--we need a lot of them!
2. Plastic Cleavers and Mallets--need to be life size--not small toddler toy--to see from stage.

Rehearsal Schedule - Week of Jan 27-29th

Here's the rehearsal schedule for this week and where we'll be rehearsing.  There is only one modification from the published schedule.

 

NOTE:  We have rescheduled the cancelled Dance Rehearsal from last Thursday (1/22) to this Thursday (1/29).  We'll assess whether an additional rehearsal for Human Stuff will be necessary.

 

 

DANCE REHEARSAL CANCELLED TODAY (Thu 1/22)

Our choreographer is sick, so there will be no dance rehearsal today afterschool.

Evening rehearsal remains the same - in the Parish Center!

Thursday Rehearsal (1/22) - Dance Rehearsal & Evening Venue Change

ALL Thursday rehearsals (afternoon & evening) will be held in the Parish Center due to Kindergarten/Pre-K information night. 

 

The Dance rehearsal for Thursday has been modified. No changes in who is called - just how long some of them need to be there.

 

Evening Rehearsal remains the same.

 

 

Breakdown of Tonight's Rehearsal (1/14)

Hello Parents!

 

We will be running all of Act I this evening.  We anticipate finishing rehearsal of that at 7:30pm - at which time we will dismiss the entire cast EXCEPT Mersisters and those in Scene 11.

 

So - at 7:30 tonight you may go home unless you are a:

 

Mersister

Ursula

Ariel

Flotsam

Jetsam

Sebastian

Flounder

Dance Rehearsal (Thu 1/15, Tu 1/20, Thu 1/22) in Parish Center

The next three dance rehearsals (3:30-5pm) will be held in the Parish Center due to the large size of the cast involved in the dance number.

 

Thu 1/15  Under the Sea

Tu 1/20    Kiss the Girl

Thu 1/22  Kiss the Girl

If your child is coming to dance rehearsal from Aftercare, please send us an email so we know to go and get him/her.  holycrossmusical@gmail.com

Prop Needs

And so it begins...  We are starting to gather props for the musical!  Listed below are some needed items.

 If you have an item you are willing to loan or donate, please contact Sandra Ritter at stritter2000@live.com so arrangements can be made on how and where to bring your items.

If loaning an item, please put your name and contact information with the item so it can be returned to the proper owner. 

Items needed for the Chef Scene:  

1. Fish, Crabs, and Lobsters--plastic or plush--we need a lot of them!
2. Plastic Cleavers and Mallets--need to be life size--not small toddler toy--to see from stage.
3. Platters with dome covers (the tall round kind are preferred)
4. Telescope

 

 

 

Dance Rehearsal Modification - Tuesday, January 13th

Due to rehearsal cancellation on Thursday, January 9th due to weather, we've amended the Dance Rehearsal for Tuesday, January 13th.

Evening rehearsal remains the same as the published schedule.

 

 

Rehearsal Cancelled - Thursday, January 8th

Due to school cancellation, rehearsal tonight is cancelled as well.  Stay warm!

Wed, Jan 7th Rehearsal Rescheduled for Sat, Jan 10th

Due to the weather related cancellation of school today, rehearsal this evening is being rescheduled to Saturday, January 10th from 4-6pm.

Rehearsal Canceled - Wednesday, December 7th

Due to the school cancellation - play rehearsal is also cancelled.  Enjoy your evening off (practice your songs/lines)!

Rehearsal Adjustments (Jan 7th & 13th)

There are two adjustments to the rehearsal schedule.

 

On Wednesday, January 7th, we had a cut/paste gone awry and more characters were called than are actually needed for scene 7.  Grimsby was accidentally left off the list for The Contest.

On Tuesday, January 13th, after seeing the choreography for Under the Sea the plan for that song changed and we'd like additional characters at rehearsal.  Mersisters with a VB game are are ok to miss the 6:30 Under the Sea rehearsal.

 

Click the link below for a revised schedule:

 

LittleMermaid_RehearsalSchedule_JanFeb_20150104

 

 

January/February Rehearsal Schedule

Click the link below for the January/February Rehearsal Schedule:

LittleMermaid_JanFeb_RehearsalSchedule


Click the link below for the Purple/Gold Cast Listing:

LittleMermaid_Purple_Gold_CastListing

 

Tentacle Parents - please note that on Thursday, January 8th your actors are called from 7:30-8:30pm.  Please let us know if this poses any problems for our younger cast members.

K-4 Parents - As we get closer to the show, particularly when we start running entire acts or the entire show (Feb 10-19), if your actors are able to stay until 8:30 we'd be happy to have them.  We will still dismiss at 7:30 until Performance Week for those needing an earlier end time.