Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Guys!  I hope this finds you all well and rested and ready for school on Monday :}

Just some update information for all of you out there.  I know you'll be getting into gear for the start of school...

The DVD and CD will be available to everyone in the company, I just do not have a date yet.  Let's hope "sometime in January" will work.  Maybe we can even have a group showing! 

Don't forget that auditions for Big River will be held on January 8th or 9th.  Please email info@stagedpdx.com for an audition time.  www.stagedpdx.org  Paul Angelo is the director for this show.

Auditions for Midsummer Night's Dream will start the 14th and 15th of March.  Get those grades up and come back for an audition.  Paul Angelo is the director for this show.

So there are lots of opportunities to keep you busy and I know Paul and Andrew are looking forward to seeing you all again soon. 

Welcome to 2011!

Strike!

9.30 am at West Sylvan Middle School.

Please have a look at the list of work to be done, choose an area and help out.

When work is finished, we'll collect payment and give you tickets for our wrap party.

Thank you everyone for all your help so far, one more day and we're done.

What a strike!  You guys are amazing!  My OCD is so happy today; did you see the labels and plastic boxes?  Heaven!  

7.30 to 11.30 wrap party is here!!!!

 http://www.kzsandwichworks.com/whereweare2/

Friday December 10 - Closing Night

Hey Kiddos

  So, you know the drill now.  One more time for giggles, you know what to do.  See you all after school.

  If you get this before you leave in the morning, I've one request.  Our Salvation Army bin is looking really empty.  Could you all stick a can of food in your school bag and drop it in the bin at school?
Thanks Guys.

 See you tomorrow, give it your  best, we're all so proud of what you're doing.

E, P and A

  FYI: information on timing of Popcycles for families with kids at both productions.

  Popcycles curtain goes up at 7.30pm

  45 to 50 minutes of talent portion

  5 minute video

  10 minute paddle raise

  Intermission around 9pm (8.45?) for 20 minutes

  Trial by Jury 35 minutes

I hope this helps!

Thursday December 9 - Second Thursday

It's show night!  Wear your T-Shirt to School!

Tomorrow night will be a very full house. Tonight will  not be as busy.

3.30pm - CAST and Mission Band - Lower Gym - Put your bags into the PTA room first.
Get into costume - work on make up

• costume parents should be ready for actors arriving at 3.30
• make up parents should be ready for actors

3.30pm - CREW - Lower Gym - Put your bags into the PTA room.  Wear black all over.  Dark shoes with dark soles.  Non stage crew can wear their Guys & Dolls shirts.

• Set up prop tables.  
• Ready stage.  
• Sweep and mop gym floors and set up remaining chairs. 
• Start hot water for dry ice. 
• Set out water bottles for pit orchestra. 

5pm - 5.30pm  

• Dinner in the cold lunch room
• Set up concessions and box office 
• Keys for elevator

5.30pm 

• Will call and concessions open, upper doors closed
• Chain to lower gym dropped for access to lower doors 
• touch up make up and mics for Cast  
• Props checked again
• Sound and lighting checks
• Crew for POA on the ready at concessions
• Programs in upper halls
• T-shirts in upper halls
• Locker rooms open for intermission bathroom runs

6pm 

• Door open for seating 
• all Cast back stage for  warm ups with Andrew.  
• Crew set lights for stairwells and prop tables. 
• Check prop tables

6.30pm - curtain up

7.40pm - Intermission

• Dry ice parents back stage

8.40pm - close

• all costumes back on racks and labelled for next show
• all props returned to prop tables
• all personal clothing removed from drama rooms
• chairs on stage left of the gym floor folded and stacked for dance classes on Friday
• floors swept
• cover tech tables
• dump dry ice contents 
• pick up empty water bottles from the stage

9pm - when everything is cleared up and cleaned off, go to PTA room and collect school bags
Please have your costumes put away properly.  It will be harder to deal with tomorrow.

STRIKE!

I am working on the plan for Saturday's Strike.  I will have it ready for you early this week.

I am looking for volunteers to commit to driving some deliveries on Saturday.

Two loads for Lincoln : SUV for most of it.  We might need a pick up if they want risers back.

One load for Wilson: deliver a spot light at 5pm.  SUV or minivan would work.

A pick up for delivering a load to the dump. 
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=31445

One load to Goodwill. Car or minivan should work.


Thanks  Please let me know what you can help with.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday..

  Monday and Tuesday we have no rehearsal. 

  Please remember to RSVP for the wrap up party before Tuesday morning!

Some of you brought home your shirts for the laundry.  If you did so please remember to bring them back with you on Wednesday.

Also, girls remember to bring back your leotards and tights, jeans and socks.

Wednesday there will be a rehearsal starting after school.  All cast and crew should be ready to run the show from the top.  No costumes or makeup, we'll start the run at 4.15pm and be done by 7.00pm.

Before you leave on Wednesday, double check your costumes for all scenes and set your props. 

Friday, December 3 and onwards

Friday - December 3 - First Friday

It's show night!  Wear your T-Shirt to School!

As you all know we are having problems with our sound system.  We do not know how this happened nor are we speculating.  We will work on running diagnostics on sound in the coming days.  

There will be no blame put on anyone for any reason.  We are a team and we will work as a team supporting one another and will work together through any and all problems we encounter.

Coming Week - 

• No rehearsal Monday and Tuesday 
• Dress Wednesday  
• Shows Thursday and Friday
• Strike Saturday 10am to 2pm - Buy tickets for Wrap Up Party - $8 per person
• Wrap Up Party Saturday 7.30pm to 11.30pm

3.30pm - CAST and Mission Band - Lower Gym - Put your bags into the PTA room first.
Get into costume - work on make up

• costume parents should be ready for actors arriving at 3.30
• make up parents should be ready for actors

3.30pm - CREW - Lower Gym - Put your bags into the PTA room.  Wear black all over.  Dark shoes with dark soles.  Non stage crew can wear their Guys & Dolls shirts.

• Set up prop tables.  
• Ready stage.  
• Start hot water for dry ice. 
• Set out water bottles for pit orchestra.  
• Set up POA seating and reserve parking
• If you finish, please check upstairs to see if you are needed

5pm - 5.30pm  

• Dinner in the cold lunch room
• Set up concessions and box office 
• Keys for elevator

5.30pm 

• Will call and concessions open, upper doors closed
• Chain to lower gym dropped for access to lower doors 
• touch up make up and mics for Cast  
• Props checked again
• Sound and lighting checks
• Crew for POA on the ready at concessions
• Programs in upper halls
• T-shirts in upper halls
• Locker rooms open for intermission bathroom runs

6pm 

• Doors open for seating 
• all Cast back stage for  warm ups with Andrew
• Crew set lights for stairwells and prop tables
• Check prop tables

6.30pm - curtain up

7.40pm - Intermission

• Dry ice parents back stage

8.40pm - close

• all costumes back on racks and labelled for next show
• all props returned to prop tables
• all personal clothing removed from drama rooms
• chairs on stage left of the gym floor folded and stacked for dance classes on Friday
• floors swept
• cover tech tables
• dump dry ice contents 
• pick up empty water bottles from the stage

9pm - when everything is cleared up and cleaned off, go to PTA room and collect school bags

I have three chocolate bar I.O.U.s for costumes left lying around.  There will be three more people in debt to me by this evening.  Caramelo or Fruit and Nut would be lovely, thank you. ;)

If you would like to save me and the Den Mums from gaining 50lbs, please put your clothes away and don't leave them on the floor.