Practice Days

Hi All,

So to clarify the requirements for rehearsals.

Monday and Wednesday are for the entire cast and Tuesday and Thursday are for principals and spot work.  Therefore you should be at practice every Monday and Wednesday and come the other two days if you are told to do so by Paul.

May 1st all four days are required until closing.

I hope this helps.

E

Week of March 28

Monday - 3.45pm to 6.15pm - Please bring your registration paperwork.

Tuesday - 3.45pm to 6.15pm

Wednesday - 3.45pm to 6.15pm  Parent Meeting 6pm to 6.30pm CANCELLED - paperwork notes April 6th so let's meet then, my apologies!

Thursday - 3.45pm to 6.15pm

Company Cast List - March 17. 2011

Congratulations! Please return to Room 138 to pick up your paperwork and read through the play today.

Don't forget to learn your lines over Spring Break and be ready to start work on Monday March 28th!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Theseus Duke of Athens………………………Lukas Schwab

Hippolyta……………………………………...Caroline Fenty

Philostrate………………………………….Elysia Laws

Peter Quince………………………………Thom Hilton

Snug a joiner……………………………………Emma Weightman

Bottom a weaver…………………………..Emilia Massa

Flute a bellows mender..………………….Ryan Hindlin

Snout a tinker………....…………………Kate Lambert

Starveling a tailor………………………Ryan Premi

Members of the Rude Mechanical players troupe…............................ Anna Smiley, Zoe Savetz, Claire Marieb

The Fairy Kingdom

Oberon……………………………..Kira McNeil

Titania…………………………………….Kate Nootenboom

Puck……………………………….Moira Chen

First Fairy (in Act II Scene 1)………Sinead Tees

Peaseblossom…………………………Amanda Pays

Cobweb………………………….Alex Tees

Moth……………………......................Haley Shulberg

Mustard Seed……………………........Claire Sherman

Fairies in Titania’s Court….Samantha Dueringer, Shayla Rao, Christina Grossi, Ashley Dueringer

CALL BACK LIST - Room 138 Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm

Haley Schulberg
Emilia Massa
Elysia Laws
Claire Marieb
Christina Grossi
Moira Chen
Kate Lambert
Kate Nootenboom
Lukas Schwab
Carolline Fenty
Thom Hilton
Sinead Tees
Ryan Hindlin
Jon Matter
Amanda Pays
Zoe Savetz
Ashley Dueringer
Shayla Rao
Alex Tees
Ryan Premi
Emma Weightman
Anna Smiley
Kira McNeil
Claire Sherman


Congratulations, please come back to Room 138 from 4pm to 6pm on Wednesday. 
If you have conflicts or questions please email Elaine at eof@aracnet.com

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Auditions for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 March

4pm to 6.30pm in Room 140 @ West Sylvan Middle School

Audition sheets at West Sylvan or download from column on right.

Prepare Puck's monologue in same file.

We are looking forward to starting another great adventure...  Paul and Elaine

Instantaneous Theatre

MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP

DO YOU LIKE ACTING? SINGING? MUSICALS?

THEN COME TRY

INSTANTANEOUS THEATER!

WE’LL TAKE A MUSICAL FROM THE FIRST READ-THROUGH TO THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL, IN ONLY 10 REHEARSALS.  EVERYONE GETS SPEAKING ROLES AND EVERYONE GETS TO SING. 

FEBRUARY 8^TH TO MARCH 10TH

TUES. & THURS. 4:15 TO 6:30 pm

 (Study period from 3:30 to 4:15 pm for West Sylvan students) West Sylvan Room 138 – (Transfer bus from East)

SIGN UP NOW—SPACE IS LIMITED

Class fee--$100 payable to East West Sylvan MS before Feb. 4th

Questions?  Please call Xande at 503-894-9740, or email at xtyadayada@gmail.com

I am interested in joining Instantaneous Theater

Name:____________________   Phone:____________________

Grade:________   Email:______________________________

Adult contact:__________________________   Phone______________

I have enclosed my payment of $100 and will deliver it to West or East Sylvan’s office

Instantaneous Theater is taught by Xande Zublin-Meyer.  Xande has recently moved to Portland from Humboldt County, CA, where she has taught I.T. for the past 15 years.  She has also taught music and theater in various schools since 1984, and she has directed numerous full-scale musical productions for North Coast Repertory Theater.

DVD and CD

Hi Everyone,

   We're looking at getting DVD's and CD's to you before Spring break.  My apologies for the delay but Bob is catching up on work and will be taking some time off (a vacation!) too, so we'll just have to wait.

  I would be nice to get everyone together and watch the tape as a group.  If any of you have a suggestion of a space we could use for that, please let me know.  I can always ask the school if we can view it there.

All the best!

Costume Returns

Thank you to everyone who has already returned their costumes to East or West Sylvan. 

If you still need to return a costume the rack is still outside the drama room door and I'll clear it on Friday.

If you drop off clothes at East, please let me know so they're not getting in Louise's way.

All the best,
Elaine

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.  

Thursday December 2 - Opening Night

Thursday - December 2 - Opening Night

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

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.  
• Set up POA seating and reserve parking
• Set up NO Parking signs by chain if we need assisted access to the lower gym

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.

Wednesday December 1 - Dress Rehearsal

Wednesday - December 1 - Dress Rehearsal

You need to bring food again tonight and water.  This is the last chance to bring everything together.  Please make a list and make sure you have everything with you for this rehearsal.  

Photos will be taken if you bring your t-shirt!!!!

3.30pm - CAST and Mission Band - Lower Gym
Get into costume - work on make up, check props.

3.30pm - CREW - Lower Gym
Set up prop tables.  Ready stage. Check prop tables. Start water for dry ice.

Stage Work 

• touch up painting
• finish last minute punch list and (set up half the chairs - maybe) 
• run dry ice in the scene again

Parents:

• we need someone to run for 20-25lbs of dry ice at Fred Meyer for delivery by 6pm
• pick up Lincoln Crew at 3.30pm from LHS
• Martha will run costuming, volunteer dressers please come and help
• Cymberly will run make up, volunteer make up please come and help

4pm 

• Pit Orchestra set up
• Cast warm up
• Crew check props
• Lights off
• Curtains

4.30pm - Mic up Cast members


4.45pm - Start run of show

6.15pm 

• start second act
• run dry ice scene 

7.30pm to 8pm 
8.pm to 8.30pm

CAST :

• return all mics to the tech table in good condition
• pick up all rubbish from counters and floors and bin
• check costumes for full dress tomorrow 
• return all props to prop tables
• take home personal clothing items
• Any Costumes Found Lying Around Will Be Taken

CREW:

• set prop tables again
• clean off stage
• cover tech tables
• dump dry ice contents
• sweep floors for dance tomorrow morning

8.30PM : If everything is put away and tidy for tomorrow you may leave unless Andrew and Paul need you for additional work.

Tuesday November 30 - Dress Rehearsal

 Tuesday - November 30 - Dress Rehearsal No make-up

CAST: please bring something to cover your costume while eating. You need to have this every night now.  Please clean up after yourselves if you bring food to the gym.  I would like to go home too and don't like having to pick up the remains of your snacks.

CREW: please wear or bring black clothing for work on-stage.  If you have white soles on your shoes then jazz shoes might work better.  You need to do this every night from now on.

3.30pm - CAST and Mission Band - Lower Gym
Get into costume - no make-up check props.

3.30pm - CREW - Lower Gym
Set up prop tables. Ready stage. Check prop tables. Start water boiling. Water for Pit.

Parents - We are looking for the loan of a 30" TV for the duration of the show.  The kids need to see Andrew but he doesn't have access to a TV for the set up.  Please let me know. eof@aracnet.com
 
Stage Work - 2pm - 4pm

• set and clamp risers 
• finish wiring and sound for pit
• paper risers with Kiley at 4pm 

Parents:

• we need someone to run for 20-25lbs of dry ice at Fred Meyer for delivery by 6pm
• Pick up Lincoln Crew at 3.30pm from LHS
• Martha will run costuming, volunteer dressers please come and help
• Cymberly will be running make up, volunteer make up parents please come and help  no makeup today.  If you would like to come and check stocks on hand we'll be dressing from 3.30pm.  Full make-up tomorrow.

4pm 

• Pit Orchestra set up
• Cast warm up
• Crew check props
• Lights off
• Curtains

4.30pm - Mic up CAST


4.45pm - Start run of show

6pm - Training for dry ice and running it in the scene 

• Jackie Campbell
• Jenn Peters
• Kent Anderson
• Nick Nootenboom
• Mike Massa
• Judy Flynn 

6.15pm - Start second act


7.30pm to 8pm

8pm - bring your t-shirt and I'll take a group photo!  I'll  get one yet!
 
CAST :

• return all mics to the tech table in good condition do not just leave them on a table.  Hand them to the tech.
• pick up all rubbish from counters and floors and bin !
• check costumes for full dress tomorrow return your costumes to their clothing rack.
• return all props to prop tables
• take home personal clothing items
• Any Costumes Found Lying Around Will Be Taken

CREW:

• set prop tables again
• clean off stage
• cover tech tables
• dump dry ice contents
• sweep floors for dance tomorrow morning

8PM : If everything is put away and tidy for tomorrow you may leave unless Andrew and Paul need you for additional work.  Do not leave until you are dismissed.  You will  miss important information. 

Monday November 29 - Tech Day

Monday - November 29 - Tech Day

Once we have run through the program, let's try and get one photograph with the entire cast and mission band for the website and thank you cards.  Bring or wear your t-shirts please.  Plan on photo being taken between 7pm and 7.30pm.  (We'll get one yet!)

Once again, today is the day we give to our lighting, sound, power, etc.  There will be a lot of waiting and holding and waiting while tech makes sure they have all their cues set to make the show look and sound good.
It's tiring and we ask for patience from everyone.  Remember, you've had 12 weeks to look good, tech gets a few hours.  Let's help them out as much as we can.

3.30pm - CAST and Mission Band - Lower Gym
3.30pm - CREW - Lower Gym

No Costumes.  Run Cue to Cue through the show.  

Please bring substantial snacks or a small meal to grab on the go as we run through the show.
Always bring a water bottle but do not leave them on the stage!


Make Up : you need to bring a bag marked with your name containing

• mascara
• eye pencil
• lip stick
• eye shadow
• hair brush

Under garments: 

• Girls: please bring your leotard and tights.  

• Boys: please bring your boxer briefs and t-shirts.

Final Costumes:

• Bring your final pieces to complete your costumes.  
• Full run through planned for Tuesday but items need to be on the racks tonight
• Bring and wear your shoes for the run through tonight

Stage Work - 1pm 

• Cut façade for lighting and make hinged door. 
• Rehang signs, set wings and blinds, touch up black paint
• painting of façade, hanging city murals, 
• lay cables and tape down, prep. orchestra pit, dressing room lights and blue lights on stairwells.  
• Build new door frame for stage right entry and hang curtains.  Hang frame for stage left and hang curtains.  
• Repair big ramp
• 4pm take out chair racks

 Parents:

• construction help with façade and ramp repair
• Elizabeth is hanging screens
• Lots of ladders and tape today if you're available early
• Pick up of Lincoln Crew at 3.30pm from LHS
• 7pm parent needed to finish the painting of the benches

4.15pm:

• sound on all scene 1 actors
• lights off and props set
• warm up with Andrew and Paul 

4.20pm - ten minutes to run through dry ice with cast

4.30pm - start cue to cue


7pm - 7.30pm


CAST :

• return all mics to the tech table in good condition
• pick up all rubbish from counters and floors and bin
• check costumes for full dress tomorrow 
• return all props to prop tables
• take home personal clothing items
• Any Costumes Found Lying Around Will Be Taken

CREW:

• set prop tables again
• clean off stage
• cover tech tables
• dump dry ice contents
• sweep floors for dance tomorrow morning

7.30pm - when everything is put away and ready for tomorrow you may leave.

Photo Friday - it rhymes