EGNC
To: Middle School Parents and students.
From: Ms. Wilson
Re: Schedule Specifics for Dress rehearsal and performances.
SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY DRESS REHEARSAL AND
PERFORMANCE DAYS FOR EGNC.
SUNDAY, March 25--------FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL
12:30 BLUE CAST, CHORUS, ORCHESTRA and CREW call. You must be at school no later than 12:30 and no earlier than noon. All actors into make-up and costume. Make-up first, then get into costume.
12:40 ORCHESTRA warm-up in Carlson
1:00 WARM-UP
(physical and vocal) for BLUE CAST and CHORUS onstage in Carlson. CREW pre-set is finished by this time. House opens at 1:15.
1:20 CURTAIN—BLUE CAST
2:20 NOTES
3:00 BLUE CAST break, CHORUS, CREW and ORCHESTRA break.
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3:00 RED CAST CALL. Happy Birthday Emma! Snacks and cake will be available. NO EATING IN COSTUME. NO EXCEPTIONS.
3:15 RED CAST into make-up, then costume.
3:30 BLUE CAST released which means YOU MUST GO HOME if you are in the blue cast. You may not stay for the other dress rehearsal.
3:45 Warm-ups onstage for RED cast—physical and vocal…including CHORUS.
4:00 House is open.
4:15 RED CAST Curtain.
5:15 Notes
6:00 RED CAST is released. CHORUS is released. ORCHESTRA is released. Go home and get some sleep!
6ish CREW is released when the props, costumes and set pieces are put away for the evening.
Hi All.
Tomorrow is our last dress rehearsal. We will run rehearsals in costume and make-up just as if we had a real audience.
To Do:
BE Prompt.
ORCHESTRA:
1. Wear black clothing appropriate for an orchestra member. Remember, you represent our school when you are out in front as a member of the orchestra.
2. Please make sure your clothes and body are clean every day you arrive to play. That means you will have to wash your orchestra black clothes a few times (at least) by the time we get to our final performance.
ALL ACTORS:
1. Wear comfortable clothes that have a button down shirt so you can get into make-up and then easily change into costume.
2. Wear clean undergarments and SHOWER AND PUT ON DEODORANT BEFORE YOU COME TO REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCES—EVERY SINGLE DAY you are rehearsing and performing. This is especially important for people who are sharing costumes.
ALL:
1. Bring your paper, pencil and a water bottle that has your name on it.
2. Bring a healthy snack just in case you need it. You will be working hard for the entire rehearsal with short breaks and a half an hour break at 3:00.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE DETAILS
Performers: ALL actors, musicians and crew must arrive at school 1 hour before each performance.
TARDINESS: If an actor is late, we will assume the actor is ill and call in an understudy from the other cast. ALL participants are required to arrive on time for every call. There will be a sign in sheet for actors, crew and orchestra backstage beginning on Monday, March 26 for the opening performance.
Performance schedule
Monday, March 26 BLUE CAST OPENING 6:00pm call/7pm curtain
Tuesday, March 27 BLUE cast 6:00pm call/7pm curtain
Wednesday, March 28 BLUE cast 12:30 pm call/1:30pm matinee curtain
Wednesday, March 28 RED CAST OPENING 6:00 pm call/7pm curtain
Thursday, March 29 RED CAST Matinee 12:30 call/1:30 matinee curtain
Thursday, March 29 RED CAST 6pm call/7pm curtain
EVENING PICK-UP:
The show lasts about 55 minutes. Your child(ren) should be ready to go home about 90 minutes after curtain time in the evenings. They will be available at the usual time of 3:15 after matinees just like any normal school day.
A few suggestions for parents:
Make sure your child gets plenty of rest this week. The schedule is very demanding and they are excited and nervous.
Regular meals are important. I suggest a light meal before you take your child to school for his/her call. He or she will probably want to eat again after the performance.
Don’t be surprised if your child is very “jazzed” when he or she arrives home after a performance. It’s really normal to take some time to come down from the excitement of a performance experience whether you are crew, orchestra, cast, videographer, ticket person etc..Listening to music or quietly reading in bed might help your child calm down and be ready to sleep after she/he arrives home.
I or another middle school faculty person will not leave the building until every child is picked up after evening performances.
My cell phone number is (see note sent home). Please use it ONLY in case of an emergency. Please call if your child is ill as soon as you are able.
ILLNESS:
We are fortunate to have two full casts of principles. If a child in the chorus is ill, please call me and we will adapt our staging.
If a principle actor is ill, I will call the actor from the other cast to come and perform the role in your (ill) child’s absence.
NOTE: if your child performs for an ill actor, I will allow the ill actor to do a performance later in the run in place of your child. We are a community and I want to allow each child to have the opportunity to do three performances. We have all the emergency numbers for parents listed in the emergency book in the main office. We want to be able to reach actors from the red cast for blue cast performances if needed and visa versa. We will assume we can reach one parent via cell phone in case of emergency. If you are going to be anywhere where you aren’t reachable via cell, please email me at lwilson@bakerdemschool.org. with the details of where you can be reached in an emergency.
Thanks all.
Ms. W.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Welcome Ms. Jan's class!
Today was hectic and very fruitful. We ran through the show for the lighting crew, put up the "legs" for the side masking, had numerous line, choreography and music rehearsals and did some scene painting and light cue writing after school...the one ingredient...it was all done by our kids.
I'm tired tonight, so I'm going to write a short one. Many kids said that they have been worried about homework this week. I spoke to your teachers and they were very clear that the rubrics were there for you to start on the work you will be tackling next week in your regular classes and to continue work on your Latin and your debates for Social Studies. You are not expected to finish all of the work by Friday or Monday. The teachers assigned the rubrics so everyone would have meaningful work to do if you weren't needed in the theatre or the art room or the costume room etc...This week is all about the production and your place in it. Don't worry about the homework, but pay attention to it when you have the opportunity. Being an independent thinker and a "doer" is the answer for this confusion. I keep repeating in rehearsal this week. None of us is concerned if you make a mistake. All we require is that you work to your fullest potential--try your hardest and you will succeed. I am delighted with where we are right now, but we have more work to do.
Tomorrow, we run straight through. Blue cast in the am.
OUR LITTLEST AUDIENCE...
At 9:30 we will do the opening number for the toddler class. They are too little to sit through the whole show, but we want them to be excited and feel included in the show. They'll be with us for about 15 minutes in Carlson and they will watch the opening number with lighting and costumes. We will introduce ourselves and allow them to ask questions. It should be a delightful and (probably amusing) way to start the day. Have you met any of our littlest ones? They are pretty darned delightful.
Costumes tomorrow. Be prepared to feel a little (or a lot) discombobulated....first dress is always a challenge...We'll only stop for costume issues and I'll take notes. After the run-thru, both casts and all crew will gather in the theatre for notes. Costume notes first, then actors, then crew.
Be brave, dear students and take the risk to put yourselves out there...risk being as wonderful as you possibly can....I have so much faith in you.
Ms. W.
I'm tired tonight, so I'm going to write a short one. Many kids said that they have been worried about homework this week. I spoke to your teachers and they were very clear that the rubrics were there for you to start on the work you will be tackling next week in your regular classes and to continue work on your Latin and your debates for Social Studies. You are not expected to finish all of the work by Friday or Monday. The teachers assigned the rubrics so everyone would have meaningful work to do if you weren't needed in the theatre or the art room or the costume room etc...This week is all about the production and your place in it. Don't worry about the homework, but pay attention to it when you have the opportunity. Being an independent thinker and a "doer" is the answer for this confusion. I keep repeating in rehearsal this week. None of us is concerned if you make a mistake. All we require is that you work to your fullest potential--try your hardest and you will succeed. I am delighted with where we are right now, but we have more work to do.
Tomorrow, we run straight through. Blue cast in the am.
OUR LITTLEST AUDIENCE...
At 9:30 we will do the opening number for the toddler class. They are too little to sit through the whole show, but we want them to be excited and feel included in the show. They'll be with us for about 15 minutes in Carlson and they will watch the opening number with lighting and costumes. We will introduce ourselves and allow them to ask questions. It should be a delightful and (probably amusing) way to start the day. Have you met any of our littlest ones? They are pretty darned delightful.
Costumes tomorrow. Be prepared to feel a little (or a lot) discombobulated....first dress is always a challenge...We'll only stop for costume issues and I'll take notes. After the run-thru, both casts and all crew will gather in the theatre for notes. Costume notes first, then actors, then crew.
Be brave, dear students and take the risk to put yourselves out there...risk being as wonderful as you possibly can....I have so much faith in you.
Ms. W.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Tech week starts tomorrow...
Hi all.
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Hey,
Look at the callboard when you come in every day. Everything is very organized for this week.
If you want to, you can do your rehearsals and get your homework done as well. You have advisory first thing in the morning to get all of your questions answered. Everything you do as homework this week will get you ahead.
We'll start every day with an advisory til 9.
9:00 --meeting for all tech crew and staff in Carlson til 9:30/break.
9:35--cast onstage for run.
9:35--orchestra places for run.
9:35--crew in place for run-thru.
9:35 --other cast in audience observing.
10:25--5 minute break for all..
11:15 break for lunch. see you this afternoon.....
See you all tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to this week.
Ms. W.
TO POST A COMMENT: you need to click on comments at the bottom of this page and there will be a window pop up where you can comment.
Hey,
Look at the callboard when you come in every day. Everything is very organized for this week.
If you want to, you can do your rehearsals and get your homework done as well. You have advisory first thing in the morning to get all of your questions answered. Everything you do as homework this week will get you ahead.
We'll start every day with an advisory til 9.
9:00-- a warm-up in the cafeteria for actors and orchestra run by choreographers and Mrs. G for vocal warm-ups.
9:00 --meeting for all tech crew and staff in Carlson til 9:30/break.
9:35--cast onstage for run.
9:35--orchestra places for run.
9:35--crew in place for run-thru.
9:35 --other cast in audience observing.
10:25--5 minute break for all..
11:15 break for lunch. see you this afternoon.....
See you all tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to this week.
Ms. W.
Friday, March 16, 2007
There was a little stage...and on that stage there was a whoppingly grand Steinway piano...
The piano was finally, finally moved today. I walked in to school only to discover the brand new elevator was broken (arghghgh). But Mrs. G. prevailed upon the piano movers to come to school anyway and they got the darned thing out of the theatre about 12:15. I was never so delighted to wave goodbye to a piano. I love that instrument...but it was like having an elephant onstage in the theatre.
Long, full day today. We started with a short rehearsal time from 10:45-11:15. I blocked the Kid's solo while other parties worked in their spots. Mr. Beck jumped in to the blocking rehearsal...It's a grand thing when you work with someone for so many years that they can pick up and collaborate with you right on the spot...no egos...no who's idea was who's...Mr. Beck started working with the two actors who play the Kid. He had great images to open up the ideas of the song. Both Solveig and Emma are wonderful dancers and we wanted to use that in the choreography. Do you or did you ever dance around the room when you were in grade school all alone in your room?...I'll happily admit it...I sure did...
Some people have to talk to themselves, some have to write it down, some draw ideas...the Kid loves to move and, in this play she is a voracious reader...she knows tons of stories from books. When she decides that the kingdom needs a hero, in her song, at first, she paints the hero in traditional, patriarchal ways...using "he" and more traditional male stereotypes of a hero--seperate from herself...Suddenly, after exploring the ideas in the song--the qualities one really needs to be a hero, she realizes that she doesn't need to be a boy or tall or even a grown-up..She realizes that she has integrity and she understands the pen is mightier than the sword...Hey, maybe the hero could possibly be...Her...Mr. Beck and I took turns volleying the idea of sharing these ideas with the audience. Ideally, the audience should be thinking..."It's YOU. The hero can be YOU Kid." The audience needs to be included in the discovery and the connections that the girl makes in her song.
Both Emma and Solveig got it...they realized that the song should be fun and exhausting and freeing to sing. Both easy and hard at the same time...It is crazy how that never changes about singing...It always feels so easy and so complicated to me as a singer...Working with the girls and Mr. Beck was great fun...Phoebe was there as one of our choreographers. She was observing Mr. Beck working to challenge the actors to free themselves of constraints so they could explore new ideas through movement. Thanks for being savvy and dedicated enough to stay for the extra few minutes of rehearsal Phoebe...it was kind of a magical rehearsal for all of us.
Have I mentioned that this project would be literally impossible to do without my colleague and Associate Teacher, Ms. Snyder? Her combination of professional experience and her depth of knowledge of theatre pedagogy is hard to beat. And she's fun to work with and never loses her cool...She is the person who keeps it from being work for me...when we are collaborating and putting this whole thing together, I feel as if it's all going to work out.
Then the middle school broke for lunch and recess and this afternoon we ran from where we left off yesterday. Starting at scene 3, we worked through the show scene by scene til we reached a song. Then we'd go through the song and subsequently change casts and go back from the beginning of that previous rehearsal section and do it again with the other cast. Am I making sense? In short, we did everything twice. I think it worked well for the kids cause the crew was able to do and see everything twice and all of the actors had the opportunity to work on stage today.
Sid and Abbey are just getting started with the lighting. We'll be coming in this weekend and they're staying late tonight to try and gel and focus every instrument before we start tech rehearsals on Monday.
Ms. Holland was in yesterday to coach two of our singers. The schedule has been so hectic, both Mrs. G and I were especially thrilled to have Ms. Holland in to work one-on-one with singers. I observed a transformation in the confidence of one of the actors who was up onstage shortly after the coaching session. It was quite moving to me to see how much one can accomplish with students when they have talent of expert artists at their fingertips. I love working on a project where we can provide such intense experiences for our kids. One-on-one coaching with a professional singer is a huge treat for a young artist, not to mention a great confidence booster. Huge thanks to our Baker parent and professional singer Ms. Holland for sharing her gifts with our kids. We think we'll see her again next week.
I'm thinking of the Ghandi quote that goes something like, "Become the change you want to see in the world." I feel as if our parents are really taking these ideas to heart with EGNC project. There is something special about our Baker community that draws a diversity of talent and a desire for connectedness between adults and children. We enjoy our kids...I see this in our teachers and in our volunteers who aren't only middle school parents, but parents from all different grades. These parents: Ms. Holland, Ms. Oberman, the Roses, Rebecca who made our beautiful purse for June, Mr. Hensley, Mrs. Smookler and Mrs. Hay, parents who built sets with their kids, and Mr. Haight who has little children but who has spent countless hours teaching our middle school kids how to create a documentary film.
How did we get so lucky to become part of this Baker community? I am overwhelmed with the skill, artistry and compassion of our parents. And I am so grateful for their generosity of time and talent.
A sad farewell to middle school Math Associate, Ms. Mallett who is going to the city to do her student teaching. Ms. Mallett has a background in directing and choreography and she has worked as an Assistant Director on EGNC since I drafted her the day I found out she had theatre experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you Ms. Mallett. We look forward to seeing you at a performance in two weeks. Best of luck with your (fortunate) new students.
Ms. Wilson.
Long, full day today. We started with a short rehearsal time from 10:45-11:15. I blocked the Kid's solo while other parties worked in their spots. Mr. Beck jumped in to the blocking rehearsal...It's a grand thing when you work with someone for so many years that they can pick up and collaborate with you right on the spot...no egos...no who's idea was who's...Mr. Beck started working with the two actors who play the Kid. He had great images to open up the ideas of the song. Both Solveig and Emma are wonderful dancers and we wanted to use that in the choreography. Do you or did you ever dance around the room when you were in grade school all alone in your room?...I'll happily admit it...I sure did...
Some people have to talk to themselves, some have to write it down, some draw ideas...the Kid loves to move and, in this play she is a voracious reader...she knows tons of stories from books. When she decides that the kingdom needs a hero, in her song, at first, she paints the hero in traditional, patriarchal ways...using "he" and more traditional male stereotypes of a hero--seperate from herself...Suddenly, after exploring the ideas in the song--the qualities one really needs to be a hero, she realizes that she doesn't need to be a boy or tall or even a grown-up..She realizes that she has integrity and she understands the pen is mightier than the sword...Hey, maybe the hero could possibly be...Her...Mr. Beck and I took turns volleying the idea of sharing these ideas with the audience. Ideally, the audience should be thinking..."It's YOU. The hero can be YOU Kid." The audience needs to be included in the discovery and the connections that the girl makes in her song.
Both Emma and Solveig got it...they realized that the song should be fun and exhausting and freeing to sing. Both easy and hard at the same time...It is crazy how that never changes about singing...It always feels so easy and so complicated to me as a singer...Working with the girls and Mr. Beck was great fun...Phoebe was there as one of our choreographers. She was observing Mr. Beck working to challenge the actors to free themselves of constraints so they could explore new ideas through movement. Thanks for being savvy and dedicated enough to stay for the extra few minutes of rehearsal Phoebe...it was kind of a magical rehearsal for all of us.
Have I mentioned that this project would be literally impossible to do without my colleague and Associate Teacher, Ms. Snyder? Her combination of professional experience and her depth of knowledge of theatre pedagogy is hard to beat. And she's fun to work with and never loses her cool...She is the person who keeps it from being work for me...when we are collaborating and putting this whole thing together, I feel as if it's all going to work out.
Then the middle school broke for lunch and recess and this afternoon we ran from where we left off yesterday. Starting at scene 3, we worked through the show scene by scene til we reached a song. Then we'd go through the song and subsequently change casts and go back from the beginning of that previous rehearsal section and do it again with the other cast. Am I making sense? In short, we did everything twice. I think it worked well for the kids cause the crew was able to do and see everything twice and all of the actors had the opportunity to work on stage today.
Sid and Abbey are just getting started with the lighting. We'll be coming in this weekend and they're staying late tonight to try and gel and focus every instrument before we start tech rehearsals on Monday.
Ms. Holland was in yesterday to coach two of our singers. The schedule has been so hectic, both Mrs. G and I were especially thrilled to have Ms. Holland in to work one-on-one with singers. I observed a transformation in the confidence of one of the actors who was up onstage shortly after the coaching session. It was quite moving to me to see how much one can accomplish with students when they have talent of expert artists at their fingertips. I love working on a project where we can provide such intense experiences for our kids. One-on-one coaching with a professional singer is a huge treat for a young artist, not to mention a great confidence booster. Huge thanks to our Baker parent and professional singer Ms. Holland for sharing her gifts with our kids. We think we'll see her again next week.
I'm thinking of the Ghandi quote that goes something like, "Become the change you want to see in the world." I feel as if our parents are really taking these ideas to heart with EGNC project. There is something special about our Baker community that draws a diversity of talent and a desire for connectedness between adults and children. We enjoy our kids...I see this in our teachers and in our volunteers who aren't only middle school parents, but parents from all different grades. These parents: Ms. Holland, Ms. Oberman, the Roses, Rebecca who made our beautiful purse for June, Mr. Hensley, Mrs. Smookler and Mrs. Hay, parents who built sets with their kids, and Mr. Haight who has little children but who has spent countless hours teaching our middle school kids how to create a documentary film.
How did we get so lucky to become part of this Baker community? I am overwhelmed with the skill, artistry and compassion of our parents. And I am so grateful for their generosity of time and talent.
A sad farewell to middle school Math Associate, Ms. Mallett who is going to the city to do her student teaching. Ms. Mallett has a background in directing and choreography and she has worked as an Assistant Director on EGNC since I drafted her the day I found out she had theatre experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you Ms. Mallett. We look forward to seeing you at a performance in two weeks. Best of luck with your (fortunate) new students.
Ms. Wilson.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Pics, we have pics.
Mrs. Kohlman works with our
costumers to teach them how to
do button holes and seams.
costumers to teach them how to
do button holes and seams.
(On right) J.J-W prepares to try on his Emperor costume for Mrs. O to do a fitting.
Mrs. O fits H.S. for her costume for the Mom in "The Emperor's Groovy New Clothes".
Today we begin the hang for the lights in the theatre while the actors work in the cafeteria and teacher's lounge to fine tune the flow of the play.
Mr. Beck will speak to the entire production team today about taking responsibility. It's time for everyone to step up and relinquish any excuses. Everyone is counting on everyone else.
Tonight, Sid and Abby will stay after school to continue the hang and focus. I'm hoping Julian, Cate and Christopher will also stay after. These afternoons are full of learning for the students. Yesterday, after school, Sidney and Abby and I stayed and talked through the first half of the script and all of the light cues we'll need. I think they were a bit overwhelmed...yup...that's how it starts and pretty soon, you wonder how you ever felt as if you couldn't accomplish the job on time.
Mr. Rose is in on Wed to tie in the power...then everything will look great!
It's getting closer.
More later.
Ms. Wilson
Monday, March 12, 2007
"Well, it's definitely a look."
Mrs. Oberman brought half of the costumes today for fittings and the costume folks, under the direction of Mrs. Kohlman, learned how to do hems and sew on buttons for the finishing touches on the costumes.
Christopher's reaction was my favorite of all of the students who had a fitting today. He's playing the fashion conscious Dad and he said, when he tried on his purple pants and fab polyester signature early 70's shirt..."Well, it's definitely a LOOK" and indeed it is. It's like the characters jumped to life as the students tried on their colorful costumes. I have a great pic of Mrs. O in one of the mohawk wigs for Primp and Preen. They are a riot...I think I'll just save that little photo....Hello out there Mrs. O. It's a great shot..shall I publish it?
More musical rehearsals today in the cafeteria while the set design crew was spattering the back wall for texture in the theatre. I understand the spattering got a little messy and it took quite awhile for the clean-up..hey all...Mr. Gnutek is feeling crummy with a cold these days...be good to him.
Mr. Beck, Mr. Hensley and Mr. Rose and Julian and Margaret helped load in the lighting equipment this afternoon at 4:30 until 7. Thanks Julian and Margaret and Mr H, R and Mr. Beck...we'll start the hang tomorrow.
Mondays on this project are always overwhelming to me. There are always problems to fix and unexpected happenings over the weekend. But today we began to iron everything out. We had a great talk today in a small rehearsal--Solveig, Emma and I, about the Kid and her courage to stand up against the status quo..Solveig brought up a very valid question early on..why is the kid so naive about Louis the swindler? Why does she believe him? I talked about how we all really want to be believed and understood and that it's easier than one thinks to be taken in by someone who flatters you and seems to understand you...after a not short enough story from my acting days and a (I think) pretty good connection to the beloved "Wicked" we seemed to be getting somewhere--this almost 50 year old drama teacher and two really smart middle school actresses.
I still have to block a duet and a solo...You know, it's interesting to me ...The actress in me wants to give the girls some freedom to explore the Kid's songs--especially the solos. After years in the theatre, one gets a sense of how a song should move, but these are young (but super smart) artists...so there's a tension there. I have given them my idea for the arc of the song and where it should begin and build to...and I have invited them to play with the choices until we set some basic blocking in tech rehearsal at the end of the week. The important thing is that they believe in the integrity of the kid...she's brave and stands up for what she believes in despite tremendous pressure...I think we're starting to see eye to eye on that.
Fabulous girls --these two young women.
I'm wondering if the kids know how hard we're going to have to work for the next two weeks to get this thing off the ground? I guess they'll learn if they haven't yet realized how much work it takes to put up a show like this.
In Mia's blog, she asked, "What is the purpose of the blog?" Well, I have my ideas, but I'm interested in hearing from others first...I'm hoping the kids will use the blog more frequently...it's their thing...perhaps more IM'ing than blogging..but I think there's a real place for it.
I'm wondering if anyone is reading this. Nevertheless, it's a good record of the day to day goings on of the EGNC project. But I must admit, I really want to be more "transparent" than we've been in the past with our process. The arts can transform and inspire...I see it all the time....I want parents to have a little window into the world of this project. We'll see how it pans out...however this record is put to use...it does help me to document the everyday comings and goings of this monster project. Of course right now I should be doing some number crunching...but I'm putting it off to write about how the kids inspire me...they really do...it's so clearly an equation that works...mix fine arts and high expectations with the time and personnel to do the job and kids just shine..it never fails to bring me joy.
Have a good one.
Ms. W.
Christopher's reaction was my favorite of all of the students who had a fitting today. He's playing the fashion conscious Dad and he said, when he tried on his purple pants and fab polyester signature early 70's shirt..."Well, it's definitely a LOOK" and indeed it is. It's like the characters jumped to life as the students tried on their colorful costumes. I have a great pic of Mrs. O in one of the mohawk wigs for Primp and Preen. They are a riot...I think I'll just save that little photo....Hello out there Mrs. O. It's a great shot..shall I publish it?
More musical rehearsals today in the cafeteria while the set design crew was spattering the back wall for texture in the theatre. I understand the spattering got a little messy and it took quite awhile for the clean-up..hey all...Mr. Gnutek is feeling crummy with a cold these days...be good to him.
Mr. Beck, Mr. Hensley and Mr. Rose and Julian and Margaret helped load in the lighting equipment this afternoon at 4:30 until 7. Thanks Julian and Margaret and Mr H, R and Mr. Beck...we'll start the hang tomorrow.
Mondays on this project are always overwhelming to me. There are always problems to fix and unexpected happenings over the weekend. But today we began to iron everything out. We had a great talk today in a small rehearsal--Solveig, Emma and I, about the Kid and her courage to stand up against the status quo..Solveig brought up a very valid question early on..why is the kid so naive about Louis the swindler? Why does she believe him? I talked about how we all really want to be believed and understood and that it's easier than one thinks to be taken in by someone who flatters you and seems to understand you...after a not short enough story from my acting days and a (I think) pretty good connection to the beloved "Wicked" we seemed to be getting somewhere--this almost 50 year old drama teacher and two really smart middle school actresses.
I still have to block a duet and a solo...You know, it's interesting to me ...The actress in me wants to give the girls some freedom to explore the Kid's songs--especially the solos. After years in the theatre, one gets a sense of how a song should move, but these are young (but super smart) artists...so there's a tension there. I have given them my idea for the arc of the song and where it should begin and build to...and I have invited them to play with the choices until we set some basic blocking in tech rehearsal at the end of the week. The important thing is that they believe in the integrity of the kid...she's brave and stands up for what she believes in despite tremendous pressure...I think we're starting to see eye to eye on that.
Fabulous girls --these two young women.
I'm wondering if the kids know how hard we're going to have to work for the next two weeks to get this thing off the ground? I guess they'll learn if they haven't yet realized how much work it takes to put up a show like this.
In Mia's blog, she asked, "What is the purpose of the blog?" Well, I have my ideas, but I'm interested in hearing from others first...I'm hoping the kids will use the blog more frequently...it's their thing...perhaps more IM'ing than blogging..but I think there's a real place for it.
I'm wondering if anyone is reading this. Nevertheless, it's a good record of the day to day goings on of the EGNC project. But I must admit, I really want to be more "transparent" than we've been in the past with our process. The arts can transform and inspire...I see it all the time....I want parents to have a little window into the world of this project. We'll see how it pans out...however this record is put to use...it does help me to document the everyday comings and goings of this monster project. Of course right now I should be doing some number crunching...but I'm putting it off to write about how the kids inspire me...they really do...it's so clearly an equation that works...mix fine arts and high expectations with the time and personnel to do the job and kids just shine..it never fails to bring me joy.
Have a good one.
Ms. W.
Costumes Anyone?
Costume fittings today. We thought they were going to be at 2:15, but Mrs. O. has a conflict and so we will forge ahead and make a new schedule for the fittings.
Mrs. Oberman is another parent who has made EGNC possible. She designed the principal costumes for the show and she has also built all of them! The students have never worn such glamorous and well made costumes at Baker. The colors are fabulous and wait until you see Primp and Preen's costumes...they really make a statement! More about the divine Ms. Oberman later. The students will do the hand sewing with Mrs. Kohlman starting today until opening two weeks from today. Mrs. Kohlman is working with the chorus costume designers to costume the entire chorus. Lots to do...lots to do...
This week is filled with tech and spot rehearsals.
I'm going to pull Solveig today for a one-on-one session for her solo...I pulled Emma during LA last week as well. Mrs. McKenna has the students working on projects that allow me to take an actor or tech person out for one LA period to rehearse. This has been a real help in that it allows students some one on one time with me to explore ideas for their characters. Sometimes Ms. Snyder is there as well which makes it possible for one of us to work with the actor and the other to observe the improvs and to comment and direct. This might be my favorite part of the whole thing...being able to work with students in small groups to delve into a character or a main idea for the play and to see how all of that is reflected in his/her character.
I'm at home this morning and off to school to figure out the specifics of rehearsals for the rest of the week before we go into rehearsal with Solveig.
Ms. Wilson
Mrs. Oberman is another parent who has made EGNC possible. She designed the principal costumes for the show and she has also built all of them! The students have never worn such glamorous and well made costumes at Baker. The colors are fabulous and wait until you see Primp and Preen's costumes...they really make a statement! More about the divine Ms. Oberman later. The students will do the hand sewing with Mrs. Kohlman starting today until opening two weeks from today. Mrs. Kohlman is working with the chorus costume designers to costume the entire chorus. Lots to do...lots to do...
This week is filled with tech and spot rehearsals.
I'm going to pull Solveig today for a one-on-one session for her solo...I pulled Emma during LA last week as well. Mrs. McKenna has the students working on projects that allow me to take an actor or tech person out for one LA period to rehearse. This has been a real help in that it allows students some one on one time with me to explore ideas for their characters. Sometimes Ms. Snyder is there as well which makes it possible for one of us to work with the actor and the other to observe the improvs and to comment and direct. This might be my favorite part of the whole thing...being able to work with students in small groups to delve into a character or a main idea for the play and to see how all of that is reflected in his/her character.
I'm at home this morning and off to school to figure out the specifics of rehearsals for the rest of the week before we go into rehearsal with Solveig.
Ms. Wilson
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Did You Know?
Did you know that EGNC couldn't possibly have happened without our parent volunteers? Many of you might be aware of the variety of artists we have as parents at Baker. Frank and Nancy Rose are two of those artists. Without Mr. and Mrs. Rose, we couldn't possibly be approaching the production EGNC in the comprehensive way we are right now.
Mr. Rose is the TD at a professional theatre in his work life. He also used to be the Tech Director for the Theatre Department at National-Louis University (back when they had a terrific theatre department).
Mr. Rose is the TD at a professional theatre in his work life. He also used to be the Tech Director for the Theatre Department at National-Louis University (back when they had a terrific theatre department).
Mr. Rose has helped make my hopes for the EGNC project become a reality.
He supervised the set construction on the Carlson stage, and designed the a thrust platform that moves the stage into the house and connects actors to audience.
He designed and supervised the "build" of a crossover wall upstage so that actors would have the opportunity to enter from stage right as well as stage left in our production.
He figured out how to build and use sturdy and reusable flats to mask the offstage areas on each side of the stage.
He arranged to let us use some of his equipment to help defray the costs of renting equipment to mount the show. (Who else at Baker has a mirror ball stored in their basement?)
He specified and ordered all the lumber we needed to purchase for construction of our scenery and he put in the shop order for the lighting equipment with ILC.
He supervised the "strike" of the theatre seats to make room for the changes in the theatre.
And he spent two loooooong Saturdays here supervising the construction of all of the aforementioned set pieces in Carlson.
Nancy Rose is a fabulous artist, but I discovered that she also has a background in set design. Early on in the planning, Mrs. Rose agreed to volunteer some time to help shepherd the design process for the show..."a few hours...just to get everyone started.."
Mrs. Rose has been there every day the kids are there, mentoring, helping children to organize their thoughts and ideas as well as helping Mr. Gnutek to get them to "scaffold" their work from initial idea to finished product. She is an experienced theatre as well as visual artist and she is a wonderful mentor to the students. It is a delight to watch Mrs. Rose work along side Mr. Gnutek and Ms. Goldfine to make the props and scenery come to life for EGNC.
I can't thank these two talented and generous parents enough for their contributions to the EGNC project. Parents, if you see them in your comings and goings to and from Baker, I encourage you to go ahead and let the Rose's know that you appreciate their hard work and dedication to our kids.
Other news this week:
We spent a lot of time this week on musical rehearsals and having our student choreographers teach the dances to the students involved in each dance number.
One of the problems of the way we scheduled the work, is that I have very little one-on-one time with the students and a lot of the rehearsing happens in the theatre or cafeteria when lots of other people are around.
I must say, the kids are being quite courageous as they dig in and try new things during each rehearsal. I sometimes forget how young they all are until I have to remind them that rehearsal is a time to try new things, to make mistakes and risk being a bit vulnerable so one can learn and grow as an artist. I keep thinking if I can make our rehearsal rooms a safe place for kids, then we will really have jumped a huge hurdle.
You know, it's one thing to do the All School Show, where you are out there with your friends together trying something new, it's quite another when you are asked to put just yourself on the line and still try new things.
On Monday, Mr. Beck, Mr. Rose, and a few others (anoyone else interested in schlepping lighting equipment? email me!) will go and pick up the lighting equpment and load it in to Carlson. Then we will begin the tech portion of the rehearsal process.
This week, Abby and Sidney with Julian and Chris and probably Frank, will hang the lighting and cable everything together to connect to the power source. Our wonderful Mr. Graddy is staying late on Monday to help us turn off so Mr. Rose can do the hook up.
On Tuesday, Mr. Beck will supervise the hanging of each instrument. After everything is securely in the air and connected to dimmers, the students will focus each light where Mr. Hensley's light plot specifically indicates. (Lots of Geometry here folks...) After the lights are hung, focused and connected to power, Sid and Abby will choose color for the lights and add a colored gel or film filter to each instrument to create different looks. When all of that work is done, we will start "cueing" the show. Lots to do...
Meanwhile, Monday is the first costume fitting for all of the principals. Of course they are very excited, as is the talented Mrs. Oberman, our principal costume designer extraordinaire. It should be interesting...
More later. Comments or questions? Please feel free to let me know and I will do my best to field all questions and to read all comments.
Sincerely,
Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Middle of the Night Musings
So, it's 3am and someone was coughing and after I took care of the "cougher", my mind started racing.
Right now, since I have surrendered to my wakefulness, I should be outlining the comings and goings of scenery, props and people --scene by scene --for my students. But, no, I'm blogging. I feel as if my mind is a racetrack and my thoughts are the Indy 500 cars on race day...
Choreographers Phoebe and Eileen rehearsed a big dance number, Opportunity today. I decided to add the chorus to the number and we thought of a way to incorporate them that is really fun.
I love to watch my colleague, Mr. Beck, teach kids how to teach choreography to other kids. He' so creative and efficient (and today he was creative and efficient with a migrane.) We worked the beginning of the dance and we'll do more on Thursday.
Mr. B mentioned that the only difference between dance training and having no formal training is that it might take one a few more times to get the steps, but if a person practices, and if they run the steps 100 times, and one person gets the steps at time 3 and the other masters the steps at time 50, everyone masters the steps in time for the show--which is the ultimate goal. He spoke of the only issue being that you have to try, to stick to it and to ask for help if you need it. He gave a few examples of how to ask for help and reminded the kids that they were a team--our Louis actors and our Kid actors --and that they should work together to conquer the dance. It is so gratifying to see the students take these ideas to heart. After Mr. Beck and I mentioned the idea of partnership and the need to support one's partner...they were on their way and we didn't have to say much as Ms. Phoebe and Ms. Eileen put them through their paces.
Mr. Semeyn has the crew and lighting designers for three days this week to work on the science of light and electricity. He stopped in to my office today to show me the coolest website that shows the physics of light in a clear and most amusing way. It was great to have him so jazzed about teaching this piece of the puzzle to these kids before they hang, cable and focus all the lights for the show next week. He emailed later saying how much he enjoyed working with such a small group with so many "hands on" materials...weeeeeeeeee...art and science... I love it.
I learned I have to rent a bunch of strip lights today and maybe more cable and a few instruments...cha ching..the budget can take it, thank heavens...your five dollar ticket at work...and those strip lights are such an important effect on the back wall that I need them for two weeks to get the cast set where they need to be when we use the silouette effect.
I had a chance to work with Olivia, one of my Emperor's today. We did a coffee exercise...we do them in class in fourth and fifth grade when we develop characters. The actor closes her eyes and I take her on an imaginary tour of her quarters as the Emperor. Then she does an improvisation (using her rational thought as little as possible and allowing the body and intuition to inform the comings and goings) of the first five minutes of the Emperor's day. After the coffee exercise, I interviewed her Emperor in role as a reporter writing a story about the Emperor's upcoming Birthday Bash. We had a good rehearsal and I think Olivia was surprised at how much she learned about the Emperor from the exercise and interview.
Later, Emma and Olivia and I worked during LA to take apart the lyrics to So Much in Common. It's an important song, because it reveals the beginnings of a friendship between the Emperor and the Kid. And it's not just any friendship...it's one of those..."fate brought us together" friendships. The song is difficult at first 'cause it's a series of questions and answers. We spoke of the build of the song and how it's indicated through a modulation. And we spoke of the key moment where they both make themselves vulnerable to the other. All of my actors were on board during our whole discussion and I look forward to seeing what happens in our music rehearsal.
Hey, my middle school kids, remember to take apart your song lyrics as actors, seperate from the music. And be sure to listen to the accompaniment without singing (as hard as that is sometimes). The seperation of the two will help lyrics inform the musical choices and visa versa. Speaking of accompaniment, Mr. Stanley is going to make a tape of the accompaniment of all the songs, so each actor can rehearse her/his music at home.
I should go and write up my list of comings and goings for the cast and crew. I'm not sleepy yet, but I'm getting there.
I'm glad you're reading this blog..feel free to comment or to ask questions below.
Ms. Wilson
Right now, since I have surrendered to my wakefulness, I should be outlining the comings and goings of scenery, props and people --scene by scene --for my students. But, no, I'm blogging. I feel as if my mind is a racetrack and my thoughts are the Indy 500 cars on race day...
Choreographers Phoebe and Eileen rehearsed a big dance number, Opportunity today. I decided to add the chorus to the number and we thought of a way to incorporate them that is really fun.
I love to watch my colleague, Mr. Beck, teach kids how to teach choreography to other kids. He' so creative and efficient (and today he was creative and efficient with a migrane.) We worked the beginning of the dance and we'll do more on Thursday.
Mr. B mentioned that the only difference between dance training and having no formal training is that it might take one a few more times to get the steps, but if a person practices, and if they run the steps 100 times, and one person gets the steps at time 3 and the other masters the steps at time 50, everyone masters the steps in time for the show--which is the ultimate goal. He spoke of the only issue being that you have to try, to stick to it and to ask for help if you need it. He gave a few examples of how to ask for help and reminded the kids that they were a team--our Louis actors and our Kid actors --and that they should work together to conquer the dance. It is so gratifying to see the students take these ideas to heart. After Mr. Beck and I mentioned the idea of partnership and the need to support one's partner...they were on their way and we didn't have to say much as Ms. Phoebe and Ms. Eileen put them through their paces.
Mr. Semeyn has the crew and lighting designers for three days this week to work on the science of light and electricity. He stopped in to my office today to show me the coolest website that shows the physics of light in a clear and most amusing way. It was great to have him so jazzed about teaching this piece of the puzzle to these kids before they hang, cable and focus all the lights for the show next week. He emailed later saying how much he enjoyed working with such a small group with so many "hands on" materials...weeeeeeeeee...art and science... I love it.
I learned I have to rent a bunch of strip lights today and maybe more cable and a few instruments...cha ching..the budget can take it, thank heavens...your five dollar ticket at work...and those strip lights are such an important effect on the back wall that I need them for two weeks to get the cast set where they need to be when we use the silouette effect.
I had a chance to work with Olivia, one of my Emperor's today. We did a coffee exercise...we do them in class in fourth and fifth grade when we develop characters. The actor closes her eyes and I take her on an imaginary tour of her quarters as the Emperor. Then she does an improvisation (using her rational thought as little as possible and allowing the body and intuition to inform the comings and goings) of the first five minutes of the Emperor's day. After the coffee exercise, I interviewed her Emperor in role as a reporter writing a story about the Emperor's upcoming Birthday Bash. We had a good rehearsal and I think Olivia was surprised at how much she learned about the Emperor from the exercise and interview.
Later, Emma and Olivia and I worked during LA to take apart the lyrics to So Much in Common. It's an important song, because it reveals the beginnings of a friendship between the Emperor and the Kid. And it's not just any friendship...it's one of those..."fate brought us together" friendships. The song is difficult at first 'cause it's a series of questions and answers. We spoke of the build of the song and how it's indicated through a modulation. And we spoke of the key moment where they both make themselves vulnerable to the other. All of my actors were on board during our whole discussion and I look forward to seeing what happens in our music rehearsal.
Hey, my middle school kids, remember to take apart your song lyrics as actors, seperate from the music. And be sure to listen to the accompaniment without singing (as hard as that is sometimes). The seperation of the two will help lyrics inform the musical choices and visa versa. Speaking of accompaniment, Mr. Stanley is going to make a tape of the accompaniment of all the songs, so each actor can rehearse her/his music at home.
I should go and write up my list of comings and goings for the cast and crew. I'm not sleepy yet, but I'm getting there.
I'm glad you're reading this blog..feel free to comment or to ask questions below.
Ms. Wilson
Saturday, March 3, 2007
VISIT MIA's BLOG
Visit Mia's blog and read about the project from a student perspective.
Go to http://bdsegnc.blogspot.com/
Go to http://bdsegnc.blogspot.com/
Student's Come Through.
March 3, 2007
It's been a few weeks since I last wrote. This week, we finished blocking the first half of the play except for two musical numbers--a solo and a duet--which we'll finish at the beginning of next week. Everyone had done her/his homework. People had obviously been working tenaciously on their lines and blocking. We heard from so many of our students who had completed a phase of the work on the project.
I spoke to Danny and Sara about their presentation to the middle school students.
Sara and Danny, our dramaturges,are going to present their research on the late 60's/early 70's (the time period in which the play is set) and the author of the original Emperor's New Clothes, Hans Christian Anderson. I'm looking forward to their presentation. I hope that Sara and Danny will adapt the presentation and take it to all of the 1-5 grade classrooms during our tech week March 18-23. Mr. Brayndick, a professional playwright, is acting as a mentor to the dramaturges as they explore the world of the play to make our work more authentic and more informed. Of course, Mrs. McKenna is collaborating with our dramaturges and Mr. Brayndick to bring the work of the dramaturges into the LA classroom in middle school.
Ms. Snyder put a count down on the callboard..yikes! We have three weeks to go before we open.
Yesterday was a real demonstration of the kind of committment I expected from our students--they have come through. Actors knew their lines and blocking. The choreographers worked diligently this week to block the parents (silly!) number and to get the key song, "Slave to Fashion" off the ground and on it's feet. Kids bravely sang out their songs during our first run-thru's of each scene with music.
Mr. Stanley, Mrs. G's associate, can really play...I am so grateful to have such a wonderful musician, singer and keyboard player as our music associate.
When I spoke to Mr. Haight, he said the video team was busy taping and editing and that they already have some material cut and catalogued.
Hey, Quinn, I'd like to see you post an entry on Mia's blog about the video documentary project.
My most embarrassing moment of the week---Marcus caught me on tape as I was demonstrating my impression of the difference between a male and a female hip swivel for "ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chun-kunk-kunk" for the Emperor in Scene 4. I rarely get embarrassed, but I am sure I will see that silly footage again somewhere..arhghghghh.. Well, anyway, our Emperors, Jon and Olivia, showed up prepared with their "ka-chunk's.." for rehearsal a day later, so maybe it was easier for them to do such silly business once I was immortalized on tape.
Two new adult visitors this week:
Kate Miller, professional stage manager, stopped by for all of Friday afternoon to work with Connor and Cate on stage management. Ms. Miller brought along books on stage management that she had prepared for Cate and Connor and I know they really appreciated her efforts and the opportunity to look at her real production books. Thanks Kate, and good luck with your next show at Raven Theatre.
Todd Hensley, professional lighting designer, spent Thursday during rehearsal with Sidney, Abby, Julian, Christopher, Anna and Marjorie, the fabulous Mr. Beck and our own Mr. Semeyn, Science teacher extraordinaire, talking about the particulars of EGNC and how it is different from our ususal all school show. Mr. Hensley explained the science behind the lighting. He talked about the process the designers will go through during tech week and he explained the details and quirks of the equipment and how it would all be laid out. Mr. Hensley handed the lighting design team his light plot and after lots of discussion, he asked Abby and Sidney to pick the gel color for the lights.
Mr. Hensley promised to return again to take a look at our LD's work.
Mrs. Kohlman is working with our chorus costumers, Genna and Julia, along with Nancy and Audrey who complete the student costume design team, to costume the chorus and to create the three imaginative costumes for the fashion show in EGNC. Mrs. Goldfine is also supporting the girls on their costume design work. On Friday, the designers and Mrs. Kohlman took off for Vogue Fabrics in Evanston, to see what treasures they could find.
After school on Friday, Emma and Anna showed me and Ms. Snyder their ideas for the Emperor's throne. I was really delighted with their ideas. Not only did they create a great throne, they also had a great solution for the issues I raised with the throne...that I wanted the Emperor to be able to drape his body on the throne without falling on the floor, that the throne was easily movable by Sara and Julia. All problems solved with creativity and...on a budget.
It's been a few weeks since I last wrote. This week, we finished blocking the first half of the play except for two musical numbers--a solo and a duet--which we'll finish at the beginning of next week. Everyone had done her/his homework. People had obviously been working tenaciously on their lines and blocking. We heard from so many of our students who had completed a phase of the work on the project.
I spoke to Danny and Sara about their presentation to the middle school students.
Sara and Danny, our dramaturges,are going to present their research on the late 60's/early 70's (the time period in which the play is set) and the author of the original Emperor's New Clothes, Hans Christian Anderson. I'm looking forward to their presentation. I hope that Sara and Danny will adapt the presentation and take it to all of the 1-5 grade classrooms during our tech week March 18-23. Mr. Brayndick, a professional playwright, is acting as a mentor to the dramaturges as they explore the world of the play to make our work more authentic and more informed. Of course, Mrs. McKenna is collaborating with our dramaturges and Mr. Brayndick to bring the work of the dramaturges into the LA classroom in middle school.
Ms. Snyder put a count down on the callboard..yikes! We have three weeks to go before we open.
Yesterday was a real demonstration of the kind of committment I expected from our students--they have come through. Actors knew their lines and blocking. The choreographers worked diligently this week to block the parents (silly!) number and to get the key song, "Slave to Fashion" off the ground and on it's feet. Kids bravely sang out their songs during our first run-thru's of each scene with music.
Mr. Stanley, Mrs. G's associate, can really play...I am so grateful to have such a wonderful musician, singer and keyboard player as our music associate.
When I spoke to Mr. Haight, he said the video team was busy taping and editing and that they already have some material cut and catalogued.
Hey, Quinn, I'd like to see you post an entry on Mia's blog about the video documentary project.
My most embarrassing moment of the week---Marcus caught me on tape as I was demonstrating my impression of the difference between a male and a female hip swivel for "ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chun-kunk-kunk" for the Emperor in Scene 4. I rarely get embarrassed, but I am sure I will see that silly footage again somewhere..arhghghghh.. Well, anyway, our Emperors, Jon and Olivia, showed up prepared with their "ka-chunk's.." for rehearsal a day later, so maybe it was easier for them to do such silly business once I was immortalized on tape.
Two new adult visitors this week:
Kate Miller, professional stage manager, stopped by for all of Friday afternoon to work with Connor and Cate on stage management. Ms. Miller brought along books on stage management that she had prepared for Cate and Connor and I know they really appreciated her efforts and the opportunity to look at her real production books. Thanks Kate, and good luck with your next show at Raven Theatre.
Todd Hensley, professional lighting designer, spent Thursday during rehearsal with Sidney, Abby, Julian, Christopher, Anna and Marjorie, the fabulous Mr. Beck and our own Mr. Semeyn, Science teacher extraordinaire, talking about the particulars of EGNC and how it is different from our ususal all school show. Mr. Hensley explained the science behind the lighting. He talked about the process the designers will go through during tech week and he explained the details and quirks of the equipment and how it would all be laid out. Mr. Hensley handed the lighting design team his light plot and after lots of discussion, he asked Abby and Sidney to pick the gel color for the lights.
Mr. Hensley promised to return again to take a look at our LD's work.
Mrs. Kohlman is working with our chorus costumers, Genna and Julia, along with Nancy and Audrey who complete the student costume design team, to costume the chorus and to create the three imaginative costumes for the fashion show in EGNC. Mrs. Goldfine is also supporting the girls on their costume design work. On Friday, the designers and Mrs. Kohlman took off for Vogue Fabrics in Evanston, to see what treasures they could find.
After school on Friday, Emma and Anna showed me and Ms. Snyder their ideas for the Emperor's throne. I was really delighted with their ideas. Not only did they create a great throne, they also had a great solution for the issues I raised with the throne...that I wanted the Emperor to be able to drape his body on the throne without falling on the floor, that the throne was easily movable by Sara and Julia. All problems solved with creativity and...on a budget.
Sam and Frank have been cleaning up the theatre, polishing walls, cleaning floors. Julian and Chris were busy all week cataloging and organizing the backstage area in Carlson.
I spoke with Matt R. this week who was representing the box office team. Mrs. Smookler and Mrs. Hay are the mentors on the box office project and the students are doing a very thorough job on all aspects of putting people in all 160 seats x 6 performances.
Matt created a great flyer (complete with logo--thanks Remy!) informing our community of the ticket sales procedures for the show.
The box office folks decided to give the middle school families a week's head start to buy tix for the shows..then we'll open ticket sales to the entire community. I agree wholeheartedly with that plan of middle school families for a week earlier. That way, we hope all grandmas and grandpas and special folks for each of our middle schoolers will have a seat come show time.
Thanks to Mrs. Rose, Mr. Rose, Mr. Haight, Mr. Brayndick, Ms. Schacter, Mrs. Smookler, Mrs. Hay,
Associates --you, Ms. Snyder (I literally could not do this project without her!) Mr. Stanley, Mrs. Nayder, Ms. Janine and Ms. Tuchman, Mr. Graddy, Mr. Mast,
I spoke with Matt R. this week who was representing the box office team. Mrs. Smookler and Mrs. Hay are the mentors on the box office project and the students are doing a very thorough job on all aspects of putting people in all 160 seats x 6 performances.
Matt created a great flyer (complete with logo--thanks Remy!) informing our community of the ticket sales procedures for the show.
The box office folks decided to give the middle school families a week's head start to buy tix for the shows..then we'll open ticket sales to the entire community. I agree wholeheartedly with that plan of middle school families for a week earlier. That way, we hope all grandmas and grandpas and special folks for each of our middle schoolers will have a seat come show time.
Thanks to Mrs. Rose, Mr. Rose, Mr. Haight, Mr. Brayndick, Ms. Schacter, Mrs. Smookler, Mrs. Hay,
Associates --you, Ms. Snyder (I literally could not do this project without her!) Mr. Stanley, Mrs. Nayder, Ms. Janine and Ms. Tuchman, Mr. Graddy, Mr. Mast,
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