Saturday, March 19, 2011

Closing Show

Wow! Great show! Let's finish up strong!

We've gotten just a little lazy with getting moving upon arrival. Saturday, call was at 1:00. At 1:15, there were still people arriving, or hanging outside talking, and we could not do mic checks at 1:30, because so many people still did not have their mics on. At 1:45, we still did not have everyone.

Sunday, here's the drill:

Call is at 1:00. We cannot arrive early, but you should not arrive late, either. IF YOU MUST ARRIVE LATE because of church, you MUST call!! Teri's number is 832-630-2185, and Hannes' number is 281-467-0840, and Kaitlyn's number is 713-725-2433. If you are late, be aware that you are late, and come in without messing around, move quickly, get dressed, and if applicable get mic'd.

Mic check for all candy kids and Candyman will be at 1:30. We will run the Candyman song, and then you will hand off your mics to the leads.

Mic check for all leads will be at 1:45, and all leads will be in costume at the time. We need time to make sure the cord is in good condition, with no crackling no matter how you move.

2:00 We will run the finale

AFTER THE SHOW IS STRIKE

We will have assigned roles for everyone. For the younger Oompa Loompas, the biggest thing is for EVERYONE to get your dressing area completely cleaned up. Please don't make other people have to clean up your stuff. We do not need little ones hanging out in the audience or under foot while moving heavy set pieces.

For everyone else, after the show is the time to help strike, (not primp for the cast party or sit around talking). We will have to clean the other two dressing rooms, the backdrop, lighting equipment, props to box up, set pieces to disassemble. The truck needs to be loaded up and taken to Woodedge and unloaded before cast party so that we can return the truck. Hannes will have a list of things to do. When everyone helps, it all happens very quickly. Let's end strong and all of us give a good show of teamwork. We have been known to descend on a set and have it cleared in an hour.

MODEST swimwear is required if you are planning on swimming at the cast party. Girls, most of your suits will require a tshirt over them.

Here is a note we got from a patron after Saturday's show:

I just returned from seeing the 3pm Willy Wonka show, and I just have to tell you how wonderful I felt the show was. I couldn't believe that the cast was mostly children, they were remarkable! I brought my five year old daughter to see the show, and I was amazed and so thrilled to see her face just glowing and smiling through the entire show. It was a very magical day, and I want to thank you so very much.

My family frequently visits the theatre (and in this economy we've really had to cut back), however, this show was to be an introduction to my youngest daughter to see if we could take her with us in the future. I was so impressed and will be purchasing seats to every show now. I'm so pleased that we can now afford to take our entire family of five to see such high quality shows, and without driving too far or causing so much financial hardships. Thank you for such a high quality performance.


Thanks, everyone, for being such a blessing to this family and so many others!

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