SUPER BOWL PARTY!!

There will be a Willy Wonka Super Bowl Party, next Sunday at Pamela's house!

Oompa Loompa Choreography

Game Night Canceled

Game night is canceled tonight because I was unable to find a place that we could have it. While most of the cast probably wouldn't have come, I would need a place that could accommodate all 80+ people, if everyone did decide to come. If someone would like to host a game night in the future, please let me know. Also, I was wondering if someone would be interested in hosting a Willy Wonka Super Bowl Party. Please let me know. I look forward to seeing all of you saturday.

Joshua

UPDATE!!!

I would like for EVERYONE to be present for tonights rehearsal, 1/27/11, from 7:00 - 9:30 if at all possible. I realize that this is last minute, but we are farther ahead in blocking the show than I anticipated being at this point. I had initially planned not to have everyone called until Saturday, but I would like to get a head start if I can so that we can focus more on music and Dance on Saturday. Saturday 1/29/11 will also be Everyone. Next Monday 1/31/11, will only be principal dancers. Tuesday, 2/1/11, will be EVERYONE, and we will be doing a full runthrough of all scenes, and any songs and dances that have already been worked on.

There will be no rehearsal on Valentines Day, February 14.

Friday will be a game night for the entire cast from 5-7. The location has not yet been determined.

After Saturday's rehearsal, we will be taking willy wonka flyers to local businesses, then meeting for Pizza at CiCi's.

If you have any questions about anything, call or text me at 281-755-4364.

Joshua

Rehearsals week of January 24

Monday, January 24 -
7:00-9:30 All leads
Also, anyone who has not yet been measured/sized by Lindsday (costumer)
7:00 - 8:00 Principal Dancers with Tom
8:00 - 9:30 Teen Oompaloomas + Dancers for "I Eat More"

Tuesday, January 25 - 7:00-9:30
Principal dancers
Bucket Family, Willy Wonka

Thursday, January 27 - 7:00-9:30
Principal dancers
leads
Entire Bucket family will be working with Pamela on music.

Saturday, January 29 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
ALL CAST

SATURDAY NIGHT, 8:00 pm - WONKA NIGHT at ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN (optional)
This show has been very well received by large, enthusiastic audiences. However, for whatever reason, next weekend is not heavily sold, and we can still at this writing have room for much of the Wonka cast to see this show. We will be giving out a coupon at rehearsal for a free concession item for castmembers to attend next weekend. If you can't attend Saturday, come another day, but most of the cast will be coming Saturday.

Willy Wonka Cast and Parents - Important Info - Please read

Willy Wonka Cast, Parents, and Production Team

We are pleased with the way this show is coming together. We need your assistance in the following areas:

Cast Ticket Sales

We request that each cast member sell a minimum of 10 tickets at the discounted $12 cast ticket price. The prices for Willy Wonka tickets are normally $16 adult, $14 senior, and $12 student with an additional $2 ticketing software fee. Cast ticket sales allow us to lower our costume fees, provide a significant discount for your family and friends, and sell tickets to the first few shows so that word of mouth helps sell out the remaining shows. Please use the attached Willy Wonka Ticket Order Form to record your ticket sales. The attachment provides all the information that you need to sell discounted tickets. You can turn your forms in every time you sell 10 tickets, you don’t have to wait until you sell all the tickets that you think you can sell.

Please take the time to call at least 10 family members and friends and sell them tickets to the show, post ticket info on your facebook page, and email all of your family, friends, and co-workers with the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets. The cutoff date for cast ticket sales is Saturday, February 12. You also get one free ticket for every 10 tickets that you sell. The cast member selling the most tickets will win a iPod nano and 2 tickets to the next 8 HFAC Main Stage and TAG shows.

Costume and Script Fees

A requirement for being cast in this production is to pay a $75 costume and a $25 refundable deposit for any actor receiving a script. All costume and script fees must be paid by Saturday, January 22, 2011, or your role in the show is in jeopardy. Adults may waive the costume fee if they secure their own costume that is approved by Lindsay Burns, Willy Wonka Costume Designer. Checks should be given to Kaitlyn Paradiso, Willy Wonka Assistant Stage Manager or to Bob Clark, Willy Wonka Producer.

Performance dates for Double Cast Roles

We have several roles that have been double cast. We have identified a Chocolate Cast and a Candy Cast. The Chocolate cast is Michelle Brown Stevens, Samuel Pillion, Lucas Phillips, Addison Gaetano, Cheznay Dones, and Mihir Kulkarni. The Candy cast is Jody Haas, Caroline Harper, Chase Godwin, Christie Boriack, Leila Jammal, and Mihir Kulkarni. The Candy cast will perform on Friday, March 4, and the entire second weekend. The Chocolate cast will perform on Saturday, March 5, and the entire closing weekend.

BIOS and Break-a-Leg Ads

Our programs include bios for each actor/actress and break-a-leg ads for parents, grandparents, family, and friends who want to give a word of encouragement to their actor/actress. Break-a-leg ads cost $5 per line in the program. For this show we have also added options for ¼ page, ½ page, and full page break-a-leg ads. Pricing and ad format information is included in the Willy Wonka Playbill Break-A-Leg attachment.

In order to be fair to the entire cast we have very specific guidelines regarding the format for cast bios and break-a-leg ads. Samples are attached for your reference. The guidelines follow:

Bios can be no more than 4 lines long. The maximum number of characters is 389 with spaces. Most bios will contain between 60 to 65 words. The bios must fit exactly as they are shown in the attachments. The page is exactly 5 inches wide and the font is Arial size 8. The actor's name is in bold and their character's name follows in ( ). The names of previous shows should always be in italics. We will edit any bio that exceeds the 4 lines guideline.

Break-a-leg ads are $5 per line. A line can be no more than 97 characters with spaces. Most break-a-leg ads will contain between 14 to 18 words. The ads must fit exactly as they are shown in the attachments. The page is exactly 5 inches wide and the font is Arial size 8. The actor's name is in bold and their character's name follows in ( ).

Due to the large number of actors in this cast all bios and break-a-leg ads must be emailed to Cheryl Mills, HFAC Administrative Assistant, by Monday, February 14, 2011. Her email address is cheryl.mills@houstonfac.com. You don’t have to wait until February 14 to email this info to Cheryl.

Program Ad Sales

Houston Family Arts Center produces a professional playbill for our shows. We sell ad space in our playbills to help cover the cost of printing the programs. If you have a business, or you work for a company that you think may want to advertise in our program, please review the attached HFAC Advertising Contract. Please complete the contract and email it or bring it by our office by Monday, February 21, 2011 with your ad copy and payment info. Ads need to be camera ready. We prefer .jpeg or .pdf format. We can also scan business cards. For an additional charge of $50 we can design an ad for you. A sample copy of our program is attached for you to share with your company’s advertising decision makers.

Thanks for your support.

Bob Clark

Willy Wonka Producer

Cast Bonding

Totally optional and totally just for fun:

Soccer on Matzke field from 5-7 pm on Friday
All ages welcome to join us - young children 8 and under must have parent present.
Dress warm! Bring a soccer ball if you have one.

Event will not occur if it is raining.

Rehearsal Jan 17 - 22

MONDAY (7-9:30)

Dance: Principal dancers, Candyman, Violets, Verucas

Factory Scenes: Wonka, Mrs. Gloop, Augustus, Mr. Salt, Veruca, Mrs. Beauregarde, Violet, Ms. Teavee, Mike, Charlie, Grandpa Joe

TUESDAY (7-9:30):

Dance: Principal dancers

Music: Willy Wonka, Phineous Trout, Verucas, Violets, Mike Teavee, Ms. Teavee, Augustus, Mrs. Gloop, Candyman

Scenes 1 and 3: Entire Bucket family - Charlie, Grandparents, and parents


THURSDAY (7-9:30):

No music or dance

Scenes 16 and 17: Wonka, Violet, Ms. Beauregarde, Ms. Teavee, Mike Teavee, Mr. Salt, Veruca, Charlie, Grandpa Joe

SATURDAY (9:00 - 11:30 am):

ALL CALLED (we will be working dance, music, and scenes)

Saturday evening at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Hip Hop Dancers (we realize that this is an extra rehearsal. Please respond to the blog if you are not able to make this rehearsal.)

Monday, January 17

Monday: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Dance: Principal dancers, Candyman, Violets, Verucas

Factory Scenes: Wonka, Mrs. Gloop, Augustus, Mr. Salt, Veruca, Mrs. Beauregarde, Violet, Ms. Teavee, Mike, Charlie, Grandpa Joe

volunteers

Wonka Volunteers

Mar. 4 @ 8
1. Ally Pillion 2. Jayne Laird 3. John Pillian
4. Michael Montgomery 5. Amy Hall 6. Kristin Holava
Mar. 5 @ 3
1. Joan Heaton 2. Mike Boriack 3. Denise Boriack
4. Tracy Frank 5. Laronda Hamilton 6. Van Phillips
Mar. 11 @ 8
1. Joan Heaton 2. Tina Frantz 3. Mike Boriack
4. Denise Boriack 5. Van Phillips 6. Carol Nicolaisen
Mar. 12 @ 3
1. Michelle Delaune 2. Jemma Irish 3. Annamarie Furter
4. Karen Clayton 5. Van Phillips 6. Carol Nicolaisen
Mar. 13 @ 3
1. Mike Boriack 2. Denise Boriack 3. Michele Hackett
4. Kevin Hackett 5. Kristin Holava 6. Paige Grumulaitis
Mar. 18 @ 8
1. John Pillian 2. Mike Boriack 3. Denise Boriack
4. Jayne Laird 5. Leo Grimulatis 6. Annamarie Furter
Mar. 19 @ 3
1. Joan Heaton 2. Tracy Frank 3. Leo Grumulaitis
4.Beth Deragon 5. Mike Deragon 6. Annamarie Furter
Mar. 20 @ 3
1. Jayne Laird 2. Amy Rossiter 3. Van Phillips
4. Renee Ochenbein 5. Jenca Chustz 6. Annamarie Furter
Feb. 28 – Mon. Tech
1. Jill Davidson 2. Brandy Kitchen 3. Jayne Laird
Mar. 1 – Tues. Tech
1. Jill Davidson 2. Brandy Kitchen 3. Carol Nicolaisen
Mar. 2 –Wed. Tech
1. Jill Davidson 2. Brandy Kitchen 3. Amy Hall
Mar. 3 – Thurs. Tech
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Michelle Delaune 3. Jemma Irish
Mar. 4 @ 8
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Renee Ochenbein 3.____________
Mar. 5 @ 3
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Renee Ochenbein 3. Jenca Chustz
Mar. 11 @ 8
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Jill Davidson 3. Beth Deragon
Mar. 12 @ 3
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Jill Davidson 3. Beth Deragon
Mar. 13 @ 3
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Jill Davidson 3. _____________

Willy Wonka- Backstage

Mar. 18 @ 8
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Beth Deragon 3. Mike Deragon
Mar. 19 @ 3
1. ___________ 2. Jerica Chustz 3. Teri Gaetano
Mar. 20 @ 3
1. Brandy Kitchen 2. Michael Montgomery 3. Julie Montgomery

Please email Carla and let her know when you would like to have a comp ticket for your service backstage. www.pconover@entouch.net
OR…You can mark your ticket order form if you would like to sit with friends/family. Put “backstage comp” next to the date.

CAST BONDING!!!

We are having a movie night tomorrow, Friday January 14, from 5:00 to 7:30 pm at Itz off of 249. We will be watching the old Willy Wonka with Gene Wilder. We need at least 40 people to attend in order to reserve the Movie room with the big screen. Out of a cast of 81, we should be able to do this. I look forward to seeing all of you there.

Costume Fees

The costume fee is $75 for this show. Please get this in as soon as possible, as this is what we use to purchase fabric, buy pieces from consignment shops, and rent or buy costume pieces if necessary. Adults may choose to waive the costume fee and obtain their own costume to meet the design of the costume designer. Please let us know if you are opting to do this, and we will give you a date by which you need to get your costume approved.

Thursday and Saturday

Thursday, January 13: 7-9:30pm Book blocking the entire show. Bring scripts, pencils, notebooks, water

ALL PRINCIPALS: WONKA, CANDYMAN, GLOOPS, BEAUREGARDES, BUCKETS, SALTS, TEAVEES, PHINEOUS TROUT, GRANDPARENTS

Saturday, January 15: 9am - 1pm - ENTIRE CAST

Rehearsal

Tuesday's Rehearsal is for ALL CAST at 7:00 pm

Squirrels and Oompa Loompas will be released at 8:30 pm

Please bring water, notebook, your script, and a pencil.