Sunday, March 8, 2015

Rehearsals for the Week of March 8th

We made great progress last week despite the weather so hopefully with good weather this week we can polish up our show and be ready for opening night next week.

There are several students who still need to bring in costume pieces.  Please have them ready to hand in on Tuesday unless you have made prior arrangements with us.

Everyone needs to review their lyrics for their songs.  Leads who received a CD with their solos on it need to practice with their CDs over the next week.

Advanced Ticket sales will take place this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 10th, 11th & 12th directly after school until 3:30.  Tickets are $5 and can be paid for by cash or check made payable to "Halsted Middle School".

Some parents have let us know that they are able to help with hair and make-up the week of the show. If you are interested please see the information at the end of this page for details.  Thank you!

Rehearsals for the Week of March 8th

Monday, March 9th
2:40 - 3:00   Snack
3:00 - 4:30   Drake, Ida, Turkey, Maureen, Henrietta, Ugly and Penny 

Tuesday, March 10th
2:40 Report to Project Launch for Snack
3:00 - 5:00  Full Cast and Crew

Wednesday, March 11th
2:40 Report to Project Launch for Snack
3:00 - 5:00  Full Cast and Crew

Thursday, March 12th
2:40 Report to Project Launch for Snack
3:00 - 5:00  Full Cast and Crew

Saturday, March 14th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm  Full Cast and Crew
MANDATORY REHEARSAL
Bring a peanut free snack and drink to have at break time.



Hair and Make-up Volunteer Information:
Below are the days and times that the kids will be here to have Hair & Make-up done.
Help on any or all days (or even portions of days) is SOOOO very appreciated!

Wednesday   3/18 (Dress Rehearsal ) from 4:00 – 6:30
Thursday   3/19 from 4:00 – 6:30
Friday   3/20 from 4:00 – 6:30
Saturday   3/21 from 11:00 – 1:30
Hair and Make-up are done in the second floor classrooms down the hall from the Nurse’s office. 

Hair responsibilities:
This year we only need to worry about hair dos for the girls.  Depending upon their character, girls will need either ponytails, braids or buns (only a few buns!).  We will have a list with the character name and the type of hair do they will need.  Other than that, we just need to bobby pin back any hair that would fall into or cover their face. 
Make-up responsibilities:
Make-up will be applied like street make-up only darker/heavier than a person would wear in public.  Foundation is a shade or two darker than the actor’s face.  Eyes are lined and mascara applied as well as Blush and Lip color for all actors, male and female.  The reason for the heavier than usual make-up is so that the actors’ faces do not get washed out under the bright stage lights.  Once they are under the lights it does not appear so dark and heavy! The last step is to powder or “skunk” the nose so that it does not appear shiny.

If you could send a quick text or e-mail to let us know when you would be available to help out, that would be fantastic!
Meg Penny  (973) 903-2930  Cell/Text