DRAMA CLUB

PARENT MEETING 2015-2016SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 6:00 PM

IMPORTANT DATES• SEPTEMBER 30 – FUN DAY FOR 7/8 GRADES

• OCTOBER 21 – FUN DAY FOR 6 GRADE

• NOVEMBER 4 – FUN DAY FOR 6-8 GRADE

• DECEMBER 3, 4, AND 7 – AUDITION CAMP **MANDATORY**

• DECEMBER 8 OR 9 – AUDITIONS (STUDENTS ONLY ATTEND ONE DAY)

• DECEMBER 10-11 CALLBACKS

• DECEMBER 16 – HAND OUT SCRIPTS/READ THROUGH (SNOW DATE 12/21)

IMPORTANT DATES CONTINUED• SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 - MANDATORY REHEARSAL 10-4

• SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 – SNOW DATE FOR MANDATORY REHEARSAL

• SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 – MANDATORY REHEARSAL 10-2

• THURSDAY, MARCH 10 – PERFORMANCE DURING SCHOOL

• FRIDAY, MARCH 11 – 7:00 PERFORMANCE, REPORT AT 5:00

• SATURDAY, MARCH 12 – 7:00 PERFORMANCE, REPORT AT 5:00

• SUNDAY, MARCH 13 – 2:00 PERFORMANCE, REPORT AT 12:00 PM

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

• REHEARSALS WILL BE MONDAY-THURSDAY FROM 3:15-5:00

• SCHEDULES ARE POSTED EVERY FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK OUTSIDE OF MRS. PETERS’ ROOM AND ON MRS. PETERS’ WEBSITE

• THERE ARE 2 PRACTICE SESSIONS: 3:30-4:15 AND 4:15-5:00.

STAGE CREW• STUDENTS WILL INTERVIEW FOR A STAGE CREW POSITION.

• STAGE CREW REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

• STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN STAGE CREW IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

• SET DESIGN

• COSTUMES

• USHERING

• PROP DISTRIBUTION

• SET MOVERS

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL OF THEIR SCHEDULED REHEARSALS

• IF A STUDENT MUST MISS A PRACTICE DUE TO A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED (NOT ABLE TO BE RESCHEDULED) APPOINTMENT, THE PARENT MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXCUSE PRIOR TO THE ABSENT

• STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE LISTED ANY KNOWN ABSENCES ON THEIR AUDITION FORMS

ATTENDANCE POLICY CONTINUED•UNEXCUSED ABSENCES ARE NOT TO OCCUR.

•EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM IS ALSO GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM THE SHOW.

•STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT THE END OF REHEARSAL

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

•WE ARE IN NEED OF PARENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTUMING, HAIR AND MAKEUP, SET DESIGN, TICKET SALES THE NIGHT OF THE SHOW, THE CAST PARTY, CONCESSIONS, KISSES FOR THE CAST, AND FLOWERS

•SIGN UP SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EACH AREA OF NEED

•VOLUNTEERS MUST HAVE THEIR CLEARANCES ON FILE WITH THE DISTRICT.

ADS AND PATRONS

• FORMS WILL BE HANDED OUT AT THE FIRST REHEARSAL

• LATE SUBMITTALS ARE NOT ACCEPTED

COMMUNICATION• E-MAIL IS THE EASIEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE AS I OFTEN DO NOT HAVE TIME TO RETURN CALLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY: RPETERS@FLEETWOODASD.ORG

• TO HEAR OUR LATEST UPDATES, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR E-MAIL OR TEXT ALERTS.

• TO RECEIVE MESSAGES VIA TEXT, TEXT @FMS4MUSIC TO 81010. YOU CAN OPT-OUT OF MESSAGES AT ANY TIME BY REPLYING, ‘UNSUBSCRIBE @FMS4MUSIC’. OR TO RECEIVE MESSAGES VIA EMAIL, SEND AN EMAIL TO FMS4MUSIC@MAIL.REMIND.COM. TO UNSUBSCRIBE, REPLY WITH ‘UNSUBSCRIBE’ IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

T-SHIRTS

•WE WILL BE ORDERING T-SHIRTS FOR THE CAST AND CREW, GENERAL COST IS $7

FIELD TRIP TO BROADWAY

• THIS YEAR WE HAVE RESERVED TICKETS TO SEE ? ON BROADWAY!

• THE COST THIS YEAR IS

• FIRST PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

• WE DO TAKE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARENT CHAPERONES. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO PARENTS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO ASSIST IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE SHOW.

SHUTTERFLY ALBUM

• ANY INTEREST IN A SHUTTERFLY “YEARKBOOK” TYPE ALBUM OF THE PRODUCTION?

• MOST LIKELY AN 8X8 ALBUM, APPROXIMATELY $20

• NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST BEFORE ORDERING

QUESTIONS?