Friday, February 27, 2009

2-27-09

Happy Friday Night to all,

Glad to see some of you checking in with the blog and leaving comments.
SS- you do not need to bring in your costume. You showed me the pictures of it and it is just perfect. You are a true princess.

Hope to see a lot of your parents at the work night on Monday March 2 from 4pm-8pm for a few hours. We are painting props and sets and making sewing alterations on costume also. Come if you need any help at all.

Practice for the week:
Monday-after school for Full Cast (NO practice during tutorial)
Tuesday-after school for Full Cast
Wednesday- after school for Leads

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
Break a leg,
Mrs Charle McAtee

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2-26-09

Good Thursday Morning,

NO PRACTICE TODAY! Take time to learn the words to songs and do it all with movement!

Monday, March 2, is an all important day.

*First of all, If you have not done so by now, bring in your costume for me to preview. *Secondly,Practice for FULL CAST is after school, but there is No Practice during tutorial.
*Thirdly, from 4pm -8pm, we are hoping many parents and crew show up to help with PAINTING and making props. Please come in and help out for a few of those hours. There will also be several seamstresses there for all the costume needs.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:
Monday: FULL CAST after school- costume preview
Tuesday:FULL CAST
Wednesday:LEADS

Performance Nights:March 26,27,28 at 7pm for public viewing and March 30 for the school.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2-25-09

Good Wednesday Morning,

Thank you for the great turnout once again. You folks are working hard and making up for the lost practices from Monday. let's have another great turnout today.

A special thank you needs to go out to Ms Alexandrin for her help in the boot covers and hoods for the Knights in Shinning Armor and for the Lullabye Bird. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Performance Nights: March 26,27,28 at 7pm for public shows and March 30 for the school.


The BOTTLE DRIVE is ongoing. Please drop bottles off at Clynk ( get bags from me) or bring your bottles into me. Thank you. Money is going to defray the cost of fabrics.

As expected there is a CHANGE in the practice schedule today. Today will be for FULL CAST. We will be starting from the intermission to the end! So make every effort to be there.
NO PRACTICE ON THURSDAY!!!!!!
Homework: Learn the words!!! Sing loud and move.

WORK NIGHT: MONDAY,MARCH 2 4pm-8pm


* We need parents to help paint sets and props. Please help us out for a couple of these hours. You will make a big difference to the progress.
*There will be seamstresses at 4pm - 8pm for any and all help with costumes. Please bring in whatever you have and let me know what you need us to do for you.


If you have not brought in your costume for a preview from me, please bring them in on Monday. If you have already done so, you do not need to have your costumes previewed again. There will be full dress rehearsals the last week of practice and we need to be done by then.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

2-23-09

Oh Happy Tuesday,
What a day yesterday was! I hope you are all rested from cleaning out the snow.

Practice after school will be for ENSEMBLE today- we will finish the SPANISH PANIC and start SONG OF LOVE(Cheering song).
Tomorrow will be for ENSEMBLE again, but is subject to change so listen to the announcements and check out this blog.

STAGE CREW- Please come today as your help is needed now everyday as we have props.

There will be a work night next Monday night at 4pm until 8pm for all parents and friends to help out with the painting. Please come and be part of it. Also, there will be help available for costumes that night.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Monday, February 23, 2009

2-23-09

Oh happy Monday,

I am sorry to miss this all important day as far as rehearsals go. On Mondays we have 2 practices and we will need to make these up. The other thing was we scheduled a work day on the sets after the practice. We will be making this day up on MONDAY after the rehearsal at 4pm. We need to paint the sets and props and get that set. Please plan on coming and pitching in.

Practice schedule this week:
Tuesday- after school for Ensemble
Wednesday- after school for Full Cast
Thursday- after school for Leads

Costumes should be getting completed. If you are having a hard time with this, let me know and I will get help. Hats for the ladies need to be rings or cone shaped. Decorate as you like to match the dress. Dresses should be ankle length with sleeves if possible. If you have a prom dress, you will need to cover your arms with sleeves added to your dress or make a cape to cover. There is help with this - please ask.
Knights need a tunic, solid long sleeve shirt, and black sweat pants or jeans, leggings or tights. The tunic is a length of fabric(velvet or satins or whatever) that is folded in half with a hole cut out for the head. No need to sew up the sides as it should be tied together with a belt or rope. The length should be above the knee - front and back. You may want to decorate the front panel with some sort of medieval look.

Break a leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Thursday, February 19, 2009

2-19-09

Happy Thursday,

What a fantastic workday we had yesterday. Linda Townsend, Zack Brown, Jake Brown, Jordan Smith and I spent several hours building and completing sets. The bed is covered, the balcony is done, the thrones are fairly done, and a few older props were dismantled. Then the Profenno's stopped in to work on the bird cage. Mr Profenno had the slats cut and painted and got busy with the finishing touches to the set. Jenna, Marcia and I continued on with paints, thrones and cleanup. WOW! We are well underway with most of the sets. The biggest thank you to each of you as you were so helpful.

MONDAY after practice we will be painting the sets and getting to most of the props. We still need you to help out as many hands make light work. There is loads more to do before showtime, so please plan on coming in around 4 ish and pitch in for a bit. Thank you so much.

PERFORMANCES: March 26,27,28 at 7 pm for public viewing and March 30 for the middle school.

Break a leg,
Mrs. Charle McAtee

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2-18-09

Happy Wednesday,

Anyone interested in helping with SET CONSTRUCTION, please stop in around 1:30 ish. Come to the back of the school by the band room door. Bring tools if possible.

PERFORMANCES:
March 26, March 27, March 28 at 7pm for public and Monday, March 30 for school.

Check out the blogs from other days for more information.

Break a Leg,
Mrs Charle McAtee

Monday, February 16, 2009

2-17-09

Oh Happy Tuesday,

A Big Thank You goes out to Mr. Selens with all the time and work he put in to get the Twenty Mattress set made. It is strong and safe for our Princess. Thank you so much.

On Wednesday at 1:30pm, we will be working on the sets. Anyone who can make it, please do so as many hands make work easy and fun. Bring any tools that you have to work with. We will be taking down prior sets, painting and constructing! So join in on the fun. Let me know you are coming if at all possible by calling 856-2134 or leaving a comment here on the blog.

ES- I found your script on Thursday! Borrow one to practice, but don't copy- you'll get this one back asap.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

2-16-09

Good Monday Morning,

I am hoping that a great deal of you are reading this blog. If there is a parent, cast or crew who is able to help out on MONDAY at 2pm with the set construction, call me at 856-2134, before 1:30 and leave a message with a phone number. I will be posting construction times here, but they will be posted daily when we can make it, but no schedule as of yet. Please bring hammers, screwdrivers, and such. The school is locked up, so I will need to let you in, that is why I need to know who is coming to let you in!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for next week:
Monday: Tutorial for ENSEMBLE if you can make this
Monday:After school ENSEMBLE
Tuesday:After school LEADS
Wednesday:After school FULL CAST

FYI:
* There are still openings for BACK STAGE CREW.
* There is help for costumes, please contact me if needed.
* Hats need to be worked on this week. They can be cone shaped or a covered ring. Check out the flier you got or the web under medieval hats for ideas. If you are having any problems with this, let me know and we can get some help.
* Tunics for Knights need to be done. This can be simply a piece of fabric(velvet, cotton, anything solid) that is folded in half- cut out a hole for your head. The sides do not need to be sewn together, but tied with belt or rope. Check out the flier sent home. There is help if needed.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Thursday, February 12, 2009

2-12-09

Happy Thursday,

I love Thursdays at it is practice today for FULL CAST!! Yippeee... We are going to go as far as possible today with the musical, so hang on for a exciting ride. Attendance is a MUST.

Yesterday the BACK STAGE CREW met and what a fine team. Ms.Neil is heading up this crew and we are in for some great work. Thank you for coming and making our first meet so much fun. I am expecting the crew to come in today for practice if at all possible to see what the musical is about and start to get a handle on the props, lights, curtains and such.

FYI:
* Bottle drive still going on. Please participate in this.
* Costumes need to be completed after February break - Help is available

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

2-11-09

Good Wednesday Morning,

What a fantastic turnout from the ENSEMBLE. This shows great team work on your part in making this musical the best it can be. Congratulations to you for this commitment and effort. You are certainly earning the applause you will get show nights.

Yesterday we moved along at a brisk pace. We reviewed Opening for a Princess, Shy and Swamps of Home. Steps are cleaning up and taking shape. We do need to add one or two steps into Shy, but all in all, the three ENSEMBLE parts are coming along nicely. The new dance, THE SPANISH PANIC, is a real collaboration of teamwork with all of the ideas streaming from you folks. I am amazed how much you are putting into this dance scene. You moved mountains on this show stopper. Great job. Remember to practice all of the parts while moving!!!

Practice on THURSDAY for FULL CAST- attendance is a must

Today, Wednesday, there is a meeting after school for all those who want to be part of the BACK STAGE CREW.

Over February break work on your costumes. Knights need tunics( medieval designs on front if you want) and Ladies need to work on the cone hats / rings for your headdress and get an ankle length gown(Goodwill or borrow one). Medieval styles gowns work best, but prom dresses can be used also. Please cover any shoulders or arms by adding capes or sleeves to the gown. HELP IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL IN NEED OF ALTERATIONS. There will be a preview of costumes after break. Search some medieval images to get some ideas that may help you.

FYI:
* We need PARENTS to help out with set construction/props/painting .....Please call 222-1232
* Bottle drive is going on to help defray the cost of fabric for costumes. Please help out.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

2-10-09

Good Tuesday Morning,

Well it was another great turnout for practices yesterday. Ensemble worked hard on polishing up OPENING FOR A PRINCESS, SHY, and SWAMPS OF HOME, while the Leads worked their way through scene 11! Great job. The strong attendance now makes a huge difference in our pace and performance! Thank you for coming in yesterday with such great effort.

Today there is practice for ENSEMBLE after school. We will review the above 3 songs and start with SPANISH PANIC! This is a fun and fast dance that you should enjoy as it has hand jives!!!
Attendance is a must, so come and make this a great practice.

I also want to see Winnifred and Dauntless at practice today.

Homework: Work on all songs and lines for the WHOLE play! No books after February break!!!

FYI:
* Costumes/hats need to be worked on during February break as there will be a preview soon after. There is help with these costumes, so please come to see me asap.

* Bottle drive still going on to help defray the cost of the fabrics. Please help us with this cause.

* Set construction/painting/prop making/sewing.... starting now so please let your parents know about this as we need their help.


Practice schedule for the week:
Tuesday: After school for Ensemble, Winnifred and Dauntless
Wednesday: BACK STAGE CREW
Thursday: After school for FULL CAST

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Monday, February 9, 2009

2-9-09

Oh Happy Monday,

Another week is ticking by and time is of essence.

Practice Schedule:

Monday: Tutorial for ENSEMBLE - important to make if at all possible
Monday: After school for LEADS
Tuesday: After school: ENSEMBLE
Thursday: After school: FULL CAST

WEDNESDAY: Back stage crew

Break A Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Friday, February 6, 2009

2-6-09

Oh Happy Friday,

Thank you for turning out in great numbers for yesterday's practice. We need this to happen from now on as it is crunch time.

Homework: Learn words and lines while moving.

Leads: NO BOOKS up to scene 6!!!

Keeping working on costumes and let me know if you need any help with those as we do have the help. The earlier the better. Costume preview is after the February break, so now is the time to get working. Ladies, don't forget the hats!
Refer to 2-4-09 for a listing of costumes for ENSEMBLE
Leads: Come see me with your ideas and such.

No practice today.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK:
Monday:Tutorial for ENSEMBLE
Monday:After school for LEADS
Tuesday: After school for ENSEMBLE
Thursday:After school for FULL CAST

WEDNESDAY after school for BACK STAGE CREW!!!!

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Thursday, February 5, 2009

2-5-09

Oh happy Thursday,

I love Thursdays and I hope you do also. There is going to be a FULL CAST practice today. We are starting with the Prologue to scene 6! We need to polish up the older material,OPENING FOR A PRINCESS, and clean up the newer, SHY and SWAMPS OF HOME, plus review all the leads.

Practices now are a MUST that you attend as this is the crunch time. If you can not make it, you must contact me with a good reason.

Next week we start the SPANISH PANIC with Ensemble members. Leads up to scene 9. So learn your lines and words.

Homework: Practice your words and lines while moving.

NEW Practice Schedule: Attendance is Required.
Monday: Tutorial for ENSEMBLE if you can make it
Monday:After school for Leads
Tuesday: After school for ENSEMBLE
Thursday: After school for FULL CAST
FYI:
* Check out the blog on 2-4-09 as it has great information.

Break a Leg,
Mrs. Charle McAtee

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2-4-09

Happy Wednesday,

I just got note that the rehearsal went very well yesterday. The Opening for a Princess is getting polished, Shy is coming along and Swamps of Home is working out fast. The practice on all of the songs went well and we are on our way to a great production. I want to give a special shout out for Ms. Wheeler, Mr. Carpenter and Marissa Rush for pulling this all together for the musical in my absence. Thank you so much to them and also all of the cast who made yesterday's practice a huge success.

NO PRACTICE TODAY

THURSDAY: After school for FULL CAST

HOMEWORK: Practice your lyrics while moving!

Dauntless, please report to me asap. Thank you.

FYI:
* Show Days: Thursday March 26, Friday March 27, and Saturday March 28 all in the evening.
: Monday March 30 - two school performances during the day

* Practice Schedule: Attendance is REQUIRED - see me if you can't make these
Monday- Tutorial for ENSEMBLE - ATTENDANCE is appreciated, not required this time
Monday- After school for Leads
Tuesday- After school for ENSEMBLE
Thursday- After School for FULL CAST

* Costumes:
Help is available if needed. Please see me asap if this is the case.
Costumes need to come in for a preview by March 3.
Knights:
* Dark color long sleeve shirt
* Tunic
* Sneakers, soft sole shoe
* Black leggings, tights or sweat pants
( We will provide the boot coverings and collars)
Ladies in Waiting/Princesses
* Ankle Length Dress with sleeves or capes
* Medieval Hat(cone or ring)
* Ballet slippers, jazz shoes or sneakers
* Crowns for Princesses

* Bottle Drive to help with fabric costs is underway. Please help with that

* We are looking for parent help with set construction, painting, prop making, sewing, and back stage. If you are able to help out, we would greatly appreciate this.




Break a Leg,
Mrs. Charle McAtee

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

2-3-09

Oh Happy Tuesday,

Today there is a practice for all ENSEMBLE, Winnifred, Queen, and Dauntless. I will not be there as I have a math competition to attend, but the practice is a go with coverage. SO plan on being there and give your best effort once again.

We are polishing up with OPENING FOR A PRINCESS, SHY and SWAMPS OF HOME.

Homework: Continue to learn the words and sing while moving!! Tough to do.

Costumes need to be completed very soon. I have not heard from many of you concerning these, but if you need help, this is a great time to say so.

Knights:
* Dark colored long sleeve shirt
* Tunic ( Velvet, cotton) picture to come out on Thursday.
* Sneakers or soft sole shoe
* Black Leggings, tights, or sweat pants

Ladies:
* Long Ankle length dress
* Capes or sleeves
* Medieval Hat(cone or ring)picture to come out on Thursday
* Slippers, sneakers, jazz sneakers
* Crowns for Princesses

I have gotten several parents on board with helping out with sewing, food snacks, and fund raising. I still need some help with set construction. Please let me or your child know if you can help.

Week Schedule:
Tuesday: After school for Ensemble, Winnifred, Queen and Dauntless
Thursday: After school for FULL CAST

We are pumping up the volume on the practices due to the short time left to showtime.

NEXT WEEK"S SCHEDULE:
Monday: tutorial- ENSEMBLE
Monday: After school- Leads
Tuesday: After school- ENSEMBLE
Thursday: After school- Full Cast
Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee

Monday, February 2, 2009

2-2-09

Happy Ground Hog Day to you all,

There is a schedule change so take note:

Today during tutorial: ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.
After school today: ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
TOMORROW: Tuesday- ENSEMBLE with Dauntless, Fred, and Queen. The knights will go over SHY. You will then be practicing ALL of the songs with Mrs. Wheeler.
Thursday: Full Cast

These practices are extremely important to make as we only have 6 weeks till opening night.
Contact me if you can not attend.

FYI:
* Parents needed to help with stage making, costumes and such. Please contact me if able to help out.
* Bottle Drive going on to help off set the cost of fabric
* If you need help with the costumes, contact me asap. Help is available.

Break a Leg,
Mrs.Charle McAtee