2nd grade Drama Club

Parent Meeting

Welcome!!About the Rehearsal staff

Dana Petrini- Director Teacher in SWSD since

2008

Currently a 3rd grade special education teacher at Harker

Started the program in 2010 with $0 and no budget

Recently started a non-profit children’s theater organization- Swedesboro-Woolwich Little Theater

swlittletheater.org

Welcome!!About the Rehearsal staff

Debbie Hannold- Choreographer

Kindergarten teacher at Clifford!

Been here since the beginning!

Also part of my non-profit Organization- SWLT

Ashley Sermabeikian- Stage Manager First year Kindergarten Teacher

Sarah Pasey- Stage Manager First Year 2nd grade teacher

April Pfeiffer- Attendance

Welcome Thank you so much for coming!!!

Please help with at least one thing!

The show cannot go on without your

help and support

ONLINE SiGN-UP SWSD website community Drama Club

Comet Club fee

$45

Please bring payment to auditions next week.

Check or Money order ONLY

Payable to SWBOE

Email Please send all drama questions/comments/concerns

to:

swdrama2@gmail.com Why?

It lessens the amount of emails on my school account

Primary form of communication

If you signed your child up online, but haven’t received any emails, it’s because your email address is entered incorrectly. Please email- swdrama2@gmail.com with an accurate

email address.

The name/plot of the play

Music Through the Decades

Travel back in time to the early 1900s and dance and sing all the way to present day. Each decade brings new and exciting adventures! Meet Shirley Temple, Michael Jackson, MC Hammer, and so many more!

Choreographers wanted

Mrs. Hannold can’t do it all!

We have a few and I help too, but we’d rather have you!

Do you have dance experience?!!?

Want to get back into it?!?!

Choreograph 1 dance or 2 (or 3)

Costumes

Please fill out your child’s costume information on the audition form AND online.

It is VERY important that you complete both! If we don’t have your child’s size, they will not get a costume.

2nd grade drama club will provide costumes, but we will need help making/organizing them!

Costumes (continued)

Costume Manager- Mrs. Funchion jfunchion@comcast.net

Costume Manager- Mrs. Frank maureenfrank73@gmail.com

They need assistants! What does a costume assistant do?!??!

When given costumes, try them on your group

Make notes for what needs to be fixed, taken in, etc.

During the performance- stay with your decade to make sure they are dressed correctly

2 performances- 2 parents per night in each room

Decades and Music (possibly)

1920- Charleston

1930- Good Ship Lollipop

1940- Boogie Woogi Bugle Boy

1950- Rock Around the Clock/ Hand Jive

1960-Walk Like a Man

1970- Signs

1980- Girls Just Want to Have Fun/ Thriller

1990- Can’t Touch This & Mmmbop

2000- Ho-Down Throw Down

2010- Firework

NEW SONGS WILL BE ADDED FOR OUR 2016 PRODUCTION!

Music (cont.)

There is a lot of music to learn!!!!!! Individual group

Full Cast

Drop Box- I will upload all of the music onto drop box for you to download

Auditions

MUST BRING THE AUDITION FORM!!!

Sign up on Sign-Up Genius

Thursday- December 10 4:00-7:00

Friday- December 11 4:00-7:00

You can choose your own audition date/time.

Audition Days @ Stratton EVERY student will receive a part in the show

Stage presence

Singing Voice

Speaking Voice

Song- This Land is Your Land (can memorize)

Poem- Ice Cream Cake (can memorize)

Line up in the hallway and audition on the stage.

Parents should stay with their children at all times.

Children can leave after their audition

PLEASE BRING THE AUDITION FORM!

Audition Poem

Ice Cream Cake, Ice Cream Cake

I could eat it all day from the minute I wake!

I wouldn’t miss peas, or carrots, or grapes

If I could eat loads of ice cream cake!

Audition SongThis land is your land, this land is my landFrom California to the New York Island,From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters,This Land was made for you and me.

(2nd verse is optional)As I went walking that ribbon of highwayAnd saw above me that endless skyway,And saw below me the golden valley, I said:This Land was made for you and me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeMLaQTwIgU

Fundraiser Committee

Head of the Fundraising CommitteeRaise money for the club- costumes, sets, props, special

effectsAll New Fundraisers must be approved

New: Pampered Chef- Januaryonline fundraiserShipped directly to your house

Last year–Gertrude Hawk (biggest one)- March, Pretzel Snack, Picture frames w/ photo, t-shirts, flowers, candy, food at intermission

What am I missing??Last year’s parents have offered to meet with this year’s

parents to talk about the fundraisers.

Show Committee

Set up tables, organize sales for performances

(water, ice, pizza, pretzels, flowers, candy grams, etc)

Arrive around 5:00p and clean up after the show

Rehearsals Monthly Calendar with Schedule

NOT attending rehearsal COMMUNICATION FORM

Pretzel Sales

Students will not attend every rehearsal— based on their group

We need help! Taking children to the bathroom

Keeping them quiet during other parts of the show

Reviewing previously taught dances

(Optional) teaching dances

FULL CAST- Means ALL of the children will be at rehearsal. I will need a lot of help on those days

Extra/ Extended Rehearsals November 30- Parent Meeting- 6p-7p @ Stratton Library

December 10- Auditions- 4p-7p @ Stratton Stage

December 11- Auditions- 4p-7p @ Stratton Stage  

April 9- All Day Rehearsal -FULL CAST- 9:00a-3:00p

April 12- Group 1 and Group 2-  3:00p-6:00p 

April 13- Group 3 and Group 4- -3:00p-6:00p 

April 14- FULL CAST- 3:00p-6:30p 

April 15- PERFORMANCE @ 7pm @ Stratton stage

April 16-   PERFORMANCE @ 2pm @ Stratton Stage 

Sets/Sound Sound: Jaclyn Oldt and James Oldt

NEW Sound Board and Mics!!!!

Have worked with us for 7 years (including summer theater)

Sets

Parent Volunteers to build/buy/design/etc

You WILL get reimbursed

Meetings- 6:00-7:30 on the stage

Thursdays- dates TBD

Donations

Wood for the set

Nails and screws

Old Costumes from dance recitals/ plays/performances

Costume Racks

Gaff Tape

Black, white

Look for an email wish list

Pick-Up/ Attendance

Children must be picked up at 5:00pm

Please send in a COMMUNICATION FORM with your child if:

they cannot attend their rehearsal

they will be going home with someone else

No note= unexcused absence

Have ID ready please

Until I learn faces and names, I will check IDs before the students are let go.

Y’s Kids Program

Children need a note telling Y’s kids when they will be coming from Drama Club Rehearsal

They will be walked down to Y’s kids from their rehearsal

PROGRAM Volunteers to make the program

I will write down all that needs to be put in the program, you would just have to make it.

Performance Dates

MUST ATTEND BOTH PERFORMANCEs

Make arrangements for them to attend all three shows

Sports, games, or other practices are inexcusable

School Performance– Friday April 15 in the AM

Friday April 15 @ 7:00 (Report time- 6:15)

Saturday April 16 @ 2:00 (Report time- 1:15)

Performances (cont.)

Admission- FREE!

Due the fire code, the number of tickets each student receives is contingent upon the number of students that join.

Tickets

Volunteer to design/make the tickets- 3 different colors. One color for each performance

Stage Managers

Help bring the kids to the stage and back to their dressing rooms when needed

Will read the script to learn the show

Will attend Saturday and Monday rehearsals

Will be back stage during the shows

If there is multiple stage managers they can trade off each night to see the show

4 stage managers would be ideal

Questions??????

Thank you for attending!

Remember:The show cannot go

on without your help and support