REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF :)

1. Rehearsal schedule this week:

Wednesday 7 to 10: OLIVER (no orphans)

Thursday 7 to 10: SCROOGE (everyone)

Saturday 9 to 1: 9:00 - come watch the orphan choir rehearsal

                            9:15 - Run Oliver 

                           10:00 - Organizational Stuff

                           11:00 - Run Scrooge

                           12:00 - Fix stuff, finalize stuff, maybe leave early

2. DVDs and Picture CDs:

DVDs and picture CDs will be available for $15 and $5 respectively.  You can order both for $20.  (Fancy math, right?)  Money MUST be turned in to Perry NO LATER THAN Saturday.  Please email him with the quantity you'd like to order and pay him at rehearsal.  Checks can be made to the Dickens Theater Company.  Checks and cash only please.

3. SCRIPTS and CDs:

Script and CD check-in will begin Saturday morning at 10:00 am.  Please don't try to turn stuff in before then, because I need Perry running music at rehearsals.  But at 10:00 he would love to collect anything you're not using anymore so the performance weeks will not be so crazy.  You are not REQUIRED to turn stuff in until closing night.  However, it will make life easier on everyone if you are ready to turn it in earlier.

4. CAST PARTY:

There will be a cast party on Dec 15th at 4:00 pm.  This is for cast, crew, and all parent volunteers (see #5).  Each family should plan to contribute to our potluck, and pizza will be provided.  Perry will be handling food sign ups, so look for that soon.

5. PARENT VOLUNTEERS: (also called Orphan Wranglers)

I need (4) parents to attend each show to help wrangle orphans backstage.  This a HUGE part of the success of our show.  The job entails: gathering an assigned group of orphans from the Pioneer buildling, walking them to the stage, collecting coats and shoes, keeping them busy and SILENT backstage for about 40 minutes, and making sure they are prepared for the curtain call.  You will then help them get coats and shoes back on and walk them to a second stage to perform their orphan choir selections.  You will walk them back to the Pioneer building, where they become once again the responsibility of their own parents.  The time commitment for this is from 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm for evening performances, and from 12:20 pm to 2:20 pm for Saturday matinees.  If you are willing/available (and especially if you are the parent of an orphan), please contact Perry to sign up for a date and time.  We have 40 volunteer slots that need to be filled, so don't be shy about taking double duty.  Remember all wranglers are invited to the cast party.

6. MISSED REHEARSALS:  

Don't.  :)  I have a very small number of approved conflicts left.  PLEASE do not miss for any reason short of hospitalization.  If something major comes up, please contact me directly(801) 641-3898.

7. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!  

It has been a tremendous year with new and old friends.  I can't wait to get to the real fun, the performances!