Tech Dress Rehearsal Info & Make Up Info

If you have the handout from Thursday's rehearsal, all the info in this post is on the handout!

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TECH/DRESS REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Gilroy High School Theater - 750 W. 10th Street, Gilroy - The school is on the corner of 10th St. and Princevalle St.  To find the theater, turn on Princevalle then in the first driveway on the right.  The theater is the first building on your right as you drive into the parking lot.  

Rehearsals - April 1, 2, 3, 4  - Mon/Wed/Thur from 4:30-7:30 and Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30
* Shooting to end at 7:30.  Please be patient if we need to go a little over! *

Performances - April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 - Fridays:  5:30 Call & 7:00 Show, Saturdays:   2:00/6:00 Calls & 3:00/7:00 Shows and Sundays:  2:00 Call & 3:00 Show

1.  ARRIVING AND DEPARTING:
Please arrive through the lobby and have your child sit in the first rows of the audience chamber until they are given further instructions.  (For shows, actors should enter through the back stage door.) 
I will do my best not to end late, but please be flexible if we need an extra 15 or so minutes.  If we are still working when you arrive, please quietly wait in the lobby or back rows of the audience chamber until we are done.  If you would like to talk with the other parents, please do so very quietly in the lobby or outside.   

Sign out sheets will be in the lobby.  Please be sure to sign out anyone you are driving home.  (For shows, there will not be sign out sheets.)

2.  FOOD AND DRINKS: 
Food and drink are not allowed in the theater or backstage. 
Please bring a water bottle and labeled bag dinner (or snack if they eat dinner before they come -- dinner before rehearsal on Tuesday would be VERY helpful!).  There will be a designated area for food in the lobby.  Dinners/snacks will only be accessible during designated food breaks.
Please do not send sodas or other high sugar drinks (it makes the rest of our rehearsal very crazy). 

3.  COSTUMES
SHOES WORN IN THE SHOW SHOULD BE WORN ALL WEEK. 
Costumes will only be worn April 3rd and 4th with the following exceptions:
Ariel may practice quick changes if needed
Sea Chorus and Sea Creatures with bulky costume pieces may practice with them also (Clams, Starfish, etc...)

Please have your child arrive in their costume.  
All costume accessories (crowns gloves, hats, etc...) and any other supplies should be brought to the theater in a small box or laundry basket to avoid accidentally damaging or dropping a piece. 
All costume pieces should be labeled inside with the actor’s name. 
Garment bags, laundry baskets, and boxes used for transporting costumes should also be labeled. 
Costume boxes/baskets may be left in the dressing room with the exception of the weekdays between shows (April 8th-11th)

Actors should never eat in their costumes.  Please send a change of clothes for their food break or a coverup of some sort (one of dad’s old button up shirts, etc...)

4.   HAIR: 
Costume sheets should list hair information.  If you are missing this information, please let Michelle know.   
Hair should be done before arriving at the theater unless you have made other arrangements with Michelle (unfortunately we don’t have enough dressing room and mirror space for 63 actors, and parents who aren’t fingerprinted can’t be with the actors). 
Please use gel and/or hairspray to secure “wispies.”
Please send a hairbrush or comb in case touch ups are needed.

5.  STAGE MAKE-UP GUIDELINES (YES, THIS APPLIES TO BOYS TOO!):
Please apply make-up at home unless you have made other arrangements with Michelle (unfortunately we don’t have enough dressing room and mirror space for 63 actors, and parents who aren’t fingerprinted can’t be with the actors). 
For health reasons sharing of make-up is not permitted. Students need their own “make-up kit”! Inexpensive brands are just fine. Be sure to mark items with performer’s name and keep together in a box or bag that they bring to the theater for touch-ups.

1)  Begin with a clean, dry face.  Have make-up remover nearby, in case of mistakes.

2)  Apply a base/foundation that matches performer’s skin color.  Be sure to apply all the way up to the hairline and blend down the neck.

3)  Apply a natural color blush from under the cheekbones, across the cheekbones, up toward the ear.  Remember this is stage make-up that will be somewhat washed out under the bright theatrical lighting so apply extra.

4)  Using earth tones, apply eye shadow darkest on the lid and fading as you blend up toward the eyebrow (PLEASE NO BLUES, GREENS, etc... unless specifically requested on your costume sheet--Mersisters, Princesses, Sea Creatures and Sea Chorus may use a color that coordinates with their costume as long as they do not play another part).

5)  Apply black or brown eyeliner, (pencil and liquid are both fine.)  Begin applying at the inside corner of eye for the top lid, and the center of the bottom lid.  Do not bring out further than the length of your eyebrow. Color eyebrows a bit with a brown pencil as needed -- required if you are blonde!

 Apply black or dark brown mascara to both the top and bottom lashes.

 Blonde or light brown eyebrows should be filled in with a darker pencil.

8)  Apply a natural color lipstick (unless specifically requested on your costume sheet). 

9)  Use a very light dusting of plain cornstarch based baby powder or loose non-talc cosmetic powder over the entire face to “hold” the make-up.  Be sure the performer holds their breath before applying!

Corrected Schedule and Some Notes

Hi everyone!  Three quick things today...

#1 - Thank you so much for your time at the costume parade last night.  It took much longer than I expected (didn't factor in the higher number of actors OR that many actors have multiple costumes), but I appreciate your patience so much and LOVED seeing your hard work!  I think this is the least amount of notes I've needed to give, so thank you for following the guidelines so well!  The costumes are going to look great together on stage! 

#2 - All ticket packets are ready.  I tried to hand some out last night that hadn't been picked up yet but it quickly got too busy and I still have many that need to be signed out.  Please pick those up this week.  Also, I wasn't very clear with the "TBD" orders.  Slips that state that a TBD order has been made are included in your packets.  These are not actual tickets, just a note to say how to reserve specific dates once dates are decided on. 

#3 - I accidentally listed the wrong rehearsal time for Friday!  It is 5:30-7:30 like usual.  So sorry for the typo! 

Rehearsal Schedule (week of 3/18)

Hi everyone!  We made it almost through the show Saturday, putting all the puzzle pieces into their correct order!  I never know what to expect on that first day of putting the show back together after doing all the pieces separately -- sometimes it's great, and sometimes everything falls apart and has to be rebuilt.  BUT Saturday was a good start and I'm feeling confident already that this is going to be a good show.

Since we are at the point in the process where things are moving slowly and actors will not always be used during the time they are at rehearsal, this is a good time to come with something quiet to do during the waiting times -- homework, a book, paper and crayons, etc...

Here's the schedule for this week...

Monday, March 18th - ALL CAST COSTUME PARADE -  6:30-7:30 - Senior Center
A parent should also come.  Please click here for more info if you haven't already looked it over!

Wednesday, March 20th - Willey House
4:45-5:30 - Ursula, Triton
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)

OFF BOOK -- bring scripts to review between scenes but we won't be using them during songs/scenes.

Thursday, March 21st - Senior Center
4:30-7:00 - ALL CAST
Work through show


Friday, March 22nd - Senior Center
5:30-7:30 - ALL CAST
Work through show

Saturday, March 23rd - Senior Center
9:30-11:30 - ALL CAST
Work through show

***PLEASE MAKE A NOTE ON YOUR PHYSICAL SCHEDULES -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th WE WILL REHEARSE AT THE SENIOR CENTER (was TBD based on space availability)***

Costume Parade - Monday, March 18th!

Just a reminder that the Costume Parade will be Monday, March 18th at 6:30pm. 
This is just under a week away so please let me know if you have any questions about your costume(s)! 
 
We will meet in the Main Hall (larger room) of the Senior Center.  If everyone is on time and attentive, we should be done within an hour.  Please be on time so your group does not have to wait for you! 

Unless specifically excused, please be there even if I have already seen your costume.  A costume may be approved on its own, but sometimes small changes are needed so it will look better with the group as a whole -- a scarf, ribbon, etc...

Here's how the costume parade will work:
1.  Actors AND a parent or guardian should attend.
2.  Actors should arrive in costume. (If you have more than one costume, please see below for more info.)
3.  Actors should find the rest of their group (Sea Creatures, Sailors, Chefs, etc...)
4.  I will then look at each groups' costumes and give notes (examples:  everything is great, please change the purple socks to black socks, please add a colored scarf, etc...)


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If you have more than one costume, please follow these instructions:  

Ariel & Mersisters-- please come in your Mermaid costume and bring your dresses

Carlotta -- please come in your Carlotta costume and bring your Sailor Costume

Chefs -- please come in your chef costume and bring your Sea Creature/Sailor Costume/Grimsby/Pilot costume (Megan, come dressed as Chef Louis and bring your other chef costume)

Gulls -- please come in your gull costume and bring your Sailor Costume (Sierra & Rachel, please come dressed as Scuttle with anything different and bring your other gull costume)

Sea Chorus & Flotsam & Jetsam - please come in your Sea Chorus/Flotsam/Jetsam costume & bring your Tentacle pieces

Rehearsal Schedule (week of 3/11)

We're getting so close to show time!  A couple little things... 

1.  Please sign up to volunteer if you haven't already!  This show is a community effort and it won't happen without lots of helping hands.  (If you haven't been contacted about how to sign up for an area, please let me know - michelle@pushartsandfitness.com)  We are especially low on backstage help right now. 

2.  Monday is the absolute last day to order a t-shirt/sweatshirt if you want it before the show.   CLICK HERE and scroll down to #4 for more info. 

3.  Thank you for turning in your ticket packets.  They will be turned back to you at the next rehearsals.  Because they will include tickets that should be treated as cash, you will need to sign them out.  

4.  The costume parade is right around the corner.  Please be sure to refer to your costume guidelines!

Here's the schedule...  

Wednesday, March 13th
4:30-5:30 - Sea Chorus/Tentacles (was scheduled until 6pm)
Blocking:  p. 97-100

5:30-6:30 - Sea Chorus (was scheduled until 7pm)
Working on more of the details, music, movement, etc...


Thursday, March 14th
4:30-5:30 - Eric, Grimsby, Pilot, Sebastian
Blocking:  The Storm

5:30-7:00 - ALL CAST
Review/Catch Up


Friday, March 15th
5:30-6:30 - Grimsby, Princesses, Eric, (Ariel - your choice)

6:30-7:30 - Sebastian, Sea Creatures, Flounder, Sea Chorus, All Gulls
Finish/Review Under the Sea & Kiss the Girl


Saturday, March 16th
9:30-12:30 - ALL CAST

Jazz Shoes, Facebook, Flyers and Sweatshirts!

I hope you are enjoying your week off with your kiddos!  A few things to cover...

1.  I heard from a parent that Payless has a lot of jazz shoes in right now.  If you're not planning on using them for dance classes in the future, that could be a great place to pick them up.  (I'm not sure about the quality to give a recommendation to use them for dance classes, but they'd be fine for the show!) 

2.  To help with your ticket sales, a Facebook Event has been created so you can invite your friends.  It has all of the cast details, dates, etc... So CLICK HERE and invite family, friends, coworkers, neighbors... you get the idea!

3.  Here's our official flyer if you'd like to email it to family and friends.  You should be able to right click and save this one.  Feel free to email me if that doesn't work and I'll send you the file.

4.  One of our great theater moms set up sweatshirts/tshirts with a gal she knows.  They're great (I know because I'm spoiled and have one already -- thanks ladies!), and you're welcome to order one if you'd like!  All you have to do is fill out the form HERE, including your size, whether you want a sweatshirt ($35) or t-shirt ($20), and what you'd like on the back in the "Special Instructions" box, then click submit!  She'll then shoot you an invoice and you can pay via PayPal.  We'll also have printed forms near the sign out sheet at rehearsals if you'd like to fill one out there and give it to me.  Here are some photos to help you decide if you'd like to order!

That's all for now!  I'll be in touch late this week or over the weekend about all the lovely volunteer opportunities coming up as we are getting closer to show time!

Costume Sheets

Costume Sheets were emailed today (make up info will be sent out closer to the show).  Please let me know right away if you did not receive your costume sheet(s)!

The costume parade is just one month away -- this will be my chance to look over all the costumes together, see if there are any slight changes that need to be made to make the picture look good as a whole, etc...

If you would like to purchase dance shoes, feel free to buy them anywhere.  I like to shop through Discount Dance Supply as I have never had a problem with them and feel they are reasonably priced (www.DiscountDance.com).  Do make sure you read their size guidelines before ordering -- dance shoes are usually sized differently than street shoes. 

If you haven’t already used it for another show, discount code TP34617 maybe be used for a 10% discount on one purchase.  If they ask the name of the studio, it is Tippy Toe Arts.  If they ask for the teacher name, it’s Michelle Serrano.

Please feel free to ask questions -- the sooner the better! 

Recording Divices and Sea Creatures

Last night we had our first music rehearsal for our Sea Creatures!  Talk about some tough harmonies!  If any of your little ones were discouraged, please encourage them for me -- it's a hard section for young singers for sure, and they were patient and tried hard -- that's a big deal to me!  I'm thinking of changing my plan for the song we worked on, but either way, please let me know if your family has access to a portable recording device of any kind that could be used for recording harmonies and practicing at home.  (This goes for everyone -- not just Sea Creatures).  This could be anything from an iTouch to an cassette recorder you used when you were in choir/theater (don't worry -- I'll teach your kiddos what a cassette is.  *ha*).  The rehearsal CDs are en route and will help with melodies but will be hard to pick up harmonies with.
I talked to the Sea Creatures about their characters last night.  They will have some freedom to work on deciding what Sea Creatures they would like to be.  I will be sending costume guidelines out as soon as possible (hopefully next weekend at the latest!), so please don't get too set on anything yet, but do feel free to start tossing around ideas!

That's all for now!