Parent Note

Hi, Wonderful Parents! Wow! Your kids have been working so hard and having so much fun! They are putting together such a great show. You're going to love it. I can't wait for  you to see what they've accomplished.

I sent a note home last week and am attaching it below if  you didn't get to see one. There were several students absent that missed it.  Absences really need to come to a stop in March so we can wrap up the final details of our show. With the trimester ending, we get to put up our set and that really puts a kink in the staging. We need to really know WHO goes where, which means we need every performer up on that stage.  We're almost done...just a few more weeks. Hang in there and hopefully you'll feel like it was worth all the effort here very soon!****Many students have not missed at all and have been so faithful in their attendance.  THANK YOU!

LONGER PRACTICES: Watch the calendar because with March comes longer practices. We have to do staging with the set, lighting design, costume checks, and lots of other exciting things to make sure you have something cool to see when you come to our show.  Please be patient.

I will work to keep you informed. There are lots of girls waiting for their skirts/dresses. We are sewing and HOPING that darn shipment gets here soon. If you are waiting for a costume item from me, please don't stress. We will make sure every person on that stage looks wonderful.

The Note you may have missed:

Feb. 24 Bye Bye Birdie Updates:

TICKET SALES: Tickets go on sale in the office starting next Monday,                        March 2. Hours of Sales: 9 am-1 pm. Students can buy theirs at lunch. Tickets for the general public go on sale  Wednesday , so come on in and gets yours early for the best                                     seats!  We hope you’ll come more than once, bring family                                   and friends and really support these talented kids! Tickets                                   are $6.00.

Costumes:  Mae's Dancers: All black!!! I am ordering your Boas. Kim and Co. Girls—your dresses got returned to England  because they misprinted the shipping address back on Feb. 1, but I’ve been in contact with them and they should be here by our costume day, Mar. 5^th.  March 5, all cast members bring all costume pieces for a costume check. We will make any changes/plans to change we need to that day. It’s quite a process to get costumes on this many kids! I appreciate the efforts of SO MANY wonderful parents to allow these students this opportunity. Students, I hope you’ve told  your parents THANK YOU!

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 NAME:

Parent Volunteers: Please return the bottom portion of this note to Mrs. Crane at Thursday’s practice. Thanks for being willing to help our show be successful!

(Check One. You will be contacted the first week of March with your assignment.)

____I would be willing to provide a snack for 2 dozen.

____I am willing to provide backstage monitoring.

____I’ll do whatever you need!

The best way to contact me is (give us the ph # or email address you use most frequently) : _____________________________________________________

Bye Bye Birdie Tickets!

TICKET SALES FOR CAST MEMBERS START MONDAY!!!!
$6.00 each. Please buy lots and come multiple times!! We'd love to have big audiences for this wonderful show!!
Buy tickets 7:30-1pm Monday-Friday in the BEMS office

Updated Costume Note

**Special Note:  We have fabric purchased and are working on the TEEN skirts. If we need more sewers, we'll let you know.

“Bye Bye Birdie” Updated Costume List  (January 25, 2015)

All costumes due on MARCH 5th for COSTUME CHECK, but it’s a good idea to not wait until the last minute.

Conrad Birdie:  You need to get some tight fitting black jeans ASAP (our costume designer—aka                                    my MOM is coming on Feb. 2 to pick up the jeans to custom design them, so                                please have them by that date if at all possible!  Avoid “Low Rise” jeans! We                                want these to stay up on you while you’re dancing) We also need to know what                                 SIZE you fit in a suit jacket. She is sewing you one and needs the size.  She will                                  be taking your measurements on the 2^nd for the jumpsuit as well, so please be                           there.  You also need a “muscle” shirt—plain white T. 

Penn Station Chorus:     I have the yellow cardigans. You need to come up with a cute 50's outfit to go underneath it.  Remember flat shoes go with capris, bobby socks and keds go with dresses/skirts.                                  

Kim and Co:  OK!  We have ordered a nice dress for each girl. Some of them have already arrived,                                     and some of them won't be here for several weeks yet.  They are $45-$60 dresses                                  that you get to keep!  You need to pay $25 to Mrs.Gunn in the office by Feb. 15                                     but you get to KEEP your dress.  The rest will come from our costume budget.  You                                 still need nude tights and pumps. YES, they can be strappy “show” shoes. The                                          color is really what matters to me, and I like the idea of having a                                                                  group of teens in pumps for variety—however, if you think wearing heels will kill                                    you, just get nude flats. You also need a slip. A “petticoat” style slip would make                                  your dress have that 50’s “poof” but you can wear any slip you have.  If you want                                   to throw a cardigan over your dress for some of the scenes, go right ahead. Alli                                  Hollingsworth: for telephone hour, let’s have you in a cardigan and capris so                                doing the splits is a little easier!

ALL OTHER GIRL TEENS:  I will be taking your waist measurements and waist-knee                                               measurements and then you’ll be given fabric and elastic and need a                                                       simple skirt made from it. (**SEE NOTE ABOVE)You get to keep the skirt.                                                  THEN, find yourself a  simple blouse that would go with your skirt, button                                               down the front or something that matches “50’s” style when you look at                                                   pictures online.  We decided to not go with white  shirts if possible, but if                                                   you already got one, that’s fine. Wear white. We just don’t want a “sea of                                               white” on stage.  So your costume will be:  Skirt, top, white                                  ankle socks, white keds or other flat shoe. You will have enough fabric that you                                   can use the leftovers for a neck scarf or hair tie. Fabric will be out to you by Feb.                              6, and your skirt needs to be ready for costume check on March 5th. Please wear                         a slip under your skirt. Any slip is fine, but a petticoat-style slip will make your                              skirt “poofy.”

Sweet Apple WOMEN Community:  Alright, cute girls!!  I’ve stewed about what to do for your                          costumes, and my genius Mom suggested we let you guys raid your closets, your                                     Mom’s closets, your GRANDMA’S closets, your neighbor’s closets (you get the                              picture) and see what you can find!  Look online at “50’s style dresses for                                       women”  --not teens.  Study the styles and try to find something that could fit                               the time period.  Dresses with a nice belted-waist are very appropriate.  Have                              fun seeing what  you can find.  They need to be modest  (no cleavage or short                          skirts) and not too flashy/colorful.  You need to have nude tights, a slip, and a                                     nice shoe that goes with the dress.  Wear what you find to costume check on                                March 5. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. If you’re stuck, visit with                                Mrs. Crane after rehearsal.

EVERYBODY ELSE:  Go with the information on the previous note. Thanks so much.

Next Week's Rehearsal Schedule

Monday Feb. 9  All Cast Members
Tuesday Feb. 10  Rose, Albert, Mae, Kim, Mr. and Mrs. MacAfee, Conrad
(Acting class/seminar with Joe Batzel.  Come with script--be as memorized as possible!)
Wednesday Feb. 11  NO PRACTICE
Thursday Feb 12  Vocal Fix-up Rehearsal  BE THERE!!  
                                      (All cast except Sweet Apple Community Members.)
Friday Feb 13 All Cast Members