Dress Rehearsals

Yes!  We are down to the Dress Rehearsals!

We are getting so close to being ready, but everyone still needs to work on their confidence as far as cue/response goes.  Please, Please, parents - have your kids practice this week whenever you can find spare minutes!  They can practice with you or a sibling who is old enough to help them.  Let's really focus on what I call the "crazy scene" where the Herdmans ask a lot of questions about the Christmas Story and ends with them wanting Charlie to be Herod and everyone running off stage screaming.

This will be a great HELP to me and take a lot of stress off, if the kids are improving in this last area.
Thank you again, for all of your dedication and encouragement, and willingness to make/bring cookies to the performances!

The last 2 dress rehearsals are Thursday and Friday at 6 pm.  Several people have said they have things going on Thursday night, so if you ABSOLUTELY can't come on Thursday, I understand.  Let's ALL try to be there on Friday!
Reminder - please come to church at 5 pm Saturday (We'll have PIZZA dinner for the actors)
and be there at 2 pm Sunday.
Good job everyone, and let's make the rest of it GREAT!!
See you soon
Tia

Only three rehearsals left!!

Yes, we are getting so close now!  Everyone pretty much knows their lines by heart, BUT we're still having a significant amount of trouble with WHEN to say them.  (I had to to a LOT of prompting on Sunday!)
So, the "homework" for this week - if we can find time with Thanksgiving - It's very important that the kids practice "cue and response" with parents or siblings.  I'm hoping things can go smoother at this Sunday's practice!

Since we only have three practices left, EVERYONE (including little ANGELS) needs to be at all of them (Sunday Nov. 30 @ 12:30, Thursday Dec. 4 @ 6 pm and Friday Dec. 5 @ 6 pm)  

Andersen's - don't worry, I have your "absent" days noted!

We missed Tilly and Sally last Sunday!  Also, welcome Clayton to our cast!  You are doing FABULOUS!  I was so pleased with how fast you learned your lines and cues!  Thank you!!

Also, one last thing - here are the people I know will be bringing snacks for the play (2 dozen, on 2 separate plates) :

Brandi, Kamiyo, and Jeanne

We really could use everyone's help in providing cookies for guests after both shows!  If you are willing to make/buy cookies for the shows, please let me know!  (I'm bringing some too!) 

Thanks again!! Happy Thanksgiving, and I hope to see you Sunday at 12:30!

Snacks for the Play ....

Hello again!  We are doing 2 shows this year, and we *need* : ) to have cookies after both shows!  And hot chocolate .....

So, would all of you "stage moms" be willing to make/bring 2 dz cookies for the play?  1 dz for each performance.  I will be bringing 2 dozen as well.  If so, will you please let me know so I can have an idea of how many we'll have?  Please separate them onto 2 plates, 1 dz each, so they'll be ready to go for the 2 shows, and label them Sat and Sun?  That would be fantastic!!

Also, if any of you are willing to make sure we have 2 "coffee pots" (at church) full of hot water for cocoa after the shows, that would be fantastic as well.  I truly appreciate all of the help that you always provide for our performances!  They are a group effort!

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

~Whew~  -- That's one more thing off my to-do list!!

Tia

Costume Requirements

We are almost ready to start doing dress rehearsals!  Whew - time is flying by!
Most of the kids have costumes that I am providing, but there are a few things that kids will need to bring to wear.  Here is, I hope, a complete list of what kids will need to start wearing from home:

All of the kids need to wear shoes!  : ) 

For the "church kids", any nice church-y shoes will do.  For the Herdmans, I prefer tennis shoes/sneakers or whatever they call them nowdays.
Church boys (Jeremy, Isaac, Adrien) need to wear pants (preferably not jeans) and either a button-down shirt or a polo shirt.
Church girls (Natalie, Ceirsha, Emily, Bella, Tilly) need to wear either a dress or a skirt and nice shirt.
I have a costume for Brooklyn, pink and white, so she just needs to wear shoes that will go with it.

The Herdman boys (Lukas, Logan, Riley) need to wear jeans (preferably old, with holes and such if they have them).  Kaelem will be wearing his blue plaid pj bottoms and an old-looking t-shirt.

Herdman Girls have costumes, but Lauren needs to wear old-looking pants/jeans, and Dixie needs to wear any mis-matched socks (knee highs) and any shoes she wants, as well as the hat with the face on it.

Sally is the Sunday School Teacher, so she needs to wear a skirt and nice shirt, and I would like her to wear her hair in a bun.  : )
Little angels can wear anything, because the whole time they are on stage, they will be wearing the angel costumes over their clothes.

I think I already told the adults what they should wear, but I am ready and willing to answer any questions anyone has.  Thank you all!!

I THINK that is everything.

Thanks again!!

Hello everyone!  
Things are coming along pretty well at practices for the Christmas Play!  Our next rehearsal is the LAST day for scripts on stage!  Most people won't have a problem with this, but if you/your kids have a bigger part, we'll give you an extra week.  :) 

Also, there have been a few changes in casting.  Here is an updated list of who's who:

Cast 
Herdmans:
Imogene - Lauren S.         Ralph -Lukas B         Leroy- Logan T
Claude -Kaelem T           Ollie-Riley K             Gladys -Dixie K
Church Kids:
Beth- Tilly C. / April D.     Charlie - Clayton ___.      Alice- Brooklyn S
Hobie- Isaac A                  Grady -Jeremy U               Elmer- Adrien G
Betsy -Ceirsha U                Ramona- Natalie A

Little Angels- Kadi U, Hannah A, Tessa K, Ebony P, Zayne U, Cassidy P 

Mrs. Bradley - Elaine Brock
Mr. Bradley - Jeff Brock
Teacher - Sally Culbertson
Nurse - Jeanne Elliott
Rev. Hopkins - Doug Elliott
Mrs. McCarthy - Teri Austin

Christmas Play Rehearsals Schedule!!

Hello Hello everyone!  It's that wonderful time of year again, getting ready for the Christmas play!!
We had our read-through last week, and it was a fun time of laughing over the lines, looking forward to the time we'll spend together getting to know each other and "becoming" our characters!!

There are a lot of parts in this play, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, so we won't need everyone at each rehearsal.  Here is the planned schedule for rehearsals, as well as the list of who's who.

Thank you!!

Cast 
Herdmans:
Imogene - Lauren S.         Ralph -Lukas B         Leroy- Logan T
Claude -Kaelem T           Ollie-Riley K             Gladys -Dixie K
Church Kids:
Beth- Tilly C.                   Charlie -Ethan E        Alice- Brooklyn S
Hobie- Isaac A               Grady -Jeremy U         Elmer- Adrien G
Betsy -Ceirsha U             Ramona- Natalie A

Little Angels- Kadi U, Hannah A, Riley E, Tessa K, Ebony P, Zayne U

Mrs. Bradley - Elaine Brock
Mr. Bradley - Jeff Brock
Teacher - Betsy Mosley
Nurse - Jeanne Elliott
Rev. Hopkins - Mike Sanders
Mrs. McCarthy - Teri Austin


Okay... Now, here is the rehearsals schedule, letting you know who needs to be there on which days.  Thanks again!!

October 12 - Herdmans
October 19 - Church Kids
October 26 - Beth, Charlie, Alice, Hobie, Ramona, and Herdmans
November 2 - EVERYONE
November 9 - Herdmans, Beth, Charlie, Alice
November 16 - EVERYONE
November 19 (Wednesday 6 pm) Herdmans, Beth, and Mrs. Bradley
November 23 - EVERYONE
November 30 - EVERYONE INCLUDING little angels
December 3 (Wednesday 6 pm) Everyone INCLUDING little angels - DRESS REHEARSAL #1
December 5 (Friday pm) Everyone INCLUDING little angels - DRESS REHEARSAL #2

The Show Dates: 
Saturday, December 6 - 6 pm show
Sunday, December 7 - 3 pm show

Finally ... the PARTY!

Hello again everyone!  I know it's been a while now since the kids performed "The Lunch Crew", but we are finally having a party to recognize what a FANTASTIC job they did!!
The party will be after church, downstairs in the youth room, on this coming Sunday, June 22nd.  It will last until 2 pm, and we will have lunch provided for the kids as well as party snacks.  We will play a few games, and the kids will receive their DVD's of the play to take home as well.

I hope that everyone who took part in The Lunch Crew will be able to attend!

Lukas
Dixie
Sally
Lauren
Brooklyn
Isaac
Natalie
and
Adrien (for helping with the set)

Please Save the Date, and let me know if you can make it to the event???

Thank you!
Tia

Practice March 23 .....

This Sunday's practice is going to be a bit different because... there is the Mexico Youth Missions Team Fundraiser Taco Lunch and Dessert Raffle!!

Yes, that's a mouthful... :)

So, what we'll do is go to the event and the kids can eat lunch etc.
Then at 1:30 we'll go into the sanctuary and practice until 2:30.

Next Sunday's practice will be back to the normal time, 12:30 - 2 pm, and I'm asking that the kids please each bring their own lunch/snack this time.  Thank you!!!

See you all soon, and memorize, memorize, memorize!  :)

Tia

The Lunch Crew.... again!

Well, we've got the costumes!! There are a few props we still need, but this play is going to be very simple due to - no costume changes, no set changes, minimal props.  That said, we can have dress rehearsals earlier than usual, starting on March 30th.

This week is a regular rehearsal, from 12:30 - 2 pm in the main sanctuary, then next week we'll have a break.  When we all come back together on March 9th, everyone should try to be "off book"  aka - no more scripts on stage.  : )

Feel free to refer back to the earlier post for the whole rehearsals schedule.

Thank you everyone!!

See you soon
Tia

Rehearsal Schedule for "The Lunch Crew"

It's official now... the spring play is titled "The Lunch Crew"! 
We've had our read-through as the first rehearsal and it was really fun!
So here are the dates/times for the rest of the rehearsals:


Sunday Feb 16 @ 12:30
Sunday Feb 23 @ 12:30


NO Rehearsal March 2


Sunday March 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 12:30 
Saturday April 5 (evening - time TBA)
Sunday April 6 @ 12:30


BREAK for Good Friday and Easter


Saturday April 26 (evening - time TBA)
Sunday April 27 @ 12:30
Friday May 2 (time TBA)


AND the shows will be....


Saturday May 3 @ 6 pm
Sunday May 4 @ 3 pm


Thank you!  If you know ahead of time that you can't make it on certain dates, please let me know so I'll know who (not) to expect at rehearsals.  Thank you!!


ALSO - one of our values in Club PLAY is loving and serving others.  That being said, we have the opportunity to help serve at "The Kitchen Table" at FBC on Thursday night this week, Feb 13 at 5 pm.  Kids should come wearing their Club PLAY t-shirts and girls need to have their hair pulled back in a pony tail.  Please RSVP and let me know if your kid(s) are planning to help out so I can let the Kitchen Table Staff know how many servers we'll have.  Thanks again!!!!

Club PLAY is back!

Hello everyone!  The holidays are over and it's time to start getting into our Spring Play!  This Sunday, February 9th, the kids will get their scripts and we'll do a read-through to get familiar with our parts.

The cast is smaller for this play, and the parts have already been set.  Here's a list of the cast members needed for this play:

Lukas
Hope
Lauren
Brooklyn
Dixie
Isaac
Emily

Then two adults (not cast just yet but I'm on it!)

Thank you!! I hope to see you all there (12:30 - 2 pm)

Tia