Show Manager Notes--Day 6

Oh my goodness, we open in THREE DAYS!  How exciting!  We still have a LOT of work to do.  We were able to rehearse in the two separate casts today and made it through the beginning of Scene 8.  We will work on cleaning up everything tomorrow.

IMPORTANT--The kids do not all know their parts, especially the songs.  They are better at their lines, but miss words to the songs or when they sing as a whole group.  Some still miss cues on when to say their lines.  They need to review choreography.  Please make sure they rehearse before arriving at 1pm tomorrow.  Opening Cast kids seem to know their songs and choreography better than closing.  We need to have both casts really strong--closing cast kids need to step it up!  Closing night's best song was Now I See--way more energy than the other songs and she really wants to see that for all songs.  Opening night kids still need to keep working, but Miss Lindsey was more pleased with their progress.  We need to be able to run through the show in it's entirety for both casts on Wednesday and Thursday if at all possible. 

Here are the rest of today's notes--

• Costumes--Kids need to arrive in full costume starting tomorrow.  Be thinking about things such as how you will do their hair as well.  For the Lucille, Camille, Chenille girls sharing tennis shirts, I have those in Maggie's basket.  Don't forget underpinnings!  This is a cami and biker shorts or something similar.  We need them even if not having a costume change as we will pin the mics to them for those kids that applies to.  Make sure baskets are labeled.  
• Tickets--Check the ticket count below updated by Laura Spradley tonight.  If you have questions, you can email Laura at spradleysonline@gmail.com
• Volunteers--Have you signed up for your two volunteer spots?  Click the link here  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094ba8ad2ba20-performance.  We need two more backstage people for almost every performance.  This is crucial.  If you are working backstage, Chris Foree, our Backstage Coordinator, would like to meet with you at pickup on Wednesday.  
• Cast Party--Be on the lookout for an Evite coming for the Cast Party in between the two shows on Saturday at Spaghetti Warehouse.  The cost is $10 per person.  Parents aren't required but it's fun to attend if you can.  
• Stay Healthy--We know this is an extreme amount of work and this week is extra exhausting.  Encourage early bedtimes, extra vitamin C, drinking plenty of water, etc, to help the kids stay healthy.  We don't want anyone to get sick! 
• Parent Help This Week--If you are working backstage at any point this week or helping in the light/sound booth, I could use your help managing kids and keeping things flowing during rehearsal.  Thank you to Melanie Klint, our Prop Coordinator, for the extra help today!