Fwd: Saturday's BIG rehearsal!!

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> > "Hello," Dolly Cast and Crew!
> >
> > Are you shaking with excitement? The BIG REHEARSAL is just four
> > days away! We are so excited to see all of you again!!
> >
> > THIS SATURDAY -- APRIL 26th at the Stake Center is our biggest
> > rehearsal yet!
> >
> > Here is the plan for that day:
> >
> > From 10am – 12 noon we will run the big musical numbers from Act 1
> > which feature the FULL chorus (w/kids!): “Sunday Clothes”,
> > “Parade”. We will also block the “Finale” (which will double as
> > bows / curtain call). At the end of this block, our High Council
> > rep, Brother Green, will pay us a visit and say hello! J
> >
> > NOON BREAK--We will break at noon for lunch, and also give parents
> > the opportunity to take children under 12 home. (If you are a parent
> > in the show, please come back ASAP! Afternoon practice will begin at
> > 1pm SHARP!) For those who have no older kids at home, or no other
> > parent available to watch your young kids, we will have a couple of
> > sitters on hand to watch them in the nursery for the afternoon
> > rehearsal block. IF you do not have to take children home, PLEASE
> > bring a SACK LUNCH –and a snack to share if you wish!—so that we can
> > all enjoy lunch together. We want to discourage anyone from leaving
> > the stake center unless it is urgent.
> >
> > From 1pm – 4pm we will run the entire show start to finish (except
> > “Sunday Clothes” & “Parade”), with everyone in the cast age 12+. We
> > want everyone to get a feel for the entrances, exits, scene changes,
> > etc., as well as have a chance to practice the music and dancing.
> > (We may decide to skim over long scenes of dialogue if needed.)
> >
> > It’s gonna be fun!!
> >
> >
> > In the way of announcements:
> >
> > Chorus costumes -- If you have not yet had your costume approved,
> > PLEASE bring it with you this Saturday! The original deadline for
> > chorus costumes was March 29th… Yikes! Only 50% of the chorus has
> > taken care of this so far! :( Please bring your costumes this
> > week if you can. We are running out of time to help you in altering/
> > sewing costumes! Our time and resources are very limited now. The
> > new DEADLINE to bring in chorus costumes for approval is now May 3rd
> > (that’s next week’s rehearsal!!) – BUT WE PREFER THIS SATURDAY!! We
> > absolutely cannot wait any longer to get this taken care of. The
> > Goodwill and D.I. are some great resources! If anyone has issues
> > (financial or otherwise) that require help, please see one of the
> > production team members privately and we will do all we can to help
> > you.
> >
> > Male dancer costumes – Male dancers will need to supply their own
> > black pants. Originally we planned on making these, but time and
> > budget restrictions have prohibited that. Thanks for understanding!
> >
> >
> > I am very excited about this practice – and excited to have the
> > whole cast together again. On behalf of the entire production team,
> > let me say that you are all doing a fantastic job and we appreciate
> > all of your dedication and sacrifice. :)
> > I do have one tiny thing to ask of you…….
> > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRACTICE YOUR MUSIC, LINES, MOVEMENTS, ETC., SO
> > YOU WILL BE READY TO ROLL AND SHOW OFF YOUR STUFF ON SATURDAY!
> >
> > Attendance is mandatory at this rehearsal! Remember, it’s CRUNCH
> > TIME! That being said…
> > Don't forget to contact Sister Mathews if you are going to be late
> > or absent (hopefully not, though!) for an exceptionally GOOD
> > reason! Her contact information is as follows:
> > Home Phone: 623-322-7995
> > Cell Phone: 623-229-8089
> > Email: kathym...@cox.net
> >
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing you!!
> >
> > ~Jenny Christensen, Director
> >
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