Fine Arts Festival Rehearsal

Hi all! We'll rehearse this Sunday from 2-4 in KA. Please enter through the front gate. Thank you!

"That's a Wrap" Party Contributions

Hello again!

Cast and crew members are asked to contribute $7 each to offset costs for the "That's a Wrap" party on Saturday night. All members of the cast and crew are invited and will be given a wristband upon entering. Only people with wristbands will be admitted to the party. Pickup is 11:30 at the latest. Please submit your contribution via your RenWeb account. Thank you!

Schedule for Tomorrow

Cast Call Times for Thursday
Please report backstage at your call time.

4:30 Ancestors
5:00 Wig Group 1: Grandmothers
5:30 Wig Group 2: Mothers
6:00 Everyone Else

Time Correction for Wednesday

Call time for cast is 4:45 on Wednesday. Thank you! Stay tuned for more schedule updates.

We Need Your Help!

Hi parents!

We're in the final days! Thank you for all you've done so far and for your support through the rest of this week. We can't do it without you!

We need water for the actors backstage for all remaining rehearsals. Please email me if you can send in bottled water for the cast (a 24-pack and a 12-pack will do) either Wednesday, Thursday, Friday morning, Friday night, Saturday morning or Saturday night. I need 6 people or 6 groups of people to make this happen. Please don't assume someone else will do it. If you're available and willing, please let me know. You can drop the water in the PLC any time prior to the rehearsal you're volunteering for right inside the doors by our lighting and sound equipment in the back. Please write your name in Sharpie so I know who has brought it in. Gotta keep those singers hydrated!

We're also in need of AA battery donations and they must be alkaline. We go through all sorts of batteries for the microphones over the course of the production. If you're out shopping or have some at home, please send them in with your child and have them brought back to the sound table.

Thank you!

Forgot to mention!

As it turns out, our costumes came with hangers! Hooray! Leave yours at home. Please. :)

TECH Schedule and Makeup REQUIREMENTS- Dates Edited

All actors are called from 12-6 this Sunday. Please eat lunch beforehand and bring a snack if you'll be hungry. Please read on for the tentative schedule for Tech Week.

·        Monday, 4/28 - 6:00-8:00  PLC

o   Run entire show -  All Cast & All Crew

·        Tuesday, 4/29 - 5:00 - 8:00pm  PLC

o   Tech Rehearsal - All Cast & Partial Crew

·        Wednesday 4/30 5:00 - 8:00pm   PLC

·      Dress Rehearsal (no hair and makeup)– All Cast & Partial Crew

·      Cast call 5:45

·        Thursday 5/1  -7:00pm  PLC

o   Full Dress Rehearsal with All Cast & All Crew

§  Full Performance   7pm

§  Crew call 6:00pm  Cast call TBD starting at 4:30PM

·        Friday, 5/2 School Performance 10:30am   PLC

o   Still working out details due to First Friday Mass. All children should wear their formal uniform to school. Crew should bring crew clothes to change into. Some cast members will be asked to arrive early to get into costume for drop off. You’ll be notified.

·        Friday 5/2 Opening Performance 7pm  PLC

o   Crew Call  6:00 pm    Cast call TBD beginning at 4:30pm

·        Saturday, 5/3 Final Performances 3PM AND  7pm  PLC

o   3PM show -  Crew call 2pm       Cast call TBD beginning at 12:30pm

o   7PM show -   Crew call 6pm        Cast call TBD beginning at 4:30pm

o   CAST PARTY Immediately Following the Final Show

Please see the previous post about costume requirements and bring everything required on Sunday. I am still missing many costume fees. Please bring those as well.

Please note the following makeup requirements to be brought on Sunday as well. All of these things can be found at a drug store. 

All actors need their own:

• black mascara
• black pencil eye liner
• liquid foundation on their face prior to each rehearsal and performance starting Thursday (except ancestors)
• baggie and each item inside it labeled with child's name

All actors are asked to donate at least one item from the categories below to the communal hair and makeup stash. These items run out quickly!

• Ancestors- Aquanet hairspray
• Mothers- black bobby pins
• Daughters- makeup removal wipes
• Sons- translucent powder in a jar (not pressed)
• Fathers- triangle makeup sponges
• Everyone else- pick one from categories above

Oration Contest Photos

Check out these photos from our Oration Contest performance. Thanks, Debbie Kitts!

Garment Bags Donated!

Call off the garment bag search! The Timmels have graciously donated enough garment bags for the entire cast. Huge thanks to them!

Online Ticket Sales

Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online!

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Costume Requirements: Please Read COMPLETELY

Hello everyone!

For those of you who participated in the musical last year, this post will look very familiar.  Please read on to be fully aware of all costume requirements to be brought to rehearsal by Sunday, April 27^th.

All actors are asked to pay a $30 costume fee to offset the cost of costume rental. Please make checks payable to HFCS and bring to my classroom this week. Envelope, your name and class, please.

All actors will wear the same shoes found at this link and a little cheaper on Amazon. Please clearly label them with your first and last name on the inside of the shoe. If you read the comments, you’ll find many people wear these as everyday shoes and find that they are very comfortable. Remember when I was asking you to wear closed-toe shoes to rehearsal? Problem solved! I’ve done a great deal of reading about different shoes like these and think the RUBBER SOLES are going to be important on our hardwood stage, particularly for those of you doing martial arts! Please order only from these two links. The link to Karate Depot has great reports of fast shipping, so in the event the size is wrong  then you have time to exchange or if you find the shoes are too slippery on hardwood, please let me know. Please pay attention to the reviews and sizing recommendations on the websites. Thank you!

All actors are asked to provide their own full-length garment bag clearly labeled with their first and last name. Our costume rental arrives the Monday of the show. Please make the organization and steaming of the costumes as easy as possible for the parents helping. You can find a suitable one at this link on Walmart.com. This particular product comes in a pack of three for less than $12. You can select “Ship to Store” and they will be available for pick up by the end of the week. 

If 12 orders are made, we have enough for the whole cast. 

Many of you have asked me how you can help. If you’re willing to buy one or more packs of these garment bags and have them shipped to HFCS, please email me. I’ll keep you all updated on the progress of our orders so hopefully you all don’t need to place separate ones. This would be a very helpful donation to the Genesian Players for future years so we don’t have to continue asking for each child to bring one for every show. Thank you!

All actors are asked to provide at least two hangers clearly labeled with their first and last name.

Actors in Keep Em’ Guessin (Mushu’s song) that was blocked today are required to provide a short sleeved black t-shirt in the same style as our cast shirts (available at Walmart or Michael’s) and full-length black pants. Please label with your first and last name.  No tight fitting tees, please.

Girls are required to wear a sports bra and shorts during all dress rehearsals and performances.

You have just shy of 2 weeks to acquire these things. Even if you are going out of town for Spring Break, you either have these items at home or can pretty easily order them online and have them in time. You can do it!

Rehearsal Schedule for this week

Monday

3:15-5:00 Zach G, Kyle D, Amelia, Roger, Kyle S “A Girl Worth Fighting For (Reprise)”

Tuesday

3:15-5:00 Isabella H, Kyle D, Kyle S, Amelia, Roger, Maiya, CJ “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”
3:15-5:00 Catie, Katie, Elyse, Julia, Kiran “Ancestor scenes”

Wednesday

3:15-6:00 Isabella H, Kyle D, Kyle S, Amelia, Roger, Maiya, CJ “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”

Immediate Help Needed

Hi Parents,

Desperate plea. Is anyone available to take a large vehicle to Bishop Moore on Saturday between 4 and 9 pm to pick up two medium-large staircase units and a small two-step unit? I think a large suv would suffice but I am without a vehicle of any kind that would do it and really need help. Please email me ASAP if you are available to pick them up tomorrow. I prefer you email mfinnegan@hfcschool.com for this purpose. Thank you!

As a reminder, I'm rehearsing tomorrow in the CAFETERIA with
9-12 Roger, Amelia, Maiya, Kyle S, Kyle D, CJ and Isabella H
12-2 Kyle S, Isabella H, Jamie

Bring your "bow staffs." :)

Oration Contest CHANGE

Hi Everybody!

Thank you for all of your responses to this week's schedule! I realized after hearing from you and talking to the girls at rehearsal yesterday that half of the oration contest finalists would be performing in "Honor to Us All" on Friday. This is one of a couple factors that has made me rethink my plan and switch to performing "A Girl Worth Fighting For" on Friday night instead. This means that if you were scheduled to perform in "Honor to Us All" on Friday night, you're off the hook! We'll just have to wait until the real deal in May to see that one!

If you are in "A Girl Worth Fighting For," please email me to let me know one way or the other if you can make it to the Oration Contest on Friday night. I will be there early and ask that you arrive at 6:45 to be present and cheer on your classmates who are competing that evening.

I'll be waiting on emails from Isabella H, Kyle D, Kyle S, Matthew, Amelia, Roger, CJ and Maiya.
Please plan to wear your Mulan t-shirt with long pants and closed shoes. If you are performing in the band that evening, plan to leave your shirt on the stairs and pull it over your required clothes for your band performance.

If I don't post anything else on the subject, assume we're performing that evening. This, of course, is dependent upon whether or not everyone can make it. Thank you for your flexibility!

Rehearsal Schedule Week of 4/7-4/11

Please read the schedule carefully and make every effort to attend our final full week of rehearsals before spring break and tech week. We did our first run-through of the show today and it was fabulous!! Keep up the great work! All actors should know ALL of their lines and lyrics by our full run-through this Sunday. Scripts will not be allowed on stage.  Please see information below about the Oration Contest performance.

Monday, April 7th
3:15-4:15 Dressmaker, Hairdresser, Groomer, Mulan, Fa Li, Grandmother Fa and Matchmaker

Tuesday, April 8th
3:15-4:15 Fa Family, Shang

Wednesday, April 9th
3:15-4:15 Ancestors and Mushu

Thursday, April 10th
3:15-6:00 Chinese Army and Shan-Yu. We will be finishing the rest of the martial arts training. Bring a snack!

Friday, April 11th
Called at 6:45 in the cafeteria for Oration Contest Performance: Dressmaker, Hairdresser Groomer, Mulan, Fa Li, Grandmother Fa, Fa Zhou, Maidens and Ancestors. If you are called for this performance and are not able to perform Friday evening, please email me ASAP. All performers should wear their cast t-shirt, jeans and closed-toe shoes.

Sunday, April 13th
1:30-5:00 Full Cast for multiple run-throughs

Concessions HELP

Hi! I'm looking for two parents who will volunteer to head up concessions sales. Please email me at hfgenesians@gmail.com or mfinnegan@hfcschool.com . Thanks!

Volunteer Positions Available!

We are offering the following volunteer opportunity to the families of cast and crew first. If slots are not filled by this week, we will open the shifts for the rest of the school families.

 

We need parents to work the weekend of April 26th/April 27th at every mass scheduled to man the table and sell tickets for the school musical production of Mulan.

 

The Masses schedule is:

 - Saturday, April 26th = 5:00 pm

 

 - Sunday, April 27th = 7:00 am ; 8:45 am ; 10:30 am ; 12:15 pm ; 6:00 pm

 

I will take names on a first come basis. Please email:

 asenior@hfcschool.com

 

PLC Tomorrow

We got space in the PLC for tomorrow's rehearsal. See you there!

Rehearsal Schedule Update

Hi everyone! I'm still waiting for those volleyball practice schedules. The game schedule was changed and released today so fingers crossed that that's the end of the changes and we can get on our way again! If you have a team roster and/or a practice schedule of any kind, please email it to me.

I added a gadget to the right side of the blog so that you can subscribe to updates via email. Please check the blog periodically even if you subscribe in the event of technical issues.

Please make every effort to attend our remaining rehearsals. This list is all the time we have left prior to Spring Break and TECH WEEK. The show should be solid before we leave for break since the week we return is meant only to incorporate technical elements and open the show!

This Sunday in the Cafeteria
1:30-3:30 Ancestors, Mushu
2:30-4:30 Chinese Army (please review the bow staff form we learned a couple weeks ago)
3:30-5:00 Huns

Tuesday 4/1
3:30-5:00 Mulan
3:30-5:00 Full Cast to learn Finale

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sunday 4/6 in the PLC
1:30-5:00 Full Cast

Monday 4/7- Friday 4/11 afternoons TBD
These rehearsals are entirely dependent upon how much we get done at the rehearsals leading up to this week.

Sunday 4/13 in the PLC
1:30-5:00 Full Cast

No Rehearsal Sunday

Hi Genesians!

Take this weekend to catch up on school work, songs and movement. Review what we've done so it's fresh next time we meet.

Have a great weekend!

Rehearsals Update

Hi all,

Please send me the volleyball schedule for girls JV, boys JV and boys V please. I'm holding on scheduling upcoming rehearsals until I have those schedules to reference. Thanks!

This Tuesday, March 17th, I'd like to rehearse with Mulan and Mushu until 5:00.

Please work on the blocking and music that we've covered so far. Written in Stone Pts 2 and 3 and Honor to Us All Pt 2 and the blocking that goes with them should be second nature at this point. We'll start work on the finale soon (Keep Em Guessin (Reprise)). Please take time to listen to it over and over again and learn it. We're running out of time for rehearsals strictly for learning the music and you've all learned enough music at this point to learn that one on your own.

Parents, thanks for all the chauffering you do. I'm so looking forward to you seeing the work we've done!

Information for Thursday's Chinese Army and Huns rehearsal

Hi! If you are called for this Thursday's rehearsal, please bring a boomstick or something like it detached from the broom or mop. We'll be using it in our martial arts training! See me with any questions.

Cast and Crew Photo Tomorrow

Cast and Crew for Mulan should wear their green uniform shirt and appropriate skort or pants for a group photo tomorrow, Monday, March 10th.

Rehearsal Schedule

Reminder- we "spring forward" this weekend. Make sure to adjust your clocks on Sunday morning!

Sunday, March 9th in PLC
2:00 PM Mulan, Mushu, Ancestors
4:00 PM Dressmaker, Groomer, Hairdresser, Mulan, Fa Li and Grandmother Fa

Monday, March 10th
8:00 AM Cast and Crew photo in the cafeteria

Tuesday, March 11th
3:30-4:30 Huns in KA
3:30-5:00 Ensemble girls to sing Honor to Us All and Keep Em Guessin

Thursday, March 13th
3:30-5:00 Chinese Army and Huns

Sunday, March 16th
1:30-5:00 Full cast to block and run ensemble scenes

Rehearsal Schedule

Thursday, February 27^th

Chinese Army (including Mushu) called until 5:00 PM

Please prepare all scenes we did not cover in previous rehearsals.

Sunday, March 2nd in the Cafeteria

2:00 – 3:30 Full cast except Huns and Mushu for Written in Stone and begin Honor to Us All music

3:30 – 5:00 Mulan, Dressmaker, Groomer, Hairdresser, Fa Li and Grandmother Fa for Honor to Us All Pt. 2

Tuesday, March 4^th

3:30-5:00 Ancestors

Please prepare all scenes we did not cover in previous rehearsals

Thursday, March 6^th

3:30-4:30 Huns

Prepare all Hun scenes

Rehearsal Location Change

Today's rehearsal for Written in Stone Pts. 2 and 3 will be held in the school cafeteria. Drop off will be at the back gate. Pick up will be at the front gate as usual. Thank you!

Music!

Follow this link to download helpful audio :)

   https://s3.amazonaws.com/HFCS/mulan-2014/music/Mulan-Music_2014.zip

Rehearsal Changes

Friday's rehearsal with Dressmaker/Groomer/Hairdresser is CANCELLED. It will be rescheduled soon.

On Sunday, the Chinese Army will rehearse from 4-5 as well.

Thanks!

February Schedule and Housekeeping

Hi everyone!

If you have not accepted or declined your role yet via the Google form a few posts ago, please do so. If you do not accept your role by Sunday at the latest, I will look for someone to take your place.

This is a tentative schedule for February that is SUBJECT to CHANGE. Please continue checking the blog for updates. Thanks!

Reminders :)

- Bring your script

- Be prepared to work on the material scheduled. That means you’ve spent time looking over, reading, and attempting to sing the songs and scenes we’re going to work on BEFORE the rehearsal.

Thank you!

Sunday 2/9 - PLC

1:30 to 3:30 - Full Cast (Read through script)

3:30 - Parent Meeting

Tuesday 2/11- Location TBD Music Rehearsal

3:30 to 5:00 - Mulan and Shang (I'll Make a Man Out of You, A Girl Worth Fighting For and Keep 'Em Guessin' (Reprise))

Wednesday 2/12- Location TBD Music Rehearsal

3:30 to 5:00 - Chinese Army except Mulan and Shang (I'll Make a Man Out of You, A Girl Worth Fighting For, A Girl Worth Fighting For (Reprise), Keep 'Em Guessin' (Reprise) and A Girl Worth Fighting For (Reprise #2)

Sunday 2/16 - PLC

1:30 to 4:00 - Chinese Army (Scenes 13, 16, 17, and 21)

3:30 to 5:00 - Ancestors (Scenes 1, 14, 22)

Wednesday 2/19 - PLC

3:30 to 5:00 - Fa Family (Scenes 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 24)

Wednesday 2/19 - Location TBD Music Rehearsal

3:30 to 5:00 - Ancestors except Catie (Written in Stone pt. 1, Bride Practice, Honor to Us All pt. 1, Honor to Us All (Reprise), Reflection, Written in Stone (Reprise))

Thursday 2/20 - Location TBD Music Rehearsal

3:30 to 5:00 - Full Cast except Huns and Mushu (Written in Stone Pt. 2 and 3)

Friday 2/21 - KA

3:30 to 5:00 - Hairdresser/Groomer/Dressmaker & Mulan (Scene 5)

Sunday 2/23 - PLC

1:30 to 4:00 - Full Cast except Huns and Mushu (Scene 2)

MULAN Cast List

See the previous post for the Mulan cast list!

Additional roles will be assigned to ensemble members in the coming weeks. Understudies will be assigned as well.

MULAN Cast List

Many thanks to all of you who auditioned last Sunday! We have a very talented group of middle schoolers and I can't wait to get started with rehearsals. Please follow the link to the cast list AND accept or decline your role. Please note $25 in dues are due to me in order to pick up your script. Thank you!

Enjoy your three day weekend and GET EXCITED!

Mulan Cast List and Role Acceptance Form

Audition Updates and Checklist

I've updated the Best Audition Practices portion of the website. Go back and check it out for a couple more tips!

As you prepare for auditions tomorrow, use this checklist to make sure you're ready!

1. Can you sing the selection of Written in Stone?
2. If you'd like a featured vocal role, did you prepare a 2nd song snippet listed on the audition website?
3. Have you TYPED and PRINTED your list of conflicts from now to May 4th? You must have it to audition!
4. Do you know your audition time? Do you plan to arrive 15 minutes early?
5. Are you coming to the SOCIAL HALL?
6. Last but not least, did you sign up to audition?

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Audition Location Change

Hello Genesians!

The location for auditions has CHANGED. Please come to the Old Social Hall to audition this Sunday. Make sure to sign up beforehand and be sure to bring your TYPED list of conflicts from now through May 4th. Thank you!

Keep checking the blog for last minute updates!

Audition Date!

Auditions for MULAN JR. will be on Sunday, January 26th from 2:00-4:00.

Please refer to the audition website for more information.
https://sites.google.com/site/resourcesforhfgp/

Audition Website Launched

Hello Genesians!

The audition website has officially been launched. You will find everything you need to prepare to audition on the site.

Check back here and on the audition site for updates.

Auditions will be January 11th, 12th or 19th.  I'm aiming for the 19th but will tell you for sure ASAP.

https://sites.google.com/site/resourcesforhfgp/home