Are you ready?!

Rehearsal tonight:

6:30 - 9PM*

Rehearsal tomorrow night:

6:30 - 9PM*

Rest up on Wednesday, and see you on Thursday night at 6PM for opening night! Don't forget to wear your t-shirts to school on Thursday!

* Although our rehearsal is scheduled to begin at 6:30, if (AND ONLY IF) you can bring your little pirates, Lost Boys, and Indians to rehearsal sooner, that would be a big help as they need to get changed into costumes ahead of time. You can bring them as early as 6:05PM.

A Must-Read Note From Mrs. Kennedy

Ahoy Mateys!

We are almost ready to launch this ship on Thursday!  Exciting times.  I am writing to recruit some of you mates for the breakdown of the set and the packing up of all of our bins, costumes, props, etc. following the Saturday night performance.  All of our stuff needs to be packed and on the stage so that it can be moved back to the Middle School on Monday 3/7.  Once we are back to the Middle School we will also need help moving everything down to the basement.  First things first, however.

Pat Quigley needs help to de-construct the set...we need muscle and power screwdrivers/drills. We will also be packing up wardrobe, costumes, props, etc.


IF we get several people, we can do this quickly and painlessly.  Please let me know if you can help.  The kids, cast and crew, will be enjoying their cast party so they won't be available.
I will be sending out a separate request later this week concerning the storage of our treasure trove at the middle school.

I look forward to hearing from you :) 
caskennedyesquire@comcast.net

Make-up & hair

“Peter Pan” MAKE-UP/HAIR INFORMATION

Smee and Hook, those goofballs!

BEFORE ARRIVAL:

1. Eat, shower and apply deodorant.
2. Indian performers: Apply foundations two shades darker than his/her own skin color, blush, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick from the red tones. If your skin is already darker, apply foundation of the same shade. The make-up should be applied to look natural but tan.
3. All other performers:  Apply foundation one shade darker than his/her own skin color, blush, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick from the soft rose tones.  The make up should be applied to look natural.
4. Bring baggie of makeup with you.  Label it w/ your name.
5. If you have been assigned a hairstyle that you or a family member are comfortable doing, please come with that style and the hair team will touch up as needed.

NOTE:  Please bring your own personal comb, brush, mascara, blush, eyeliner and lipstick in a plastic bag with your name on the bag to the Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, February26^th.

UPON ARRIVAL:

1. Go directly to changing area and retrieve your bin. Find your costume on the costume racks.
2. Change into your costume, return hanger to the rack.  Place your street clothes in the bin.  LEAVE NOTHING ON THE FLOOR!
3. Make your way to make-up to be approved.
4. Lead characters go to the stage for microphone/sound check.

AT THE END OF THE SHOW:

1. All costumes go back on their hangers on the correct rack.
2. Make sure everything is there BEFORE you leave.
3. Bins are to be replaced after each show.
4. No one leaves until everything is cleaned up and accounted for.

Download the make-up permission form here.

See you tomorrow night for sound check!

It's coming together! On to tech week!

Tomorrow starts the most important part of the rehearsal process: TECH WEEK! This is when we'll start working with props, costumes, set pieces, sound, and lights, so make sure you are on top of your game! All of these new elements might be distracting, so know your stuff!! :)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Wear your green Peter Pan t-shirt to school on Thursday, March 3rd (next week), the day of opening night! That way everyone will see what a great team we have!
• PARENTS: Between our matinee and closing performances on Saturday, there are a few hours of down time. You MUST pick up your child. There will be no supervision at the school, so no one can be in the building after we clean up from the matinee until 6PM, when the cast are to return to GWES.

NO REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY!! REST UP!!

NOTES FROM TODAY'S REHEARSAL:

• Scene i: Darlings, the pace is awesome! You have really come together and the scene is moving along VERY nicely... keep it up!
• Maggie: Thanks for stepping in, great job!
• Kayla: remember to come out a little later to grab your weapon... wait until "stand up me hearties yo ho"
• Rich Damp Cake: make sure to WATCH Ms. Z. for your cues! Especially right before "they don't have a mother, a sister or a brother!" There is a little drum beat before you come in, don't come in too soon!
• Wendy's Song: back riser kids on stage... we will clean this up if we can tomorrow! We want to make sure you're comfortable!
• Wendy's Song: ALTOS remember we switched around the risers a bit to make your side look fuller.

Stay tuned for important announcements from our hair & make-up team, Mrs. Miller & Ms. Eliza!

Schedule changes

Just a reminder that tomorrow's rehearsal (Tuesday, 2/22) is after school at Great Valley Middle School, 2:30 - 4:45.

The rest of the week:
Wednesday 2/23 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 8:30
Thursday 2/24 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 8:30 ** We might give you this day off -- stay tuned!
Friday 2/25 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 6:30 - 9PM
Saturday 2/26 -- Full Cast -- GWES -- 9-3PM

On the original schedule we had listed a potential rehearsal for this coming Sunday, but that is no longer on our schedule.

Thanks to Mrs. Lane for these awesome pictures from Saturday's rehearsal!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: REHEARSAL LOCATIONS

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING NOTICES 

REGARDING REHEARSAL LOCATIONS THIS WEEK:

Tuesday's rehearsal is full cast, 2:30 - 4:45PM at Great Valley Middle School.

Wednesday's rehearsal is full cast, 6:30 - 8:30PM at General Wayne Elementary School.

Every rehearsal from Wednesday (2/23) on is at General Wayne Elementary School.

Due by the end of the week are the following forms:

• DVD order form
• Make-up & hair permission slip
• Cast party permission slip
• By clicking one of the links above, you will be brought to mediafire.com, where you click the link in the yellow box: "Click to begin download.." and you can save the file to your computer!

Thanks! Rest up, stay healthy, and see you on Tuesday after school!!

Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Wonderful Monday night!

Thank you to everyone who brought their A-game to rehearsal last night! We got a lot accomplished and can't wait to fit the pieces together to make the ULTIMATE fight scene on the Jolly Roger! It's going to be great!

A few things to keep in mind for stage combat:

• Make the movements as tight as possible to make it look realistic and to avoid using too much space (since our stage is pretty small!) 
• Keep arms straight, move sharply & quickly 
• Make sure you're keeping rhythm in your movement
• Be careful with the weapons!
• Once you get used to the movement, it is important to add your acting to the fight ... Lost Boys should be angry when they fight, and the pirates can always be goofy... and a little angry, too!

A note for Starkey & Tootles: check out this video ... around :12 is where I pulled the lunge movement from. Watch this & we'll practice again!

Thanks! See you soon!

Rehearsal Monday Night

This Monday night we need:

• All Pirates
• All Named Lost Boys
• Tiger Lily
• Wendy
• John
• Michael
• Peter
• Tink
• Understudies
• Croc

Please be ready to work hard because we are staging the fight scene. Also, please remember  we have rehearsal Monday (Leads), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday this week:)

Monday is the only day as of right now that is a lead rehearsal!

ALL OF THESE PRACTICES ARE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. This Saturday is the ice cream social, but you should still pack a lunch and bring water. 


See you soon,
Ms. Hrap & Ms. Neville

Program advertisements & Saturday's photos

ADVERTISING IN THE PROGRAM

We have allocated 4 pages of our program to advertising this year  -- this is a great way to bring attention to your business or any initiative that you would like to publicize.
If not yourself, you may know of  a local business that would appreciate this opportunity.

Ads can be in either of 2 sizes:

• 1/4 of a program page, [$35] 
• 1/8 of a program page (business card size), [$25].
  

NOTE: The 1/4 page ad measures approximately 4"x2.5". The 1/8 page ad measures approximately 2"x2.5".

Ads  must be emailed to enurthen@yahoo.com, as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, February 18. Ad files can be in MS-Word, or PDF file form.

Ad payment checks must be written out to "GVMS", and given to Hilary Smith at rehearsal, or mailed to Hilary at this address: 119 Charlestown Hunt Drive  Phoenixville, PA 19460. Hilary can be reached at 610-415-0668(home) or 610-470-0695(cell).

If you have any questions, please call Elissa Nurthen at 484-319-1849.

 

Thanks for an awesome rehearsal yesterday!

We're down to the wire now, so make sure 

you have EVERYTHING memorized!!

Volunteers needed!

WARDROBE HELP NEEDED DURING PERFORMANCES

Need at least one parent per performance and also during the Saturday dress rehearsal to be backstage in the boys and girls wardrobe areas.  Parents help keep the areas neat (remind the kids to pick up their clothes!), help with costume changes, and assist the cast members with any costume issues.  You can watch the show from the back if there are no costume changes going on during certain scenes. 

Please indicate which performances you would be able to assist with:

• Feb 26 - Saturday Dress Rehearsal
• March 3 - Thursday night performance
• March 4 - Friday night performance
• March 5 - Saturday Matinee
• March 5 - Saturday Evening Performance 

Please contact Karen Wilson, Wardrobe Mistress at pkw.3lets@att.net if you can help.  Thanks so much.

Don't forget to wear your GREEN on Saturday!!!

See you at GWES!!!!

Set & Crew Needs

Set Design Additional Wish List
- Small lamp shade (white/off white) - approx. 10" height and 8 to 12" diameter

Our stage manager Tony Zalis is in need of help back stage.  He will make a schedule and you won't need to be backstage for all the shows so you will have an opportunity to watch your cherub(s) perform.   We need lots of help and he especially needs some Dads as there will be sizable set pieces to move.  Please consider signing up to help and contact Tony at azalis@aol.com --everyone looks good in black!

Reminder that tomorrow's rehearsal is for:

• all Lost Boys
• all Darlings
• Hook
• Smee
• Mr. Starkey
• Tiger Lily
• Peter
• Tink

ONLY. Everyone else can go home on the bus and we'll see you at GENERAL WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL on Saturday for rehearsal 9-3PM. Be sure to bring water & snacks. Lunch/pizza is provided.

ART CONTEST!!

Rules:

1. Original art must be black and white with minimal wording.
2. Entries must be no larger than 8 1/2” x 11”.
3. Must be able to be photocopied – (make it dark enough)
4. Return design no later than Feb 16.
5. Drop your entry off in the school office in the designated box.
6. Put your name and team on the BACK of the design.

Any questions? Call Mrs. Nurthen: 484-319-1849

Important Links & Dates: A Comprehensive List

Here is a list of all the downloads we have posted on the blog:

• Indian costume sheet
• Lost Boy costume sheet
• T-shirt order form
• Medical form/photo release
• TICKET ORDER FORM
• DVD ORDER FORM

Upcoming important dates:

• Tuesday 2/8 -- TSHIRT ORDER FORMS ARE DUE
• Saturday 2/12 -- ALL COSTUME PIECES ARE DUE
• Saturday 2/12 -- REHEARSAL IS AT GENERAL WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL*
• Saturday 2/19 -- REHEARSAL IS AT GVMS

* Regarding the rehearsal at GWES, that is the only day we are there until we officially move over on Wednesday, February 23. The 12th will be at GW, but all rehearsals until the 23rd are at GVMS.

The following is a list of links to our dance videos. We hadn't posted them because of privacy issues, but we found a way to privatize the youtube videos. These videos are not searchable. This means that only the people who have the following links can see the videos. I will be removing the links from this post in a few weeks, and then the videos will not be findable at all! Hope this helps.

• Braves to War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTBU72Aod0
• Braves to War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghKo3YB7qvc
• Wendy's Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhSTcunQUc
• Wendy's Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhSTcunQUc

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!!!

Notes from Saturday

Monday night rehearsal: dialogue rehearsal -- Peter, Tink, Wendy, John, Michael, Mr. & Mrs. Darling, Liza, named Lost Boys, Hook, Smee, Starkey, Tiger Lily

Please bring homework and/or be prepared to spend down time memorizing lines if you are not already off-book. You MUST be off book by this Saturday.

THIS THURSDAY IS A LEADS REHEARSAL

We only need the following people:

• all Lost Boys
• all Darlings
• Hook
• Smee
• Mr. Starkey
• Tiger Lily
• Peter
• Tink

Everyone else is free to go home after school on Thursday, 2/10.

Our cast and crew are hard at work getting ready for the last three weeks of rehearsals!!

SATURDAY FEB. 5TH REHEARSAL STARTS @ 10AM

Because of possible weather issues (AGAIN), we're going be starting rehearsal at 10AM tomorrow morning instead of 9AM.

AGAIN: THAT'S 10AM-3PM TOMORROW AT GVMS.

Please be advised that at 10, not all of the parking lots and driveways will necessarily be cleared so BE CAREFUL as you come into rehearsal.

Thanks!

Order your tickets now!

To download the ticket form, click here.*

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, February 9th at all lunches and online. Tickets are $9 a piece, and the performances are at General Wayne Elementary School on the following dates:

Thursday, March 3 @ 7:30 PM

Friday, March 4 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 5 @ 2:00 PM

Saturday, March 5 @ 7:30 PM

See you there!!

** This link will take you to mediafire.com where you can click the link in the yellow box, 

"Click here to begin download.." and you can save the document to your computer.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CANCELED

Due to the anticipated inclement weather, rehearsal today has been canceled.

This means it is CRUCIAL that you ALL know ALL of your lyrics and movements for Thursday. This year with all the snow, you have more responsibility to work on the material yourselves. Without your support, we won't be able to get everything done!

• Smee, Starkey, Hook: have "Goodbye Peter Pan" memorized
• Peter & Wendy: memorize lyrics to "Why?" (Ally, we will teach you a different alto harmony, but be sure you know your words), work on getting off-book with your lines
• Lost Boys: be completely off-book for all scenes we have rehearsed, have "We're Going Home" memorized
• Darlings: be off-book for the first scene
• John & Michael: be off-book for the first scene as well as all of the Lost Boy scenes you are in that we've rehearsed, have "We're Going Home" memorized

Know your cues! Know your exits and entrances! Know your blocking!

PRACTICE YOUR DANCE MOVEMENTS IN THE SNOW! 

Perform them with your friends! For your parents, your dogs, your stuffed animals! 

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

Comment here with anything you feel the cast needs to work on (for example: movements for Come Away, vocals for Braves to War, the blocking for the Darlings' opening scene, etc.)

REMINDER!

T-shirt orders are due on Thursday!! 

Find the form here. DON'T FORGET!!

All Thumbs getting her costume fitted 

Ben as a mannequin for an Indian costume 

Lost boys & the Crocodile! 

Binky, Liza, and an Indian! 

Mrs. B & the gang 

Former GV musical cast members! Thanks for helpin' out! 

Set design is well under way... 

"It's not far," right altos? 

Hook, Bill Jukes, Mary Reid, Mr. Starkey, and a sliver of Skylights! 

Come Away!