Crew Assignments

need Act I set up by 5:00 Friday for Dress Rehearsal

Saturday
Box Office and Ushers report to Stage Manager by 1:00 and 6:00 for duties.

House Manager needs to get box office open for staff by 12:45 with tickets, money box, etc. in place. Programs need to be placed for ushers.

Ushers need to be: 2 on each set of main doors, 2 people upstairs, an adult usher should man the doors until the house is open for seating. Someone hand out programs, someone take tickets.

Ushers - downstairs - Madesyn Alexander, Olivia Klock, Mark Pacilio, Patty Dillenback, Gabbee Park, K. Guthro / upstairs Allison O'Brien (if people don't have a ticket send them down to the box office)

Tech Jobs
Brandon - backdrop changes, growing tree, pick up Breanna (Doll), wheel out sleigh

Charlie Bradshaw - move the 2 pink chairs from the party scene to Stage Right

Mike Hiett - Roll out a dancing toy, carry off Puppet, move Fireplace and stuff on it off to Stage R, help put candy out for Act II

Randy Young - remove party scene table to stage Right

Erin and Jerry- move the couch of to Stage R?

Jerry - carry off Savannah, wheel sleigh out at end

Gabbee Park & Madesyn Alexander - After battle Stage R - watch all soldiers in dressing room

Beth Burleson & Anela Mangum - After battle Stage L - watch all mice in dressing room
Get batteries, bulbs - make sure they work and put them together for angels, take angels out to aisles for Act II 2 min. before Act II start.

Olivia Klock - curtain - floater on Stage R

Megan Lortie - Headset on Stage L

Allison O'Brien - Soldier Cheeks, move 1 snow tree from Stage L onto stage after battle

Rachel Boulio - move 1 snow tree from Stage L onto stage after battle, help with ACT II costume changes

Tani - Asst. Stage Manager - Stage Left - put out seat of snow for Clara during scene change before snowflakes, move 1 white snow tree after battle, help Kyra change in ACT II

Jessica Renzi - Headset/music - stage Right

McKenna Cooney and Eloise Johnson - gift duty! :)

Monitors will be in the dressing room - if you are in between jobs we need to keep dressing rooms covered always when children are in there.

We need to decide where boys/men can use a dressing room/bathroom - those that did it last year, let me know for newbies.

Also - floaters that have few jobs - ACT II has a few quick changes...need helpers

if I'm missing anything let me know! :)

Rehearsals...

Rehearsal begins tonight at 5:30!! There are few house cleaning/tech things to take care of first...plan on the timing to be close to the other night.

Friday- FULL DRESS REHEARSAL - practice hair AND make-up AND costumes!! Start at 5:30

Saturday - see your rehearsal schedules that were handed out before Thanksgiving for report times.
All dancers and tech crew should arrive by 12:30 in the building. The auditorium will be closed off until 1:30 to the general public. PLEASE do not tape off rows and large groups of seating for people you plan to enter the event. The Box office will open at 1:15.

See the post below for more notes!!! If I cannot answer my phone or text you back please don't assume I've gotten your message - try to contact someone else in the cast to relay messages or get an answer - thanks!

Nutcracker Announcements - updated 12/17 at 11:15 p.m.

BAKE SALE!!! We will be holding a bake sale during both shows that will be open for intermission and at the conclusion of the shows as well. We need donations of water, 1/2 coolers w/ice, lots of baked good to sell. Be sure to pick up your containers at the end of the night!

Friday - 12/17 - tickets on sale in the box office starting at 5:30

Little Boys in party need to have laceless jazz shoes, not ballet shoes. Soldiers need to have black ankle length pants with black socks.

Need someone to pull some characters aside and grab some nice photos with my camera: Clara, Fritz, Nutcracker, Dolls, Puppet, Toy Soldier, Sugar Plum Fairy, any real families that are in the show, Arabian.

I need someone to look at the dolls in their new gloves with the arm bands - tack them to one another!

I think Cyndie Sloan is taking care of all the Snow costumes - thank you so much - if you need more help let people know! :)


order for Act II is:
Christmas Tree Angels
Sugar Plum Fairy
Spanish
Marzipan
Russian
Chinese
Arabian
Mother Ginger and her Polichinelles
Waltz of the Flowers

Ticket Information

The Nutcracker will be held on Saturday, December 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The performance will take place at the Dulles State Office Building.

Tickets will be available during rehearsals in the stage area or ticket booth.
$10 - Adults
$5 - Students
Children 4 and under are free

785-5513 or inmotion@twcny.rr.com for more information.

Tech Week Schedule - The Nutcracker!

updated...12/12 at 11:00 p.m.
SUNDAY - WHOLE SHOW - at the stage!

Start rehearsing in costumes!!
12:30 start... we will take a short break between Act I and Act II

We will first make sure everyone has their costumes before we get started at 12:30.

Before we begin Act II we will work on Curtain Call order so that we can let people not in Act II go home.

Hoping to be done with everybody by 3:00 - Act I students only should be done before that.

Be sure you have all the appropriate parts needed for your part - outdoor coats, etc as well as socks, shoes, extra back tights, hair pieces and all that fun stuff!


Monday- night off or snow day make-up - we'll confirm on Sunday.

Tuesday night - let's meet at 5:00 - get the show running by 5:30 - straight through Act I - light tweaking during the "intermission" then Act II - walk through Curtain Calls before Act II

Wednesday night - Syracuse Symphony participants - Sugar Plum, Russian, Waltz of the Flowers ... meet at 5:00 for brief rehearsal (probably w/o symphony but on marley in the pit) - 30-45 min. tops! Meet back at 7:45 in the conference room.

Thursday night - meet at 5:00 - start by 5:30 - I highly recommend rehearsing with hair changes as well as costumes!!!! We will do the curtain call in costume at the END of the night. Tech stuff will start coming into play this night - scene changes, backdrops hung, growing tree, lighting, etc.

stay tuned for updates....

New Classes!!

Wednesday - Nov. 4
11:00 - Creative Movement - 2/3 yr. olds
Themed Story - Movement - Coloring Page - Parent/tot
11:30 - Pre-School Combo - 3/4 yr. olds
Jazz/Tap class - structured dance class, learning the basic elements of dance
will order a costume and participate in the dance recital at the end of the
year

Thursday - Nov. 5
4:00 - now taking names for Beg. Ballet 1A
1A - ages 5-8 0-1 year ballet experience
4:45 - Beg. Ballet 1B
1B - ages 5-8 - 1-2 years ballet experience
5:30 - Beg. Tap I
ages 5-8 - 0-1 year tap experience

Call 785-5513 or email: inmotion@twcny.rr.com

Nutcracker Cast List and Rehearsal Schedule

Remember to fill out a yellow conflict form (available in the office) to keep on file.
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Rehearsal Schedule - tentative - subject to change

7th Rehearsal - October 31 - Saturday
9:30 - Snowflakes w/Shereen
10:45 - Flowers w/Shereen
11:30 - Chinese w/Shereen
12:00 - Puppet (30 min.)

8th Rehearsal - Nov. 6 - Friday
4:30 - Angels w/Tricia 4:30 - Marzipan w/Shereen
5:00 - Chinese w/Tani 5:00 - Mother Ginger w/Shereen
5:30-7 - Snowflakes w/ Tani & Shereen
7-7:30 - Flowers w/ Tani and Shereen
7:30 - Dolls and Spanish just run it before you leave

9th Rehearsal - Nov. 7 - Saturday - AT State Office Bdg - 11th Floor
ACT I - start blocking and putting some pieces together
12:30- Puppet
1:00 - Older Girls
1:30-2:30 - all littles/bigs (girl/boys), dolls, puppet, toy soldier, mice, soldiers, Nutcracker, Clara
2:00 - Snowflakes should be there and ready to run through it a couple times
(NO CHRISTMAS TREES YET)

10th Rehearsal - Nov. 13 - Friday - AT STUDIO
5:00 - Puppet/Toy Soldier
5:30 - Russian
6:00 - Snowflakes
7:00 - Flowers (done at 7:30?)

11th Rehearsal - Nov. 14 - Saturday = AT STUDIO
10:15 - Marzipan
10:45 - Christmas Trees
11:15 - Dance of Friends
11:45 - Arabian?

12th Rehearsal - Nov. 20 - Friday
5-5:30 - Christmas Trees
5:30-6:45 - ACT I Blocking/rehearsing

13th Rehearsal - Nov. 21 - Saturday
ACT II Dances in 15 min. intervals
10:30 start… this order
Angels
Waltz of Flowers
Chinese Arabian???
Russian
Spanish
Marzipan
Mother Ginger
Sugar Plum Fairy

14th Rehearsal - Nov. 25 - Wednesday
9:30 - Act I
11:15 - 1 hour lunch break - Adult Dance **
12:15 - Act II
Done by 2

15th Rehearsal - Nov. 28 or 29th - we could get the stage…Please let me know who is NOT available
Definitely would want Flowers, Russian, Sugar Plum Fairy
Would like to hear from anyone however!!

16th Rehearsal - Dec. 4th - Friday -TENTATIVE
5-5:30 - Christmas Trees
5:30 - Act 2 dances

17th Rehearsal - Dec. 5th OR 6th - Saturday/SUNDAY - TENTATIVE9-10:45 - Act I - Location TBD


2009 Nutcracker Cast List
ACT I
Clara - Makayla Dillenback

Little Girls (Nutcracker March) - Reina Guerriero, Olivia VanWormer, Mackenzie Moore, Jillian Fllint, McKenna Clough, Holly Young, Abigail Sullivan, Eloise Johnson

Little Boys (Nutcracker March) - Caroline McPherson, Alexis Klund, Isabelle Boyce, Isabelle Adams, McKenna Cooney, Emmett Young, Annika VanWormer, Correy Bradshaw

Older Girls (Nutcracker March) - Taylor Storey, Hannah Oram, Chloe’ Charles, Bridgette Deeney, Megan Goss

Older Boys (Nutcracker March) - Makayla, Haley Snell, Maeve McCullouch, Kendall Bodah, Jessica Peebles, Ryan Long

Dance of Friends - Kyra Daly, Alexis Grant, Giavanna Doldo, Emma Renzi, Megan Welch, Sarah Pacilio, Cathy Pfaltzgraff, Makayla Dillenback

Puppet - Meghan Oram

Toy Soldier - Meagan Sloan (pointe shoes)

Dolls - Savannah Grant, Breanna Lees

Mice - Emmett Young, Abigail Flint, Darby Murray, Katelyn Decker, Georgiana Doldo, Sophia Devito, Keely Cooney, Adelaide Weir

Soldiers - McKenna Cooney, Cathy Pfaltzgraff, Kyra Daly, McKenna Clough, Holly Young, Isabelle Adams, Alexis Klund

Mouse King - Hannah Oram

Christmas Trees - Katelyn Decker, Katherine Morgan, Caroline McPherson, Elizabeth Jackson, Mackenzie Moore, Reina Guerriero

Snow Queen - Allison Carlos

Snowflakes - Meghan Oram, Megan Goss, Meagan Sloan, Alexis Grant, Savannah Grant, Bridgette Deeney, Sarah Pacilio, Emma Renzi, Chloe’ Charles, Breanna Lees, Jessica Peebles



ACT II
Angels - Elizabeth Jackson, Sophia Devito, Georgiana Doldo, Abigail Flint, Annika VanWormer, Ariana Centeno

Sugar Plum Fairy - Allison Carlos

Spanish - Breanna Lees, Meagan Sloan, Savannah Grant

Chinese - Bridgette Deeney, Chloe’ Charles, Emma Renzi, Taylor Storey

Marzipan - Olivia VanWormer, Isabelle Boyce, Cathy Pfaltzgraff, McKenna Clough, Mackenzie Moore, Abigail Sullivan, Caroline McPherson, Jillian Flint

Arabian - Megan Sloan (pointe shoes)

Russian - Savannah Grant, Breanna Lees, Meghan Oram, Maeve McCullouch, Alexis Grant

Russian Gymnasts - Hunter Czajkowksi, Megan Welch, Kyra Daly(?)…any other vols?

Mother Ginger - Kyra Daly, Hannah Oram, Giavanna Doldo, Kendall Bodah, Taylor Storey, Megan Welch, Holly Young, Zoe Marsh

Flowers - Allison Carlos, Sarah Pacilio, Megan Goss, Meghan Oram, Meagan Sloan, Savannah Grant, Breanna Lees, Alexis Grant, Jessica Peebles

You will need to fast forward to :42 sec to view.