Sunday, December 16 ALL Nutcracker costumes should be dropped off TO THE STUDIO between 10-1.
Please bring on hangers if you provided with one, in garment bags if one was provided and have all your pieces and accessories neatly organized. You may drop off pieces between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday. DO NOT BRING THEM TO CLASSES - thank you for your help as this is a big process to check them in and pack them up for storage. If you cannot bring them, feel free to ask someone to do it for you.
We will go through each piece, check it off and make sure you are set before we send you on your way. Plan on about 10 min. or so of your day. Thanks so much!!
Nutcracker Notes and such...
Hi everyone! Here is our new page for notes this week. Keep checking as I'll post a date/time and new thoughts. :)
Thursday, 11/22 - 10:00 p.m.
Remember we have to set up Act I BEFORE rehearsal begins Friday.
- we will try to get some group shots of dancers for photography when possible but know that there isn't a lot of time for that without keeping everyone there long. Michelle may be seeing if we can get some ladders out in the orchestra area during rehearsal to assist in some good front photography. There will be lots of candids and such as well. A flash will be used during rehearsal - NOT during the show.
- there is to be NO VIDEO RECORDING during the shows on Saturday.
- there is NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY Friday OR SAturday. If we have hired a photographer for Friday we don't want other flashes interfering with capturing a beautiful moment on the stage.
- backstage Staff - Nutcracker or In Motion gear and black pants would be great. Keeping your shirt? Please turn in the appropriate amount of money to Kim.
- Decor needs to be attached to the front of the stage probably with tape
- need to see if we have any tree skirts for the ornament tree and decorative tree in the lobby??
- sound cords need to be taped down - need black gaffers tape to do this
- I'd LOVE a black briefcase or instrument case (look of) for the dazzling fancy key. I wanted to have one of the men bring it TO Drosselmeyer and present it... wanted to do this last year too and then this year I just haven't come across anything in the last week or so...
- remember - if you don't need to be backstage or haven't been asked or assigned a post - stay in the dressing rooms
- if you are a Nutcracker volunteer - please respect that you are helping me and representing me, the dance school, your own child and yourself at all times - be kind and warm at all times and refer any bigger issues to Erin, Marni, Tricia, Allie, or myself
- Angels - go SLOWER! :) getting better!! :) they will be very sweet and angelic even if they are early and stand there but remind them to look at me in the stairwell if they need to see if they are 'ON'
- please remember - dancers cannot leave the dressing rooms until the show is over!
- you may want some photos with family and your dancer in their costume. This is fine but please remember our no food in costume rule and be sure to remove costumes when eating or drinking anything that is not water.
- we would ask that children simply bring pencils and crayons in the dressing rooms and avoid things like markers.
- someone may have an ADULT MEDIUM - t-shirt instead of a CHILD MEDIUM. Please check and return your incorrectly sized shirt for a trade. We need that medium... Thanks!
- I need 1 soldier hat made - we're going to take a part an old blue vest. The issue will not just be making it but the trim - we DESPERATELY need some kind of trim that matches. We just need to get through this performance and we'll probably invest in new solider costumes. I was going to attempt to do the hat today but... who was I kidding and I'm unsure of whether I will have time tomorrow or not?
- remember - I will be on the road at 7:15 a.m. to Syracuse. I'm not sure what my day will bring with the dancers as we're unsure that they will be able to get into a room that early...? Just a heads up!
- Please please please wear all hair and make-up and costumes pieces on Friday! Remember - we will have our photographer in the auditorium capturing photos for your photo packages and we'll want your dancer looking he way they need to.
- Saturday - all dancers in the building by 12:30 - warm-up at 1:00 - house opens for seating at 1:30 so we'll just send the kids to dressing rooms at that time. You are more then welcome to come back and help them get ready until curtain, keep an eye, etc. We ask there be no big food items per se' in the dressing rooms during the show. 7:00 show times are: in the building by 6:00, notes on the stage at 6:15, house opens for seating at 6:30 and we'll send you back to dressing rooms at that time. No formal warm-up for night show. NOTES are mandatory for all dancers and will be anything that needs to be addressed from the first show.
- We need some people to set up tables in the lobby. We need a t-shirt table, 2 tables for the bake sale. The tree that is set up we use to sell ornaments off off - there are not a lot of ornaments this year. We have another tree that can be set up as decoration somewhere and left over tree ornaments that can go on it. We need a raffle basket table and someone to sell those tickets - this table sponsored by the In Motion Company Stars as a fundraiser for their NYC trip. We will NEED BAKE SALE ITEMS AND CASES OF WATER! Label any items that have peanuts please!!
- We will have you 'sign out' your child after each show so we know they have gone home with someone. We have a few tiny folks we want to be sure are kept track of and have been handed over to your care. All you need to do is initial it in the dressing room. Dressing Room staff and IMSOD volunteers - please make sure all children are accounted for before vacating the rooms.
- there are forms for photography and video orders where tickets are being sold. We prefer to take these before SATURDAY so we don't run any risk of losing or misplacing your orders.
- remind your dancer to react during the party scene!
- remind your dancer no fiddling with hair or costume while on stage and to always be 'in character'
- no talking while on stage during the party
- The March - Littles - move up when in that back line
- Clara just keep good faces and use arms and hands to express and tell the story - keep your back to the back :)
- Canon needs to get shot Friday
- make sure all laces are tucked!!
- need someone on upstairs patrol... just to send people to the box office for their tickets.
- they have some awesome curly hair pieces at Sally's for about $16 if there are any left...?
- We have a few moms that were making cheeks this year for us! Thank you!! The more we have the better and we'll save them for the future. We need to make sure we do cheeks tomorrow - eye lash glue anyone?
- Clara more with the hugging and crying parts - make it believable
- we need a slip cover for that couch and I don't know that I'm going to be able to get to a store... if I do I'll take this off the list. We're looking for something richer in color - jewel tones like reds, blues, greens...
- OH!! Soldiers - make sure those white shirts are tucked in for both the battle and the curtain call!!!
- Arabians - cut the tushy tags out of costumes :)
NUTCRACKER FEES!!!
All participants were required to pay a $20 Nutcracker fee. We have been applying these as paid to your accounts. We will be spending some time in the following 2 weeks checking that all dancers' families have paid this (this does not apply to adult dancer volunteers). If you know you haven't paid this - please bring it in to class labeled or drop in the mail. Thank you!
