Tall Tale Parent Handbook

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Junior Thespians 4-5Sacred Heart School

Fall 2012

Parent Handbook

The TAILORs TALL TALEThe TAILORs TALL TALEThe TAILORs TALL TALEThe TAILORs TALL TALE

Or the ridiculous re-telling of the Emperors New Clothes

Book by Deonn Hunt

Music and Lyrics by Kim Douglass


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Dear Actors and Parents!Dear Actors and Parents!Dear Actors and Parents!Dear Actors and Parents!

Welcome to our first Jr. Thespian Fall Production. It has been the goal of the

Playmaker Board Members for the last several years, to provide additional drama

activities at Sacred Heart. Our fall Jr. Thespian program is aimed specifically at 4th

and 5th graders who are ready for bigger roles but often do not have the opportunity to

play an individual character in our very large spring Playmaker productions.

The script for The Tailors Tall Talecomes out of a series of scripts developed

by Deonn Hunt and Kim Douglass to be used for young actors in school or camp

situations. The unique aspects of these scripts are: every student has an individual

role with unique character traits, all the parts in the play are equitable, the music is

catchy and written in easy keys for younger voices, the production values for sets areminimal and the overall length is manageable in a short rehearsal time. Additionally,

our SHS production will be written to accommodate the exact number of students we

have in the fall program.

All rehearsals and performances for The Tailors Tall Talewill take place in the

Moore Theatre. Since the Moore Theatre is already equipped with curtains, lights,

sound and actual theatre seating, this allows us to spend our time working on our

material and our acting/singing/dancing skills instead of installing sound and lighting

systems the day before the show!

This is a brand new program for Playmakers so Im sure there will be a few

hiccups along the way. We ask that you be patient with our wonderful volunteer

board members while we sort out issues like tickets, programs, seating and of course,

our very busy SHS calendar. We welcome all of your ideas, input and concerns so

please feel free to contact any of the Playmaker board while we work together to

create a wonderful new drama program.

Most sincerely,

Kim DouglassKim DouglassKim DouglassKim DouglassDrama Director, The Tailors Tall Tale


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GENERAL INFORMATION

REGISTRATION, FEES and CANCELLATIONSAll students who want to be in the play must be registered by Friday, September 21.

Jr. Thespian fees: All Cast Members (grades 4-5 only) fee - $125.00

o includes costume fees, t-shirt, cast party and picture Tech Crew we need a few volunteer students in 7th and 8th grade to help run our technical

elements for the show.

The registration deadline is September 21. If a student decides to withdraw from Playmakers, thefollowing cancellation schedule will apply:

Withdrawal by Monday, September 24 = 100% refundWithdrawal by Wednesday, September 26 = 60% refundWithdrawal on Thursday, September 27 or after = no refund

For questions regarding registration fees or cancellation please contact our treasurer Dee Huff.

[email protected] .

AUDITIONS and CASTINGWe will not be holding separate outside auditions for our show. Instead, during the first week of

rehearsals we will have in-class time to do cold-readings, learn songs and dances and try out different

characters. Casting will be announced via e-mail on Friday the 28th.

TIME COMMITMENTWe all struggle to use our time well and to fit in all of our important activities.. And that includes our

drama rehearsals! Please do your best to come to all rehearsals for the full amount of time (3:00-

5:00). We will be using every minute to rehearse so it is unlikely that students will have time to workon homework during rehearsals. If there is ever downtime at rehearsals actors should be reviewing

lines, dances and songs.

CONFLICTSOn Monday, our first rehearsal, students will be bringing home an audition form. It is very important

that parents fill in the conflicts section completely. Conflicts are inevitable, but we can work around

almost anything. It does, however, become very important when casting our show. We just need to

make sure that all actors who are grouped together (ie: the 2 tailors, the royalty, the designers, the

princesses) are available to do their scenes and songs at the same time.

ABSENCESRehearsal conflicts are difficult on everyone. Actors who have three or more unexcused or

unreportedabsences may be asked to meet with the director to discuss their

role in the show. Additionally, for the safety of all of our students, we take attendance at every

rehearsal to make sure all students are accounted for. To report any upcoming absences please

contact the director at [email protected]. For last minute changes you can call the front

office: (425) 451-1773.


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PICK UP AND ESS

All students are to be picked up promptly when their call time ends. Students will be exiting rehearsal

through the double doors outside of the Moore theatre. Students who are not picked up within 10

minutes of the end of rehearsal will be sent to ESS.

COMMUNICATIONThe Playmaker website, http://sacredheart.org/Playmakers will be our primary means of

communication. E-mail blasts will only be used for last minute changes or for individual

communication. We will post all schedules and pertinent show information to the website. Please

check the website often. All rehearsal schedules will be posted in a timely manner.

COSTUMESCostumes will once again be designed by our fabulous costumer, Terri Ericson. She will be providing

the main costume pieces for each character. Individual students will be asked to provide appropriate

undergarments and shoes. Terri will send out information after rehearsals begin, outlining the specific

items needed for each student. Information regarding hair and make-up will be sent home before our

tech week.

CLOSED REHEARSALS AND CHAPERONESPlaymaker rehearsals are considered closed rehearsals. Family and friends are asked to wait

outside of the rehearsal area for your students. This keeps our noise level and distractions to a

minimum. However, if you would like to observe rehearsals we encourage you to volunteer to

become a rehearsal chaperone.

BEHAVIOR/DISCIPLINE POLICYJr. Thespiansfollows the same rules of conduct as students are expected to follow during the school

day, as outlined on the SHS website in the Code of Conduct document. For daily rehearsals we willfollow a three strikes--youre out policy. Details of our rehearsal policy will be outlined at our first

rehearsal and our parent meeting.

DAILY REHEARSAL ROUTINEWe will be singing, dancing and acting EVERY DAY! So it is important to wear those comfortable

shoes. We will be taking a snack break from 3:00-3:15 daily so its a good idea to pack a quick

healthy snackfruit, vegetables, crackers, cheese sticks, granola bars are all good items to snack

on. Please stay away from messy foods or items that take a long time to consumeJamba Juice,

anything frozen, sushi, soup, yogurt, pizza or anything that has to be heated up. All of our snacks will

be put away or thrown away no later than 3:20. Please make sure your actor brings a water bottlewith a closed top and LABELED with their name!

VOLUNTEERS !!!All theatre productions require volunteers to help with the myriad of jobs for each production. Our

show is no exception! We need helpers in the following areas: Rehearsal pick up monitors,

concessionaires, dressing room monitors, box office staff and ushers. We are asking that each

parent volunteer for at last one position during our production. More information will be available at

our PARENT MEETING 4:45-5:00 on Monday, September 24. Detailed volunteer information will

also be posted on our website beginning next week.


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GENERAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULEOur rehearsals are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00 beginning September 24 and

continuing through October 24.

TECH WEEK SCHEDULE***please note that due to conferences and Halloween we are still working out our final

rehearsal schedule for this week.

Mon 10/29 TBA

Tues 10/30- TBA

Wed 10/31 Halloween No Rehearsal

-all dates from here on are MANDATORY

Thurs 11/1 3:00-6:00

Fri 11/2 3:00 9:00 ***Matinee Performance TBA, 7:00 P.M. curtain

Sat 11/3 5:30 Actor call, 7:00p.m. curtain

Sun 11/4 1:00 Actor call, 2:00p.m. curtain***We are working on developing a special matinee performance on Friday which will

allow other students to attend a performance directly after school. If we do not have a

performance we will hold a rehearsal, have a group dinner break and open our show

at 7:00p.m. in the evening. Please reserve the entire afternoon/evening for our show!

PLAYMAKER BOARDThe Playmaker program is governed by a committee of very dedicated and hard-working parents who

meet regularly to not only produce a fabulous show every year, but to develop ideas for community

involvement and the improvement of the program. This years President is Heather Cooney and our

President Emeritus is Leigh Floyd.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For the quickest response to your Playmaker questions please contact the following people:

For questions regarding: Casting, schedules, absences, roles, production elements, tech crew

Kim Douglass Director 425-378-8340 [email protected] questions regarding: costumes

Terri Ericson costumer [email protected]

For questions regarding: Finances, reimbursement

Dee Huff Treasurer 425-241-3879 [email protected]

For all other questions:

Heather Cooney President [email protected]

Leigh Floyd President Emeritus [email protected]

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