If your thespian was cast in one of the four mainstage productions, congratulations to them! If your kiddo wasn’t, please (PLEASE) encourage them to keep on trucking! The student-directed shows are a great way for them to get or stay involved, have a ton of fun, get more audition experience, and learn more about the whole theatre process.
For the casts of the mainstage shows, now the fun and work begin. And for the grownups, there are some housekeeping things and some communications to be aware of.
- Make sure your child 1) accepts their role and 2) signs up for the Remind for the show they are in. (Remind groups are capped at 150 members, so as long as there is room, the parent can join the Remind group too.)
- Watch for the One-Stop Shop for the show your child is involved with. Those are usually sent out by Wolfe in a long email that explains a lot. Look for it!
- Our One-Stop Shop form does a lot of work around here. This is how we get contact information for the thespians and their grownup/s, allergy information for snacks and meals that boosters provide, T-shirt orders, ads for the playbills, and payment for all of it. There is a bit of a “pay to play” fee involved with each show. We work really hard to raise money all year to underwrite these costs, and financial help is ALWAYS available. But we do ask that if you are able, please pay these fees as soon as possible.
- Please keep an eye out for rehearsal schedules! Those come from the director (usually Wolfe), and they are subject to change. This is where your thespian can really flex those organization and scheduling muscles to make sure they are available for those rehearsals and are communicating with Wolfe whenever a problem arises.
- Start sharing about the shows on your social media platforms, etc. Usually an event will be created on our public theatre page, so you can easily share those events! Sharing early (and often) helps our friends, families, and neighbors get these events on their calendars now. As we get closer to each show, we will ask you to change your profile pictures to the show logos, etc. Our kids really love performing to big audiences, and the best way to fill seats is to get the word out!
