Heads Up!

Students will be coming home with a rehearsal schedule today. Please ask them to give it to you. We will try to get it posted electronically, but in the meantime, please ask them for the paper copy.

Also, the parent meeting has been scheduled for November 6th, at 6 p.m. in the Choir room at the Middle School (to the left when you come in the main entrance).

"Forgiven" Rehearsal 10/14- 10/ 24

Hello actors,

Our only rehearsal this week is on Monday, October 13 from 2:30 - 4:30. We will start in Ms. Zumberge's room (208).

After MEA, expect us to be on our normal weekly rehearsal schedule:

Monday, October 20 - 2:30 - 4:30

Tuesday, October 21 - 2:30 - 4:30

Thursday, October 23 - 2:30 - 4:30

Friday, October 24 - 2:30 - 3:00

We are asking that all actors make it to all rehearsals throughout the week. If you must miss a rehearsal, please let Mr. Jakacki or Ms. Zumberge know in advance.

Parents, keep an eye out for an announcement about a parent meeting soon!

DVD and Pictures!

Hello adults of Seussical Jr. participants,

Wow-what a show!  Even weeks later I’m still thinking about how the kids put on a performance that showcased such talent and comradery.  A special shout out to all the parents and siblings who volunteered throughout performance week and weekend-none of this would be possible without you.  Thank you!!

Bonus time: we have (along with the help of the Richardson family) created DVDs of the Friday night show.  We have made enough copies for ONE PER FAMILY.  This DVDs is an archived copy only intended for cast and crew, not public screening or uploads.  We cannot allow more than one copy per family.  A very limited number of  Saturday night shows will be made available to kids who had leading role that night.

Copies are available for pick up in Ms. Zumberge’s room (107) starting on Tuesday, June 3.  Send your student to pick up your family’s copy before Friday, June 6.

I also know that I miss seeing all those kids in their amazing costumes or dressed in their backstage solid black!  Lucky for us Rachel Richardson has set up a Shutterfly account where pictures from the show can uploaded and shared.  We are hoping that everyone will take a few minutes to upload the photos they took of the cast and crew.  We’d love to create an album by year end.  Please see instructions from Rachel below.

Let's share Seussical Jr. photos:

• http://www.shutterfly.com/home/myshutterfly.sfly
• email: parkmstheater@gmail.com
• password: slpdrama

Here how:

• Log-on/Sign-in to the Shutterfly link using the info above
• Locate the Seussical Jr photo album (it is the only album under this line
• Select 'download' button
• Locate your photo files using the 'Browse option'
• Select the Seusical Jr photo album as the download destination
• Deadline for submissions is ___________ (or there is not one. if we are making an album we should set a deadline.
• Questions - contact RachelvRichardson@comcast.net

RR

One final time, we want to thank everyone for such a fun, successful play season.  Seussical Jr. will go down in SLP MS theater history as one of the very best.  Thank you, thank you!

Jessica, Lil, and Ryan   

Today students were in the lab to start typing their SOTQ papers.

Reminders: Vocabulary (Week 32 (HL), Lesson 16 (SL)) due next TUESDAY.

Non-fiction Book Presentations  due next FRIDAY (5/30).

Get in your "Foreign Phrase of the Week" posters for a boost to your low vocabulary scores.

Rehearsal Schedule Week of 4/28

Seussical Rehearsal Schedule

Monday, April 28: Full cast until 4:30.

Tuesday, April 29: Full cast until 4:30.

Thursday, May 1: Full cast until 3, Jungle Creatures and leads until 4:30.

Friday, May 2: Full cast until 3, Who's and leads until 4:30.

Please remind your student to bring homework along to do during downtime.  If your student has a lead role, please help them run lines, they should be off book very soon, if not already.  All kids should be practicing their singing and dancing at home as well.  

Rehearsal and performance questions: zumberge.lillian@slpschools.org

Finance and scholarship questions: jakacki.ryan@slpschools.org

Volunteer and communications questions: edelheit.jessica@slpschools.org

Week of 4/14 and 4/21 Rehearsal Schedule

Monday 4/14- Full Cast till 4:30
Tuesday 4/15- Full Cast till 4:30
Thursday 4/17- Full Cast till 4:30


Monday 4/21- Full Cast till 4:30
Tuesday 4/22- Who's and Leads till 4:30
Thursday 4/24- Jungle Creatures and Leads till 4:30
Friday 4/25- Full Cast till 4:30

Thanks!

Schedule for week after Spring Break! April 7-11

ALL Cast members should plan to be at rehearsal on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday until 3 p.m.

Who's and leads should plan on staying on Monday and Tuesday until 4:30.

Jungle Creatures and leads should plan on staying Thursday and Friday until 4:30

Leads, if you have conflicts, etc, please determine for yourself which days will be most useful for you to attend the late rehearsal.

Please see Ms. Z, Mr. Jakacki, Noa or Mary with questions.

Schedule for the week before spring break!

Monday, March 24:  All Who's, Bird Girls, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton, Jojo, Mayzie, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Cat in the Hat, Wickershams.   Songs reviewed: “Here On Who” & “Monkey Around/Chasing the Whos.”

Tuesday, March 25:  Jungle Creatures, Cat, Jojo, Horton, Bird Girls, Mr. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Wickershams, Gertude, Mayzie, Yertle.  Songs reviewed: “Biggest Blame Fool” & “Horton Hears a Who.”

No rehearsal Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.  Email Lil Zumberge with any rehearsal related questions at lillian.zumberge@slpschools.org

We are still looking for snack donations.  Please bring donations to the MS office.  Thank you!

Revised Rehearsal Schedule for Week of 3/17

Thanks for your flexibility! 
Rehearsals still go till 4:30, unless otherwise noted. 

Tuesday 3/18- Songs: We will be focusing on the solo/ small group vocals

Attending: 

All Who's, Bird Girls, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton, Jojo, Mayzie, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Cat in the Hat, Wickershams.    

** Note, highlighted people are a NEW addition! 

***Who's will be dismissed at 3 

Thursday 3/20 and Friday 3/21- Songs: Biggest Blame Fool and Horton Hears a Who

Attending: 

Jungle Creatures, Cat, Jojo, Horton, Bird Girls, Mr. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Wickershams, Gertude, Mayzie, Yertle

Rehearsal Schedule for Week of March 17

Great first week of rehearsal!  The songs already sound and look great!  This week at rehearsal students should have received a bus pass.  If students have questions about which route to ride, check with the front office.  Here is next week's rehearsal schedule:

Monday, March 17 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.

Tuesday, March 18 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.

Thursday, March 20 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

Friday, March 21 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

We are working to schedule a parent meeting. However, in the meantime, we do need to start collecting snacks. If you are able to drop something off for kids to eat, please do so in the front office and labeled: Snacks for musical rehearsal. Snacks should be individually wrapped. We have roughly 50 people to feed at each rehearsal. We hope to arrange a sign up option in coming days, look for the Remind 101 notification on that!

Thank you!

Welcome to Seussical!

Hello adults of our Seussical Jr. musical participants,

Over 100 student auditioned for roles in the spring musical, and your student earned themselves a role! Congratulations!

Throughout the next 9 weeks everyone will be working hard to put together a great show. Lil Zumberge has returned as our director, with Ryan Jakacki as the ever-faithful assistant director. Jessica Edelheit comes back again to produce (and send this email). John Myszkowski will lead kids in musical rehearsals, and Mary Coats is choreographing again with help from newcomer and SLP math teacher, Jen Schmerler. We also have Noa Raasch, a junior from SLP HS coming to help with all things musical related.

A few very important notes. This year communication will work differently. All updates and communication will come via the SLP Theater blog-so bookmark this link: http://slpjhtheater.blogspot.com. Very rarely will an email be sent to each individual. You will need to rely on the blog for all play related information.

In order to know when an update has posted you will need to sign up for Remind 101. Remind 101 is a one way messaging service that you receive via text, email, or both. You can sign up with as many cell numbers and/or email addresses as you want. It is totally free. Your information remains anonymous, so no one will be able to see your email addresses or phone numbers. Once the blog has been updated a Remind 101 will be sent to all those who have signed up. Directions on how to sign up for Remind 101 are attached as a PDF. You’ll only need to sign up once. We encourage your students to sign up as well. We realize this is a big change from years past. Using Remind 101 will help the play staff streamline communication and cut down on the amount of time we spend tracking bounce back emails and incorrect addresses. We appreciate your willingness to try something new. We will begin sending Remind 101 message on Friday (3-14).

We are asking for snack donations for our rehearsals. When rehearsal is called until 4:30 snack will be provided for students. We ask families to donate individually wrapped snacks (granola bars, pretzels, and fruit snacks are always big hits). If you would like to donate, please drop your donation in the front office. We also ask that kids with food allergies provide their own snacks-we don’t want to take any chances.

We are charging a participation fee of $50 this year. The participation fee covers many costs including the cast t-shirt, scripts, copies, rights to the show, and dinner during the week leading up to the performances. Scholarships are available to those in need. Please contact Ryan Jakacki with any questions or scholarship related needs. Checks should be made out to SLP JH THEATER and include your student’s name in the memo line.

We won’t be shy in asking for help throughout the play season. It takes a village to raise a child, and at least 3 villages to put on a musical with 90+ kids!! Thank you in advance.

We are hoping to get a parent play meeting on the calendar coming up soon. Here is next week’s rehearsal schedule with one change from the Oriole Times article:

Tuesday, March 11 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.
Thursday, March 13 (until 3) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.
Friday, March 14 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

We so appreciate you being involved in your student’s extracurricular activities. Please contact us with any questions. Ms. Zumberge can answer your questions that relate directly to the kids and rehearsals, Mr. Jakacki will field all money and scholarship related questions, and Ms. Edelheit can answer questions on communication and volunteering.

Thank you for reading this long email. With everyone involved with cannot fail. We look forward to seeing what the show will bring, and can’t wait to see all of your kids dance and sing! 

Lil Zumberge zumberge.lillian@slpschools.org
Ryan Jakacki jakacki.ryan@slpschools.org
Jessica Edelheit edelheit.jessica@slpschools.org

Spring Musical 2014: Suessical the Musical!

Auditions will be next week for the spring musical. Please sign up outside the choir room. If you want to be considered for a lead, you will want to prepare a short solo. Everyone should come ready to dance! Hope to see you there :)

IMPORTANT INFO

Hello parents and guardians of “The Little Mermaid” cast and crew, Show weekend is upon us! Finally all the hard work of learning lines, dances, and prop placement will pay off! The kids have put together something special and we expect audiences to be blown away by the sights and sounds. A reminder of show times: Show start at 7pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and at 1pm on Sunday. Tomorrow (Thursday), students will take the bus from school directly to the High School. With the complexity of the show, combined with the amount of time it takes to style them all, we need all the minutes we can get. We will provide the kids with dinner this one last time. It will be sandwiches and chips. These sandwiches WILL have turkey and cheese on them. If your student does not eat turkey and/ or cheese we ask that they pack their own sandwich. Students will NOT be allowed to leave to go to McDonalds. If anyone would like to donate dessert for dinner on opening night, we would welcome cookies :) Water will not be served as ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN WATER BOTTLE. On Friday, please make sure your student is at the High School NO LATER than 5pm. This is also the call time for Saturday. On Sunday students should arrive by 11am. On Sunday, all members of the cast and crew must stay until the stage and dressing rooms are completely clean. LIL ZUMBERGE WILL DISMISS EVERYONE ONCE THE JOB IS DONE. Students should NOT take their photo boards home, as we will be hanging them up at school next week. It is so, so important that students bring a water bottle with their name on it. As I’m sure they’ve told you, it gets hot backstage! This year we have something a little different about ticketing. On Thursday night you can purchase a WEEKEND PASS. Essentially it’s 4 tickets for the price of 3. We are selling adult weekend passes for $18 and student weekend passes for $12. Once you get your weekend pass, show it to the ticket takers at the doors and then hang onto it for the remainder of the weekend. We hope these weekend passes make it a little easier on the pocketbooks of families who have students in the show. All checks should be made out to SLP JH Theater. Finally, there will be a cast party on Thursday, May 30 in the cafeteria after school. We are asking kids to either bring a snack to share or provide $5. If your student will bring a snack to share, please email Jessica Edelheit so we know how much is coming, versus how much we need to buy. We will send a final email about this cast party next week, as well as make announcements in school. On behalf of Lil, Ryan, myself, and the whole creative team, we so appreciate your involvement in your student’s extracurriculars. This year’s musical process has been fabulous-and all of your are contributors to that. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Little Mermaid Rehearsals

The Little Mermaid has been cast! We are very excited about working on this show. Please see the rehearsal calendar below for a basic idea of the schedule. MANY CHANGES WILL BE MADE to this calendar, but this at least gives you a basic out line of what most weeks will look like.

Rehearsal Calendar

AUDITIONS!!

Auditions will be held for the fall play, "The Phantom Tollbooth" on Tuesday, 10/9 and Friday, 10/12. Students should sign- up outside the choir room in groups of 6. Come prepared to present a short poem, though you don't have to memorize it. We are particularly interested in poems with complicated word play- think "Jabberwocky, humor- think Shel Silverstein, or fun rhyming/ rhythms- think Dr. Seuss. All auditions will run until 4:30 both days, though students finishing early may be picked up. Cast list will be posted on Monday, 10/15 and there will be a reading for those cast on Tuesday, 10/16. Kids may be cast even if they are playing a sport- schedules can be accommodated in most situations. Performances are 12/7-12/9.

Saint Louis Park High School Theatre
Presents “Idiot’s Delight” April 27-29

Written in 1936, Robert E. Sherwood’s “Idiot’s Delight” provides a prescient prediction of the start of World War II. The play takes place in a floundering ski chalet on the Italian-Austrian-Swiss border at the peak of European political turmoil. An array of international guests, stranded when Italy closes its border, takes refuge at the Hotel Monte Gabriele. An American showman and his bevy of burlesque blondes provide a brief distraction before global tension crests and the guests’ true national colors emerge.

Evening performances of “Idiot's Delight” are April 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. The April 29 matinee begins at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the high school auditorium, located along the West 33rd St. entrance. General admission tickets will be available at the door: $5 for students and seniors, $7 for adults.

Hello, We will have NO REHEARSAL on MONDAY this week!! Tuesday, Thursday and Friday will all be FULL CAST rehearsals! Hope to see you all at Tuesday's meeting :) Thanks!

Rehearsal This Week

REHEARSAL THIS WEEK!! Sorry for the late notice on rehearsals for this week. We will have full cast rehearsals Monday, Tuesday and Thursday until 4:30. Please try to be at a minimum of 1, except for leads, who should try to attend as many as possible.

Rehearsal Calendar!

The rehearsal schedule for this month should be viewable to you all through this link: