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a note from alise

Is Everyone Getting Excited?

Being in a show takes a lot of work and dedication and our actors are doing great! I can’t believe it, but we’re approaching the finish line. Next week, we roll into tech week for our Pride Rock cast – April 1, 2, 3 – followed by their performances on April 4 and 7.

Tech week for the Hakuna Matata cast begins April 8, 9, and 10, followed by their performances on April 11 and 14. The Hakuna Matata cast will still have rehearsal on Sunday, April 7. On April 7 our Hakuna Matata cast will go straight to the Mankoff room, the upstairs rehearsal room.

The next two and a half weeks will be busy and exhilarating all at the same time! Long hours, hard work, and dedication, but well worth the sense of pride and accomplishment that will appear on all our actors’ faces as they SHINE on stage.

How can you help? Please continue to work with them on their songs/lines/dances as we enter the homestretch. Make sure they are well-hydrated and get plenty of sleep; self-care is super important. Our actors are going to be working hard and they will need your support and encouragement .The long hours and effort will be well worth it.

We can’t wait to experience our theater magic coming alive while watching our budding actors dazzle us with their newly-refined talent, confidence, and teamwork!

Ticket Sales

I continue to encourage all of you to please use your PR/social media kits to help us spread the word about ticket sales! If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, please click the “Purchase Tickets” button below! If you purchased your tickets already, they will be waiting for you at Will Call, on the day of the performance.

Practice, Practice, Practice

Let’s finish strong and be sure to review videos from our resource library.

Pride Rock Highlights

  • Our meditation focused on seeing the potential in others. Timon and Pumbaa saw Young Simba for what he could be. Because of that, they all became good friends. We encouraged our actors to seek out potential new friends. Similarly, we encouraged them to see the potential in themselves, especially now that tech is a week away.
  • We blocked out the Finale. Our actors sang loudly and energetically. It was really great to see them so excited.
  • In our appreciation circle, some of our actors expressed how grateful they are that they get to wear their costumes soon.
  • Actors who are participating in the Galleria Show stayed after for an extra rehearsal. They had a great time meeting with the other actors from the Hakuna Matata Cast.

Hakuna Matata Highlights

  • Today we started with a meditation around seeing greatness in others as we challenged our actors to find something someone else did well in rehearsal.
  • Theatre Vocab: Spiking a set. We started to spike the set, putting down markers where the set pieces with be placed during performances and our actors involved in our key set changes had an opportunity to learn what these little indicators mean.
  • During our snack break, our actors learned their newest animal fact – there are over 1.4 BILLION insects for every human on earth!
  • We also celebrated Ariana Radut’s birthday with some delicious cupcakes she brought to share!
  • Some of our actors finished the day with our Pride Rock cast in an extra rehearsal for the Galleria Show.

Important Costume Reminder

Please make sure your actor brings their costume bag and all the items requested if they have not already to rehearsals this Sunday. If you are playing a female role and you would like to pack your make-up now…a little blush, lip gloss, mascara…you can do that too.

Mandatory Tech Week

Some of you already know, but tech week is when the show is completely run from top to bottom with costumes, mics, lights, music, make-up etc. It is a time to work out all the kinks (there will be plenty, and that is okay) it is just part of the process. Tech week allows the children to know exactly what to expect when they do the show live! At JPAS, unlike other children’s theater programs in town, we have three nights of tech rehearsals. This helps set us apart. We want to ensure our actors are super prepared for opening night.

  • Pride Rock cast tech dates: April 1, 2, 3
  • Hakuna Matata cast tech dates: April 8, 9, 10

Actors must arrive promptly at 4:30 pm. Tech will end at 8:30. It is best to feed your actor BEFORE they arrive. We literally hit the ground running. Please pack non-messy snacks and a water bottle.

Galleria Preview Showcase

This year, our Galleria Preview Showcase is going to be today, March 28 from 6-6:30 pm. Level 1, close to Sephora. Come out and support your fellow actors! We would love to see everyone there! The call time for our Galleria performers is 5 pm.

Performances

Opening night is next week – it is going to be amazing!

Pride Rock Performances

  • Thursday, April 4 at 7 pm (actors must arrive promptly at 4:30 pm)
  • Sunday, April 7 at 2 pm and 6 pm (actors must arrive promptly at 11:30 pm)

Please have your actors fed before they arrive. Please pack snacks and a water bottle. Actors DO NOT leave the J between performances. Actors will have their celebratory dinner and cake after the 2 pm performance.

Video of the Performance

Each year, we hire a videographer to record the shows. To receive a link to the show for download will cost $25. I will put together a separate email taking for orders. Unfortunately, parents are not allowed to video-tape the show.

Complimentary Tickets

Reminder: every actor receives one complimentary ticket.   If you sent bio in early, as per the contest, your complimentary ticket(s) will be waiting for you at Will Call along with the additional tickets you may have purchased.

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Looking forward seeing everyone this Sunday!

Shine Bright,

alise sig