Cast Email 2/11

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Lots going on this Sunday at our rehearsal!

Photos will be taken for all cast members for Bio Board pictures!
Please wear solid dark color shirts, no sweatshirts and no logos of any kind on your shirts. No more than usual makeup for women / teens & neatly combed hair for all, no hats.

T-Shirt and Sweatshirt Orders DUE THIS SUNDAY!
Form to print and submit with payment can be found on Open Door’s web site, on Cast Information page.
NOTE: the order form will be updated to remove the YOUTH MEDIUM hoodie option, as this is not available due to the logo size in relation to the size of the available space on this sweatshirt. It is possible that we will be removing the YOUTH LARGE hoodie option, as well; we are awaiting confirmation. Adult size sweatshirts will be available to be ordered.

Please submit your offering for our Traditions celebration!
Form to submit with your description (so we can plan ahead) is on Open Door’s web site on the Cast Information page.

Ticket Sales will be starting up soon!
The ticket crew will be coming to our all-cast rehearsal on Sunday to talk to all of us about ticket sales and how we are all responsible to sell many tickets!  They will also tell us how to pre-order tickets for friends and family once we know which performance(s) they wish to come to.

Costumes Help Needed!
We are looking for your dark brown or black hats!  No ski hats, no knit hats, no baseball caps.  Please bring whatever you might have to rehearsal on Sunday or beyond so we can tell you if yours fits the bill.  We know there are many wonderful hats out there, sometimes so old that you figure you’ll never wear it , or perhaps a bit too tattered (bring it in, it might be perfect!)

Regarding your scripts:
Andrew Haan and Laura Cataldo-Holmes are missing their scripts (since last Sunday’s rehearsal). Since none were left at Douglas at the end of rehearsal last Sunday, two of you may have picked up someone else’s script by accident at some point during rehearsal. PLEASE check the inside cover of the script(s) you have at home to see if you might have Andrew’s or Laura’s scripts, and please bring them back to rehearsal on Sunday if you do.

All actors are to be off-book as of this upcoming Sunday for Act 1 only. Learn and practice those lines between now and Sunday!

Rehearsal Schedule this week:

  • Sunday, 2/12 : All cast rehearsal at Douglas School
    Please bring whatever you plan to share at our Traditions party!  Remember to submit your completed shirt order form with payment.  Form is due on Sunday, 2/12.  Bring a comb or brush so that your hair looks great for your Bio Board photo to be taken at rehearsal on Sunday, 2/12.
  • Tuesday, 2/14:  Hodel, Perchik, Tevye, Motel, Tzeitel, Chava and Fyedka at 7PM
  • Thursday, 2/16: Yente, Tzeitel, Shandel, Mendel, Avram, Hodel, Tevye, Mordcha, Rabbi, Sprintze, Bielke, Fyedka, Golde & The Rumor Villagers at 7PM

 

Both above rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday are at Douglas School.

Pick up at rehearsal on Sunday should be at 4:50, as we have been getting out early at every rehearsal, and we cannot stay at Douglas School past 5:00.

Happy early Valentine’s Day to you all!

Cast email 2/4

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Great News:
Act 1 is fully staged! We are well on our way. Thanks to Teri and Jon, you all look & sound wonderful so far! As you learn your lines, your song lyrics, your places on stage and steps for your dances, please go home and practice! Note that on our rehearsal schedule, all cast members are to be off-book by next Sunday, 2/12!

Couldn’t make it to the Volunteer Fair?
For those of you who were not able to attend the Volunteer Fair: please remember that each cast member / family is expected to fulfill their volunteer obligation. If you have already signed up, you will hear from your committee chair(s) as their start up gets closer.
These are our remaining volunteer openings:

  • Ambassadors
  • Ushers / Concession Helpers
  • Set Run

Please see a link to sign up for these areas below.

Rehearsal will end this Sunday by 4:45!
Rehearsal will be done by 4:45 tomorrow, Sunday the 4th. Please arrive for pick up BY 4:45 tomorrow. We want to be sure that those who want to be home in time to host or get to Super Bowl festivities have the opportunity to do so.

Note going forward: Teri has finished each rehearsal earlier than our scheduled end time. Therefore, we ask all parents to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the scheduled end time. Please come at 4:45 on Sundays, & at 8:45 on Tuesdays & Thursdays to pick your child up.

Costume Sizes Needed!
When you drop your child off for rehearsal tomorrow, please stop in and see Elaina, our Costume committee Chair, to provide or verify your child’s costume sizes.

Traditions Celebration
The best part about theater is sharing memories. If you can reach your audience by connecting with them through their memories, then you have really created a bond. In the spirit of connecting our community, the Ambassadors are hosting a tradition festival during the all cast rehearsal on February 12. We need your help. Your challenge is to bring something traditional from your family or culture. (This should be your own family, not your ‘Fiddler’ family group.) Food is welcome, but it doesn’t have to be food, it can be a song or a picture or even a smell. Be creative. The emphasis is on sharing and tradition. If you are bringing a dish to share, plan on serving 20 people, not the whole group, and label your offering with an index card sized paper describing the dish and its significance. Please email jsamatha@yahoo.com by 2/6 to let us know what you will be sharing, so we know how much food there will be and how much time to set aside.
Please see a link to sign up for what you will bring / share at our celebration below.

Footwear for the show
From Teri: For our shows, “The cast needs dark shoes…boots, flats, anything dark…anything…even sneakers if they are all dark and nothing shiny.”

Congrats are in order!
Congrats are in order to Denys Godwin, winner of our t-shirt logo design contest! For this winning design, Denis will receive a short-sleeved “Fiddler” t-shirt.

Fiddler T-shirt/sweatshirt ordering is open!
We are offering two shirt options for you to order this year. You may order a short-sleeved t-shirt or a long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt. Print the order form by clicking on the link below, fill in the order and bring your completed order form and payment to rehearsal by next Sunday 2/12. Wear your t-shirt or sweatshirt proudly to let all of your friends and family know about our show and to have a wonderful memento for years to come! Cast t-shirts & sweatshirts will be chocolate brown with orange printing. Crew shirts and sweatshirts are black with brown printing. Use same order form for both cast & crew. Please see the link for printing and completing your t-shirt order below.

This week’s rehearsals:
2/5 Sunday : ALL CAST
2/7 Tuesday: Characters with lines in Act 1 –Only @ 7:00, Rumor Villagers OPTIONAL
2/9 Thursday: Characters with lines in Act 1 –Only @ 7:00, Rumor Villagers OPTIONAL
2/12 Sunday: ALL CAST SHOULD BE PREPARED TO RUN ACT 1, OFF BOOK (that means without using scripts!)

Teri reviewed all rehearsal information for each group, including the Dream Dancers and Rumor Villagers, at last week’s rehearsal. If you have any questions about when you / your group is expected to be at rehearsal, please see one of us.

Here are the links mentioned above:

Use this link to print, complete and submit (with payment) your t-shirt order. Submit by 2/12. :
http://www.opendoortheater.org/current/castdownload.php?ID=355

Use this link to sign up for your volunteer choice:
http://www.opendoortheater.org/current/volunteer

Use this link to sign up for what you will bring / share for our Traditions Celebration:
http://www.opendoortheater.org/traditions

Jill & Dawn
Co-producers