Performance Week!

Good afternoon everyone!

Tomorrow is the start to a busy but amazing week of performing! 

I am posting to give some reminders to clarify and get us on the same page going forward!

~After the weekend - those of you who brought your pants or shoes home after Friday - YOU MUST BRING THEM TOMORROW - MONDAY and keep them with costumes for performance week! 

~PACK A LUNCH  to eat in the car on Monday. There is absolutely no time to stop and no place to stop even if there were time. 

~Wear deodorant and bring it in your backpack to re-apply

~Apply make up before your arrive and bring it in your backpack! 

~ On Monday after the afternoon performance - inform the costumers if you have t-shirts, socks, shirts, or blouses that need to be washed due to smell or make up stain

~ If there is an emergency or you are running late - be sure to contact Jennie (262)-353-1770 and/or Becky (414)-412-6389 
If a student is sick you must notify Jennie - she will instruct you to still bring your student but will work on special arrangements as needed. 

~Parents - you choose transportation for your students. Be sure to arrange that now! On Monday your students need to travel from Mountain Top Academy to St. Johns Lutheran. They need your permission to ride with teen drivers. (Start thinking ahead as they need arrangements and permission all week!) 

~Students! We spoke on Friday about our afternoon school performances needing to be abbreviated due to timing with the school's end of day. Here is a review. 
Below is for the St. John's Performance & Thursday's performance at Ozaukee Christian. 

We will omit the Ps. 27 song/words. Drew and Gideon will exit downstage after they've finished their historical lines. 

The intermission will be 3 minutes rather than 5. 
Be ready for Act 3 to start!   

Hadassah will not enter on Page 62 - that biblical scene will be omitted. When the boat horn blows - the people on the boat rise and pick up the scene on page 65. Just like we practiced on Friday evening. Look over the page of edited lines. 

There will be no bow. You could be instructed to line up as the school students exit the gym to meet and greet as they walk by. 

~So with all that communicated - we prepare for tomorrow! We will see you at Mountain Top at 7:30 AM. Look for the trailer!!!
 Be EARLY. We will gather by the trailer before being allowed into the school. 

Please check your email today, tonight, and if possible tomorrow morning in case of updates! Thank you! 

Notes for Dress Rehearsal Week

Important Notes!

~We need a folding table (6 ft.) to travel with use as a prop table. We will need folding tables that are card table size for behind set. Please contact me and bring them to a dress rehearsal!

~Dress Rehearsals 
Monday 11:30 - 5:30 
Wednesday 11:30 - 5:30
Friday 11:30 - 5:30 

~Students - you need to bring the shoes or pants that belong to you that you will be wearing in the show!!!

Hannah - black leggings
Genevieve - black leggings 
Paul - black pants
Tim R. - black pants
Tim G. - black shoes 

~Be sure to apply your make up at home! Bring your make up in a Ziploc bag and keep it in your backpack. Make up bags are not to go into costume bags. Thank you!

~Remember to bring a non-nut meal/snack for each dress rehearsal!
You will need something that fills you up, is easy/quick to eat, and doesn't make a mess. 

~ Keep in mind that you are not to eat or carry food in the costume area. Likewise - you cannot eat while wearing your costume unless it is prop food.

~Bring a water bottle!!! Put your name on one that is not glass or metal! Thank you! 

~As you review your lines at home (you know you need to;) ALSO be noting in your script were you change your costume! This will be a big help to you and the costume dept. 

~HEADS UP - Parents, the bake sale information will be coming soon! It is time to start baking items and packing them in the freezer for performance week! 

Those are the notes I have for right now!
Looking forward to Dress Rehearsal week! 
Director Jennie 

Costume Note

One more Posting! 
So there are 4 New Posts tonight:) 

If you haven't brought your cloth bag with socks, shorts, and T-shirt check the email with the list of needed items and bring them in tomorrow - Wednesday the 13th!!!

Thank you!

T-shirts!

The T-shirts are ready! 

If you have paid - you can get yours tomorrow (Wed. the 13th).

If you have not paid yet - remember to bring your money to practice so you can claim your t-shirt! 

Then be sure to wear them and advertise!

Poster Time!

PLEASE ADVERTISE!

Be sure to put up your posters at assigned businesses! 
If you are unable to put up a poster - find a new location to put it up!
If you are out of options - bring them back to practice for someone else. 

Remember to pass out the small flyers to as many people as you can! Get the word out there! 

Please Note: All public performance information is now posted on the KMHE Website.

Make Up Tips etc.

Here are some make up tips! Please read!

Applying stage make up is important for the following reasons:

Foundation:
-to reduce shine 
-to even out your skin tone

Eye Make Up
-to define your eyes a bit but not draw extra attention to them

Chapstick 
-so your lips aren't dry/dry looking
(no one should be wearing anything colored on their lips unless I tell you otherwise)

Overall to do the above but to give a natural look.

In Between the Poles I am not looking for any characters to be over the top in make up. When you apply your make up - go for a natural look. By natural I mean, well blended, not bold eyeliner, or loud blush. 
This will allow our many characters to go between biblical/WW2, between sick/healthy, and between classes of people on either side.

Be sure to blend your foundation well at your jawline. 
Do not rub it down your neck - this will ruin your costume! 

Remember eyeliner is only on the top lid!

Your make up needs to be in a Ziploc bag in your backpack with your street clothes during dress rehearsals and performances. 

ETC.

No one will be wearing nail polish! Fingernails or Toenails! (some of you are wearing sandals) 

You cannot wear any personal jewelry. 

Mon. the 11th & Wed. the 13th

Hi Everyone!

Please keep the students and families traveling to Nationals in your prayers. There are seven H.I.S. Players 2019 students going to Nationals. 

T-shirt $ is due this week! If you haven't paid please bring your money, put it in the envelope, and mark that you've paid! Thank you!

Girls - please bring shorts and tank tops for trying on costumes. You could try on your costumes and may be practicing with them on! 

 Below are the plans to get busy polishing up some scenes! These are the last two practices before we jump into Dress Rehearsal week. 

Keep in mind that some of you mainly act with students who are not going to be present so you may not be listed for Monday, however, everyone will need to attend on Wednesday. 

Monday the 11th 
Plan: We will be running various portions of scenes from all Acts!
We will be adding music and sound effects! 
These are the students who need to attend. 
Gideon
Tirzah
Autumn
Katrina
Elisa
Drew
Dominic
Lydia
Seannan
Larkyn 
Maggie 
Hannah
Genevieve 
Tim G. 
Caleb
Anea
Ella 

Wednesday the 13th 
ALL Students need to attend! (except those at Nationals:)
We will be running the whole show with music and sound effects. Lines of students not present will be read from the audience. 
This is preparation for Dress Rehearsal! 
Know your lines! Know your cues! Yes, you can! 

Make Up

All acting students must wear make up for each 

Dress Rehearsal and Performance. 

You are responsible for 
-purchasing your make up (following directions below)
-applying the make up BEFORE arriving for Dress Rehearsal or Performance (this means AT HOME - not at the venue) 
-Keeping your make up in a Ziploc bag with your name on it in your backpack (must be brought to every Dress Rehearsal and Performance) 
-Check in with Hailey prior to each Dress Rehearsal and Performance to be sure you look your best (you will receive feedback such as needing to apply more blush, fix smudges, etc.)
-Bringing your own make up remover

Instructions
What you need. 
~Foundation (choose the tone that matches and evens out your skin tone)
~Blush
~Chapstick 
~*Eye Liner (a crayon usually works better than a pencil) - apply only to TOP LID)
~*Mascara 

*If you have a fair complexion and light hair - you need to wear brown 
*If you have dark hair you need to wear either black or black/ brown  

More Notes:

For the students who are Poles working in the camp - you may need to keep your make up behind set for covering/removing blush (making you look pale) and for adding blush again.

Katie G. and Jesse - you will need either a brown or grey eye liner to use for wrinkles. These need to be only slight lines perhaps by corners of eyes and mouth - nothing dark and nothing bold. You can either apply at home or practice with Hailey during Dress Rehearsal week. 

Parking at River Road

Please be aware that parking is limited. 

We had a parking issue yesterday (Monday) with the daycare next door. Please try to limit the number of parked cars!

Where to park?
2 spaces to the right of the Handicap space and 3-4 to the left of the door. 
4 spaces parallel along the edge of the parking lot - ONLY across from the church!

Do NOT park in front of Day Care doors or in their area - buses and daycare parents need to come in and turn around!

Thank you!  

Posters and Hand Flyers

At the end of practice tomorrow (Wed.) each family will be given posters with a list of locations assigned to them to post. 
Instructions will also be given. 

You will also have a few extras as well as hand flyers for friends, family, and church! 

We are at the beginning of the month so these poster must up NOW! 

We depend on you to put your posters in the assigned places and to spread the word! 

NATIONALS & SOCKS

We need you to bring in socks for you to wear with your costume! TOMORROW - Wednesday- especially if you are going to Nationals!

Thank you!

Boys need black socks 
Caleb
Tim G.
Evan
Dominic
*Paul 
*Tim R. 
Gideon
Zeke
Bobby 

Girls (listed as needed)
*Katie G. (black no show)
Genevieve (black ankle socks)
**Hannah (black ankle socks)
**Autumn (black no show)


*Students going to Nationals (listed on Audition Form)
** Students who didn't clarify on Audition Form. (let me know tomorrow) 

My list of students going to Nationals based on Audition Form information 
Jesse
Julia
Micah
Katie G.
Paul 
Tim R.
Josh

Scheduling Information

Happy First Day of March!
We are in the month of performances! Hooray! This month is going to fun, fast, and oh so busy!

Here's the scoop - we have this coming Monday and Wednesday to practice the entire show before some of our students go to Nationals! The week after Nationals is Dress Rehearsal week!

We will be at River Road. We will be using the set and as many set pieces and props as possible. Please understand that some things including the set may still be being worked on in the next couple weeks.

You need to have your lines, entrances, and exits memorized and be prepared for each Act we are going to run. As we run scenes you may say "line" to ask for the line to be read to you and you pick it up and keep going. Keep in mind that when we run dress rehearsals - no lines will be given to you.

Here is the plan -

Monday March 4th (12:30 -5) - A complete run of Act 1 and Act 2 (all students in these Acts)

Wednesday March 6th (12:30 - 5)- A complete run of Act 3 and Act 4 (all students in these Acts)

Monday March 11th (12:30 -5)- NATIONALS (TBA students that need to attend practice)

Wednesday March 13th (12:30 - 5)- NATIONALS (TBA students that need to attend practice)

Then the 18th, 20th, and 22nd are DRESS REHEARSALS (11:30 - 5:30) (All students)

Directions to New Practice Location

All further practices will be at River Road Church, West Bend! 

Directions:

River Road Church is located on River Road, 1/4 mile North of HWY 33. 

The main intersection is where the West Bend St. Vincent De Paul is located. 

Look for a day care sign on the right hand side of the road. 

The church entrance is the first door. 

Remember Every Monday and Wednesday of March + a Friday Dress Rehearsal! Be sure these dates/times on your calendar! 

Mon. Mar. 04 (First week at River Road Church) 12:30 - 5

Wed. Mar. 06 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5

Mon. Mar. 11 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5

Wed. Mar. 13 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5

Dress Rehearsals 

Mon. Mar. 18 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 

Wed. Mar. 20 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 

Fri. Mar. 22 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 

Prop List Update

PLEASE LOOK AROUND, ASK AROUND, AND BRING IN THESE ITEMS! 

(you can also take pictures and text or email them to me!) 

Thank you!

tin can (with vintage label)

swords (plastic? metal? what do you have?)

hand gun (with holster) (wood? plastic? what do you have?) 

wool blankets (look of the 1940s)

bottle of perfume (1940s look)

dice (wood or off white/look of ivory)

3 foot wooden bench 

match box (just the box - no matches) 

If anyone has men's leather sandals we'd appreciate you bringing them in. We would certainly like more variety in this area. Thank you!

Prop List (Items are still needed)

tin can (with vintage label)

swords (plastic? metal? what do you have?)

shield (18 inches)

hand gun (with holster) (wood? plastic? what do you have?) 

wool blankets (look of the 1940s)

1940s flashlight 

bottle of perfume (partially used is fine - 1940s look)

metal buckets/tin pails 

small food barrel (needs to open/had a lid)

mirror (small/med. size wall mirror)

small candelabra or decorative candle holder 

basket to hold fruit (decorative - could be wire or metal)

dice (wood or off white/look of ivory)

knitting needles

3 foot wooden bench 

We are also in need of biblical look sandals  (MEN'S SIZES) & a variety of fashion scarves!!!

Please put your name on your items and bring them to practice! We need your help! 

For larger items please take a picture and text or email it to me!

Thank you! 

T-Shirt Info.

Between The Poles T-shirts will be available for order. This is optional - you can choose if you'd like to purchase a T-shirt.

On Feb. 25th I should have the T-shirt design for you to view. 
The T-shirts will be short sleeve, Gildan- Heavy Cotton.                  The color is called Yellow Haze. 


We will start collecting information and money on Feb. 25th 
We need to know how many t-shirts and what size. 
Sizes are either standard Youth (S,M,L, XL) or Adult (S, M, L, XL, XXL). 

The cost per t-shirt will be $8.00. 
(either cash or check made out to H.I.S. Players) 

If you will not be at the Feb. 25th practice you can have a family member order for you OR please contact me through email and bring money to the next practice. I can email you the design when available. 

Scheduling Reminders

Practice/Dress Rehearsal/Performance Schedule Reminders 
(This is the same information as was on your schedule from auditions!)

Mon. Feb. 25 (last week at Community Church) 12:30 -5
Mon. Mar. 04 (First week at River Road Church) 12:30 - 5
Wed. Mar. 06 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5
Mon. Mar. 11 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5
Wed. Mar. 13 (R.R.) 12:30 - 5

Dress Rehearsals 
Mon. Mar. 18 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 
Wed. Mar. 20 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 
Fri. Mar. 22 (R.R.) 11:30 - 5:30 
Performances (hold each day completely open)
Mon. Mar. 25 
Tues. Mar. 26
Wed. Mar. 27
Thurs. Mar. 28
Fri. Mar. 29
Sat. Mar. 30 
FUN DAYS
Mon. April 8th - Scrapbooking Day 
Mon. April 15th - Cast/Crew Party 

Students Needed for Monday the 25th

Hi everyone!
I hope you are all having a good week! 

On Monday February 25th we will be working some scenes and portions of scenes that I've noticed need some attention. 

Olivia will be coaching some scenes/portions of scenes at the same time I will be running other scenes/portions of scenes. If you worked with Olivia - I'll have you present the same scene(s) for me during the course of the practice. 

In general these are the areas we will be working (there could be more) 
-Dialogues with Hadassah / Mordecai / Hegai  
-both banquets
-Servant and Xerxes (Bobby and Josh) 
-Dialogue at the school
-The train 
-The camp 


The students needed for this practice - 
Katie
Micah
Caleb
Tim G.
Jesse 
Autumn
Maggie (hair design*)
Kenny 
Josh
Tim R.
Paul
Gideon
Tirzah
Seannan 
Larkyn 
Drew
Lydia (hair design*)
Zeke
Ella (Stage Manager)
Anea
Katrina
Elisa 
Bobby 

*Hair Design: Let me know if you've completed hair designs and practice for the students who are coming on Feb. 25. Thank you!

Reminders for Tomorrow

Hi Everyone,

I am looking forward to focusing on the Biblical side of the stage tomorrow!

The list below is the same list that was posted on Feb. 8th (nothing has changed but I wanted to give a reminder of who is to come).

February 18th 

Drew

Katrina

Elisa

Bobby

Josh

Tim R.

Paul

Hannah

Caleb

Jesse

Julia

Micah

Larkyn

Seannan

Lydia (Acting & Hair Design)

Genevieve

Maggie (Acting & Hair Design)

Kenny

Hailey

Anea

Ella (Stage Manager) 

Those of you who are home this week continue to practice your lines AND volume. Have someone quiz you on your lines, entrances, exits, and volume from across the room.

Reminders for Practice

Girls - bring shorts and a tank/cami for trying on costumes!
Boys - if you play a WW2 character and have socks that have a thread mark from a previous H.I.S. Players year - bring them to practice
ALL - Bring homework, quiet activities to keep busy during down time
ALL - If you have prop items bring them to practice!

The H.I.S. Players 2019 Cast/Crew Directory has been printed and put out at practices - if you don't have one yet be sure to pick one up!

Updated Prop List

tin can (with vintage label)
swords (plastic? metal? what do you have?)
shield (18 inches)
wool blankets (look of the 1940s)
sewing basket 
soup ladles (no plastic)
1940s flashlight 
bottle of perfume (partially used is fine - 1940s look)
broom 
buckets/tin pails 
small food barrel (needs to open/had a lid)
mirror (small/med. size wall mirror)
small candelabra 
basket to hold fruit (decorative - could be wire or metal)
rustic stick for beating a rug
dice (wood or off white/look of ivory)
knitting needles
old sweater that is unraveling (neutral color - no zippers)
3 foot wooden bench 
2 low stools of the same height

We are also in need of biblical look sandals & a variety of fashion scarves!!!

Please put your name on your items and bring them to practice! We need your help! 
For larger items please take a picture and text or email it to me!

Thank you!