Cast Party

Hi all! The cast party is TOMORROW! It is overnight function that starts after Mr. Peerenboom's post-play ritual.

Rules:
1) No illegal substances will be tolerate in the party and in use at the cast party
2) Once you leave you cannot come back
3) The only way you're allowed to leave is if the host clears it ahead of time

Where:
Zoe Bowman's house
2521 SW 18th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97201

Zoe's Contact:
(650) 605 5649

Please see Zoe for more information regarding the cast party. Remember the cast party is NOT a school sanctioned event.

Pick Up Rehearsal

Since today (2/27) is a snow day, all after school activities are cancelled, including the pick up rehearsal we had previously scheduled. To make up for the lost time, we have altered tomorrow's schedule to the following-

Thursday, 02/28/19:
3:30 - 4:45 - Speed through/Pick up
4:45 - 6:00 - Dinner break
6:00 - 7:00 - Performance Prep
7:30 - 10:00 - Performance

Please remember that dinner will not be provided so it is your responsibility to provide one for yourself. We have given 1 hour and 15 minutes for dinner which is enough time to go out and purchase one if needed.

Strike

Strike has been postponed to Tuesday, March 5th. Please notify us if you cannot make it.

Dietary Restrictions

Hi all! As you know, our lovely parent volunteers are providing food for us during this tech process. In the last post, we outlined what food will be provided. If anyone has any dietary restrictions, please let Mr. Peerenboom know so we can find alternatives, or feel free to bring your own food.

Food, glorious food!  Here's what you can expect to be provided for you.  Please thank Michelle Richards for coordinating this:

Saturday Feb 16th-Amanda will be serving sandwiches/salads/chips

Sunday Feb 17th-Michelle serving sandwiches/salads/chips( lunch)

Dinner Potato bar being served by Allison/Michelle with a Soup and Chilli

Monday Feb 18th- rehearsal is from 1-6 since it is a holiday .Michelle will provide snacks instead of dinner. ( fruit and vegetable platters)

Tuesday Feb 19th- taco bar served by Maria and Kristin. Michelle will bring over some chips, salsa and pot of black beans

Wednesday Feb 20th- Mac and Cheese night with salad served by Sandra Bush and Robin Ferryman

Thursday Feb 21st- Bento night served by Maria Martin and Kristin Balow

SCHEDULE UPDATES FOR CAST AND CREW (and other announcements)

Schedule subject to slight adjustments, continue to watch the blog for possible changes in the future!

Schedule:

Saturday (2/16):

Building and Painting from 10-5! Please come if you are available or if required to be there.

Anybody who doesn't want to help build or paint publicity will start work at noon so please come if you want to help get the word out.

Sunday (2/17):

10-12: Tech Crew Called

Noon: Cast and Crew is called

5 ish: Dinner

10 pm: Dismissed

Monday (2/18):

11 am: Run and Props Crews Called

Noon: Call time

1: Run Start

5 ish possibly earlier: dismissed

Tuesday (2/19) Wednesday (2/20):

5: Call Time and dinner (mandatory!)

6: Get Ready

7:30: Run start

dismissed whenever we are finished

Opening Night! (Thursday 2/21):

All day: Wear Fancy Clothes! Opening night is when we wear our best clothes to show off, we put in a lot of work, so let's get people interested!

5: Call Time and dinner (mandatory!)

6: Get Ready

7: All cast fully ready (costumes and makeup)

7:30: Show start

dismissed whenever we are finished

Friday (2/22):

All Day: Wear T-shirts! (if arrived) we wear the show shirts on the first Friday to advertise the show!

6: Call time (no Dinner)

7: All cast fully ready (costumes and makeup)

7:30: Show start

dismissed whenever we are finished

Saturday (2/23):

6: Call time (no Dinner)

7: All cast fully ready (costumes and makeup)

7:30: Show start

dismissed whenever we are finished

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:

You finally get a break! Take time to relax and catch up on any work!

Wednesday (2/27):

3:30: Pickup Rehearsal

Dismissed after the run of the show

Second Set of show nights (2/28, 3/1, 3/2):

6: Call time (no Dinner)

7: All cast fully ready (costumes and makeup)

7:30: Show start

dismissed whenever we are finished

Monday (3/4):

STRIKE! All cast and crew required (unless already cleared) Deconstruction of the set starts at 3:30 and goes till we are finished!

Announcements: Costumes and Rehersal Tomorow

Rehearsals Tomorow (2/12) are cancled because of a lost workparty! If you are available it would be appreciated if you could come in from 3:30 to 5:30 to help build our set! Run crew is not called but if they are available, again it would be appreciated.

Tomorrow the following people are called by costumes crew!
Tess
Dina
Claire
Sydney
Sammy
Gabrielle
Amanda
Juliet
Connor
Miles

REMINDER: bring in all costumes you promised to bring in!

Cast and Crew Bios

Hello hope you all had a nice snow-filled day!

Before we start getting the technical side of the show on the road, we have to get everyone's bios in. To do that, ALL cast and crew members need to email Chris Rentzel (chrisrentzel@gmail.com) by Tuesday, February 12 by 8 AM. If bios are not submitted, the space for your bio will either be empty or simply filled with "No bio submitted." If you are struggling with what to put in your bio, there is an example below. Bios cannot be any longer than 60 words and should be turned in ASAP.

Ex. "Bobby is thrilled to be a part of Reality Warp! He is excited to portray the monumental role of Rock #7 in The Rocks are Falling. You may have seen Bobby in Chicken Little as the role of Tree #4 and Pebble #2. Bobby would like to thank his family and friends for their unconditional support throughout the show."

Costume reminder

A reminder from our costume crew to bring in any costume items you said you have by our next rehearsal. Here is a list of people who still need to bring things in and what those things are.

Ana Winner-Slacker Girl Jeans (Ira/Hard Candy)
Claire Richards-Cardigan (Doris/Frinton Fryer)
Tucker Bowerfind- White Bottom Down (Reporter/Frinton Fryer)
Jackson Jennings- White Dress Shirt, Khaki slacks,Black dress shoes (Vincent/Frinton Fryer)
Aidan Childs- Black Shiny Dress Shoes (Tommy/Frinton Fryer)
Aidan Kent- Black Two Piece suits (Mr.Sebatacheck/Waiting)
Matthew Sgroi- Three Piece Suit (not Black), White button down, Coordinating tie, black dress shoes (Mr.Nelson/Waiting)
Zoe Bowman- Neutral/grey/navy tailored slacks, black/neutral heels (Nancy/Twitch)

Tech Crew Pictures!

Tech Crew! If you did not get your picture taken today during the start of rehearsal you are required to get a head shot of you in front of a white background emailed to chrisrentzel@gmail.com BY TUESDAY. If there are any questions feel free to contact your stage manager, assistant stage manager or Chris about the pictures.

Work Party Cancellation 2/9

Our weekend build party tomorrow, Feb. 9, is cancelled due to potential weather problems. Since we are a school-based program, our cancellations regarding weather are mostly decided based on PPS general weather decisions. As always, we will post updates about the show as more information comes in.

Stay safe!

Weather plan

Next week there will be a run through everyday from 3:30 to 7:30. This means that the whole cast will be called all of next week. This way if it snows no individual show will suffer.
Run crew will also be called these day so we can start to run through transitions

Monday the 18th there is not school but we are asking you to keep it open from 10 to 10. This allows for future scheduling to make up for any time lost.

On Wednesday the 20th there is the SAT and it is a early release. Everyone will be called at 3:30 to prep for the run and should be prepared to stay till 8.

If we lose enough rehearsal time, a possible back up plan is that the first weekend may be moved to the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the second week. This means that there would be a full week of shows. Also reminder this is just a possibility.

If you have any concerns about this schedule contact you director.

As for this weekend and the work party it will ultimately come down to whether or not Jim thinks it is safe to come in. If he decides that we can come in then it is then up to you to determine if its safe for you to come in. To all of those who aren't required to be at work parties we encourage you to come help on Saturday if you can. It would be much appreciated and you then get the satisfaction of bringing the show together.
If the work party is cancelled then we will find another time to make up for it.

Head Shots and Posters

Reminder that on Friday Chris will be coming in to take pictures of everyone for the program. All actors are already required to be there for rehearsal and will be given time to get their pictures taken. If you are on crew you should stop by after school to get you picture taken as well. And remember if you don't get your picture taken on Friday you will be a faceless name in the program.

Also here is a picture of the poster. All of you are encouraged to share it and spread it around as much as you can. Get the word out and get people to come see the show.

UPDATED REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 02/06-02/08 and SNOW PROCEDURES ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey everybody, below is the updated schedule for Wednesday through Friday, but first a brief announcement:

The snow and ice forecast has been changing drastically over the week, and as school closes, we have to shift our plans. We will update you all as soon as we know more, which is usually at the same time as you all, and we will make changes accordingly. Please keep checking the blog for updated information about rehearsal times and schedules, and please keep the next two weeks open and be prepared for last-minute changes. We will do our best to make sure you're informed as soon as possible. We appreciate your flexibility. NOTE: For rehearsal times and other information, please always refer to the MOST RECENT blog post, for the most accurate information. As promised, the rehearsal schedule:

Wednesday 2/6:

Frinton Fryer: 3:30-5:30
Waiting  / Hard Candy: 5:30-7:30

Thursday 2/7
Candy and Shelley: 3:30-5:30
Twitch: 5:30-7:30

Friday 2/8

ALL CAST CALLED: 3:30-7:30 

SNOW UPDATE

Rehearsal today WILL END AT 5:30. Waiting rehearsal is CANCELLED TODAY, while Twitch and Candy and Shelly are still rehearsing. Waiting is joining the Hard Candy rehearsal on Wednesday from 5:30-6:30.

Be sure to check the blog for more updates regarding weather within this cold season.

Stay safe my dudes!

Also please don't get sick. Please. Self care. Wash your hands. Drink some hot cocoa. Slurp your soup. Don't get sick :)

!!Costumes Info!!

Tomorrow during the full cast rehearsal the costumes crew will be pulling people for measurements and trying on costumes. If you were requested to bring in something from home Please Do So Tomorrow they want to get as much done as possible while they have the cast here.

Reminder Full cast is required to be here until 6:30 unless communicated with your directors.

Here are a list of items requested for tomorrows rehearsal:

• Ana- red tube top
• Ana- jeans
• Connor- khaki shorts
• Olivia- denim tops
• Gabrielle- romper/jumpsuit or shorts and tank top
• Jackson- khakis
• Tess- blouse, shawl, Professor Trelawney looking skirt

SCHEDULE UPDATE

Everyone is called tomorrow (2/1)!!!!
We will be working transitions, and everyone is called.
If you have a priorly negotiated conflict, please contact your director.

2/4 - 2/8 Schedules

Here is the rehearsal schedule for next week. If you have a conflict, notify your director(s) ASAP. Conflicts will not be accepted past February first, as noted previously on the blog (PROOF!) .

Here is also a google calendar of the rehearsal schedule as well:
Google Calendar



Monday, 02/04/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 4:30 - Candy and Shelley, Full Cast
4:30 - 5:30 - Twitch, Full Cast
5:30 - 6:30 - Waiting, Full Cast

Tuesday, 02/05/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 5:30 - Twitch, Full Cast
4:30 - 5:30 - Frinton Fryer, Full Cast
5:30 - 6:30 - Candy and Shelley, Full Cast

Wednesday, 02/06/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 4:30 - Twitch, Full Cast
4:30 - 5:30 - Frinton Fryer, Ellen, Jackson, Claire, Aiden
5:30 - 6:30 - Hard Candy, Full Cast

Thursday, 02/07/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 4:30 - Candy and Shelley, Full Cast
4:30 - 5:30 - Hard Candy, Full Cast
5:30 - 6:30 - Frinton Fryer, Full Cast

Friday, 02/08/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 6:30 - Full Cast

Costumes

First off, I'd like to thank everyone who came to the work party today. A lot of great work was done, and I can already feel an amazing show coming together! Mr. Peerenboom, the costume crew, and other volunteers have started working on the costumes for this show. Attached are two files:

1.) Mood Board

This is the complete mood board for each character of the show. After talks with each individual director and designer, we have chosen to model our characters based on these ideas.

2.) Costume Breakdown

For each costume, these are the specific clothing items needed. Our costume crew has begun looking  in our inventory to see what we already own. However, due to sizing, color, and many other factors, we are asking for your help!

If you already own, are willing to purchase, or are willing to borrow any of your character's items from a friend, please email Mr. Peerenboom BY FRIDAY. This will let us know what we still need to purchase or find.

Once again, thank you to our crew and volunteers at the work party, and we look forward to this coming week of rehearsals!

Tech Crew

Congratulations to everyone one our crew! We are excited to start working with you! A few reminders: We have a few work parties coming up, starting this Saturday the 26th and then February 2nd, 9th, and 16th. Build crew will be expected to be at the work parties from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm unless you have given us prior notice to your absence, but we do welcome everyone to come and help.

Run Crew:
Caitlin Bui
Mak Johnson
Jake Pinkstaff
Neala Mullen
Sinead Tees
Caroline Sgroi

Costumes:
Adriana Agudelo
Mila Bush
Chloe Karnes

Props:
Luci Cross Giles LeBlanc
Malia Chan

Light Board Op:
Audrey Taylor

Sound Board Op:
Jermey Dirkx

House Manager:
Ben Hanf

Build Crew:
Berit Holden

Adriana Agudelo

Sinead Tees

Mak Johnson

Ben Hanf

Luci Cross Giles LeBlanc

Malia Chan

Jeremy Dirkx

IMPORTANT- Hard Candy Cast Update

Hello Everyone,

We wanted to update you in a development in the cast of Hard Candy. Due to recent events, we have added another cast member. We are extremely happy to announce that the roles of Emily and Ira will be understudied by Sydney Sallmon!

This development is final and there will be no complaints tolerated by this decision. All directors have noted that if there are any complaints in any of the casts about this new addition, it will be brought to Jim, and will result in consequences, possibly even recasting. We are taking this very seriously and are ready to take measures to ensure a positive community that is supportive of our casting decisions.

We are excited to keep working with you all and hope you have a great last couple days of the semester!

Schedule For the Next Few Weeks

                Date                                 Onstage                Separate Room      Who's Called

1/15/18	3:30	Twitch		Whole Cast
	4:30	Candy and Shelly		Whole Cast
	5:30	Frinton Fryer		Whole Cast
1/16/18	3:30	Twitch		Whole Cast
	4:30
	5:30	Hard Candy		Whole Cast
1/17/18	3:30	Waiting	Candy And Shelley	Whole Cast
	4:30
	5:30	Hard Candy		Hard Candy: Whole Cast, Candy and Shelly: Olivia and Gabrielle
1/18/18	3:30	Candy and Shelly		Olivia and Gabrielle
	4:30
	5:30
1/23/18	3:30	Candy and Shelly	Twitch	Candy and Shelley: Olivia and Gabrielle
	4:30	Twitch	Hard Candy
	5:30	Hard Candy
1/24/18	3:30	Frinton Fryer		Frinton Fryer: Whole Cast
	4:30	Frinton Fryer	Waiting	Frinton Fryer: Whole Cast
	5:30	Waiting
1/25/18	3:30	Whole Cast
	4:30	Candy and Shelly	Hard Candy	Candy and Shelley: Olivia and Gabrielle
	5:30	Candy and Shelly		Candy and Shelley: Olivia and Gabrielle
1/28	3:30	Waiting
	4:30	Waiting	Hard Candy
	5:30	Hard Candy	Waiting
1/29	3:30	Twitch
	4:30	Twitch
	5:30	Candy and Shelly		Candy and Shelley: Full Cast
1/30	3:30	Frinton Fryer	Candy and Shelly	Frinton Fryer: Ellen, Jackson, Claire Candy and Shelley: Full Cast
	4:30	Candy and Shelly		Candy and Shelley: Full Cast
	5:30	Hard Candy
1/31	3:30	Frinton Fryer		Frinton Fryer: Whole Cast
	4:30	Frinton Fryer		Frinton Fryer: Whole Cast
	5:30	Hard Candy
2/1	3:30	Directors Meeting
	4:30	Ensemble
	5:30	Waiting	Candy and Shelly	Candy and Shelley: Full Cast

Conflicts

No more new conflicts will be accepted past Friday, February 1st. Conflicts that come up must be immediately discussed with your director, and may result in recasting.

Also ALL cast members must clear ALL conflicts for tech week (February 17th to 23rd) and the second week of performances (pickup rehearsal on February 27th to closing show on March 2nd).

Off Book Dates

Here are the individual casts off book dates:

Twitch-
Wednesday, January 16th

Hard Candy-
Wednesday, January 23rd

Candy and Shelly-
Thursday, January 31st

Waiting-
Thursday, January 24th

Frinton Fryer-
Thursday, January 24th

ALSO please note that the last day that ANYONE can call line is Friday, February 8th

Schedule Update 1/18

Hi everyone! Due to many requests and conflicts, here is the new schedule for Friday, January 18th, 2019:

01/18/2019:
Onstage
During the Makeup Period - Candy and Shelly: Olivia and Gabrielle

The group, full cast rehearsal for next Friday has been cancelled.

Schedule Update 1/10

Due to a last minute cast conflict, the schedule for Thursday, January 10th, 2019 has been edited to:

01/10/2019:
Onstage
3:30 - 4:30 - Hard Candy, Full Cast
4:30-5:30 - Candy and Shelly, Full Cast
5:30-6:30 - Waiting, Full Cast

Scenic Designs and Show Order

Hi all!

The following pictures are of the set designs for the individual shows. They will be displayed in the order of performances. For more information about these designs, ask your director(s).

 Act I

Hard Candy
Frinton Fryer
Candy and Shelly

Act II

Waiting
Twitch

Act I

Act II

Contact Info for Your SMs

Hillary Meskimen
Cell: 503-502-1593
Email: hillary6701@gmail.com

Audrey Taylor
Cell: 503-780-7200
Email: audreyanniepdx@gmail.com

Parent Meeting

Hello everybody,
  There will be a parent meeting this Friday, also known as January 4th, and it will begin at 6:30pm. All parents, cast and crew alike, are expected to attend.