Usher Sign-ups

Hi Families….

Look for the orange USHER sign up folder on the information table Tuesday and during rehearsal this weekend.

All families are asked to provide an USHER for 1 performance.

Ushers are asked to arrive at cast call time & to wear black pants and a white top.

**Please choose a show that you are not planning on viewing, as we need the USHER to work during the entire show providing assistance with flashlights inside the theater and in both lobbies.

Thank you!

Ruth Huish

Ruthhuish@gmail.com

Annie Cast and Crew Notes

Hello Annie Cast and Crew!


I hope your week has gotten off to a great start! Here are some important notes and updates for you. Please read carefully!

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND

FRIDAY 9/30   4:30- Rooster, Lily, Warbucks, Grace, Annie, 
                    Hannigan, Drake

                 6:30- Bert Healy, Boylan Sisters


SATURDAY 10/1         Full Company

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING WATER AND FOOD.

TICKET SALES

We are just five weeks away from opening night and we need to be selling tickets to our friends and families!! Annie is going to be such a FUN show, so tell your friends and family to reserve their tickets now for the best seats! Don’t Wait!!!! This is such a memorable show!
                                    
As of today we have 378 tickets sold for 6 public shows!  That leaves 1622 tickets to reach our goal of 2000!!  ... or 1914 for completely sold out shows!!


Please note that our ticket contest prizes have been updated. Take a look at the exciting addition! 


30 tickets = show hoodie 

35 tickets = show hoodie & admission to the All Area Ticket Contest Party (hosted by HYPE) 
  
40 tickets = show hoodie, admission to the All Area Ticket Contest Party plus  1/2 off CYT tuition


50 tickets =  show hoodie & admission to the All Area Ticket Contest Party (hosted by HYPE) plus  1/2 off CYT tuition AND a CYT exclusive fashion item + your name will be entered into a raffle at the Ticket Contest Party to win exciting prizes including an ipad!!!!  Must sell 50 tickets to qualify.
  
60 tickets = show hoodie, admission to All Area Ticket Contest Party, a CYT exclusive fashion item, your name will be entered into a raffle at the Ticket Contest Party AND Full Tuition 

SUPER SATURDAY DRAWING

We will be collecting $5 gift cards for our Super Saturday opportunity drawing for the cast and crew. For every 10 tickets they sell, they get a ticket to put in the drawing box.  Cards to consider might include:  Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Target, Fashion Five, Wendy’s, or others. Just drop off any cards you have to donate at class day or rehearsals. Thank you in advance for supporting this much anticipated drawing!!

REHEARSALS

Parents, please be sure to bring and pickup your children to rehearsals on time.   Rehearsals start promptly at 4:30 (end at 8:30p.m.) on Fridays and 10:00 (end at 2p.m.) on Saturdays.  The artistic team has a huge amount to accomplish at each rehearsal and every minute counts.  Please talk with your child about the importance of being respectful to the artistic team and of staying on track during the rehearsals.  Since all the kids are often in one room, they need to be attentive to the cues, even if they are not active in the scene. You never know when they may need to stand in for another character during the show.  This has happened many times, but only the child who watches the rehearsal actually learns other character roles well enough to stand in when needed!  Thanks so much for helping on this issue.

BIOS FOR THE BIO BOARD

Be sure to turn your bios at class day or rehearsal this week in so that we have something more than just your picture up on the bio board! The form is available for download here. 

SATURDAY IS PHOTO DAY

If you did not have your picture taken for our bio boards (the kids should remember who had their picture taken by Seth Jiles), please plan to come at 9:30 this Saturday. We would like to have photos of all of our cast for the bio boards. If you are not sure whether you need to be there, please ask me. 


Crew, we would also like to have you come for a group picture at 10am. 


I would like to extend the opportunity for group photo dedication ads. We will also be taking photos for these this Saturday, as kids are available during rehearsal. If you would like to gather a group of friends, or siblings together and share the cost for an ad, please let me know. We can divide the cost of a half page ad ($95)  by the number of people in the ad. This is a really affordable way to go!  You will need to bring your checkbook on Saturday to pay for this. 

PROGRAM ADS

If you paid for a congrat ad or for a photo dedication ad, the deadline has been extended to this Saturday. Please get those in so that we can include them in the program. You can email your congrat ad text directly to Kathy Young, our Program Chair at nciprogram@gmail.com.  If your family is new to CYT, you will find this info sheet helpful. 


We appreciate your support of the Annie program.  You can help us cover the cost of printing our programs by contacting local business owners about the opportunity to support children in the arts! For those who would like to take a simple approach, a business card can be turned into an ad for only $40.  You can download the business ad form here   Thanks!  Questions?  Contact Kathy at  nciprogram@gmail.com.

T-SHIRTS AND CHARMS

Annie t-shirts ($16) and charms ($6) are available at each class day and rehearsal. Stop by and get yours soon!  If we have run out of your size t-shirt, you can add your name and size to a list and we can order more. Please be sure to pay for the t-shirt at the time you add your name to the list. Thank you.




Looking forward to seeing you soon!


Blessings,


Nicole 

The joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8: 10

Servants Costume Fitting on Friday at Rehearsals

All servants, male and female, please be prepared  for a costume fitting at Friday's rehearsal. I will work with Chas to have you released a few at a time for the fittings.

Thank you,
Sherri Slaven
Costume chair

Rehearsal Schedule Update

Here is the updated rehearsal schedule for next weekend.

Friday, 9/23 4:30-8:30pm      Full Company

Saturday, 9/24 10am-2pm     Servants, Annie, Grace, Warbucks, Drake, Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. Greer,
                                              French Maids, Hannigan, Rooster, Lily

Dear Annie Families,

I am reposting the information from the email that I sent out to you all so that you'll have a central place to track everything "Annie".  I have been asked about whether our families should be looking to the website or to our blog for information and updates. While the CYT staff is working very hard to finish building our amazing new site, for the Fall, the answer is this blog. Very simply, for ticket purchases go to the website, and for weekly updates please make sure that you submit your address at the top of this page. Then you will receive automatic updates whenever I have posted any additional information or changes related to our show.


Friday evening is our first rehearsal and parent meeting!  Here are a few reminders for you:

Rehearsal Schedule

Friday 4:30-8:30 Full Company
Saturday 10:00-2:00 Full Company

Please remember to send your kids with food and water. Meals will not be eaten at a set time, just as time allows. All food should be kept at the entrance of the church, on the shelf or on the floor below. I would also like to encourage kids with heavy homework to bring it along so that they can make use of any down time to stay caught up!

Mandatory First Parent Meeting

As a reminder, all parents need to attend Friday's first parent meeting. New parents should arrive at 6:30 for an orientation time. All returning parents will join us from 7:30-8:30. There will be quite a bit of new information, so please don't miss it, even if you've done 20 shows!

Before coming to the meeting, I'd like to ask you to print the following forms:

-First Parent Meeting Order Form
-Parent Pass Form
-Ticket Contest Form
-Photo/Congrats Ad Form
-Rehearsal Schedule

T-shirts on Sale Now!

Our Annie show t-shirts are available now for purchase. They are $16 each and are available in youth and adult sizes. If we run out and need to order more, we will do that. Just let me know.

Ticket Sales

Tickets are now available for purchase on our Annie page! Easy! You will be pleased to find it a much simpler process. However, we will not be able to indicate the name of a child for ticket contest credit until the winter session. I will give instructions at the meeting for how to track your ticket sales.

Parent Committees

I have put together a preliminary listing of all of our parent volunteer committees. We will be talking about some critical spots that will need to be filled for this show, as well as addressing any changes that may need to be made. In particular, we are in need of a Show Historian. This person is responsible for chronicling our production through photography and for creating the bio boards which highlight each of our cast members in the theater lobby. It you enjoy photography, please see me!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!


I am looking forward to seeing you all this evening!

Blessings,

Nicole Jiles
Area Coordinator
ndjiles@gmail.com
760-877-3179