Production News

Things are certainly hotting up in the Production department! The theatre is booked, rehearsals are underway and it is a frenzy of activity in the backstage department.

DESIGN COMPETITION

Congratulations to Ryan Tseng!

Ryan's amazing design of a 'time machine' was selected as the winning design, from 100s of entries. Ryan will now work with Mrs Bosomworth, our amazing Visual Arts teacher, to prepare his design for use in all of our Production publications. His design will also be printed onto t-shirts and sold as one of our major production fundraisers, later in the year.

Congratulations Ryan! You are quite the budding graphic designer!

"MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK"

***PARENT HELPERS NEEDED***

To stage an event of this size, we need LOTS of helpers. If you are able to help in any shape or form, we would love to hear from you.

Areas that still require helpers are:

Costume (not necessarily making costumes - but organising, counting, labelling, dressing)

Props (painting, gluing, making)

Backstage - supervision, dressing

Side of stage - moving on and off props

Canteen and Bar

Traffic control

Make-Up and Hair

Photography

If you would like more information, please pop in and see Peta Murray on Education Open night Wednesday 17th May 4-6pm, in the foyer of the main building

RSA - Responsible Service of Alcohol

Do you hold a current RSA? If so, we need you! We hope to run a canteen and bar on the performance nights of the Production. We need volunteers who hold a current RSA to oversee and assist with this. If you meet these requirements and can assist on one or more of the performance nights (9th, 10th, 16th and 17th August), please contact Peta.Murray@education.vic.gov.au to register your interest.

Working with Children Check

All volunteers, who assist onsite at school, or at the theatre, are required to hold a current Working With Children Check. The Working with Children Check is a screening process for assessing or re-assessing people who work with or care for children in Victoria.

It is a very simple process to apply for a Working With Children Check and it is FREE for volunteers.

Please go to https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ to apply

DONATIONS

We require a huge number of costumes, materials and props to stage our show. I will regularly post lists of items needed in our school newsletters. If you have any of these items at home, collecting dust and you are happy for us to repurpose them, we will gladly accept donations.

Eye glasses (with or without the lenses)
Halloween costumes/dress ups (to fit children in year 4)
Video Game characters costumes/dress ups eg: Pokemon, Minecraft, Roblox, Pac Man, Superheroes (multi ages).
White button up school shirts (short sleeves or long sleeves - with or without logos)
Men's neck ties
Secondary school blazers
Children's onesie pyjamas (to fit Foundation students)
Beach wear and flotation devices - board shorts, rashies, goggles, snorkels, boogie boards
Walking sticks/walking frames/mobility aids
Sunglasses

Donations can be left at the main office, or brought to the Performing Arts room.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

For parents of children in the main cast - please find below, a copy of the rehearsal schedule for terms 2 and 3.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Term 2 (week by week)

Week	Tuesday Lunchtime Vocal Coaching	Wednesday Lunchtime	Thursday Lunchtime	Afterschool Rehearsal
Week 1 Beginning 24th April	ANZAC DAY	Scene 1: Ivy, Tommy, Belle, Mac, Molly	Dance Group
Week 2 Beginning 1st May	Ivy – I’m Just A Girl	Scene 2: Ivy, Tommy, Belle, Bruce, Mac, Molly	Scenes 3: Ivy, Tommy, Belle, Bruce, Mac, Molly,
Week 3 Beginning 8th May	Mac/Molly – Revolting Children	Scene 4: Ivy, Tommy, Belle, Bruce, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat (Clash with Athletics) – move to Monday lunchtime	Dance Group	Wednesday 3:15 – 4:00pm Scenes 1 – 4
Week 4 Beginning 15th May	Belle/Bruce – Can I Get A Moment (Athletics back up date)	Scene 5: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Super Gran, Wonder Cat, Cat, Bank Teller, Bank Customers, Robbers	Scene 6: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat, Footballers, Young Stan (Football) Young Ida (Football), Ida’s friends	Open Night Wednesday 4 – 6pm Scenes 5 & 6
Week 5 Beginning 22nd May	Stan/Ida – In My Youth (Cross Country)	Scene 7: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat Disco Goers, Young Stan (Disco) Young Ida (Disco)	Dance Group	Friday 26th – Gala Day
Week 6 Beginning 29th May	Ida – You’re The Voice	Scene 8: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat, Movie Goers, Usher, Young Stan (Movies), Young Ida (Movies), Movie Goers	Scene 9: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat, Young Stan (Wedding), Young Ida (Wedding), Bridesmaids, Groomsman, Reverend	Wednesday 3:15 – 4:00pm CAST 1 Scenes 1 - 9
Week 7 Beginning 5th June	Belle - Pleased to Meet You	Scene 10: Ivy, Tommy, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat, Beach Goers, Campers, Young Stan (Beach), Young Ida (Beach), Young Belle, Seagulls,	Dance Group	Wednesday 3:15 – 4:00pm CAST 2 Scenes 1 - 9
Week 8 Beginning 12th June	Ivy – I’m Just A Girl	Scene 11: Stan, Tommy, Video Game Characters, Mario, Luigi	Scene 12 & 13: Ida, Ivy	Tuesday 3:30 – 4:00pm TBA
Week 9 Beginning 19th June	PLANNING WEEK	Scene 14: Ivy, Tommy, Belle, Bruce, Mac, Molly, Stan, Ida, Cat

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Term 3 (week by week)

Week	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Week 1 Beginning 10th July	Costumes ‘Try On’ Day Grades and Ensemble ONLY	Costumes ‘Try On’ Day MAIN CAST		Gala Day
Week 2 Beginning 17th July			Cast 1 & 2 rehearsal GRADE ITEMS ONLY	Cast 1 Rehearsal MAIN CAST ONLY
Week 3 Beginning 24th July		Cast 2 Rehearsal MAIN CAST ONLY
Week 4 Beginning 31st July					SHOW DAY Rehearsal at school Run show from start to finish – NO COSTUMES Cast 1 – AM Cast 2 - PM
Week 5 Beginning 7th August PRODUCTION WEEK CAST 1	Stage rehearsal CAST 1		Evening Performance #1 CAST 1 Curtain 6:30pm	Evening Performance #2 CAST 1 Curtain 6:30pm
Week 6 Beginning 14th August PRODUCTION WEEK CAST 2	Stage rehearsal CAST 2		Evening Performance #1 CAST 2 Curtain 6:30pm	Evening Performance #2 CAST 2 Curtain 6:30pm