Production News
Before the Curtains Open…
It’s only a matter of days before the curtains open for our School Production of The Little Mermaid Jr! The students are buzzing with the excitement of costumes for our dress rehearsals and the sense of extraordinary teamwork from all areas across the school!
I wanted to take this moment to kindly ask all families for their support in the lead up to our show. While some of the children’s emotions might be easy to pick up others may not show as clearly. Please continue to check in on your children. For some students, this may be their first time to perform on a big stage and to a live audience, some may find this experience a big leap out of their comfort zone while others, especially our Year Five and Six Main Cast who have worked hard in giving it their all these past few months, might be experiencing a mixed bag of emotions and may just need a comforting hand to hold.
Let’s all continue to celebrate the hard work and success each and every student have already demonstrated, and on the night as you sit in the audience looking for your child on stage, please don’t forget to SMILE! Because I know the children will certainly be looking out for your face in that crowd and ALL your smiles together will lift up their confidence and light them up brighter than any stage light could!
Join me in reminding them to pause in these moments; to absorb all the excitement and positive energy flowing all around them and to truly enjoy this experience!
We can’t wait to see you all there!!
To support their performance for the evening, please kindly go over the following reminders.
Arrival:
● Students are to be dropped off at St Bedes College at 6:00pm sharp
● St Bedes Auditorium - 16 Palermo St, Mentone VIC 3194
● Teachers will be at the main gate to sign in students and take them inside.
● Doors open at 6:30pm for the audience, with the show commencing at 7pm sharp.
● Students are to come to St Bedes dressed in their costume base under layers e.g. black
pants and top - these will be sent home by Wednesday 26th before the production nights.
Departure:
● After students change out of their costumes, students are to be collected from their
classroom teacher.
● Parents need to sign their children out with their classroom teacher before leaving.
Hair & Makeup:
● Long hair to be worn in a low bun on the back of the head (not too high or low).
Year 4 & 5 mermaids to come wearing their hair down (curled / wavy if possible.)
● Short hair needs to be neat.
● All students are welcome to wear simple stage makeup if they like but they are not
required to. Only foundation and mascara. (Main cast make-up will be applied onsite).
What to bring:
● Each child only needs to bring a labelled water bottle.
● No snacks, toys or games are to be brought to the theatre. Please ensure your child has
eaten before they arrive.
● Students will not be able to bring in mobile phones on the nights of our Performances.
Audience Etiquette:
● No video / photography allowed during the Performance. The performance will be
professionally filmed and made available for purchase post production.
A reminder to please switch off all mobile devices prior to the commencement of our show.
SPECIAL EFFECTS:
● Please note that the performance may include the use of special effects such as a haze
machine and strobe lights.
Many Thanks
Mrs Veronica Del Castillo