Ah, Tchaikovsky Op. 71 in September!! Thank you all for being here on time and ready for rehearsal. We have a limited number of rehearsal days, so we need to take advantage of every moment.
I have several notes, so please read to the bottom and mark your calendars as necessary:
1) Parent meetings will be held this Saturday, September 28th. They are not mandatory. If you have questions please feel free to come into the conference room from 1:30 - 2:15 or 3:30 - 4:15.
2) I made a mistake about the dates for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is on November 28th this year, so rehearsal on Saturday, November 30th is canceled. Instead we will have rehearsal on Sunday, December 1st.
3) Because we are rehearsing side by side with Midsummer, we will need to add several week day rehearsals for The Nutcracker while the company is on layoff. Rehearsals will be from 4:00 - 5:30 every Tuesday and Thursday from October 22 - November 7th. NOT EVERYONE will be called to every rehearsal. I will post a schedule as soon as it is determined. (Angels will NOT be called.)
3) We are TENTATIVELY scheduling NUTCRACKER fittings for the afternoon of Sunday, October 6th. This is still a tentative date dependent on whether or not costumes can be transported to the studio by that time.
4) Lastly, although the school is making a slow switch to canvas shoes, performance shoes must be leather. As in the past, I will have a black shoe exchange for all soldiers. We can also do an exchange for pink shoes if requested. If you need a pair of leather shoes for the performance, check with Eileen Ehlert in the shoe room. If she has your size, you can purchase them for a discount.
