CONGRATULATIONS ON AN AMAZING OPENING WEEKEND! I hope you are all resting and enjoying your week! A few notes and reminders:

1. Pick up rehearsal for ALL CAST Wednesday from 6:00-8:30 at BAYWOOD Elementary School.

2. Ticket Sales. Sunday's audience was phenomenal! It would be amazing to see full house at each of next weekend's shows. Everyone can help us achieve this... Please send out final reminders about the show to all your friends and family. The production is fantastic- Don't be shy about promoting it!. Emails to your child's class are a GREAT way to increase
ticket sales!!! Also check out the Foster City Islander this week to see a GREAT photo of Nicholas W, Emma, Susan & Taylor as well as an article describing the show and listing all the Foster City participants. Great job publicity team!

3. PLEASE check your baskets and make sure you have all your costume pieces. Several cast members have emailed me concerned about missing items. PLEASE BRING ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU to rehearsal on Wednesday. I have a basket of stuff that was left in the greenroom. The chaperones are doing a terrific job monitoring the cast and bringing all items left on the sides of the stage to the Green Room. It is the job of EVERY CAST MEMBER to retrieve your stuff after each show. I sent out an email about this prior to Sunday's show. We also reminded the cast about this at the show. PARENTS: Please speak to your cast member about this. I have over 25 articles of clothes in my car that was left in the Green Room.

4. Cast Party.
Please RSVP and pay Sara Steppe sarasteppe@gmail.com by Wednesday. The cost is $13 per person. Children 4 and under are free.

5. Dinner in between the shows on Saturday.
Wednesday is the last time to sign up for Pizza in around 4:45 on Saturday. If you would like Pizza in between the shows, please let Janice Gumas know and pay $8 per person. Parents, stage crew & other volunteers, please feel free to order pizza too. Saturday's show will end by 4:00. Call time will probably be around 6:00. We will have a few parents helping with the pizza, but we would appreciate parents staying after the show to hang with their children. Also, please bring a change of clothes since cast members can not eat in their costume.

This is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. Many families like to leave the theater to rest in between shows - others prefer to remain at Bayside. Please understand that if your cast members is staying at the theatre, an adult needs to be watching them. We have chaperones to help with the dinner, but it is too difficult to watch all the kids for the entire in between time.

6. Does your cast member have a birthday between Nov 1-15? Please let me know ASAP.

THANK YOU! Thank you! Thank you to ALL our committees!
What can I say… It is 10 days before opening night, and EVERYONE needs to be congratulated and thanked for your role in putting this show together. If there are cast members reading this, please go and thank your parents and other family members who have contributed tirelessly to this production. Each committee is working so hard and has accomplished so much already! Of course, there is still more to do, so we are expecting another productive weekend.

BUSY WEEKEND FOR SETS AND COSTUMES
A lot of work got done this past weekend. I can’t wait for the cast to see everything that these committees have been creating! Thank you to everyone who went to the Greenhouse to help with our amazing set painting and construction project this weekend. Also, major kudos to the team of costumers who worked for hours on Saturday and Sunday sewing and fitting everyone. The costume committee will be working all day this Saturday and Sunday to finish up. If there are folks who are not on the costume committee that are able to join them on Sunday, they would appreciate the help. Email Liana at Avehstab@aol.com if you are available for a few hours.

TICKETS/PUBLICIZING THE SHOW
The ticket committee has been busy filling 530 tickets. This is GREAT news and a terrific beginning. It is time for ALL OF US to think about WHO ELSE you can tell about the show. Are there places you can hang posters? Are there friends and family to remind about the show? Nothing is more effective than a phone call or personal email inviting them to see Joseph. Look in your neighborhood and see if there is anything else you can do to get the word out about the show. There are lots of folks purchasing tickets for the Sunday matinees. If you haven’t purchased your own tickets, please consider purchasing them for one of the Saturday nights since those are our least attended shows. Ticket forms are available (and can be dropped off) at WEEKEND REHEARSALS (or by ordering online).

PUBLICITY HELP NEEDED
I know MANY people have already put in way more than the 20 hours of pre-show work required to make our production successful, and I appreciate that. But again, if there is any way that you can find some time in your busy schedules this week to publicize the show EVEN MORE, we would all appreciate that. A separate email will be sent with some idea that we can
all do to spread the word about this great show.

FROM PUBLICITY!

We can see that Chariot of Gold coming: Joseph is almost here! Here are several ways to get the word out about our Amazing Technicolor Show:

1. Now is the time to remind everyone you know to get their tickets -- they may have been planning on coming, but most people need to be prodded to get on the web (www.piedpiperplayers.org -- ticket forms can be downloaded or tickets can be ordered online) or phone (992-7433 (PIED)) to purchase those tickets.

2. A handy reminder e-mail is already drafted for you (see below) -- send it to your e-mail lists, post it to your Yahoo groups -- it is always a great idea to send the note again as many people have lost the first one.

3. Encourage GROUPS to attend the show: mother's groups, church groups, choir groups, Boy/Girl Scouts, Seniors -- there are group discounts for groups of 10 or more attending the same show (tickets need to be ordered by phone at the same time)

4. Remember -- most people come because they heard about they show from a cast family: that is You! You are the best publicity ever!

5. Speaking of which: please have your cast member wear that walking advertisement: the cool t-shirt. The most cool billboard ever!

6. If you haven't already, please submit a blurb to any hard copy or online newsletter you receive (mother's groups, schools, after school activities...) A sample blurb is below.

7. HANG MORE POSTERS! These posters are gorgeous and we have a lot left -- let's get them up everywhere. We can use some help in Redwood City, please post there. Also, please revisit places you have posted and make sure the posters are still up and are not covered up. Take the posters with you when you go shopping, pick up your dry cleaning, visit your dentist, order lunch or dinner, get your hair or nails done -- a lot of businesses are willing to post these beauties! Maybe put up a couple more at schools if you already have permission -- that way all the kids will see the poster several times a day. With permission, leave a few post cards, business cards or half-sheet fliers at places that won't take a poster. If you have exhausted all possibilities, please bring your extra post cards, business cards and fliers to rehearsal so others can disseminate them as we have run out! A handy hint: if a place gets a lot o f walk-by traffic, as well as people hanging out inside, post the poster back-to-back -- that way it can be seen from inside or outside the window.


SAMPLE EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND YOUR MAILING LISTS
Better than Donny Osmond?! Say it isn't so! The Pied Piper Players have done miraculous wonders with Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Come see for yourself November 2-11th at the Bayside Performing Arts Center in San Mateo (playing on weekends). Audiences of all ages will love listening to this Broadway classic featuring musical styles from country western to pop accompanied by a live orchestra and exciting dance numbers. The cast ranges from age 5 to adult and present fabulous, energetic fun in amazing costumes in front of (or in...come see for yourself!) stunning scenery. For ticket information, please call 650-992-PIED (7433) or visit www.PiedPiperPlayers.org.

SAMPLE NEWSLETTER BLURB:
Come see JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, presented by the Pied Piper Players at the Bayside Performing Arts Center in San Mateo November 2nd - 11th. Children (and their parents, too) will enjoy watching and listening to this Broadway classic featuring musical styles from country western to pop accompanied by a live orchestra and exciting dance numbers. This show is appropriate for all ages. For ticket information, please call 650-992-PIED (7433) or visit www.PiedPiperPlayers.org.

THE CAST
The cast is progressing amazing! Everyone is putting a ton of effort into their work and it shows!. Please remind your cast member to keep listening to the CD this week (especially the Megamix - it was on a separate CD). Keep practicing those dance steps too!

REMINDER:
Please email Liana if you have a tie dye short sleeve t-shirt or tank at avehstab@aol.com. Let her know the size and a description of the item.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
The updated schedule was sent out this morning. Here is a reminder for this week:

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Where: PJCC Preschool Multi-purpose Room, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
6:00 - 7:00 Young Joseph, Middle Joseph, Adult Joseph, Narrators (VOCAL Review)
6:00 - 7:00 Potiphar, Socialites, Potiphar's Servants, Middle Joseph (DANCE Review)
7:00 - 7:30 Potiphar, Socialites, Potiphar's Servants, Middle Joseph (VOCAL Review)
7:00 - 7:30 Mrs. Potiphar, Adult Joseph (DANCE Review)
7:30 - 8:00 Tumbleweed (DANCE Review)
7:30 - 8:30 Brothers, Wives, Cactus (DANCE Review)
8:30 - 9:00 Brothers, Middle Joseph (DANCE Review)

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Where: PJCC Preschool Multi-purpose Room, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
*** NOTE LOCATION ***
5:00 - 7:00 PJCC Preview (Narrators, Brothers, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Servants, Butler, Pharaoh's Ma, Young Joseph, Middle Joseph, Adult Joseph)
7:00 - 8:30 Monkey, Accordion Player (BLOCKING Review)
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers (DANCE/VOCAL Review)
8:00 - 9:00 Apache Dancers (DANCE Review)

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Where: Baywood Elementary School *** NOTE TIMES FOR ACTING GROUPS ****
10:00 - 10:45 Acting Group 2
11:00 - 11:45 Acting Group 3
12:00 - 1:00 Acting Group 4
1:30 - 2:45 Acting Group 5 & 6
3:00 - 6:15 ALL CAST (3:00 - 3:30 Acting Group 1).
5:55 - 6:15, we will have a special presentation to honor our newest members of the Pied Piper Players Hall of Fame (cast member for 5 shows). Families are invited to watch and celebrate.

Sunday, October 28, 2007
Where: Baywood Elementary School
12:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST (Costume Parade/Run Thru)
**Costumes will open at 11:45 if you want to come early to get into costume. Please be sure to wear your show SHOES and undergarments that you will wear during performances.

SCHEDULE AT BOTTOM OF THIS EMAIL
The revised schedule is at the bottom of this email. Please note that WEDNESDAY'S rehearsal is now at MISS TERIS. Also the ALL CAST on Saturday will be from 2:00-6:00. Sunday is changed slightly too. SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL.

SAVE THE MUSIC THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone that performed and came out to watch the JOSEPH performance at the Save The Music Festival on Sunday. I heard the performance was fantastic! Great job distributing flyers too! The next preview is at the PJCC on Oct 25th. More details soon.

PUBLICITY
Didn't you love the Go Go Go Joseph performance on Saturday night? Imagine that energy and talent, even more rehearsed, in beautiful costumes, with a live orchestra, on an incredible stage with cool lighting...and a full audience. Let's make it happen, PPP families! Please continue putting up posters everywhere you can get permission, telling anyone who will listen about the show, and ordering those tickets. If you can put up posters all around Redwood City, please let Leslie Ragsdale (leslie_ragsdale@comcast.net know. Also, please see if you can get permission to post the poster or leave fliers at local religious institutions and schools (your friends may be able to ask for you...) Please encourage your child to wear their
cool Joseph t-shirt around town and at school to be a walking advertisement for the show! They will be wearing the shirts at the end of the show, during the mega-mix , so please ask them to refrain from mud wrestling in them...Thanks!!! -- Your Publicity Team


COSTUME UPDATE
Some of the costume changes in this show will be EXTREMELY quick (particularly at the end of the show when the entire cast has less than 2 minutes to take off their pants/skirt & shirt and put on their Megamix outfits (white pants/skirts and Joseph Show shirt).

It would help if EVERYONE wore something UNDERNEATH their costumes that they wouldn't mind being seen in. They probably will not have time to get to the dressing room and might be changing in the backstage hallway. Examples include white or tan shorts, white/tan/nude camisole/tank/undershirt/leotard, etc.

We are still in need of 3 pairs of gray leggings (children's smalls) for the mice. Please email Liana at Avehstab@aol.com if you have any we can borrow
for the run of the show.

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Oct 17
Where: Miss Teri's Dance Studio *** NOTE LOCATION CHANGE ***
6:00 - 8:00 Cactus (DANCE)
6:30 - 8:00 Brothers, Wives (DANCE)
7:00 - 7:30 Tumbleweeds (DANCE)
8:00 - 9:00 Brothers, Adult Joseph (BLOCKING)

Thursday, Oct 18
Where: Borel Middle School
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers (BLOCKING/DANCE)
7:00 - 8:30 Monkey, Accordion Player (BLOCKING - Leslie)
8:00 - 9:00 Apache Dancers (DANCE)

Saturday, Oct 20
Where: Baywood Elementary School
10:00 - 10:30 Acting Group 1
10:45 - 11:30 Acting Group 2
11:30 - 12:15 Acting Group 3
12:45 - 1:45 Acting Group 6
2:00 - 6:00 ALL CAST *** NOTE TIME CHANGE ***

Sunday, Oct 21
Where: Baywood Elementary School
12:00 - 1:00 Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Ma, Joseph, Pharaoh's Servants, Pharaoh's Fans, Butler
1:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST - Run Thru *** NOTE TIME CHANGE ***

Great job last weekend! Everyone is working extremely hard and your efforts are showing!

SCHEDULE AT BOTTOM OF THIS EMAIL
The schedule Valerie sent out earlier this week is included at the bottom of this email. Go Go Mauve and Go Go Ocher Specialty Dancers will have a rehearsal on Thursday from 8-9 at Baywood.

QUICK PARENTS MEETING SATURDAY AT 5:30pm, Baywood.
There will be a quick 15-20 minute ALL PARENTS meeting at 5:30 on Saturday to give you a preview of tech week. This will be your first chance to sign up to work the shows. After the parent meeting, we will invite the parents to watch a scene from the show.

VOLUNTEER HOURS
As a reminder each Cast family is required to work 20+ hours PRIOR to Saturday, October 27th. Families with more than 1 child will work an additional 15 hrs. Tech Week will be from October 27th-November 1, Prepare to work an ADDITIONAL 10+ hrs during that week. This includes loading the sets into the theater (everyone does this) as well as the many tech week jobs. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, please contact me. There are many jobs that need to be done in the next 2 weeks (sewing, publicity, etc). PLEASE contact me if you are able to pick up additional work. We would really appreciate the help.

TICKETS
Ticket forms will be available at this weekends rehearsal. Cast members can either bring their completed ticket order form to rehearsal or purchase their tickets online. We are also selling a limited number of show vouchers. You may purchase these for teachers or anyone else... Simply complete a ticket order form and write SHOW VOUCHER on the top. The cost is $16 each. These coupons can be used for any show. We recommend they either attach them to a ticket order form and mail them in for the best seats. They can also arrive 60 minutes in advance to trade them in. Keep in mind that our Sunday matinees might sell out. Questions? Email piedpipertickets@yahoo.com

UPCOMING REHEARSALS
Wednesday, Oct 10
***CHANGE OF LOCATION - MISS TERI'S DANCE STUDIO
6:00 - 7:00 Adult Joseph, Mrs. Potiphar
7:00 - 8:00 Narrators, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Servants, Adult Joseph
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers

Thursday, Oct 11
***CHANGE OF LOCATION - BAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7:00 - 8:00 Acting Group 4
8:00 - 9:00 Acting Group 5
8:00 - 9:00 Go Go Ocher and Go Go Mauve

Saturday, Oct 13
Where: Baywood Elementary School
10:00 - 10:30 Acting Group 1
10:45 - 11:30 Acting Group 2
11:30 - 12:15 Acting Group 3
12:45 - 1:45 Acting Group 6
2:00 - 6:00 ALL CAST (Run Thru)

Sunday, Oct 14
Where: Baywood Elementary School
1:00 Save the Music - Narrators, Brothers, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Servants, Adult Joseph
2:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST (Megamix)

Wednesday, Oct 17
Where: Borel Middle School
6:00 - 8:00 Cactus
6:30 - 9:00 Brothers, Wives
7:00 - 7:30 Tumbleweed (Charlotte, AJ, Julene)
8:00 - 9:00 Adult Joseph

Thursday, Oct 18
Where: Borel Middle School
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers
7:00 - 8:30 Monkey, Accordion Player
8:00 - 9:00 Apache Dancers (Liana & Courtney)

Lots of stuff... Please read:)

Publicity Workday - For EVERYONE - Come Saturday OR Sunday (or BOTHJ) (from Leslie Ragsdale)
Joseph, Joseph, is it really true? Joseph, Joseph, is it really you? Joseph! Joseph!
Yes, it is true, Joseph is coming in ONE MONTH. Now it is time to get the word out, and as you now well know, we here at Pied Piper Players (and that means you too!!) like to do things in style! Wait until you see our absolutely AMAZING TECHNICOLOR posters, created by one of our lovely songstress multi-talented Narrator, Susan Melanson. Whether or not you have a part in the show, you have a part in the production -- a most crucial part -- getting your talented children an audience!! THIS WEEKEND, on both Saturday and Sunday from 12-2 p.m., we will have our publicity workday at Baywood FOR ALL CAST FAMILIES. Please pick a day and arrive at noon. We will have a short orientation and then put you to work. We will ask you to sign up for a designated area of one of our local towns and put that gorgeous poster up wherever you can THIS WEEKEND and leave our cool leave-behind flyers and postcards wherever you think interested people will gather them (at coffee shops, dance studios, children's gyms, your children's schools, etc.) Also, we will need a dedicated crew to put mailing labels on the postcards as we will mail them out to our ever-expanding mailing list. Please also plan on sending some of these to your own friends and family or handing them out all over town. Lastly, we have perfectly sized business cards that everyone can carry around town and pass out at a moment's notice to anyone who seems interested in the show. We will also mail a bunch of electronic announcements next week. To recap, see you this weekend from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday. Please bring a roll of scotch tape. If you cannot make either day, please notify Leslie Ragsdale at leslie_ragsdale@comcast.net (unless you have already) and let me know what area of town you'd like to paper with posters on a different date. Thanks in advance for your awesome cooperation! P.S. If you haven't handed in your family publicity survey, please do so as soon as possible-- it will really help us get the word out as broadly as possible.

Headshot Reminder
All cast members will have their headshots taken THIS weekend. There are 2 times available. Saturday from 12-2 and Sunday from 12-2. This is the only time to have your headshot taken. We will try to have all headshots taken on Saturday, and then use Sunday for those who have a PRIOR APPROVED Saturday conflict. Please wear an ALL BLACK TSHIRT.

Buy Your JOSEPH Tickets!
Tickets are on sale NOW! Make sure to get your orders in early for the best seats (all seats are assigned). Ticket prices are: $16 Adults, $12 Children/Seniors. Tickets can be purchased ONLINE, or by printing the ticket order form and turned in at rehearsals to the folder marked "Tickets" or mailed to the address on the form. Orders can also be placed on the phone, but our committee would prefer orders thru the ticket order form or online. All tickets will be held at WILL CALL (unless you provide a
self-addressed stamped envelope) with your order. Forms are on the website.

Recording your hours
How are you doing with your pre-show hours? As you all know, all families are required to do a minimum of 20 hours of pre-show (prior to tech week) work. If you have done hours on any of the committees, please email your hours to your committee head. If you are on set construction, make sure you record your hours by sign in/out each time you work at the Greenhouse.

Bios and Kudos are PAST DUE
Email your bios to bios@piedpiperplayers.org ASAP.... NO LATER THAN THURSDAY.
Email your kudos to playbill@piedpiperplayers.org ASAP.... NO LATER THAN THURSDAY.

Costume Committee
The costume committee will be working on Saturday 10-5 at Baywood. Contact Liana with questions at avehstab@aol.com

Please read the schedule that I sent our earlier tonight carefully.
Upcoming Rehearsals:
Wednesday, Oct 3, Borel Middle School
6:00 - 8:00 Narrators (VOCAL)

Miss Teri's Dance Studio, 38 S B Street, San Mateo
6:30 - 8:00 Apache Dancers, Brothers (DANCE)
8:00 - 9:00 Brothers, Wives (DANCE)

Thursday, Oct 4, Borel Middle School
6:00 - 6:30 Middle Joseph (VOCAL)
6:30 - 8:00 Narrators, Baker, Butler, Jana Fore, Tera Earlywine, Meagan McEnery, Lauren Murphy, Leslie Ragsdale, Lindsay Ragsdale, Alyssa Sims, Liana Talesnick, Laurel Wetherbee, Courtney Wong (VOCAL/BLOCKING)
7:00 - 8:00 Acting Group 5 (narrators excused)
8:00 - 9:00 Acting Group 4
8:00 - 9:00 Brothers (VOCAL)
8:00 - 9:00 Adult Joseph, Mrs. Potiphar (DANCE)

Saturday, Oct 6
Baywood Elementary School
10:00 - 12:00 Brothers, Wives (Dance Review)
12:00 - 4:00 ALL CAST
4:00 - 6:00 Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Ma, Butler, Pharaoh's Servants, Pharaoh's Fans, Adult Joseph (DANCE)

Sunday, Oct 7
Baywood Elementary School
12:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST

Great rehearsal last weekend!

Acting Groups
Hope you all enjoyed the acting groups on Saturday. Thank you Leslie Stupple for helping us sharpen our acting skills. Everyone should be attending their assigned Acting Group (unless you have a previously approved conflict from prior to auditions). We appreciate those who have changed their schedules to eliminate their conflicts. It makes a huge difference in preparations for the show.

Publicity Note
As they said in our day, GET PSYCHED for Joseph!! Cast members and families -- do all of your friends and family know the dates of the show yet (November 2-11th, on weekends)? Do all of your friends know that tickets will go on sale on September 30th (go to www.piedpiperplayers.org for details)? Have you submitted your family publicity survey yet (by e-mail or
hard copy in survey envelope at rehearsal)? Do you mention the show to everyone you meet at PTA meetings, at work, or at the grocery store and, when they seem interested (or even not...), tell them to come see the show? Do you then tell them that the show plays on weekends November 2-11th and that tickets go on sale on September 30th and direct them to the website?
If your answer to all of these was YES -- you made our day (and yours too -- there is NOTHING like playing to a full house!!!) If not, please start talking up the show now. We will send you sample e-mails to send out soon, as well as a cool e-postcard. But, it is never, ever too early to get people to mark the show on their busy calendars! Also, mark your calendars for October 7th -- we need all families to put our awesome posters (wait until you see them!) up all over town. If you have a preference for which
towns to paper on October 7th, please send Leslie Ragsdale an e-mail at leslie_ragsdale@comcast.net -- we would like teams of 2 or 3 to put posters all over Burlingame, San Mateo/FC, Redwood Shores/City, San Bruno, Millbrae, Belmont and San Carlos. Thanks! P.S. Did you hear about Joseph and his cool coat? It was red, yellow, green, brown...and you can see it during the
first two weekends of November! -- Your Publicity Team (Leslie Ragsdale, Wendi Upchurch, Debi Birger and Melinda Earlywine)

Ad Sales/Kudos
Don’t forget to email ads for the playbill to advertising@piedpiperplayers.org and your kudos to playbill@playbill.org
Forms and details are in the Downloadable Forms section of the website.

Bios Due This Weekend
All members of the cast and staff will have a headshot and bio displayed in the lobby of Bayside Performing Arts Center. Please submit your bio via email to bios@piedpiperplayers.org by Saturday, September 30, 2007. A cast bio is a paragraph about each cast member. It is written in the third person. It usually includes name, age, role, performance history and personal information. If Example:
John Rodriguez is 10 years old and plays the part of Schoolboy Sam. This is his third time on stage. Previous productions include Peter Pan (Lost Boy) and Oliver! (member of Fagin's gang). John is in 5th grade at Sunny Brook Farms Elementary School. When he is not on stage he enjoys playing the trumpet, reading science fiction, and riding his skateboard. John thanks his parents and family for their support during this production.

An updated schedule will be sent out tomorrow!

Wendy

Hi everyone:

Listed in this email are a few announcements and a REVISED SCHEDULE from now
until September 30th.

MUSIC CDS
Each cast family received 2 CDs on Sunday. The first is all the Joseph Music and the second is the 11 minute Megamix (medley of all the Joseph songs sung at the end of the show). All cast members should practice their songs.

COSTUME - FABRIC ALLERGIES?
If any cast member is allergic to fabrics or dyes, please email Liana at avehstab@aol.com ASAP.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (Changes in Bold)
Sept 19th (Wednesday); Where: Borel Middle School
6:00 - 9:00 Adult Joseph
6:00 - 7:00 Middle Joseph, Potiphar, Potiphar Servants (Joey Fradkin, Katie Lague, Kaylie Saidin, Cami Steppe)
7:00 - 8:00 Mrs. Potiphar
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers (Vocal)

Sept 20th (Thursday); Where: Borel Middle School
6:00 - 6:30 Goat
6:30 - 7:00 Ishmaelites (Zoe Stadler, Katie Lague, Isabela Cortwright); Camel (Rosie Issel; Zach Herrera is excused from this rehearsal), Middle Joseph
7:00 - 8:00 Go Go Mauve, Go Go Ocher (Zoe Stadler and Katie Lague are excused from this rehearsal)
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers (Dance)

Sept 22rd (Saturday)
Where: Baywood Elementary School
10:00 - 10:30 Acting Group 1
10:45 - 11:30 Acting Group 2
11:30 - 12:15 Acting Group 3
12:45 - 1:45 Acting Group 4
1:45 - 2:45 Acting Group 5
2:45 - 3:45 Acting Group 6
11:00 - 11:30 Young Joseph
11:30 - 12:00 Middle Joseph
12:00 - 12:30 Pharaoh’s Ma, Butler
12:30 - 1:30 Adult Joseph
1:30 - 2:30 Narrators

Sept 23rd (Sunday)
Where: Baywood Elementary School
12:00 - 1:00 Brothers, Wives, Jacob
12:30 - 1:30 Cactus
1:00 - 1:30 Potiphar, Socialites, Potiphar Servants, Narrators
1:30 - 5:00 ALL CAST (Act 1 Run Thru - OFF BOOK!!!!)


Sept 26th (Wednesday); Where: Borel Middle School
6:00 - 7:00 Adult Joseph
7:00 - 8:00 Pharaoh
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers
7:30 - 8:00 Monkey, Accordian Player


Sept 27th (Thursday); Where: Borel Middle School
6:00 - 8:00 Narrators
8:00 - 9:00 Saili Gosula, Sebastian Velez
7:00 - 9:00 Brothers, Appache Dancers


Sept 29th (Saturday); LOCATION TBA
10:00 - 12:00 Pharaoh's Fans (Brock Upchurch, Alyssa Sims, Courtney Wong, Hannah Lampson, Lauren Murphy, Lindsay Ragsdale, Meagan McEnery, Rachel McKinnon, Ally Birger, Brynn Shaffer, Cami Steppe, Harry Olson, Isabela Cortwright, Jacob Wetherbee, Joey Fradkin, Katie Lague, Kaylie Saidin, Makena Reynolds, Nathan Morgan, Reuben Grossman, Zoe Stadler)
10:00 - 1:00 Pharaoh's Servants (Shante Adam, Jillian Balkenhol, Andy Cortwright, Jana Fore, Justin Kawakami, Lanie Ragsdale, Leslie Ragsdale, Sebastian Velez, Laurel Wetherbee, Liana Talesnick, Tera Earlywine, Nicholas Gumas)
10:00 - 3:00 Pharaoh, Pharaoh's Ma
10:00 - 4:30 Butler, Adult Joseph
1:00 - 3:00 Joseph's Servants, Joseph's Fans (Ally Birger, Isabela Cortwright, Danielle Croft, Joey Fradkin, Rueben Grossman, Rachel McKinnon, Nathan Morgan, Harry Olson, Makena Reynolds, Kaylie Saidin, Brynn Shaffer, Broch Upchurch, Jacob Wetherbee)
3:00 - 4:30 Dream Team, Wives, Baker, Narrator


Sept 30th (Sunday); LOCATION: TBA
*Cast Bio's Due/ Last day to order extra show shirts
12:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST

Great rehearsal last weekend! Make sure your cast members are practicing in between rehearsals. We will be distributing an audio CD to each family to help learn the music.

Cast Bios
All members of the cast and staff will have a headshot and bio displayed in the lobby of Bayside Performing Arts Center. Please submit your bio via email to bios@piedpiperplayers.org. Cast Bios are due Saturday, September 30, 2007.
A cast bio is a paragraph about each cast member. It is written in the third person. It usually includes name, age, current role, performance history and personal information. Example:

John Rodriguez is 10 years old and plays the part of Schoolboy Sam. This is his third time on stage. Previous productions include Peter Pan (Lost Boy) and Oliver! (member of Fagin's gang). John is in 5th grade at Sunny Brook Farms Elementary School. When he is not on stage he enjoys playing the trumpet, reading science fiction, and riding his skateboard. John thanks his parents and family for their support during this production.

Advertisements
At the Welcome meeting, I mentioned the Playbill and how we cover the printing costs by selling advertisements to local businesses, friends and family members. Attached is the Ad Form. Please consider placing an ad, and/or asking someone you know to place an ad. Questions, contact Stacy Fradkin (stfradkin@aol.com) or Janice Gumas (jherwegh@gumas.com).
Kudos
Also in the Playbill are 1-line messages called Kudos. Each cast member receives 2 "free" kudos. Additional kudos are $4.00 each. Cast members and their families can place Kudos for other cast members, staff, friends/family coming to the show, etc. It is a fun and unique way to personalize the playbill for every participant and a great way to say "Thanks!" or "Good job" to someone special. Email your kudos to playbill@piedpiperplayer.org. Print a copy of your email along with payment and give to Wendy no later than September 30, 2007. Kudos form.
Kudos may be no more than 55 characters in length (including spaces!). Each kudo must fit in one line, you cannot combine them. They may also include any of these characters: Thumbs Up; Heart; Happy Face; Two Eighth Notes; One Eighth Note; Star. You may email the attached form or just type your kudos into your email and send to playbill@piedpiperplayers.org.

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Rehearsal Reminder:
September 12 (Wednesday)

Where: Borel Middle School

6:00 - 8:00 Potiphar, Narrators, Socialites (Andy Cortwright, Danielle Croft, Tera Earlywine, Saili Gosula, Zach Herrera, Justin Kawakami, Meagan McEnery, Lauren Murphy, Harry Olson, Clara Villatore)

7:00 - 9:00 Brothers and Wives (Jon Wetherbee, Laurel Wetherbee, Peter Traugot, Jana Fore, Saili Gosula, Meagan McEnery, Shante Adams, Liana Talsnick, Sebastian Velez, Tera Earlywine, Gabe Cortwright, Leslie Ragsdale, Nicholas Gumas, Lauren Murphy, Jillian Balkenhol, Alyssa Sims, Patrick Wetherbee, Courtney Wong, Aaron Fore, Lindsay Ragsdale, Jordan Kranzler, Hannah Lampson)

8:00 - 9:00 Pharaoh

September 15 (Saturday)

Where: Baywood Elementary School

10:00 - 12:00 Brothers

10:00 - 2:30 Adult Joseph

12:00 - 4:00 Narrators

1:00 - 2:30 Prisoners (Katie Lague, Hannah Lampson, Jack Loar, Teagan Reynolds, Clara Villatore), Prison Mice (Ally Birger, Rachel McKinnon, Makena Reynolds, Brynn Shaffer)

1:00 - 4:00 Butler, Baker

1:30 - 2:00 Jon Wetherbee

2:00 - 2:30 Peter Traugot

2:30 - 4:00 Dream Team (Ally Birger, Joey Fradkin, Jack Loar, Rachel McKinnon, Makena Reynolds, Teagan Reynolds, Kaylie Saidin, Brynn Shaffer), Wives (Laurel Wetherbee, Jana Fore, Meagan McEnery, Liana Talsnick, Tera Earlywine, Leslie Ragsdale, Lauren Murphy, Alyssa Sims, Courtney Wong, Lindsay Ragsdale, Hannah Lampson)

4:00 - 5:00 Joseph Fans (Lindsay Ragsdale, Alyssa Sims, Zoe Stadler, Cami Steppe)

September 16 (Sunday)

Where: Baywood Elementary School

12:00 - 12:30 Baker/Butler

12:00 - 12:30 Corn/Stars (Charlotte Balkenhol, Danielle Croft, Joey Fradkin,

Rueben Grossman, Nathan Morgan, Kaylie Saidin, Julene Shaffer, Zoe Stadler,

AJ Traugot, Broch Upchurch, Jacob Wetherbee, Nicholas Wetherbee)

12:30 - 1:00 Jacob

12:30 - 1:30 Young Joseph, Dream Team, Wives, Narrators, Butler, Baker (Ally Birger, Joey Fradkin, Jack Loar, Rachel McKinnon, Makena Reynolds, Teagan Reynolds, Kaylie Saidin, Brynn Shaffer), Laurel Wetherbee, Jana Fore, Meagan McEnery, Liana Talsnick, Tera Earlywine, Leslie Ragsdale, Lauren Murphy, Alyssa Sims, Courtney Wong, Lindsay Ragsdale, Hannah Lampson, Teagan Reynolds, Maggie Phillips, Lanie Ragsdale, Emma Phillips, Taylor Prisk, Susan Melanson)

1:30 - 5:00 ALL CAST

Hi everyone:

Drop off/Pick Ups
Parents (or others listed on your emergency contact form) need to sign each cast member in and out of rehearsal. If your child will be arriving/leaving rehearsal on their own, please complete the attached authorization form.

Scripts/Vocal Book
Please bring a 1.5" binder (with 3 holes) for your script/vocal book. A tape recorder is also helpful to bring to tape pieces of the vocals.

What to Bring to Rehearsal
Water bottle; Snack/lunch (if necessary); Binder for script, Pencil.

What to Wear to Rehearsal
Comfortable clothes and closed toped shoes. No Flip Flops/Crocs.

All parents Welcome Meeting on SUNDAY
There will be a short (15-20 minute) welcome by the staff at 12:00noon on SUNDAY for ALL parents. Please plan on staying for a few minutes after drop off to attend this short, but important meeting.

After a welcome from the staff, the following committees will meet ON SUNDAY around 12:15:
Publicity: Ragsdale, Birger, Earlywine, Upchurch, Gumas
Raffle: Hebert, Fradkin, Birger
Sets: Balkenhol, Croft, Herrera, Kawakami, Kranzler, Lague, Loar, McCaleb, Olson, Ragsdale, Saidin, Traugot, Upchurch, Velez, Vinick, Wetherbee, Wong

Costume Committee will meet on SUNDAY from 4:30-5:00.
Gampon, Talesnick, Croft, Earlywine, Fore, Kranzler, Lampson, McEnery, Phillips, Murphy, Saidin, Steppe, Wetherbee, Wong, McCaleb

Paula Spaulding will email the ticket committee (Spaulding, Kawakami, McKinnon, Shaffer) to arrange a time to meet in the next few weeks.

If you are on multiple committees, please see me and I will suggest which to attend.

Costume Forms Due on Sunday
Please bring your completed Costume Form. If you don't know how to measure your child, members of the costume committee will be available to assist on Sunday at the end of rehearsal. However, please bring the form with as much information completed as you can (shoe size, etc.). Form can be downloaded from website in the DOWNLOADABLE FORMS section.

Conflicts/Missed Rehearsals
Please remember that the staff is building the rehearsal schedule around the conflicts submitted at auditions. Roles were handed out based on those conflicts. Any additional conflicts with the resulting rehearsal schedule may jeopardize a participant's role or participation in a particular number or scene. If your plans change and you need to add or remove conflicts, please email Valarie our Stage Manager at catgirl8875@yahoo.com.

See you soon!

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Rehearsal Reminder:
Saturday, Sept. 8th: Baywood Elementary School, 600 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo

10:00 - 11:00 Go-Go Mauve Group (Dance) Katie Lague, Hannah Lampson, Lindsay Ragsdale, Alyssa Sims, Zoe Stadler
10:00 - 11:00 Baker and Butler (Vocal) Maggie Phillips, Lanie Ragsdale
11:00 - 11:30 Prison Mice (Vocal) Ally Birger, Rachel McKinnon, Makena Reynolds, Brynn Shaffer
11:30 - 12:30 Prisoners, Prison Mice, Baker, Butler, Narrators (Vocal) Katie Lague, Hannah Lampson, Jack Loar, Teagan Reynolds, Clara Villatore, CamiSteppe, Ally Birger, Rachel McKinnon, Makena Reynolds, Brynn Shaffer, Maggie Phillips, Lanie Ragsdale, Susan Melanson, Emma Phillips, Taylor Prisk
12:30 - 3:30 ALL CAST (Vocal/Acting)
3:30 - 5:00 Go-Go Ochre Group (Dance) Shante Adam, Tera Earlywine, Jana Fore, Justin Kawakami, Lauren Murphy, Maggie Phillips, Lanie Ragsdale, Liana Talesnick, Laurel Wetherbee, Courtney Wong
3:30 - 5:00 Narrators (Vocal)

Sunday, Sept. 9th: Baywood Elementary School, 600 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo
12:00 - 5:00 ALL CAST (Vocal/Dance)

Last night the Parent Meeting was held for the Fall Show. Here are a few highlights:

· Final show selection will be announced by this weekend. We are still waiting for the rights to Annie. If we receive the rights by this Friday, we will do Annie; If not, we will perform Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Either way, it will be a GREAT show.
· Co-Directors are Leslie Stupple and Alyssa Goldrath; Musical Director is Rick Reynolds; Choreographer is Kimberly Christian Krol; Production Manager is Wendy Sims. I will be your main contact, so program my cell number into your phone at 650-218-4995.
· Audition Workshops - Sunday August 19th
Cast members can practice delivering their monologue and get feedback.
If your age is: Come to the workshop at:
5-6 1:00-1:30
7-8 1:45-2:30
9-11 2:45-3:45
12 to adult 4:00-5:30
Workshops are held at Borel Middle School, Room 4
· Monologues should be comedic and no more than 2 minutes in length. For tips on auditioning, go to the FAQ section of www.PiedPiperPlayers.org
· Songs should be upbeat. Plan on singing 16 bars (1 verse). Bring sheet music as there will be an accompanist. Sheet music can be downloaded at www.sheetmusicplus.com or similar site.
· Each family received a packet of information (including audition forms, company handbook, etc.) If you were not able to attend, I will bring yours to the Audition Workshops. If you are not attending the workshops, please arrange for pick up at my home in Foster City.
· Each cast member signed up for an audition time. We are trying to get as many people as possible to sign up on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26. Monday, August 27 is reserved for those who cannot attend on Saturday and Sunday. Callbacks will begin on Tuesday, August 28.
· Dance Auditions are on Saturday, August 25 at Miss Teri’s Dance Studio (38 S B St. San Mateo). You may come either from 10:00-11:30 OR from 12:00-1:30. Please email me ASAP if you cannot attend.
· At the meeting, we also talked about show expectations for cast members and their family. We have high expectations and standards for our participants and it shows in the quality of our productions. We are fortunate to have the support of dedicated families and we continue to appreciate your commitment.
· Families will sign up during auditions for their pre-show committee (set constructions, painting, costumes, publicity, tickets, etc.) All committees are listed in the Pied Piper Player handbook. Each family will contribute 20+ pre show hours on their committee. Families with more than 1 child should add 15 hours per child. Please review the other volunteer commitments
listed in the handbook (tech week, 4+ shows, strike, etc).

Looking forward to a fantastic show!

Wendy