Davis Aladdin Jr.

Greetings Agrabahns!

We are entering tech week on Tuesday. Below is the schedule for tech and dress.

Please be mindful that hundreds of bodies and moving pieces are involved in tech week, and we must run through the show with lights, props, sound, mics, entrances, exits, costumes, hair, and makeup.

According to the schedule below, we will try to get your children and you out on time.

For our older students, those in High Adventure (4th grade Boy Guards who we kindly ask to stay until the 5th grade dismissal time) and in grades 6-8, it is an "ish" dismissal, as we may be in the middle of the ending when your child's dismissal time takes place.

The "ish" window may run up to 10 minutes past dismissal but will NEVER be over 10 minutes. Thank you for your patience, support, and understanding, as running a show is never an exact science regarding timing!

LOWER SCHOOL TECH/DRESS WEEK SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME	GRADE
Tuesday, March 12, 2024	3:20-5:45	M-2
	3:20-6:15	3 & 4
	3:20-7:00	5 plus High Adventure 4th grade guards (Asher & Caleb)
Wednesday, March 13, 2024	3:20 - 5:45	M-2
	3:20 - 6:15	3 & 4
	3:20-7:00	5 plus High Adventure 4th grade guards (Asher & Caleb)
Thursday, March 14, 2024	3:20-5:45	M-2
	12:45-5:45	3 & 4
	10:00-6:15	5 plus High Adventure 4th and 5th grade guards (Asher & Caleb)
Friday, March 15, 2024	12:00-4:30	M-2
	9:00- 4:30	3-5

MIDDLE SCHOOL TECH WEEK SCHEDULE
DATE		TIME
Tuesday, March 12, 2024		3:45 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 13, 2024		7:30* am - 7:30 pm

DRESS REHEARSALS: THURSDAY, MARCH 14 & FRIDAY, MARCH 15		THURSDAY: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM MS CAST & CREW CALL TIME IS 7:30 FOR MAKEUP, COSTUME, MICS & SETTING THE STAGE. THE RUN-THROUGH WILL START AT 8:30 AM SHARP!


		FRIDAY: 8:15* AM - 4:30 PM *MS CAST & CREW CALL TIME IS 7:00AM FOR MAKEUP, MICS & SETTING THE STAGE. THE RUN-THROUGH WILL START AT 8:15 AM SHARP!

* 3/13 MS CAST & CREW DROP OFF/MORNING CARPOOL IS AT THE LOWER SCHOOL AS MS ALADDIN STUDENTS ARE EXCUSED FROM CLASSES THIS DAY TO RUN THE SHOW WITH TECH ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR ALL 4 SHOW CASTS. FACULTY IS AWARE AS ARE STUDENTS. THIS WAS COMMUNICATED TO THEM TWO WEEKS AGO. WE WILL START A RUN-THROUGH AT 8AM SHARP.

Please read this post in full

as this blog post contains information on:
1. Sunday Rehearsal Schedule
2. Pizza

3. Hair & Makeup Information
4. Shoe Parade for those without the correct shoes
5. Star Wall IS DUE!
6. Volunteers

7. Concessions
8. Gift Chair

9. Tickets

10. Technology
11. Resources

Final mandatory crew rehearsal time.

The crew is called:

Sunday, 3/10, from 10 am to 4 pm

Tuesday, 3/12, 3:45 pm to 7:30 pm

Wednesday, 3/13, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm *

Thursday, 3/14, 8:30 am to 6:30 pm

Friday, 3/15, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

*ALL CREW Students will be excused from their 3/13 classes and should be dropped off at the LS this morning for a set-tech rehearsal.

ON 3/13, we must review the crew's set changes, prop responsibilities, and positions.

Mr. Frank has emailed all MS faculty, excusing all MS Cast and Crew for this vital day of tech rehearsal. We will inform the teachers of the 5th grade crew as well.

Crew Call Times for the shows will be determined after our Sunday, 3/10, rehearsal.

PIZZA

Check-In on Sunday

Upon arrival, all cast and crew must check in with Mr. Frank to pre-order (or decline) pizza for the days it will be sold. Please see the chart below for you to use as a guide for how much to send in if your child wants to order. This is certainly optional; you can send them a lunch instead. Beginning 3/3, we will provide a snack for all cast and crew members regardless of whether they ordered pizza or brought their lunch.

Pizza	Dates	Time	Mechina - Second Grade
Sunday	3-Mar	No pizza as served after departure
Sunday	10-Mar	No pizza as served after departure
Tuesday	12-Mar	3:30	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Wednesday	13-Mar	3:30	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Thursday	14-Mar	Lunch provided by SAGE
Friday	15-Mar	noonish	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
			3 Slices	6 Slices	9 Slices
			$6	$12	$18

Pizza	Dates	Time	Third - Eighth Grade
Sunday	3-Mar	noonish	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Sunday	10-Mar	noonish	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Tuesday	12-Mar	3:30	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Wednesday	13-Mar	3:30	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
Thursday	14-Mar	Lunch provided by SAGE
Friday	15-Mar	noonish	1 Slice	2 Slice	3 Slice
			5 Slices	10 Slices	15 slices
			$10	$20	$30

Hair and Make-Up Information LINK

for LOWER SCHOOL Cast Members

All LS cast members will arrive at our shows and dress rehearsal in their hair and make-up. Thanks!

FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT STYLE OR COLOR OF SHOES (OR WHOSE SHOES HAD NOT ARRIVED LAST SUNDAY, YOU MUST BRING IN YOUR SHOES THIS SUNDAY! THANK YOU !

Shoes requirements/needs for all cast members (linked here) were first published on JANUARY 8th in a stand-alone blog post (linked here). :)

Since then, reminders about our shoe needs have been posted several times, so every participant should have their shoes ready for this Sunday's FINAL rehearsal!

Jazz shoes should fit snugly with no gaps. Cast members may wear a ped sock/no-show shoe liner with their jazz shoes for comfort or without a liner.

Please familiarize yourself with our most recent additional costume needs document (linked here), which was posted and linked to last week's blog post.

All of these documents and links are located to the right of this post under the Costume & Shoe Needs header to the right of this post.

Please reach out if you have questions about hair and/or make-up.

STAR WALL IS DUE THIS SUNDAY!!!

We will be creating a STAR WALL to feature our amazing young thespians.

By Sunday, March 10th, please send in a 4x6, 5x7, or 8x10 headshot/school picture/close-up photo of your child (only your child in the picture, please), with their name and grade printed on BOTH the back of the photograph and the envelope you submit it in.

You may drop this off at Sunday practices or leave it with the front desk of either campus in an envelope marked ALADDIN STAR WALL FOR MS. KENDRICK!

With a cast of 180 performers, we need all hands on deck volunteering to help make our performers shine. We have received a tremendous volunteer response to our call for help! THANK YOU ALL!!!

We have several areas of need during dress rehearsal and show week.

Please consider volunteering; many open volunteer spots need to be filled.

We are thrilled to be able to offer many fun volunteer opportunities on both days of our dress rehearsals and during each of our 4 shows.

To streamline volunteers' responsibilities in each assigned dressing room, we kindly ask that volunteers try to commit to BOTH: 1 shift on either day of Dress Rehearsals AND 1+ spot as a Room Volunteer at ANY of our 4 shows.

Having volunteers at each show who understand timing, door entrance, exits, correct costumes, etc., is extremely helpful to the kids and the other volunteers running around during each show.

Please click on the Volunteer Assignments for Dress Rehearsal & Shows. The assignments are current as of 3/7/24.

Please review where you have been assigned and let Mr. Frank know if/what you need to change a day/time or position.

Volunteer opportunities during dress and show week are noted in yellow.

Please email Mr. Frank if you can volunteer during any open shifts.

Concessions

This year, we need everyone’s help to have a successful Concession Stand that serves refreshments during intermission for all our Sunday and Monday performances.

We ask all families to participate by purchasing store-bought, individually packaged treats for our Concessions Stand. All items will be sold for $1.

The Davis Academy will be providing the drinks. No Nuts Please!

Please drop off your treats at the rehearsals from Sunday, March 10th – Thursday, March 14th. You can bring the treats during carpool (drop off or pick up) any day from the 10th through the 14th. Thanks!

Letter from gift chair

Dear Aladdin Families,

I am writing to ask you for your support in recognizing our Director, Kendrick Phillips, and several others who have gone above and beyond to make our show the huge success it will be.

Each year, Ms. Kendrick, our director, works tirelessly long before the school day, long after rehearsals, on holidays, and each weekend to ensure our school production resembles something you may have seen on Broadway- choreographing and staging the show, creating the set, prop, and costume design of the costumes, teaching music, creating an infinite amount of production spreadsheets, blog posts, and communications, and shopping and meeting with vendors for the musical to help our cast and crew shine.

In addition, several dedicated staff and volunteers give countless hours of their time to ensure the high quality of our production. Those new to this experience will be amazed to see nearly 180 children, ages 5-14, come together for unforgettable, magical performances.

Please help honor and show your support and appreciation for Kendrick and the production staff by donating an amount of your choosing per child in the play to help purchase a Director’s gift and flowers/thank you's for all who make our kids smile and shine when they are on stage.

Please Venmo @tmand or email me at tamaramand@gmail.com if you prefer to give a different way.

We would love to collect all donations by the final dress rehearsal on March 15th.

Thank you in advance for your participation. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Tamara Mand

All tickets will be purchased through an online ticketing system using the following link. http://www.seatyourself.biz/davisacademy

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

To minimize distractions during rehearsal, we need your help getting our cast "offline" while "on-stage." M-8th Students should not wear Bluetooth devices to Sunday rehearsals, tech week, and the shows) and should leave them at home. These devices also affect our sound system. Thank you for your assistance with this.

CAST HELPFUL RESOURCE LINKS!