Sunday, March 7, 2021

The COVID FACTS of putting on a musical in 2021!

I'd like to start by congratulating everyone again that has decided to be a part of this year's musical, it is sure to be a great time!

There are several important pieces to making this happen and keeping everyone safe in doing so.

  • There are 38 school days until our show that will be used for rehearsals
  • Students can pick up their scripts from Ms. Chapman or at the first rehearsal.  
  • All students will be required and on their honor to practice the music from home, there is a zip file located in the Classroom, I will also be loading mp3's of the songs to the classroom as well. When the weather allows we will be practicing music in-person/masked outside.
  • Monday's and Thursday's will be used for blocking, acting, and singing (as the weather gets warmer or with small groups) - We need the blue medical masks for rehearsals indoors if anyone is looking for a way to help.
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be devoted to dancing rehearsals, in the gym at the middle school, or outside for large group blocking rehearsals. 
  • Rehearsals start on March 8th (TOMORROW) Monday 3-5 PM
  • ALL REHEARSALS are 3-5 PM
  • If your child is in school all day they don't have to worry about the rehearsal check-in process.
  • If your child is on the off-color school day they will need to arrive at the end door by the football field where I will meet them and check them in, temperature and questions.
  • Your child must be masked at all times, as the weather gets warmer and even outside they will need to be masked because of the size of the group.
  • They must maintain social distancing at all times and bathroom trips and water bottle fill-ups will be one at a time.
  • EVERY child must have their own WATER BOTTLE.
  • Because of masking, we aren't going to do food breaks, but we will do a water break most likely outside whenever the weather allows.
  • Kids will be outside and waiting for their rides at 5:00 PM according to my cell phone, any announcements will be done via this website so that we don't hold them up and ultimately you up.
  • There are rehearsals Monday - Friday but the actual groups are clearly labeled on the cast list PDF if for some reason you need clarification of your child's practice schedule please do not hesitate to ask. 
  • There will be a weekend recording session, NOT vacation weekends or Easter but before the musical, stay tuned, the timing will be important!
  • My email is chapmank@hartfordschools.net Any issue, or schedule questions should be emailed to me, please.
  • Leslie Rench can be contacted at renchl@hartfordschools.net and if you have a costuming question or a concern you can contact her there.
  • There will be a need for help to move things from the catacombs to stage and for set building, over April break, if you are inclined to help, the schedule will be mornings mostly and COVID precautions and masking will be mandatory throughout.
  • The dates for our show are May 7th and 8th.  The show will be live-streamed from the HHS auditorium. 
  • Showtime is 7 PM
  • All show access is $10.00 for a family pass, and $7.00 individual.
  • We will be working on a couple different fundraisers to help defray the costs for this odd show year.
  • T-shirt orders will happen this year, there will be a website to purchase the t-shirts that link will be available shortly.  All t-shirts will be $15.00.
  • Please favorite this page if you haven't already.
  • The Calendar tab is on the right side of this home page.
Thank you for reading this far, here we go! ~Kristen Chapman

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