ONE WEEK LEFT

 Good Morning - 

A quick update: The kids are hanging in there despite the illnesses that have taken our rehearsals to near skeletal in the past week and a half. We are slowly starting to see people return, and things are looking pretty polished considering the hurdles they have had to overcome. Your children's commitment to excellence is who has made this possible, and it absolutely wouldn't be possible without our incredible Swings. If you are unfamiliar with the term, a swing is typically a person that only goes on if someone in the ensemble is unable to be a part of the production. Our swings, however, have been asked to learn all the roles for either male or female parts in the play. It is a huge undertaking. Swings often don't have their own role, and they don't typically ask a swing to learn the principal roles; we have asked them to do that and more. They have risen to the occasion. Thank you to Maddie Moore (female swing and Mrs. Brill) and Coen Courtemanche (male swing, Neleus, Dance Corps, and Northbrook). This past week has left us needing to fill in a couple of key roles with short-term understudies, and a special thanks to Ella Dahlstrom and Julia Bonnett for that. 

Nevertheless, The show is taking shape and will wow you in the next week! Tickets are selling quickly. The live and streaming tickets are available on their specific link on our Tickets Tab here on the website. 

• WE NEED MORE CANDY, PLEASE! Today or Monday, if you could send in more candy for candygrams, please send it with your children!

• There will be a candygram-making meeting on Tuesday during rehearsal. Email me for specifics. 

• WE HAVE A CHILD's OFFICIAL MARY POPPINS UMBRELLA COMPLETE WITH PARROT HANDLE. I want TO DO A SILENT AUCTION FOR THIS ITEM. PLEASE RESPOND WITH "UMBRELLA" IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF AN EMAIL TO ME. All proceeds benefit our program!  

Thank you all, Kristen Chapman