Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Spring Production Update - Cinderella

Choir members are hard at work on the spring production, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. This promises to be another fantastic performance by the GHS Choir!


Projected costs for this production are approximately $16,000.00 to $18,000.00, so expect some fundraising projects in the months to come. Some of the largest costs are as follows: licensing fees and rental costs for the books and music were $3,500.00; Plaza Theatre rental fees will be approximately $3000.00; Set construction will cost approximately $3000.00; costuming costs will be approximately $1500.00. Any ideas you have for fundraising would be greatly appreciated. The Booster organization will be seeking private donations which will hopefully meet many of our needs. Anyone wishing to help with this should contact us at ghsspa@glasgow-ky.com.


Other volunteer needs are as follows:


Costumes – sewing required


Ushers for performances – providing our own ushers at the Plaza is one way to reduce our rental costs. There will be 3 performances and we need approximately 6 ushers per performance. These duties begin 30 to 45 minutes before show time, and end at the start of the show.


Storage- We are desperately seeking a large storage space. Sets for these performances are huge, although they break down into smaller pieces. At this time, we have set pieces all over the county, and we need to get everything into a centralized location. If anyone has a large storage unit available for use, please contact us. This production of Cinderella will use portions of the set from Beauty and the Beast, which greatly reduces our overall costs. These sets are an important asset to the organization and need to be properly maintained. Additionally, we have been able to rent the Fiddler set to Bowling Green High School, which brings some much needed money to our organization.


Transportation – on the week-end prior to the show and on Sunday evening following the matinee performance, we will need a large truck and trailer to transport the set, large props, etc. Anyone who has something like this available and is willing to help, please let us know.

One last consideration….the GHSSPA is exploring the idea of hosting an end-of-production Choir Banquet, much like the athletic teams and band have at the end of the year. This will be possible only if there are enough parents willing to participate. If you are interested in this idea and are willing to help, please respond to this e-mail and let us know. We will need to make this decision soon in order to reserve a date during the busy spring schedule at the high school.

Also, please be aware that all choir students will be assigned additional duties in regard to the performances, and will have obligations in excess of the actual run time of the show and rehearsals. In the past, Mr. Woodward and a few parents and students have been left with all responsibilities prior to and following the performances, such as transporting and setting up the set, cleaning up the Plaza between rehearsals and performances as well as at the end of the run, re-organizing costumes and props between shows, and transporting costumes and props back to their appropriate sites and breaking down and transporting the sets. These are extremely time consuming when only a very few people are involved. To alleviate this problem, students will be expected to help with these duties as part of their responsibilities as choir members. This is a routine expectation for cast members in most productions regardless of the organization, and will be implemented for our students. With all students participating, these tasks will be accomplished quickly and efficiently. Some of the duties will be as follows: set-up; strike (set breakdown); wardrobe responsibilities, clean-up crews, etc.; every student will know what his or her assigned job is and completing these jobs will be a part of his or her grade for the class.

Thank you so much for your support of our program.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Spring Musical Announcement!


This year's spring musical will be Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Mark your calendars now for April 18, 19 and 20th at the Plaza Theatre - it promises to be another fabulous Todd Woodward/GHS Choir performance!