1. Please make every effort to arrive to rehearsal on time. If you are going to be late, please reply to a message in Remind so that we know you are on your way - especially if you are going to be more than 10 minutes after start time.
2. Please try to limit conflicts to what is on your conflict sheet. Those are conflicts I am expecting and have planned for when I created the schedule. However, I am still receiving additional conflicts. I am willing to do my best to work with situations that pop up unexpectedly and emergencies (obviously), but I need everyone to be committed to the work we are embarking on.
If you didn't have it on your conflict sheet, please don't be extremely late to rehearsal, or miss rehearsals. Most ESPECIALLY if you haven't communicated it to me. We've had a handful of no-shows and extremely lates...please be sure you're staying in touch if situations arise. Thank you in advance.
3. We are continuing to upload vocal rehearsals to our Annie Dropbox. It is accessible from the Hooverville page by clicking "Rehearsal Recordings", or by clicking here: http://thebiz-academy.com/hooverville
PLEASE practice your vocals at home. We will have reviews here and there, but come to rehearsals prepared and having done the work so as not to spend time reteaching.
4. We started choreography last night, and those files will be uploaded today to the Hooverville page by clicking "Choreography Videos", or by clicking here: http://thebiz-academy.com/hooverville
5. SHOES! There has been a fair amount of confusion regarding the shoes needed for the show - and I think there are still some questions out there.
As I mentioned at rehearsal on Sunday, I updated the Ensemble groups to reflect a few changes I had missed.
Today, I updated it to reflect the SHOES that will be needed for EACH Ensemble group. You can check it by visiting here: https://tinyurl.com/bizannieensemble
As a reminder, Jan has arranged for Kinney Dancewear to visit during our rehearsal on Thursday night. If you have questions or need shoes, that would be a good time to be fitted. Please continue to ask me or the Costume Team if you need help regarding shoes.
6. Head Shots for the program will be taken on October 25th starting at 5:45. More details are coming soon, but Aimee has schedule the date. If this is a rehearsal conflict for you, an alternate time to have your photo taken will be arranged.
7. Promotional Materials including postcards and posters are available. Please see me at rehearsal. We are trying to canvas the community and keep a running list of where we are able to hang posters. So I will ask you to keep me updated! If you are willing to help with the businesses that have allowed us to hang them in the past, please see me!
8. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Tell your friends and family and shout it from the rooftops! There is a special family four pack for the month of October for $45. The ticket link is here: http://thebiz-academy.com/annie-original
OUR GOAL is to pack the house and sell all 5 shows out! I know we can do it!
9. Please RSVP to the Annie event we created on FB. You can find it by searching "the biz annie" or by clicking here: https://www.facebook.com/events/489563304854459/
Please share Biz updates and create your own posts to get the word about the show spreading. You can find a FB cover photo if you would like to update yours, as well as an image of the poster by clicking here: https://thebizannie.blogspot.com/p/promotional-materials.html
10. SETS! I am still looking for committed set helpers especially for Hooverville and Hannigan's office. Here are a few images of what I am going for. See me if you have some ideas! THANKS!
11. I am also working on a scene to scene sheet to help keep you all in the know as to what scenes you are in by Character/Ensemble group. It is a bit of a work in progress, but you can find it here and it will help you with SHOW FLOW! https://tinyurl.com/bizanniescenetoscene
THANK YOU ALL for your commitment to the show and hard work! KEEP IT UP! :)