Directors Report

The kids have all been working so hard and it is paying off! We are finished the show and everything is looking great! Still some things could be improved and worked on at home!

We need all the kids to be REALLY practicing their harmonies, lines and transitions. We can't have anyone still looking at scripts or asking us what cast they're on or if they're in a scene. Both Sarah and I will be up in the booth during the show and they WON'T be able to ask us.

We have been very blessed to have Cody Friesen come in and work on the kids acting skills! He has really brought a lot out of the kids and I know they've learned so much from him.

All the kids have put SO much effort into the show and we are very proud of them. They have all come leaps and bounds from where they were at the beginning of the year! Our show is really coming together and we are both so very excited to get into the theatre and see them perform Disney My Son Pinocchio Jr.

We also want to thank all the parents who have been putting in COUNTLESS hours into the show! The show could not go on without all of your hard work and dedication. God gave us all different talents and gifts to use for His glory and it's amazing to see everyone's talents being used to create a magnificent show.

Costume Committee Report

The costume committee has been busy meeting on Wednesdays during theatre.  Our hard working crew is making the most beautiful fairy costumes - 10 of them to be exact.  Jo-Ann Dykstra is our seamstress extraordinaire and she has not only been mentoring the group, but also sewing many more costumes at her home.  We have also been truly blessed by the Mission Value Village, who has donated many of our costumes.  As well, Sarah and Bruce Dohan's grandmother, Anna, has jumped aboard our costume ship and is making some of the Pleasure Island costumes along with various other ones.  On Wednesday, April 22 we will dress the cast in costume and assess where we are at.  We look forward to seeing these beautiful costumes on the kids.  One of the next things our committee has to do is make some fairy shoes, flower jewelry and a few other crafty pieces.  So, if you are good in the craft department, we would love to get some help.  We will also be sewing some aprons, so if you have a machine at home and can whip a few up (or even one), we will get you connected with some fabric and thread.  

As detailed in previous emails, we need each cast member to get a nude bodysuit and black "mary-jane" type shoes (girls) and black bike shorts and black dress shoes (boys).  You can refer to the below email links for examples.  The mary-jane shoes can be flats or have a small heel.  The shoe link below is to what is called a character shoe which you can get, but any kind of shoe that looks similar will work.  

Bodysuit

http://www.dancewearsolutions.com/leotards/unitards/mt3863.aspx?position=0

"Mary-Jane" shoes

http://www.amazon.com/Capezio-Womens-Jr-Footlight-Character/dp/B000GX7VWQ/ref=sr_1_3_mc?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1429601287&sr=1-3&keywords=character+shoes

Props Report

What’s going on with the Props Dept...

All is going well in the props area, it has been fun looking for toys and things for Geppettos work shop...we have just finished making the cage that Pinocchio is locked in and the fairy wands are in the process of being made since they were too expensive to buy.  We have a wonderful marionette of Pinocchio that is being lent to us (by Allana’s son) and have found pirate and clown marionettes as well.  We have painted a modern toy castle to look old, have painted poker chips gold and are planning to make sea weed from green garbage bags (I love finding creative ways to make a prop!).  We have also purchased a mask for Pinocchio which has a nose that grows!!

We are still looking for a few items...

a Pedestal table (this is a table with just one center leg, approx. 3 to 4’ in diameter) to display toys

a wagon (in good condition for toy shop)

a penny whistle

things for inside the whale (ie.  small boat, fake fish, buoys, fish net or anything else you might find in a whale!)

fake flowers for window boxes

a plastic goldfish bowl

And of course.... the “Flying Fish” mentioned in the song toys!