Theatre Tribune

February 23rd, 2025

Advanced Theatre This Week...

ADVANCED THEATRE: Chemical Imbalance Updates

Rehearsal Calendar for Chemical Imbalance

It's Tech Week! Unless previously communicated, all rehearsals this week are all until 6:30pm and MANDATORY!
Our Saturday rehearsal is THIS Saturday, March 1st, from Noon-4:00pm

If you would like to bring in snacks for our hard working cast/crew this week, Saturday, or show week, please sign up here!

Please start thinking about Character Shoes

Any heeled character shoe OR black/brown boots OR dress shoes that you have purchased for a previous productions in Advanced Theatre will work
Shoes must be brought to school on the date of your cast's FIRST dress rehearsal

Orange Cast - 2/27
Blue Cast - 2/28

Shoes must spend the night at the school the night before your first performance

Orange Cast - Leave show shoes on Friday, 2/28
Blue Cast - Leave show shoes on Monday, 3/3

Show Week Information: All students performing on their show date will arrive to the theatre room IMMEDIATELY after-school.

Doors Open to Public: 5:30pm
Show Begins: 6:00pm
Show Ends: Around 7:00pm

Entry will be free, and cash donations will be accepted at the door!
All students will be fed pizza after-school on their SECOND show date! (Wednesday/Friday)

Students will be responsible for their own food on the first show date (Monday/Tuesday)
If you would like to bring food or snacks for any of the cast/crew for tech or show week, please reach out!

Eligibility - Updated; PLEASE READ

Grade check-ins will continue regularly 1 week before the end of the 3 and 6 weeks marking periods. (Friday, 2/28 is the NEXT grade check for the upcoming grading period)

In the interest of time, I will only be speaking to students on these dates who are at-risk of failing
Students failing at the end of the 3 or 6-weeks grading periods will not be permitted to rehearse

If a student is not passing at the 3 or 6-weeks marking periods, 2nd period will become a study hall for that student until the student's grade has been brought up to passing, or I have confirmed with that student's teacher that they are permitted to rehearse (I.E. they are waiting on a teacher to enter a grade, they have a plan to make-up a missed/failed test/quiz, etc.)
If a student with a failing grade misses too many rehearsals and the student's teacher confirms that the student has not communicated with them about a plan for their grade, we will need to begin discussions about what is best for the production as a whole - this may include removing a student from their role.

This is not a punishment. It is my goal to support you all academically to the best of my ability - theatre is important, but it is also a privilege!

After-School Production This Week...

Rehearsal Calendar for Artist's Retreat

This is one of our off-weeks, so that energy can be diverted to tech/show week for the Advanced Theatre show Chemical Imbalance

THERE IS NO REHEARSAL THIS WEEK, OR NEXT!

We have 1 rehearsal when we return, and then Tuesday (3/11) and Thursday (3/13) ARE MEMORIZATION DATES FOR THE FULL SHOW

These 2 weeks off should be spent MEMORIZING
Please DO NOT save it all for our first week back!

The Mailing List

Join the mailing list for the weekly rehearsal calendar by filling out the google form attached
EVERY CAST/CREW member must fill this out, to receive the weekly Theatre Tribune (Newsletter), where we send out calendars and reminders

Attendance Policy

You may have up to 6 EXCUSED ABSENCES (Absences where you email your SM group 24 hours before the rehearsal missed, and have your name on their calendar)
Of these 6, you may have 2 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES (Absences where you are a "no call no show" OR email your SM group/Ms. Schneider WITHING 24 hours of the rehearsal you will miss)
You had until THURSDAY, 1/30 to inform your SM group and Ms. Schneider of any tech week days (purple days on the rehearsal calendar) you will miss. Failure to do so by this date may result in removal from your role
BEING SICK OR FAMILY EMERGENCIES do NOT count towards either your excused or unexcused absences.
Regarding absences, you will be removed from your role if:

You miss more than 6 rehearsals
You have more than 2 unexcused absences
You inform me of a tech week date you will have to miss AFTER Thursday, January 30th

Absence Protocol

So, you're going to be absent. That's fine, as long as you do the following:
Copy and paste the following email addressed into your email's recipient line:
- 7/8th Grade Cast:
- sarah.schneider@leanderisd.org, nicolas.hattorideaguiar79@k12.leanderisd.org, daksh.saini83@k12.leanderisd.org, amanda.yun93@k12.leanderisd.org, alice.repka09@k12.leanderisd.org
- 6th Grade Cast:
  sarah.schneider@leanderisd.org, jaycie.sarnowski38@k12.leanderisd.org, addison.chowdhury88@k12.leanderisd.org, tabitha.honea02@k12.leanderisd.org
Let them know what day you will have to miss WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THAT DATE
If you communicate with your SM group the DAY OF that you will not be present for an after-school rehearsal, and it is not a sickness or family emergency, then it is considered unexcused
Confirm that your name is on your SM group's absence calendar

Memorization Expectations

Each student will receive a "hole punch card"
After a memorization date - marked on the rehearsal calendar attached, the student will receive a hole punch if they were memorized on that date
If they are not memorized, they will NOT receive a hole punch

Regarding memorization, you will be removed from your role if:

You fail to receive 3 hole punches at any point in the process

Cast/Crew Fees

All Cast/Crew fees were due this Thursday, 1/30

Your student can bring in either the $30 Crew fee, or the $60 Cast fee in cash OR it can be paid via the DMS Webstore

PLEASE NOTE: The cast and crew fees in the webstore are SPLIT between the Cast/Crew fee and the T-Shirt fee

The Cast fee appears online at $45, the Crew fee appears as $15; The show T-Shirt is listed separately for $15
This is so that parents/guardians/siblings/friends/etc. may purchase their own T-Shirts to support the show, if they would like!
If ONLY the cast/crew fee is paid, your student WILL NOT receive a T-Shirt. There are several days we will wear the show shirts to promote the show - please consider purchasing!

ONLY PAYING THE CAST/CREW FEE ONLINE LISTED FOR $45/$15 DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE PURCHASED A T-SHIRT

Eligibility

To be reviewed further at our Monday Rehearsal

In order to participate in this extra curricular activity, you must be passing all of your classes.
1 week before the 6 weeks mark, you will bring a form to your teachers and they must sign off to confirm that you are passing. If you are not, I will reach out to them directly and to discuss next steps.

Issues with your passing classes is grounds for removal from your role.
Getting to participate in this show IS A PRIVILEDGE. Your academics must come first.
Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

Here is the Grade Check Form

Memorization and Attendance Policies

A Reminder about Memorization/Attendance

Students will be required to give at least a day’s notice if they will be absent from an after school rehearsal they are called for. Weekly rehearsal calendars will be sent out before 5pm on Sunday, as reminders. Changes in the weekly calendar from the master schedule will be flagged,

If your student fails to give myself or the production’s stage manager a day’s notice, either in person, via email, or via Remind, they will receive a strike. 3 strikes, and the student will be removed from their role. This of course does not apply to family or health emergencies. We will go over the weekly rehearsal schedule each Monday in-class, to offer students extra support with keeping track of their commitments.

If your student fails to come prepared for our set memorization dates, they will receive a strike. Again, 3 strikes and the student will be removed from their role (these strikes accumulate separately from the attendance strikes). There is a difference between coming prepared but needing to call for a line a few times during rehearsal, and calling “line” every other sentence. The latter is what will receive a strike.

After-School Production: Students may have 6 excused absences throughout the process; 2 unexcused.