Hi, cast, crew, orchestra, and parents, This email is going to be a short one! We have three quick reminders to share: --LAST DAY FOR TICKET PRE-ORDERS! Today's rehearsal is the last chance to submit your ticket pre-order (form attached). Starting tomorrow, please order tickets by calling the box office at 412-318-1440. --DVD and TSHIRT ORDERS DUE TOMORROW! The order form is attached for "Dames at Sea" Tshirts and DVDs. Don't miss your chance to order; no additional Tshirts and DVDs will be produced. --PLEASE SEND LOTTERY TICKETS OR A $1 DONATION. The "lottery tree" gift basket is always a popular draw during our lobby raffles, but we need your help! Please send in a scratch-off lottery ticket, or just send $1 if that is easier. Please give these to Emma Margo in an envelope marked "Lottery Tree," her mom Heather is doing an excellent job putting the gift basket raffle together. Thanks for your attention and have a great Wednesday! 2017-18 Drama Club Parent Coordinators
Dear cast, crew, orchestra members, and parents, With two weeks until dress rehearsals begin for "Dames at Sea," we have a lot of news to share! Thanks for reading these emails! There are many attachments to this email in an effort to provide "one stop shopping" for all the forms you might be looking for. Today, February 16, is the LAST CALL for program ads. If you still want to place an ad, please email Kevin Richey at kevin.m.richey@gmail.com this weekend to let him know! The program ad form is attached. Also attached is the form that cast, crew, and orchestra members can use to pre-order tickets to "Dames at Sea." Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, February 22, so reserve your seats now. Tshirt and DVD orders are due on Thursday, February 22. You guessed it! The order form is attached. Finally, thanks to Laurie Medfisch for developing a February newsletter that brings a lot of information together in one place. That newsletter is attached, along with some important documents, including volunteer sign-up sheets, that are referenced in the newsletter. Thanks for your support of "Dames at Sea." As always, please email nhdramaparents@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Have a great weekend! 2017-18 Drama Parents Coordinators
Dear cast, crew, orchestra members, and parents, As "Dames at Sea" approaches, we'll be sharing news more frequently. We now have 85 students working hard in the cast, crew, and orchestra! All of them are preparing for fantastic shows March 8-10 and 15-17. Here are some important updates for this week: --Program ad deadline extended. The deadline for placing program ads has been extended to this Friday, February 16. We know everyone is busy, and you may have missed the original deadline. Please take advantage of this extension to place an ad recognizing your student for his or her participation--as well as solicit ads from local businesses. Ad revenues represent 100 percent profit for the Drama Club, with the money used for show costs such as costumes and set decorations. --Ticket order forms distributed this week! Tickets go on sale to the public on February 22. But participants and their families have an opportunity to purchase tickets a week in advance! Forms will be distributed this Wednesday or Thursday. Ticket orders will be filled in the order in which they are received. Tickets can be sent home with students or held at the ticket table. Please note that payment in full is due at the time of the ticket order. --T-shirt and DVD order forms are due February 22. The form for ordering "Dames at Sea" T-shirts and DVDs was distributed this week, and is also attached to this email. Don't forget to order these keepsakes of the show! Thanks for your support of the show and, as always, please email nhdramaparents@gmail.com with any questions or concerns! 2017-2018 Drama Parent Coordinators Cindy Fusco, Maureen Pearson, and Patty Parkhill
Dear "Dames at Sea" cast, crew, orchestra, and parents, It's hard to believe that the musical is less than five weeks away! We're writing to ask for your help in raising funds to support the show. We are including students in this email distribution because many of you have jobs--and your employers might be willing to help support "Dames at Sea" if you ask them. There are two primary ways that we raise money: Program ads: Due on February 9, program ads represent 100 percent profit for the Drama Club. They help finance the show itself, including costumes, sets, and technical equipment. Please consider placing a personal ad recognizing student participants, as well as soliciting business ads from your employer, your dance or acting school, your hair salon, your dentist, your orthodontist, your dry cleaner, your favorite pizza shop...and other local businesses! At just $100 for a full-page ad SEEN BY 3500 PEOPLE, these ads are actually a fantastic value. Gift basket raffle: Raffling off gift baskets in the lobby during "Me and My Girl" raised $2000 last year! This money pays for the cast luncheon and cast party--and, if we have enough funds, we can also help improve the quality of our shows. Please consider soliciting donations from your employer, whether you are a student or a parent--as well as local businesses like those listed above. Even a small gift card or certificate can be part of a larger basket. To support you, we are attaching a form letter you can use with local businesses. Should you need any other support, please reach out to Heather Margo, who has generously volunteered to lead the gift basket raffle program. She can be reached at dh.margo@verizon.net. We are also attaching a request for each family to donate one or more scratch-off lottery tickets. We will assemble these into a basket that will be raffled off. This has traditionally been one of our most popular baskets. Important: We are looking for a parent volunteer to lead the assembly of a freshman/sophomore gift basket. If your student is in 9th or 10th grade, please consider taking the lead in creating a "theme" and assembling items for the basket. The basket items can be business donations, or you can ask for a small cash donation from each 9-10 grade family to purchase items. Junior and senior baskets are already under way. Respond to this email if you are interested. Thanks for all your help supporting "Dames at Sea." Your hard work, volunteer hours, and other support is helping to create a fantastic show and a great experience for the cast, crew, and orchestra members. As always, please email nhdramaparents@gmail.com with any questions or concerns! 2017-2018 Drama Club Parent Coordinators
Memorial Park Church is hosting its annual showcase of local high school musicals this Friday, February 2, at 7:00 pm. Cast members from North Hills, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland, Fox Chapel, Shaler, Hampton and other schools will perform songs from their upcoming shows.
Megan Medfisch will be representing North Hills and is singing "Wall Street," the opening number from "Dames at Sea." Please come out, cheer loudly, and support our show! Called "Twilight Night"--because the stars are just beginning to come out--this event is a fundraiser for North Hills Community Outreach. There is no cost for admission, but a cash donation to NHCO is suggested. The church is located at 8800 Peebles Road. Please respond to this email with any questions about this event. We hope to see you there! 2017-2018 Drama Club Parent Coordinators Dear "Dames at Sea" parents and students,
We're so sorry for the late notice, but we've decided to postpone our parent meeting tonight. We're getting reports that the road conditions are bad, and we don't want to risk anyone's safety! The meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 pm. We are emailing all parents and students, just to get the word out. Again, sorry for the late notice! Please respond to this email with any questions or concerns! 2017-18 Parent Coordinators Dear Drama Club Parents, If you're receiving this email, your student is in the cast of the North Hills spring musical, "Dames at Sea." The performance dates are March 8-10 and March 15-17. The cast is already hard at work, but we also need parent volunteers to contribute their time and talents to make the show, the cast party, and other events a success. We will be holding a one-time planning meeting on Tuesday, January 16, at 7:00 pm in the high school choir room to answer your questions and share information. We request that at least one parent of each cast member attend this important meeting. We will be discussing show-related details such as rehearsals, costumes, and props--but also opportunities for you to support fundraising, lobby staffing, parties, and more. If you are unable to attend the meeting--but would still like to be involved--please respond to this email. We will also send a follow-up email after the meeting to review what happened. Crew parents and orchestra parents will also be invited to this meeting, but we are still assembling those lists. We wanted to alert cast parents to this meeting at the earliest opportunity since your involvement is absolutely critical to the show's success. We are attaching two documents that may be helpful:
2017-2018 Parent Co-Coordinators Cindy Fusco, Maureen Pearson, and Patty Parkhill
Dear Drama Club members and parents,
In March 2018, the North Hills Drama Club will present the musical "Dames at Sea." On Thursday, November 16, there will be an informational meeting for all interested students so they can learn about the production, preparations for auditions and working on the crew. For those wanting to audition, there will be basic dance training and time to practice. The meeting is open to all students in grades 9-12 and will be held in the auditorium from 2:15 until 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please respond to this email, or feel free to contact Mr. Richey directly at gl46richey@aol.com or 412-369-8114. 2017-18 Drama Club Parent Coordinators Dear "Pride and Prejudice" Cast and Crew Parents,
First of all, we're sure we are all in agreement that the kids are doing a phenomenal job up on stage and behind the scenes! This fantastic show would not be possible without your support. Thank you for all your efforts! Second, some of the information in this email may already be familiar to you--but we wanted to put the details about show weekend in one place! Please reach out with any questions or concerns by responding to this email. Please note that the Richeys are the source for information about call times and other technical details related to the performances. These are just some "social" details that not all families may be aware of. Friday night--Montecellos: As you might know, the sudden closing of TGI Friday's has changed the tradition of the kids going there post-show (and eliminated our fundraiser!) Instead, the kids have decided that they want to go to Montecellos on Babcock Boulevard after the Friday show. This is definitely not a mandatory activity, but a number of cast and crew members will be going. Parents can drop off, or stay and get their own table...it's entirely your choice. If you are dropping your child off, please make sure they have cash and understand the practice of tipping. They will probably be finished around 11:30-12:00, based on previous years' experience. Saturday afternoon--break between shows. There will be a break of a couple hours between the Saturday matinee and the Saturday evening show. Some of the kids pack a lunch and stay at the school. Some leave, and either go home or get food locally. This is entirely up to your family! But it's a very long day so please make sure your child has something to eat and drink. We want everyone to feel good and have energy for the evening show! Saturday night--cast party. Following the Saturday performance, the cast party will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 157 Peony Avenue (across the street from Highcliff Elementary). We will be serving pizza, chips and other snacks, and bottled water. Since the kids won't be arriving until 10:30 pm, we think a reasonable end time is 12:30 am. If picking your child up at 12:30, please feel free to pitch in and help clean up! The party is very low-key and we are not decorating, but we do want to leave the church the way we found it. Thanks to the Margo family for securing this space for us! Again, if you have any questions about any of the activities this weekend, please respond to this email--or find Cindy Fusco or Maureen Pearson in the lobby. Thanks again for all the support and volunteer hours you are dedicating to this show. It is greatly appreciated! 2017-18 Drama Club Parent Coordinators Dear Cast and Crew Parents,
This Wednesday at 3:15 pm, the North Hills Drama Club will be hosting its parent preview performance of "Pride and Prejudice" in the high school auditorium. This is a great opportunity to see the play a day early, and it provides the kids with a chance to perform in front of a live audience before the official opening on Thursday evening. We hope you can attend! The preview performance should be over by 5:30 pm. If planning to arrive early, please be aware that the school parking lot will be closed from about 2:45 to 3:00 pm as the middle school buses are being loaded. It's suggested that you don't arrive until 3:00 pm, when the parking lot should be clear. Please respond to this email with any questions, and we hope to see you on Wednesday! 2017-18 Drama Club Parent Coordinators |
The purpose of the North Hills Drama Parents & Friends Association is to aid and support all theatrical and dramatic programs for current and former students in the North Hills School District in cooperation with the production staff, school administrators, and the School Board of Directors. These ensembles include, but may not be limited to, the high school fall one act plays, spring musical, student showcase; middle school winter musical, and elementary drama camp.
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