Choreography Videos
Pinocchio Music Tracks
Mainstage Productions Participation Details
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See the Pinocchio Show schedule above
All actors should be at the theatre, with hair and makeup done, 1.5 hours before every performance time.
Actors should bring a storage bin, labeled with their name, to keep personal items in.
All Dance shoes and personal items should be labeled.
Actors can bring “clean snacks”, meaning snacks that do not create a mess on them, their hands or their clothes. No cheese, greasy foods, chocolate, red dyes etc. Suggestions include carrots, apple slices, plain pretzels. No eating in costume.
Actors should bring water bottles that do not spill.
Actors should have/wear deodorant. Even younger actors can smell from sweating under stage lights.
Actors will be required to be at all assigned tech rehearsals.
Parents will be volunteering for positions in front of house and back of house, and back stage. A sign up genius will be sent out.
For more details, review our Mainstage Productions details page above or in the student handbook.
INFORMATION EMAILED OUT Feb. 20th for Reference——
Volunteer Options:
It’s that time again! We appreciate all of our volunteers, and we require that all families put in at least 8 hours of volunteer time. Opportunities are avaialble from this weekend through the end of the show! If you are available in evenings, you can text Rob at 803-517-4642 to find out which nights he will be there. If you are there earlier in the AM M-F, text Jan at 704-293-8672. Other times are available on the sign-up genius link below. Some opportunities include…
Tech rehearsals babysitters- these folks will stay in the theatre spaces during rehearsals to help with crowd control, bathrooms breaks, and making sure children are behaving and staying where they belong
Costume fitting helpers- help during costume fittings to make sure costumes fit, pin them as needed, and if skilled, help make basic alterations
Tech/ Sets setup ---- help building and setting up the sets, hanging drapes, running cables, painting sets, and more
1-2 folks to take (Shoot) headshots of the actors and production team, and put them with name labels onto flash drive for tv’s in the lobby
1-2 folks to post those same headshots in small groups on social media promoting the actors and the show
1-2 folks to collect bios for the actors and post them on our ticketing site for the digital program.
Backstage dressing room babysitters, to help keep kids quiet
Backstage dressing room helpers to help with costume changes and getting actors on stage on time (these volunteers will need to help in dress rehearsals and multiple shows, in order to learn the run of show and the order of the changes, this is not a volunteer job that is easy to pick up without being at rehearsals and multiple shows)
Backstage wings watchers- one on each side to help make sure kids who are in the wings and backstage stay quiet and behaved
Front of house ticket help- help with tickets pre-show and clean up after show
Front of House Ushers/Show Safety Folks (to show people to seats and help show people exits after the show or in emergencies/show them where bathrooms are etc.) – help clean up after show
VIP Room helpers - provide refreshments and crowd control for VIP room and help clean up after the show
Concessions helpers- help with concessions sales before the show, at intermission, and clean up after
Strike helpers- help after the last show to clear out and clean out the dressing room and other areas, to remove and box up Pinocchio set items, costumes and props (Bonus, we don’t have to be out that night, so we only have to remove Pinocchio stuff, not all the lights, sound and other tech- yahoo!
Cast party organizers – Cast party at the academy the Wednesday after the show.
New to volunteering? We will have volunteer info meetings during the rehearsals at the theatre, March 6th and 7th
Volunteer Sign-Genius-----
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054DACA829A5FBC43-55264288-pinocchio
***FYI- it is a long sign-up list becasue I put everything on one list to make it easier. Hopefully it did :)
Makeup Needs:
All actors will need black or dark brown eyeliner, flesh tone powder and blush.
Female actors should also have neutral eye shadow, mascara and pink or cherry colored lipstick.
Male actors can use cherry toned chapstick or a very light neutral lipstick.
Fairies can add glitter and such in the colors of their dresses (and we have some stick on fairy wings for next to their eyes)
Tutorial on how to do show makeup------ https://youtu.be/cAUHzWRWb_c
Hair needs:
Fairies- Blue fairy, curly up do, other faires can have curly hal up and half down ( we have crowns/headbands and colored hair extensions to add
Female actors with log hair should have it in 2 french or English (dutch braids) - tutorial – https://youtu.be/vUNdetDMByg The can stay down or be criss-crossed at the back.
Male actors hair should be slicked back and out of their faces.
Most male actors need:
Black dance tights or black thigh-high (over the knee socks) for under their knickers
2. Black or dark compression shorts
3. Light colored tank top
4. Black jazz shoes
Most female actors need:
1. black dance tights
2. black dance/yoga shorts
3. Flesh tone camisoles.
4. Black jazz shoes
The Pinocchios need:
Flesh tone camisole
Short flesh tone dance/yoga short
Ankle socks of your choice
Clunky boots
The Fairies need:
Flesh tone camisole
White tights
White dance/yoga shorts
Ballet slippers or satin ballet style slippers to match/resemble their fairy dress (the girls know what colors their dresses are, Sue’s need gold, silver or yellow slippers)- I fyou can’t find them in the color of the dress, get gold or silver
All Actors Need:
Bin with lid and name on it to keep their personal items, dance shoes etc, in. things below should be included in the bin as well.
Deodorant (preferably solid stick)
Makeup touch up kit (lipstick or lip gloss, flesh tone powder)- keep most stage makeup at home because the kids LOVE to reapply and change their look during the show ??
Clean snacks in their bin (plan preztels, plain granola bars, apples, carrots, and water. Kids are STARVING at intermission.
Tough up hair supplies such as brush, bobby pins, rubber bands etc.
Examples of needed items with links to amazon are below. You don’t know the exact ones, but you can use these as guides----
----Dance Tights on Amazon- Amazon.com: Stelle Girls' Ultra Soft Pro Dance Tight/Ballet Footed Tight (Toddler/Little Kid/Big Kid) : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry Note- dance tights will need feet (not leggings), they are solid color/pattern from foot to waist (Dance tights are not panty hose, they should not have lines on the thighs).
----Black Jazz Shoes for most actors--- Amazon.com: Stelle Jazz Shoes for Girls and Boys Slip-On Leather Dance Shoes (Toddler/Little Kid/Big Kid) : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
Ballet Slippers Link for Fairies 1---Amazon.com | MSMAX Women's Ballet Shoes Satin Split Sole Flats for Dancing Gymnastic Yoga | Flats
Ballet Slippers Link for Fairies 2---Amazon.com | Silky Toes Foldable Flats for Women Purse Ballet Shoes Ballerina Slippers Metallic Blue | Ballet & Dance
Boots for Pinocchio style 1--- Amazon.com | FLYFUPPY Girls Boots Ankle Boots for Girls Side Zipper Short Suede Booties Fashion Boots for Toddler/Little/Big Kids Brown US 11 | Boots
Or black boot jazz shoes Pinocchio Style 2--- Amazon.com: Cheapdancing Children’s Practice Dancing Shoes Soft Leather Flat Lace-up Jazz Boots (2 M Kid), Black : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
Basic Storage Bin Amazon.com: Amazon Basics Plastic Storage Bins with Lids, Stackable, 32 Quart, Clear/Grey, Set of 6
Bin on wheels if you prefer- Amazon.com: dbest products Quik Cart Collapsible Rolling Crate on Wheels for Teachers Tote Basket 80 lbs Capacity, Made from Heavy Duty Plastic and Used as a Seat, Grey