Saturday Re-Cap, This week's schedule...

So, great job today everyone! Freshmen- really attentive and great at your workshops... we know they aren't the most exciting things in the world, but you guys really paid attention and it will pay off. Upper classmen- great job as well with getting some stuff done and runnig workshops. I know there wasn't too much in the way of tech to be done today, but what did get done was productive. Yay for a great first tech day!

For this week...

Monday 10-01-07:
FULL CAST
I-1
V-3
3-6pm

Tuesday 10-02-07:
FULL CAST
(Except Mitch & Jeff Sachs)
I-5
3-6pm

Wednesday 10-03-07:
Ariella, Pat, & Amy D.
II-2
3-6pm

Thursday 10-04-07:
FULL CAST
(Except Jeff Sachs)
III-1
3-6pm

Friday 10-05-07:
II-6
Ariella & Jeff Sachs
V-1
Pat, Mike E., Alex L.
V-2
Jeff S. & David Shear
2:45-4:45pm

Saturday 10-06-07:
Tech Day
FULL CAST
12:30-3:30

Parent Boosters

Hey everyone,
So, this is kind of unusual for a blog post, but I'm hoping this well help...

As you all know, we have a GREAT parent organization that helps us so much throughout the year. From refreshments at shows, to our Musical raffle, to Dinner theater, to buying us computers, a LCD TVs, color printers and wood for sets etc... they help us an extreme amount throughout the year.
Now is the time where parent membership cards are being sold. Clearly, membership is not mandatory and parents can still participate and volunteer without being members. However, a card costs only $15 and will give your parents two discounted tickets to the opening night performance of every show. This year, we are striving for 100% Booster-membership. When other organizations that are larger than us, such as sports boosters, have 100% parent membership, it is not an unreasonable goal for us. Nothing looks better for us, both through the eyes of the community and the district administration than to have a parents booster organization that has the support from every parent of every student. It legitimizes us in many ways that we probably don't even realize.
Please remind your parents to send in their membership dues to our Parent-Booster treasurer (and my mom), Cheryl at 2893 Joyce Lane in Merrick. Membership forms will also be available at Back-to-School night tomorrow. Remind them how important their support is to us, and remember, a simple $15 from each family can and will go a long way to helping us achieve success this year in all aspects of On Tour.

See you all tomorrow (Thursday) at the 2:45 meeting!
-Jeff

Mentor/Mentee List

The Mentor/Mentee List is as follows. Please plan on attending the meeting on Thursday in the auditorium WITH your mentee/mentor (sit with them, make friends with them etc...) Note, YOU ARE STILL EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEETING REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A MENTOR/MENTEE.

Also note, these selections were based on a multitude of aspects, ranging from academic strengths and weaknesses to crew and extra-curricular activity interests. If there are any MAJOR concerns, please e-mail me at brancatojeff@yahoo.com or see me some time after school tomorrow (Wed.)

On Tour Company
Mentor/Mentee Roster 2007-08

Barash, Alexa- Spencer Glass
Blair, Vanessa- Jazmin Raadsen
Burell, Seth- Bob Hackett
Cirenza, Alessandra- Alex Lucks
Jacobs, David B.- Stephanie A. Karol
Sapperstein, Meagan- Ryan Powell

Brucia, Colin- Adam Elbaz
Caravello, Scott- Jeff Brancato
Crociata, Brandon- Sarah Berkowitz, Caroline Diano
Diano, Christopher- Mallory Marder
Edwards, Leah- Emily Freeman
Elliot, Daniel- Pat Mazzella
Friedman, Cassidy- Adam Elbaz
Fugina, William- Mike Eiger and Jason Figueredo
Glickman, Amanda- Nicolette Kearney
Gold, Chelsea- Kate Cartagena
Goldberg, Justin- Alex Lucks
Karol, Sara- Jeff Brancato, Amanda Elliot
Kronstat, Zackary- Jordyn Goldberg, Marc Singer
Larocchia, Christina- Jenna Hochman
Lippert, Stephen- Toby Nelson
Marchesi, Valerie- Lindsey Weinstein
Martin, Anthony- James Crichton, Liz Tasch
Martinez, Julia- Caroline Diano, Megan Heverin
Miro, Ashley- Amy Davidowitz
O’Braskin, Alyssa- Max Freidman
Rodriguez, Candice- Liz Tasch
Rolston, Emily- Nicole Pitone
Salamone, Alex- Marc Singer
Schneer, Carly- Mitch Fox
Shear, David- J.J. Costabile, Lexiey Goldman
Smestad, Ethan- Dan Krol, Alexa Schulman
Strauss, Michelle- Megan Reilly
Thomas, Nina- Sarah Berkowitz, Gaelle Ligonde
Winter, Allen- Jeff Sachs

Stay tuned for up-coming mentor/mentee bonding opportunities... :-)

Schedule Changes...

-This Thursday, MANDATORY MEETING with Mr. Seinfeld in the auditorium... ALL FRESH, SOPH, JR. AND SR, meet promptly at 2:45 pm in the audotiorium for this brief meeting. Once again, THURSDAY... 2:45... Auditorium... be there!

-CHANGE!!!!!!!!!! The first tech night of the year will be a tech day, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm on SATURDAY, 9/29 (not THIS Saturday, NEXT Saturday). This day is MANDATORY for all cast members, crew members, and anyone who wants to get involved and get hours.

Enjoy having had a free Friday Night every week this month.... and don't get used to it! :-)

R&J CAST!!!!

MANDATORY FULL CAST CALL
Monday (tomorrow) (9/17) at 2:45 pm for Costume fittings!!!

and here is the rehearsal schedule....

Monday 09/17
3-5:30
I-4
Pat, Max, Jason
II-1
Pat, Max, Jason
II-4
Pat, Max, Jason, Amy D. Jon R.

Tuesday 09/18
3-5:30
I-3
Ariella, Megan H, Amy D, Jon R.
II-2
Amy D., Ariella, Pat
II-5
Ariella, Jon R., Amy D.

Wednesday 09/19
3-5:30
I-2
Spencer Marc Pat Max
III-4
Marc, Megan H., Spencer
III-5
Marc, Megan H., Amy D., Pat, Ariella

Thursday 09/20
3-5:30
II-3
Jeff Sachs, Pat
III-3
Jeff Sachs, Pat, Amy D.

Friday 09/21
(Weekend of Yom Kippur)
3-4:30
TBA
Principles
(Who rehearsed this week)

Monday 09/24
Crescendo Auditions

Tuesday 09/25
3-5:30
III-2
Pat, Ariella, Amy D.
IV-2
Ariella, Amy D., Megan H., Marc
IV-3
Ariella, Amy D., Megan H.

Wednesday 09/26
3-5:30
IV-1
Spencer, Jeff S., Ariella
IV-5
Spencer, Jeff S., Marc, Megan H.

Thursday 09/27
Crescendo Call-Backs

Friday 09/28
3-5:30
I-1
FULL CAST
I-5
FULL CAST

Saturday 09/29
FIRST TECH DAY!!!!
10:30-3:30
Bring money for food!
*MANDATORY FOR ALL CAST MEMBERS

R&J Management

Soooo, the R&J Management is officially complete!

We would like to welcome ASM's Cassidy Freidman, Michelle Strauss, and Kevin Zimmerman to the TRL (Tasch-Raadsen-Ligonde) Management of this year's Shakespeare.

We are all confident that this show wil be a huge success!

Congrats again, and keep checking back for next week's rehearsal schedule.
ALSO, make sure you read the two posts under this... they are NEW and IMPORTANT.

STREET FAIR Conclusion

OK, so, in total, On Tour made approximately $800 from the street fair. This is an AMAZING way to start off the year. This money can (and will) go towards purchasing a variety of different items that we will need throughout the year... well... for R&J.

Below is a list of people that have been put on the list to receive hours for working at the Street Fair. Please make sure you are on the list if you worked. PLEASE NOTE, these hours will be added in by the scribes, so you DO NOT need to record them on an hour sheet. Also note, that the max number of hours we gave out was 10, corresponding to a total of 16 possible hours you could have worked. Your hours will be scaled accordingly.
If you want to know how many hours you received, please see Caroline (per. 1 and 3) or Alex (per. 5 and 9) on FRIDAY (9/21). DO NOT ASK THEM BEFORE THIS!!!
So yea, make sure your name is on the list below to receive hours. IM me at ALLTHEATER4ME if you are not on the list.

Kate C., Amy C., Chelsea G., Allen W., Lindsey S., Carly S., Alex S., Alyssa O., Jen K., Eli K., Alexa S., Lindsey W., Anthony M., Aly V., Ali L., Chris D., Leigh Anne M., Alex D., Jordyn G., Amy D., Liz T., Justin G., Amanda M., Ariella S., Megan W., Julia S., Valerie M., Leah E., Amanda G., Emily F., Meagan S., Alexa B., Cassidy F., Max F., Ali C., Hannah G., Amanda D., Christina L., Sarah B., Sara K., Nicolette K., Toby N., Kevin Z., Amanda B., Seth B., Jon R., James C., Megan R., Alyssa K., Colin B., Megan H., Ryan H., Joe V., Nicole M., Jeff B., Marc S., Caroline D., Alex L., Pat M., and Adam E.

Once again, if ANYONE worked on Saturday, Sunday, or BOTH and does not see their name on the list, please IM me ASAP!.

I also would like to thank all of the parent who donated their time and baked goods to help us do so well.

Thanks again for all of your help guys!!!

Street Fair Day Two: SUCCESS!

Ok, so, this is really late, being that it's Wednesday now, but I didn't want to neglect the people that helped out on Sunday.
A special thanks to:
Kate C., Chelsea G., Lindsey L., Lindsey W., Amanda M., Anthony M., Ariella S., Megan W., Amy C., Julia S., Val M., Leah E., Amanda G., Allen W., Emily F., Alexa B., Meagan S., Cassidy F., Max F., Justin G., Alexa S., Aly V., Ali C., Hannah G., Amanda D., Alex D., Christina L., Nicolette K., Sarah B., Toby N., Megan R., Joe V., Sara K., and of course, the lovely officers. (Again, I hope I didn't miss anyone. If I did, IM me.)

Here are our profits:
Face Painting Tips: $120
T-Shirt Sales: $50
Bake Sale: $96 (best bake-sale profits in a LONG time. woohoo!)

In addition, we did pick the raffle winner, who I don't know off of the top of my head... but yea, she was excited.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this year's street fair a success. Check the next post for final profit listings and a list of all the volunteers (please check for hour distribution purposes.)

Street Fair Day One: SUCCESS!

Hey everybody! So, I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped out at the fair today. We really made On Tour a presence in the communtiy and I think it will help our ticket sales quite a bit for this coming season. I would like to thank the following people for giving up part of their day today to help make this a successful day:
Kate C., Chelsea G., Allen W., Lindsey S., Linsdey W., Carly S., Alex S., Anthony M., Justin G., Chris D., Alyssa O., Alyssa K., Eli K., Jenn K., Amy C., Aly V., Alex D., Allison L., Leigh Anne M., Amy D., Jordyn G., Liz T., Monique K., Amanda B., Megan H., Kevin Z., Jon R., Seth B., James C., Sarah K., Sarah B., Megan R., Mitch F., Jenna H., Colin B., Nicole M., and of course, my fellow officers, Marc, Pat, Adam, Caroline and Alex.
(If your name isn't here and you helped, IM me at alltheater4me b/c that means you are not on the list to receive hours.)

We made a pretty decent amount of money today as well, thanks to all of your help. We mande $130 in tips for face painting, $180 for T-Shirts, $63 for bake sale, and $200 for raffles.

Again, great job today everyone. Let's do it again tomorrow! 10 am start time, same place.

Clarification, Now until next Wed.

Ok, so, our Production mtg. went really well today... sorry it was so long.

Here is a schedule clarification for the upcoming few days:
PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR ALL OF THESE MEETINGS!

Friday 9/7
- Officer Mtg. at 2:25 in the room (find Jeff)
- Face Painting Mtg. at 2:35 in the room (find Marc)
- Showcase mtg. at 2:35 in the room (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- Video mtg. at 2:50 in the room (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- Read-Through at 3:00 in the room

Saturday 9/8 and Sunday 9/9
Check sign-up sheets for volunteer ability and feel free to stop by at any time to check our booth out/help out if needed.
***FIND AN OFFICER TO SIGN IN AND OUT TO RECEIVE HOURS!***

Monday 9/10
- Costume mtg. at 2:35 in the room (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- Tech mtg. at 3:00 in the room (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- Paint mtg. at 3:30 in the room (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- Publicity mtg. at 4:00 in the hall outside the room*** CHANGED (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- House mtg. at 4:10 in the hall outside the room*** CHANGED (find Jeff, Marc and Pat)
- NO read-through

Tuesday 9/11
*MEETING WITH MR. SEINFELD AND MRS. KURTZ CANCELLED!*
- 2:35pm: ALL FRESHMEN AND NEW STUDENTS report to the Little Theater for a Workshop session regarding Hours with Caroline (your scribe) and Jeff.
-3:00pm: ALL FRESHMEN AND NEW STUDENTS WILL REMAIN IN THE L.T.- UPPER-CLASSMEN CC/ACC'S will join us at this time in the LT for orientation.
(MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS AND CC/ACC'S.)
- Read-through will take place in the room immediately following orientation in the room and will go until 6pm.

Wednesday 9/12
- Read-through 2:30-4:00 in the room

ENJOY THE 4 DAY WEEKEND! :-)

And the year begins...

Welcome back everybody! We had a great kick-off to the year at our annual picnic, despite slight location issues. This year is bound to be full of hard work and success, but the sense of "family" that was felt by all truly shows what a great year we are going to have.

With that being said...
MANDATORY PRODUCTION MEETING
for all Mngmt. and CC/ACC/App'S
Thursday, 9/9 at 3:00 pm in the room.

Please be prompt and be ready to take notes/be productive.

Also, please try to avoid all conlficts like the plague... if you have one, please let Jeff know ASAP .

also note, New Student Orientation will be next Tueday, 9/11 at 2:45 pm. Meet in the LT. This is also mandatory for all New Students, CC/ACC/App'S and will run for appx. an hour or so, depending on everyone being there on time etc... More details to follow....