Welcome to the Woodbury High School Speech & Theatre Season

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1 Fall 2012 Woodbury High School Speech & Theatre Boosters Board Chair/Teasurer Volunteer Coordinator Winnie Williams Ad Sales Lynda Harvin Fern Natwick Website Winnie Williams Concessions Jie & Helena Yang Michelle Morris Lisa & Greg Cressy Cast Meals Allision Amezcua Flowers Janice & Randy Henderson Senior Showcase Jeanne Brino Molly Galles Cherie Eaton One-Act Play Coordinators Open Open Speech Coordinators Open Newletter/Program Publicist Sarah Craig *** Mailing Address & Contact Information 3582 Oxford Drive Woodbury, MN Welcome to the Woodbury High School Speech & Theatre Season Welcome to a new season with the WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters! We are gearing up for the fall musical, FAME. Congratulations to your student on being selected as part of the cast. We welcome you to join the Boosters and help support the Theatre program at Woodbury High. The Booster organization supports the directors, crew, families, and students involved in Woodbury High School Theatre which includes the Fall Musical and the Spring Play. We also support the WHS Speech team and help with the One-Act Play. These days, every school district s budget is stressed. We support theatre at WHS by paying additional fees and costs our district can t. We raise funds through concessions, advertising, and flower sales. We collect a meal fee which covers most of the cost of the cast meals. Funds are used through the year for such things as cast meals, choreography instruction, music mixing, and technical support. For speech we help with additional coaches and snacks for the team at meets. We welcome your input and assistance throughout the school year. At the parent meeting held on September 20th we had five parents step forward to take on the open positions on our board. Thank you to Michelle Morris, Lisa & Greg Cressy, Jeanne Brino, Molly Galles, and Cherie Eaton for joining us. You re involvement is very much appreciated. Later in the year we will need a couple more volunteers. Once the One-Act is cast then we will be looking for a couple of parent volunteers to work with director/coach to plan a meal. For speech we will be getting our direction from the captains of the speech team, and the coaches as to how we can be of assistance. If you have any questions about the boosters or if you have any concerns during the year please feel free to contact, Winnie Williams or any of the booster board members. Also, remember to check our website for information. Thank you for your support of theatre at Woodbury High School and we are looking forward to a great theatre production year for our students, their families and the school. WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters

2 Fall 2012 WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters Please Volunteer The Fall Musical is a time of energy and excitement! It is also a time where a number of volunteers are needed to assist with the show. There are a number of Before Performances slots as well as the positions needed during the show performances. Each family is asked to please fill 5 volunteer spots, making sure that at least 2 of those are on performance nights, in order to allow all parents to attend. When volunteering for a performance night position, you are available to see most of the performances as space in the theatre and the position permits. See the information below for more information about the volunteer opportunities available. To sign up for the volunteer slots go to Signup Genius ( ) and you can sign up on your own. If you are having difficulties, us at woodburystboosters@gmail.com after looking at the list, and we can sign you up. Links are available on the boosters website Thank you for your help!!! House Manager Arrive one hour before show time. Will check in volunteers and make sure everyone knows their responsibilities. Will remain in cafeteria throughout show. Answer questions and keep it quiet. Bring a book! Tickets Two volunteers are needed for each show. Please arrive 70 minutes before show. This is best done on a night when you do not have tickets for the show since you will be asked to stay minutes after the start of the show. Concessions Six volunteers are needed for each show. Three will need to come 75 minutes before the show starts to help set up tables, make popcorn and sell concessions before the show When the show begins, the stand will be closed. All six need to leave the show 15 minutes before intermission to prepare for intermission. After intermission, there is a brief clean-up performed by the later three. Ushers Four volunteers are needed for each show. Please arrive 45 minutes before the show starts. Hand out programs and assist patrons in fi nding their seats if needed. During show please remain at the doors during the show to seat latecomers and control access so the actors are not disturbed by the noise of the door opening and closing. During intermission remind patrons that food or beverages (except water) are not allowed in the auditorium. Donation Table Responsible for greeting folks and collecting the donated socks they may bring. Please pack up the socks and put in the auditorium after the show. Volunteer Opportunities Descriptions Flower Sales Two volunteers are needed for each show. Please arrive 30 minutes before the show. When the show begins, the stand will be closed. You will leave the show before intermission to be ready to sell. Backstage Parents Two volunteers are needed for each show. Arrive 20 minutes before the show. This is a pretty simple job, you might want to bring a book. You are here primarily in case an emergency should arise. You might also zip a zipper, button a button, or make sure things stay quiet off stage. Volunteers stay in the hallways with the actors to provide assistance and keep it quiet. Before/After performances: Meal Assistance: Multiple dates. Help set up, serve, and clean up after cast meals. Donate a Dessert or Water Ticket Sales: Multiple dates. Some evenings, some during day. Sewing Assistance: Help with sewing of costumes and other simple sewing tasks. Set Construction: Parent help needed with set construction including building and painting. Set Strike Assist Karen & Jon Seashore in overseeing set strike DO NOT purchase tickets on nights that you volunteer for House Manager, Tickets, Concessions, Usher, Flower Sales, or Back Stage Parent. We try to reserve seating in the back for our volunteers during the show as space & position permits.

3 WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters Fall 2012 WHS Theatre has Tradition of Giving Back to the Community Those of us who are lucky enough to have seen a production of FAME know it is a vibrant, high stepping, energetic musical and those of us who are familiar with WHS Theatre productions know that Fame will allow cast members to put their best feet forward and wow the audiences. It is a WHS Theatre tradition to capture this youthful talent and energy for the benefit of our community. Each year we link the musical with a service project that asks the cast, crew, parents, and audience to join together and help folks in need. Because FAME is a dancing musical we will be focusing on feet and collecting socks at every performance. This energetic show introduces students and audiences to folks who face challenges similar to those of folks in our larger community. We will reach out to homeless teens served by Safe House; abused women and children helped by Tubman; and struggling families served by Joseph s coat. At each performance we will ask audience members to fill baskets with new socks for those in need. With winter coming there is special need for warm socks for men and socks for little kids to replace all those lost in the washing machine. Beth Ann Bloom Community Outreach Coordinator Performances November 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7PM Sunday, November 4 Matinee at 2:00PM The WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters Website The WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters have a website available where parents and students can find information about the booster activities. We invite you to visit our website at On the website you can access: Booster membership information and the boosters membership application You can order tickets online for the Fall Musical and Spring Play. Calendar for rehearsal schedules and performance dates. Volunteer information and links to Sign-Up Genius where you can sign up for volunteer positions. Links to the district activity fee online payment and to the directors ClassJump site, Contact information for the WHS Speech and Theatre Booster Chairs and open chair positions. Advertising information for community businesses who wish to support theatre at Woodbury High School. The Spring Play will have a page as well Speech information will be listed on it s own page The One-Act Play will also have a page for information Take a few minutes to visit our website and let us know what you think. We welcome your input and suggestions. If you are having a difficult time finding the information you need, please let us know and we will see what can be done to solve it. WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters Senior Showcase Note: To the parents of seniors: Your child will be bringing home a form to include information and a picture on the Senior Showcase board. This needs to be turned in by October 22nd. Please, help your student with this. The picture can be 4x6.

4 Fall 2012 Fee Confusion In order to clear up any confusion about the fees that go along with taking part in a WHS Theatre production we have laid out the following guide: Payment #1: To District #833/WHS Musical District #833 Activiity Fee..$65.00 Reguired This should be paid online. Please find a link to this on either Mrs. Seashore s Class Jump site or on the Boosters website. Scholarships available. Payment #2: To WHS Theatre Costume Fee...$20.00 Required FAME T-Shirt...$15.00 Optional Payment #3: To WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters (WHS STB) Meal Fee...$20.00 *Optional WHS STB Membership...$25.00 **Optional *Student may elect to bring their own meal and skip this fee. ** Membership in the WHS STB is optional but does come with some perks. See more information below. Become a Member of the WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters As a member of the Woodbury High School Speech and Theatre Boosters, you are helping to offset the cost of costuming, sound & lights, and choreography. As well as coaches for our fantastic Speech Team. In addition, membership has it s perks... WHS Speech and Theatre Booster members will receive preferential ticket fulfillment prior to them being available to the general public. This means WHS STB Members will receive some of the best seats in the house! Ticket orders can still be placed online or use the ticket order form included in this newsletter or available at the parent meeting. Booster Club members will receive a CD of pictures from the dress rehearsals and performances shot by a professional photographer. Non-Boosters may purchase the CD. Membership is good for the entire year and entitles members to the Spring Play Photo CD as well. Thank you in advance for your support of the Woodbury High School Speech and Theatre Boosters! Ticket Information Tickets to FAME may be purchased in three ways. WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters The First is Online. Go to Click on the Tickets tab. Payment is using a PayPal account and funds are directed to the school district. The WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters DO NOT receive funds from the ticket sales. There is a $2 fee added to the final ticket amount to cover the PayPal fees. WHS Speech and Theatre Booster members will receive preferential ticket fulfillment prior to tickets being available to the general public. The Second is by Mail. Use the Booster Advance Ticket Sale order form. The tickets ordered by those who have chosen to join Boosters will be processed first in the order they are received by October 11. Booster ticket orders received after October 11 will be placed ahead of public orders received on the same date. If you are choosing not to join the Boosters, it is still to your advantage to send in your order as soon as possible. Your ticket orders may be mailed or dropped off at Barb Vik s house (address is on the order form). There is a large envelope between the front doors, so you can drop your order off at your convenience. (Please do not ring the doorbell.) Remember to add the $1.00 handling charge. If you have a special request for seating, please write it on your form and we will do the best we can to accommodate your request. Please direct friends and family members to order tickets online, order tickets using the mail order form found on the WHS website, or buy tickets at one of the in-person ticket sale opportunities. The Third is In-Person There are multiple opportunities to purchase tickets in person. Below is a list. At Conferences: 10/16 & 10/24-3:45 to 7:30 After School: 10/23, 10/29, 10/30 & 11/5-3:45 to 6:00 During School Lunches: 10/26, 11/1, 11/2-11:15 to 1:00 Saturday 10/27-1:30 to 4:00 One hour before each performance, if available Please let me know if you have any questions at or at barbvik@comcast.net. Thanks. Barb Vik

5 WHS Speech & Theatre Boosters Fall 2012 Order your Performing Arts P.A. Bouquet s The WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters will again offer an opportunity to pre-order a bouquet created by Woodlane Flowers to present to your favorite actors. These were a big hit last year! The flowers are beautiful and its a great way to encourage the actors and to support the WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters. Forms will be available to pre-order the Performing Arts P.A. Bouquet for $14. Advertise in the FAME Program Do you or someone you know have a business that would be interested in advertising in the program for FAME? The program reaches hundreds of Woodbury Families each performance night. The money raised from the program advertising pays for the music arrangement and lighting design for the show. Ad costs are very reasonable and if layout/ design is needed that is done at no charge to the advertiser. For more information contact Lynda Harvin or Fern Natwick at woodburystboosters@gmail.com District Activity Fee A $65 District Activity Fee should be paid online at At the time of this newsletter the website still did not have the Fall Musical listed as a choice for registration. You may choose to send in a check to the activities office for $65/student. Clearly mark that the payment is for the WHS Fall Musical and with your students name. Woodbury Theatre Fees Form Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Costume & T-Shirt: em Quantity $ Amount Total $ HOLD HOLD Costume $20 = T-Shirt $15 = Total $ Payable to WHS Theatre $ These fees go to the WHS Theatre department NOT the WHS Speech and Theatre Boosters. This form can be brought to the Parent Meeting or sent with student for Mrs. Seashore. If needed schlarships are available for the custume fee. See Mrs. Seashore for assistance.

6 Membership Form Membership Information: Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Student Grade: r 9th r 10th r 11th r 12th Parent Name(s) Address City Zip Home Phone Work/Cell Phone (optional) Church Affiliation (optional) *If you choose to include, we will send a notice to your church bulletin of your student s participation. is the preferred method of communication if you check regularly!!!! You will be reminded of your volunteer shifts via this address. #1 #2 (optional) Fall Musical Order Form: Item Quantity $ Amount Total $ Cast/Crew $20*= *4 Meals $5/Meal. Parent/Student may elect to bring student s own meal. Meals are from Tinucci s, Panda Express, DeLeo Bros Pizzeria, and Noodles & Company. A vegetarian selection will be offered at each meal. Booster Membership (Optional) Please Choose your level of booster support r $25 = r $50 = r Other = Total $ Payable to WHS Speech & Theater Boosters (WHS STB) $ This form can be brought to the Parent Meeting or mailed to: Booster Use: Paid Total Memberships Entered 3582 Oxford Drive Woodbury, MN Check Cash Total Meals Recv d

7 FAME: THE MUSICAL ADVANCE TICKET SALE FORM FOR BOOSTER MEMBERS After you have paid the Theatre Booster fee, this form may be used to order tickets before they are sold to the public. (As soon as we have filled all booster ticket orders received by October 11, we will begin processing mail orders from the public.) Use copies of this form to place as many separate orders as you wish up until the show begins. Your order will be placed ahead of public orders received on the same date. If you choose NOT to join the Theatre Boosters, your ticket orders will be processed along with mail orders from the public, after the Booster orders are filled. (This form can still be used and turned in by Oct. 11.) NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER & ADDRESS: To order tickets, mail (or drop off): 1. This completed order form. 2. A check payable to WHS Theatre. 3. Please remember to add the $1.00 handling charge. Mail (or drop off) your order to: Barb Vik 7364 Courtly Road Woodbury, MN (Questions? or barbvik@comcast.net) Your order must be received by October 11 if you want tickets before public mail or online orders are filled. PERFORMANCE DATE Fri., November 2 7:00 Sat., November 3 7:00 Sun., November 4 2:00 Wed., November 7 7:00 Thu., November 8 7:00 Fri., November 9 7:00 Sat., November 10 7:00 # OF ADULT TICKETS # OF STUDENT / SENIOR (65+) TICKETS Total Number of Tickets: Multiply by price per $7.00 Sub-Total: Add Handling Charge + $1.00 Grand Total Enclosed: