Registration: (deadline is Oct.14) Go to www.calvaryefc.com or online, click here. Email on registration must be one you check regularly; this will be our main form of communication. Your child will receive their CD once registration is complete. Rehearsals: See schedule on Page 2 for times and locations. We will be using our electronic check-in for attendance and pick-up. All 1st-3rd grades must be picked up with a tag, 4th-6th grades will be released on their own. Commitment: We ask that kids make it to every Sunday rehearsal and as many Wednesdays as possible. If you have an important schedule conflict, please let us know on your registration. Dress rehearsal 12/8 is mandatory. Children must listen to and practice the songs with their CD at home. Children are expected to fully participate (singing and hand motions) at rehearsals. Those in grades 4-6 who would like to audition for a part must sign an Audition Agreement Form. (Forms are available at rehearsal and must be turned in by 10/14.) Auditions: 4th - 6th graders may audition for a speaking part or solo. Part descriptions and scripts will be available at rehearsal. Those wanting to audition for a part must sign an audition agreement (see page 3) Audition agreement forms will be available at rehearsal and must be turned in by 10/14. Help: It takes many hands to put on a musical like this, so there are many opportunities for you (parents) to help (costumes, props, set/scenery, set-up/take down, promotion, refreshments, rehearsal help, etc). Please email us if you would like to help in any way. calvaryefc.christmasmusical@gmail.com Questions: Any questions you may have regarding the musical, please contact Cherie, the Musical Administrator, directly: calvaryefc.christmasmusical@gmail.com Parents, Thanks for your interest in our Kid s Christmas Musical. The musical gives kids an opportunity to use some of the gifts and talents they have (or discover some!), build friendships with each other, and serve their family, friends, and community as they share the message of Christmas. Our musical team is excited about the possibilities that this year s musical Camel Lot has and they are looking forward to leading your children. If there is anything I can do to help you or your child/ren, please feel free to contact me. Hope to see your kids there, Kid s Christmas Musical 2018 Camel Lot Director - Danielle Burton Musical Directors - Brett & Jess Flowers Administration - Cherie Nagel Jim Taylor Kids Life Director 203-268-3750 x16 jtaylor@calvaryefc.com
REHEARSAL/WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 2018 Please mark your calendar with these dates. Please be ON TIME! If an unavoidable conflict arises, please let us know ASAP - CalvaryEFC.ChristmasMusical@gmail.com No cell phones or gum chewing during rehearsals and workshops. Date Time Activity Location Sun. 9/30 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 10/7 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Wed. 10/10 6:00-7:00 Choir rehearsal Room 112 Sun. 10/14 Audition Agreements due Sun. 10/14 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 10/14 12:30-4:00 Auditions - Grades 4-6 Old Sanctuary Sun. 10/21 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 10/21 12:15-2:30 Workshop - those with parts Old Sanctuary *bring a "bag lunch" Wed. 10/24 6:00-7:00 Choir rehearsal Room 112 Sun. 10/28 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sat. 11/3 9:00-10:00 Choir Rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sat. 11/3 10:00-10:30 Pancake Breakfast Sat. 11/3 10:30-12:30 Workshop - those with parts Old Sanctuary Sun. 11/4 11:00-12:15 Choir Rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 11/11 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 11/11 12:15-3:30 Workshop - those with parts Old Sanctuary *bring a "bag lunch" Wed. 11/14 6:00-7:00 Choir rehearsal Room 112 Sun. 11/18 No rehearsal (Thanksgiving Service) Sun. 11/25 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary *not mandatory - we understand it is Thanksgiving weekend Sun. 12/2 11:00-12:15 Choir rehearsal Old Sanctuary Sun. 12/2 1:15-2:45 Nursing home ministry Lord Chamberlain *not mandatory - lunch will be provided after rehearsal for those singing at Lord Chamberlain Wed. 12/5 6:00-7:00 Choir rehearsal Room 112 Wed. 12/5 6:00-7:00 Workshop - those with parts Room 110 Sat. 12/8 9:00-12:00 Dress rehearsal - those with parts FLC *mandatory 12:30-4:00 Dress rehearsal - full choir & parts FLC *mandatory Sun. 12/9 4:00 Choir arrives Room 112 5:00 Performance FLC
Kid s Christmas Musical Audition Info and Agreement This packet contains an overview of the plot and character descriptions to help you select roles to audition for. (see Page 4 & 5) Parts of the script will be available at the rehearsal on October 7th. Please take a copy of as many parts as you would like to audition for. We encourage you to audition for more than one part to increase your chances of getting a part. (Most parts can be played by a boy or girl with slight modifications) Please practice the parts you choose at home. The lines do not need to be memorized for the audition, but you should be familiar with them and be prepared to read them with good expression. Any one who would like to try out for a Solo can sing either the solo they want or a verse from Camel Lot. Also you might be asked to sing Happy Birthday. Check with your parents to make sure you can make all of the workshop dates and dress rehearsal. You are expected to be at every workshop unless a prior arrangement has been made with the director, Mrs. Burton. The below agreement must be filled out and turned in by October 14th. Auditions will be October 14th (in the Old Sanctuary) after Sunday s rehearsal. You will be emailed a time slot on October 12th. Audition results will be emailed out on October17th. PLEASE DETACH HERE AND RETURN TO MRS. BURTON BY OCTOBER 10th: I have checked my calendar and do not have any conflicts with the workshops or dress rehearsal. I commit to being at each workshop, Sunday rehearsal, dress rehearsal, and as many Wednesday rehearsals as possible. I commit to working on my lines at home and coming to each rehearsal ready to give my all. I would like to audition for: Solo only Speaking part only Solo and Speaking part Child's name (printed): Child s signature: Date: Parent s signature: Date:
Camel Lot Summary Not even Broadway has taken you to a place quite like this! Beth has been practicing hard for the church Christmas pageant. Her Dad (who runs a car dealership), may be too busy with Christmas car sales to make it to the program. Exhausted from practice, with lines from Luke 2 swirling in her mind, she drifts off to sleep. Transported by Beth s imagination (and a sound effect or two!) we all wake up in Bethlehem on a very special day, and in a most unusual place the Camel Lot! It doesn t take long, inside Beth s topsy - turvy dream world, to encounter camel shoppers, sales people, shepherds, wise men, and a very familiar story, told in a fun, refreshing new way!