Strike Party

After our Sunday show, 12/8, we will "strike" the theater, removing everything we brought into the theater.  All parents should actively participate in this process.  If your committee work is done, please ask those still working, and see if they can use your help.

Remember, if you brought it in or requested another to bring it in for you, you must take it out of the theater or make other arrangements.

Cast members will remove their boxes from the green room by taking them out to their car, and thoroughly clean the green room spaces.

When our "strike" is done we will begin the Strike Party in the commons.  If you ordered a dinner, it will be served there.  If you did not purchase a meal you can certainly bring in dinner from home or any other meal you choose!  All are invited to attend the party.

At the party kids will exchange their last Secret Pal gift (valued at $5 or less) for the big reveal, we will eat together, say our thank yous and the Artistic Team will pass out certificates to all the kids as well as special awards to both the cast and crew.

Scripts and CD Deposit Return

Scripts and CD's can be turned in to Josh Bode (Stage Manager) at the Strike party for a return of the deposit you made at the beginning of our rehearsals.  Josh will compile a list of all items returned, that list will go to our office, and deposit check(s) (which are stored there) will be returned to all those on the list.

All marks in scripts must be erased before turning the script in.  Cast members who do not return their script or CD on Sunday will forfeit their deposit.

Second Weekend Update!

*Friday, 12/6, Cast and crew are called at 6:00 for our 7:00 show. 

*Parents who set up in the lobby can begin at 5:00.  Any children with you that are not in the cast and crew must stay with you as you work.

*The tables we used last weekend are in the elevator and stacked in the hall in front of it.  

*If you are a Secret Pal, REMEMBER YOUR GIFT!  There will be a table in the green room for gifts.  Take them with you when you check in and leave them on the table.  Be sure the name of your Secret Pal is clearly placed on the gift.

*If you have a parent pass and would like to use it for any show this weekend, be sure and sign up on the Parent Pass list at the Will Call table when you arrive prior to each show.  Tickets will be passed out (as available) to parents in the order they are signed in.  Parents with a parent pass cannot seat themselves in the theater without an actual ticket.  Names will be called just before each show opening and tickets distributed by the Will Call table.

*We have two shows on Saturday.  Call time is 2:00 for our 3:00 show.  Cast and crew will stay at the theater until the close of the second show.

*If you purchased a meal, it will be served Saturday between the 3:00 and 7:00 show.  If you did not purchase a meal be sure and pack one for your child.

*Sunday call time is 1:00 for our 2:00 show.

*We will be having Worship at the theater at 12:00.  Please join us if you can!  We will close Worship before 1:00 so cast and crew can make the 1:00 call time.

See you Friday!!

School Day Show!

Cast and crew are called at 9:00 AM.

We have one show at 10:00 AM.

There is no intermission break and no meet and greet time at our school day show.  If your child's class is coming to the show, your child will be able to go directly to the lobby after the show, in costume, to meet their class.  They will have a few minutes to visit!

Pick up time after our show is 12:00.  Please be on time for pick up. 

As another post explains, tickets are on sale until Wednesday at 3:00 for individuals who would like to come to the school day show.  It will be the full show, no cuts.  We will also be selling tickets at the door.

We do not have use of our regular green room as class is in session.  Kids will go directly into the theater.  Cast members will do costuming and make up on stage.

Cast members will have the back hall as their green room space for this show.  Those in the lighted room will still have the use of that room.

Parents who stay for the show can park out near the tennis courts, along the curb on 39th (the signs posted are no longer valid), or in the lower parking lot.

Please call me if you have questions.  Often my phone will not ring while I am in the school building.  If I do not pick up a call on Thursday morning, please leave a message.  I will check them often!

Ticket Totals For Closing Weekend

Here are our current ticket sales numbers for our closing weekend.  Tell everyone you know, there are lots of great seats still available!

Tickets On Sale For The School Day Performance

Individual tickets to Millie's school day performance are available on our website for $8 each until 3 p.m. Wednesday; and will also be available at the door (cash or check).  People can use their Parent Passes for this show and there are plenty of seats available. 

Improv Team Auditions!

Vancouver/Vancouver East Improv Team Auditions will be Saturday, December 14th from 10 - 1 p.m.  at the US Digital Outreach Center (1400 NE 136th Ave, Suite 201, Vancouver - 1 mile north of Mill Plain).

Anyone who is between the ages of 12 and 18 and has taken a Beginning Improv class is encouraged to audition!  

5 team members and 1 alternate will be cast.  We may have enough auditioners for two teams in Vancouver East.

Be sure to read through the Audition Form for more details; and bring your completed form to auditions.

For those of you who would like to practice with our coaches prior to auditions, we'll hold an Improv Audition Warm-Up session on Thursday, December 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, also at the US Digital Outreach Center.    The cost is $5 per person.  Please bring cash, or a check made out to JTAG.

Questions?  Email Bethany - b.larson@journeytheater.org.

Improv Team Audition Form

TREK Bible Verse

TREK members have us in their thoughts and prayers as we enter into our performing week.  Here is a verse they would like to share with you all.

Psalms 54:6-7 ...I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes."

Worship, Sunday 12/8

TREK (Journey's high school leadership team) will be leading us in Worship at the theater, the Sunday of our closing show.  We will meet at 12:00 PM.  We hope you can join us.  It is a great time together!

Opening Night Party "potluck" List

Here is the list of items from our 2nd parent meeting that parents signed up to bring to our opening night party. You can bring your items when you bring your kids to the theater.  Take them directly into the cafeteria (commons) and there will be a spot identified for you to leave them.  Thanks!

Millie Cleaning Schedule

Here is the Millie cleaning schedule.  Please print out a copy and note when your child(ren) have cleaning duties.  Please remind them of their cleaning responsibilities and remember that when they are cleaning, they will be about 20 minutes later for pick up.

All cast and crew are on the list as least once.  Look for your child's name multiple times!

Millie Cleaning Schedule

School Day Show Letter

Our school day show is Thursday, December 5th.  Cast and crew are called at 9:00 AM and pick up time is 12:00 PM.

In your first parent packet we included a letter that your child can give their teacher to arrange for an absence that day.  I am posting a link to that letter here just in case you no longer have the first one!

I am also posting a link to the FORMS tab above.

School Day Letter

Weekend Reminders!

Weekend reminders:

This Friday is a pizza night.  $1.50 a slice.  Order when you arrive at rehearsal.

Friday and Saturday are run through rehearsals.

Saturday is our pancake breakfast for cast and crew.  Kids should arrive at 8:30 for breakfast.  Rehearsal begins at 9:00.

We move into the theater at Washougal High School on Sunday.  We have the theater starting from 12:00 for committees who are moving in backstag, sets, props, costumes, green room and tech.  Your chair will let you know what time you should arrive.

Kids arrive at 3:30 and are done at 7:00.  Parents who are new to the theater must stay for the move in safety meeting at 3:30. 

Cast members need to bring their fully packed backstage box.  It will stay at the theater until the Sunday of our last show.

Cast members to not have to do hair and make up on Move in.

If you ordered a meal on move in it will be delivered at our dinner break.  If you did not buy a meal be sure and pack a meal/snack.  

Please bring a refillable water bottle, with your name on it, to use while at the theater.

Artistic Team Gifts

REMINDER from our Show Chair: It's not too late to pitch in for the Artistic Team Appreciation gifts. 

We can continue to take donations through Friday, November 29th. 

Please help us bless the socks off our artistic team!  There is a donation envelope located in the Magic Box, (which will be at rehearsal this weekend) or you can give your donation to our show chair, Lisa Jooste.

Suggested donation of $5 to $10. 

Cash is great, or make checks out to Lisa.

Weekend Reminders

*Friday is our second parent meeting, from 7:00 - 9:00.  Cast and crew parents are required to attend.

*There will be hair style training for parents at 6:30.

*We will be selling pizza to the kids tomorrow night upon their arrival at 5:00.

*Saturday is the costume parade and we are taking button photos.  Pick up is promptly at  2:30.

*Kids must come with show undergarments on under their street clothes on Saturday (shorts and a tank top) for modesty and dressing ease in the group.

Button Photos

Below is a list of the photos that will be taken on Saturday during our costume parade for souvenir buttons.  This list is posted so you will know how to fix your hair before coming to rehearsal on Saturday.  

We will be reviewing hairstyles and doing training with parents at 6:30, just prior to our parent meeting at 7:00.

Reminders.......

No new peircings ~ earrings cannot be worn on stage and new peircings require earrings are not removed.

No colored braces bands ~ if you have an orthodontic appointment, please choose neutral color replacement bands that will not stand out on stage.

Button Photos

We will be taking button photos at our costume parade this Saturday.  These buttons are sold at the souvenir table at our shows.  

Please come ready by having your hair and make up done when you come to rehearsal on Saturday.

Costume Parade Saturday

At the end of our rehearsal this Saturday, we have added on time for our costume parade, it is indicated on your rehearsal schedule.  Kids will try on costumes and will be reviewed by our Artistic Team.  

Please bring your costume shoes and socks if you have them.

Kids should wear their costume undergarments as we will be fitting altogether in an open area.  For Saturday, don't buy anything new yet, wear shorts and a tank top under your street clothes for changing ease.  If there are specific needs for your undergarments, we will know AFTER the costume parade.

Pick up after the costume parade is 2:30.  Please be prompt!

Pizza on Friday!

We will be selling pizza for $1.50 a slice at this Fridays rehearsal (11/15)

Choices will be cheese or pepperoni.

Please arrive 10 minutes early to rehearsal to order your pizza so we can start each rehearsal right on time!

Show Sock List

Here is a list of show sock needs from our costume committee.

Millie Opening Night

We would like families to join us for a Millie Celebration!  

We will have our Opening night party in the Washburn commons directly after our show closes on November 29th.   We would like cast/crew families to please bring something to share.  Sandwiches and finger foods suggested (we won't have silverware).  A sign up sheet will be available at our Second Parent Meeting this Friday!

Final Payments

Final payments, which are all OPTIONAL and all made online, are due Tuesday, November 19th at 3:00 PM.

We will be discussing these items at the parent meeting on Friday. Payments can be made any time up until 3:00 PM on the 19th.  

If you are placing a congrat ad in the program, you will be typing in your text and making your payment online.  The funds that come in from congrat ads are included added to our program advertising sales which dictates the design of our program.

The link to online payments is on a tab at the top of our blog.  And, here it is again!

TMM Online Payments

2nd Parent Meeting

The Second Parent Meeting for cast and crew parents of Thoroughly Modern Millie is next Friday, November 15th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Lifepoint Church.  This is a REQUIRED meeting for cast and crew parents.  

Our Hair and Make Up Committee will be doing hair training at 6:30 PM on the 15th, for parents helping their children with their show hair. 

Millie Press Release

Here is the press release for Thoroughly Modern Millie.  I have also put a link to the document on the FORMS tab above.  

Show Hair

Many of you have already had a chance to work with our Hair and Make Up Parents.  Everyone will get an opportunity to do so and receive instruction.

We will have "hair training for parents" prior to the 2nd Parent Meeting, Friday 11/15.  The training will be at 6:30, the meeting starts at 7:00 PM.

Here are some photos that will help you prepare.

Discount Tickets for Tollbooth and Fiddler!

We're having a 48 hour ticket sale! 

Tickets to The Phantom Tollbooth, Jr. and Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. will be 50% off starting at 11 am on November 5th until 11 am on November 7th.  

The discount is not applicable to previous purchases or to School Day performances. 

Ticket contest credit will be given in full, for each ticket sold during this time - so share with your friends and family!!!

Make Up Training Canceled

Make up training is listed in the far left hand column on your rehearsal schedule.  THAT TRAINING IS CANCELED.  We have determined this training is not necessary due to the simplicity of make up for this show and the number of returning cast members we have.  New cast members will receive make up training at another time.

Friday Night Call

The Floor Show cast is called this Friday, 11/8, from 5:00 - 8:00.  This is to clarify, it is only the Floor Show at the Club.  The Diners at the Club are not called.

Show Shoes

Here is show shoe information from the costume committee!

Speed Tappists:  Black (not patent/shiny) oxford tap shoes.

File Clerks, Ms. Flannery and Stenogs:  

Black (not patent/shiny) Mary Jane, or character tap shoes 

Speakeasy/Floorshow Girls: Black Character Shoe

Character Shoe

Speakeasy Boys:  Black wingtip or dress shoe

Hotel Priscilla Girls: Black Character Shoe

Modern ladies: Black Character Shoes

Modern gentlemen: Black Wingtip Shoe or Dress Shoe

Modern girls: Black Mary Jane shoe

Modern boys: Brown or black dress shoe

(Leads not listed here are being worked with individually)

Questions?  Contact b.larson@journeytheater.org

Help Us Build A Great Program!

In talking with our Program Committee Chair yesterday, we have come to the conclusion we need your help!  At this point the program committee has about $1100 in ad sales.  It takes$2000 in sales to have a program, $2500 in sales to have a program with cast and crew photos and $3000 to get a color cover.  We have a ways to go!

Here are three ways you can help:

1.  Ask a business you familiar with if they would like to purchase an add in our program.  Your parent packet included a photo copy of ad prices.  Another choice here would be to pass on the name of a "good ask" to our program committee and they will make contact.

2.  If you own a business, please consider placing an ad.

3.  Place a congratulatory ad, by the due date, and those funds go toward our ad sales total.  Parents can also place a display ad at a reduced price!  This is great to celebrate a first show, last show, special friendship, support from family that is too far away to attend, etc., and it can include special photo(s), and your own special wording.  Our program designer will help you put the ad together.

Our program ad due date is two weeks away, our second parent meeting on November 15th.  

This is going to be a fantastic show!  Seeing our Act I run through Saturday absolutely convinces me of this ~ I am looking forward to having a correspondingly great program!  

Thank You!

We had a great time on Tuesday night visiting and shopping at the Premier Jewelry Fundraisier.  Thank you so much for your orders.

If you did not get a chance to come and shop, you can still place an order and the profits will all go to Journey Theater.  We have some catlogs in the magic box you can order from.  To place an order please contact Cindy Henifin at cindyh@ilovepremier.com.

Millie Shirts!

Millie shirts are here!  If you ordered a t-shirt or sweatshirt, it will be at Vancouver East classes tomorrow night.  They are labeled with your name for easy pick up!

If you don't get it Tuesday, I will have them at this weekend's rehearsals too!

"Post Your Poster" Week

This is "Post Your Poster Week"!  You can make the Millie show poster your facebook profile pic.  Show your Show Spirit!!  All the show posters are on the Journey page.  You can tag yourself and then "make it profile pic" in the options menu.  

Here is our facebook link!  https://www.facebook.com/JourneyTheaterArts


And here is our poster:

Five Tickets This Week!

Okay Millie Cast & Crew...here's a check in to see just how THOROUGHLY you're hitting the ticket sales this week.  

You all agreed to sell 5 tickets this week.  Many thanks to the following for already meeting that goal:

Ryan Barr

Katelynn Gookin

Brandon Henefin

Sierra Long (she's already at 21 tickets!!!  GO SIERRA!)

Tirza Meuljic

Savannah Wetzler

That gives the rest of you 3 more days to make your goal!  You can do it!!  Have you already handed out all the bookmarks you grabbed?  Did you give them to every classmate (even if you think they might not want to come, you can still give them a handy bookmark)?  How about your school library?  Will the front desk or counseling office put a stack of them out for students to use? Have your parents bought their tickets yet?? 

LET'S BEAT THE DRUM CAUSE WE'RE SO THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE NOW!  

Make Up Testing

A Hair and Make Up parent will be at classes on Tuesday in Vancouver East and Thursday in Vancouver to test Millie cast members for correct foundation color.

Testing is for new AND returning kids.  It is important to have a good color match.  Testing is for those purchasing a whole kit or just a foundation refill.

Pizza Days!

We will be selling pizza for $1.50 a slice on the following rehearsal dates:

October 25th
November 1st
November 15th
November 22nd

Choices will be cheese or pepperoni.

Please arrive 10 minutes early to rehearsal to order your pizza so we can start each rehearsal right on time!

Rehearsal Parents

These are the rehearsal parents and the dates scheduled that we came up with at our parent meeting last Friday:

Friday     10/19     Gookin and Meuljic
Saturday  11/2      Montovino
Friday     11/15     Peterson
Saturday 11/16     Sterle, Quarto
Friday     11/22     Gookin
Saturday 11/23     Dillon

Jewlery FUNdraiser!!

Rehearsal Schedule Here!

Here is a link to our rehearsal schedule.  The schedule also has a permanent spot at the Rehearsal Schedule tab above!

Thoroughly Modern Millie Rehearsal Schedule

The Voice of Journey

If you are a current student in Journey Theater Arts Group classes, we'd love for you to audition to be the Voice of Journey!    To audition, call our office between 3 pm and 9 am during the week, or anytime over the weekend (when our office is closed) and after the voicemail tone, introduce yourself and then read through the script below.    The chosen voice(s) will come to our office in Vancouver for a recording session and the recording will be used as the Curtian Warmer at our Fall shows. Submissions will be accepted until 9 am on Wednesday, October 16th. 

    Script:   Welcome to Journey Theater Arts Group and our production of The Phantom Tollbooth Jr.

     What you're going to see is a show performed by students ages 8-18, like me!  We take classes through Journey to build our skills in singing, dancing, and acting.   There's a wide variety of great classes to choose from and there's something for everyone!  If you're between the ages of 6-18, or if you know someone in that age range, be sure to get signed up for classes!  Registration for Winter will begin soon and you don't want to miss out! 

     Explore our website, journeytheater.org for all the info about classes and the fabulous shows we have happening right now!  You don't want to miss Fiddler On the Roof Jr. in Portland, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in Beaverton, or Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. in East Vancouver. 

     At intermission, be sure to visit all the great tables in the lobby.  We've got souvenirs, refreshments and a silent auction.  All the proceeds help support the work of Journey theater and even provide scholarships and financial aid so more kids can be involved. 

    We couldn't do these shows without the great support of our show sponsors: Pioneer Pest Management and Dentistry on Officers Row.  We want to thank them not just for supporting live theater, but theater that changes lives.  Let's give them a round of applause

     Now remember, there's no eating or drinking in the auditorium, and no video or photography of any kind.  If you have restless little ones with you, an usher can help you exit during blackouts and applause. 

    I think it's about time to get on with our adventure.  So sit back, relax, and enjoy The Phantom Tollbooth Jr..

Fall Ticket Contest

Rehearsal Dates

Although the Millie rehearsal schedule is not ready for publication yet ~ here is a reminder of the dates we have scheduled parent meetings and rehearsals!  (Specific calls for your character yet to come)

Fridays, 5:00 – 9:00

October 18^th

October 25^th

November 1^st

November 8^th

November 15^th

November 22^nd

Saturdays, 9:00 – 1:00

October 19^th

November 2^nd

November 9^th

November 16th 

November 23rd 

First Parent Meeting - Friday, October 18th

Second Parent Meeting - Friday, November 15th 

Join Us At The Journey Shows!

Don't forget to book your free student ticket to the other Journey shows this fall!  Bring your whole family and join other "Millie" folks, supporting our friends and seeing great shows, on the following dates:

The Phantom Tollbooth

Saturday 11/2 at 7:00 PM

Fiddler on the Roof

Saturday 11/9 at 7:00 PM

Tom Sawyer

Sunday 11/17 at 2:00 PM

FREE Journey Car Window Decal

Tomorrow (10/8) at Vancouver East classes, families can get a FREE car window decal of our new Journey logo!   Staff will be on hand to pass out and help apply the new car window decals starting at 5:00.

If you have an old Journey decal, we will have supplies on hand to help you remove the old one before adding the new one!

(Tip:  If you want to remove the old decal at home, heating with a hair dryer makes scrapping much easier)

Scripts and CD's

Kristi Foster will have scripts and rehearsal CD's at classes tonight and at classes on Tuesday and Thursday next week for those of you who would like to get your materials before our first rehearsal.

Each family will need a rehearsal CD, check out cost is $5.  This deposit must be made by check. Please make your check out to Journey.  When you return your CD at the end of the show, we will send your check back to you!

The following students need a script.  The deposit for a script is $25.  These scripts must be turned back in at the end of our show, and when you do so we will send your deposit check back to you as well!

Script deposits and CD deposits must be made on separate checks.

CHARACTER	ACTOR
Millie	Tirza Meuljic
Jimmy	Brandon Doak
Dorothy	Savannah Wetzler
Trevor Graydon	Brian Dillon
Mrs. Meers	Annalisa Quarto
Ching Ho	Brandon Henefin
Bun Fu	Alex Havens
Miss Flannery	Katelyn Gookin
Alice	Madison Jooste
Ruth	Elissa Maxwell
Gloria	Averie Sellers
Rita	Ariel Vincent
Cora	Kyra Miller
Lucille	Ashley Estep
Ethel Peas	Sierra Long

Deadlines

Please look over the deadlines on the online ordering page.  We will also review these at our first parent meeting on October 18th.  The only deadline before our meeting is for show shirts.

It is important to note that once the deadline has passed, items will be removed from the ordering page.

So, if there is an item you need or want, you must have your order placed by the due date.  Late orders cannot be placed in the online ordering system.

Production Fee Due Date 10/22

Every student cast in a Journey shows pays a $75 production fee.  The deadline for paying this fee for Millie is Tuesday, 10/22, three days after the first rehearsal and first parent meeting.  Crew members do not pay a production fee.

This production fee is not part of the online ordering.  It is attached to your family account on our web page.  You will see a "Production Fee" button when you are logged into your family account page.

This fee can be paid anytime up through 10/22.

T-shirt Ordering Deadline 10/8

Our t-shirt and sweatshirt ordering date has been moved up to Tuesday, October 8th.  Cast and crew received an email about this update earlier this week.  

T-shirts and sweatshirts are purchased through our online ordering.  You must be logged into your family account on the website to be able to view.

Here is the link!

Order Online Here!

Improv Team Auditions!

Students ages 12 - 18, who have taken Beginning Improv, are encouraged to audition for a 2014 Improv Team! 

There will be an "Improv Warm Up Session" on Thursday, December 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at US Digital (1400 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver).  The cost is $10 per person.

Auditions for the Improv Teams (Vancouver and Vancouver East) will take place on Saturday, December 14th from 10 am - 1 pm at US Digital.  

More information, along with Audition forms, will be available on our website November 1st.  

COIN DRIVE TO HELP TEENS!

TREK is doing a fall coin drive at Vancouver and Vancouver East to benefit the teens at Open House Ministries! Open House Ministries is a family shelter in downtown Vancouver, dedicated to helping homeless families restore healthy relationships with each other, with their community and with Christ.

·        Coin jars will be available at every class, so please help give these teens a great Christmas by donating your coins!  

·        This is a competition, and the winning class gets candy on the last day of classes!

 Please remember to bring your coins!

Script Check Out

Script check out is postponed until next week at classes.  Those needing a script will receive a separate emailing detailing the check out process.  

Updated Crew List!

We've got more crew!!
STAGE MANAGER	Josh Bode
CREW CHIEF/FLY RAIL	Brenna Larson
LIGHT BOARD	Ashlyn Cantrell
SPOT LIGHTS	Morgan Dunn Miriam Staykov
MICS	Lily Hart Timothy Haines
PROPS	Gracie Canfield Jillian Cantrell
DRESSER	McKenna Dunn Elsie Ferber
BACKSTAGE	Zoren Hitchcock Sarah Haines