Drama Practice Schedule

If your kid's part is not listed, they do NOT need to be here at 4:00. All Cast and Choir continue to report at 5pm each week unless otherwise listed below.

October 2 - Scene 1 - Rookie, Joe, Seamstresses, Goat Napper, and Traveler

October 9 - Scenes 3, 5 - Rookie, Joe, Cub, Scoop, Herb, Vince, Frank, Merv, Shep, Source 1, 2, 3.

October 16 - Scenes 2, 4 - Rookie, Joe, Cub, Scoop, CD.

October 23 - Scene 6, 8 - Rookie, Joe, Cub, Scoop, Herb, Vince, Frank, Merv, Shep, Gabriel.

October 30 - FALL FESTIVAL/TRUNK N TREAT NO REHEARSAL

November 6 - Scene 7, and fine tuning - ALL CAST - ALL PARTS NEED TO BE MEMORIZED BY THIS WEEK!!!

November 13 - Run through with blocking and parts memorized - ALL CAST

November 20, 27, December 4, 11 - ENTIRE CAST AND CHOIR REPORTS AT 4!

December 14 - 6 - 8pm - Pre Dress Rehearsal - All Cast and Choir

December 17 - 9am - Noon - Dress Rehearsal - All Cast and Choir

Announcing our Cast and Solos for "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen"

What an AMAZING group of kids we have this year! Around 35 kids auditioned this year!!! So much talent from everyone, too! We were very impressed by how prepared some of you were...it was clear that you all worked very hard! We sure had an extremely difficult task ahead of us. These decisions were NOT easy to come by. Everyone did exceptionally well this year which made this even harder. I wish that we could give everyone the part that they want, but unfortunately we have to consider a lot of factors when choosing someone to play a role.

Some of the things that we considered when making these decisions are 1) the age of the child. While we have many talented kids of all ages, some of our kids are in choir for the last year and we want to make sure that the kids who are about to age out of choir get to participate as much as possible. 2) How the child fits into the role. 3) Whether or not the child has already had the opportunity to have a considerable role in the past. We like for everyone to gain as much experience as possible and try to be fair in giving everyone a shot. If a child did not receive the part that they auditioned for, it in no way means that they were not good enough for the part...in fact, the opposite is true. In some cases we had 10+ people audition for the same role. In any case, all roles are equally as important in the telling of our story. We couldn't put on such a show without each and every child involved. We hope that no one is discouraged or upset if they were not selected for the part they auditioned for. We will all have a great time together! For most of you, there's always next year!!! :)

The following is the list of cast and solos. Anyone that was selected for a SPEAKING PART will need to report at 4:00 PM from now on each Sunday evening. Anyone with a NON SPEAKING PART or SOLO only will not need to arrive until 5:00 until further notice. If you have ANY questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email us at ccmpraisecompany@gmail.com.

These people MUST report THIS Sunday, September 25th at 4:00 to the BASEMENT Big Room.

SERGEANT JOE SABBATH - Joshua Gleberman

PATROLMAN ROOKIE - Michael Williams

SCOOP - Sarah Snyder

CUB - Jordan Samuelson

FRANK - Sam Rote

VINCE - Nathan Yared

MERV - Rad Murray

HERB - Rebecca Meyers

SHEP - Sam Neiger

CD - Cameron Mitchell

SEAMSTRESSES - Ally Kritzer and Anastasia Shalakov

SOURCE 1 - Olivia Martin

SOURCE 2 - Ella Hummeldorf

SOURCE 3 - Elizabeth Puckett

TRAVELER - Kate Kunze

GOAT NAPPER - Blake Shope

PERSON 1 - Abigail Noble

PERSON 2 - Will Martin

PERSON 3 - Drew Martin

GABRIEL - Rachel Gleberman

These Roles will NOT need to arrive early, just come for 5:00 rehearsal

NON SPEAKING ROLES:

PITA CHEWER - Bianca Olea

MARY - Emma Tanghal

JOSEPH - Jacob Turner

TOWNS PEOPLE - Emilee Martin, Emma Martin, Rachel Minor, Will Hummeldorf, Morgan Skerl, Faith Youngquist

SOLOS - Arrive at regular 5:00 rehearsal time (unless you also have a speaking role)

The specific solo part will be assigned on Sunday - these are just the songs that the solos will be in.

CHRIST IS BORN - Olivia Martin, Abigail Noble

HE IS THE ONE - Holly Brashear, Rose Brashear

LOOK FOR THE LIGHT - Hope Davis, Bianca Olea

NO FEAR - Noah Henderson, Emma Martin

PEACE IS HERE FOR YOU - Rachel Minor

Please don't hesitate to email us with questions!!!! See you all on Sunday :)

Auditions On Sunday!

Our auditions are this Sunday from 1 - 5. I am hoping to get emails out today to remind you all of your times. PLEASE be prepared for your audition by using the materials provided for you on the last blog post and on the CD. Please don't forget to bring your information sheet as well!

OUR AUDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BASEMENT BIG ROOM - if you are unfamiliar with the building, you can check out the building floor plan here.

REHEARSAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF SEPTEMBER WILL BE IN THE BASEMENT BIG ROOM (see above link for building map) Beginning in October we will have all rehearsals in the GYM. We will do our best to communicate any changes in a timely manner. The locations of each rehearsal are also shown on the Praise Company calendar below.

We are also in need of 2 or 3 parents that would be willing to take care of costuming for the kids. We have costumes available for everyone, but we'll need someone to come during rehearsal to "fit" the kids and tag the costumes accordingly. We are also in need of someone to possibly do some minor sewing projects for some specialty items we may need. If you are interested in helping with this project, please let me know via email and I will give you some more details.

See you Sunday!

Audition Packets and Information for "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen"

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS INFORMATION...I know there is a TON of it, but it REALLY helps us when everyone knows what is going on and shows up to the audition PREPARED!

If you are interested in auditioning for a speaking part and/or solo for our upcoming Christmas Musical, please find us in the church lobby on Sunday morning to sign up for a time. We will also have the sign up sheet available at our KICK OFF PIZZA PARTY on Sunday, September 11.

When you sign up for an audition you will receive an Audition Packet. If you did not get one or have not signed up, you can print a copy here. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. It is also very important to make sure that you are able to commit to all of the scheduled rehearsal times listed in the packet. You can also see the rehearsal times on the calendar at the bottom of the blog.

We will post options for the solo auditions at a later time. Everyone will also receive a listening CD (on 9/11) to help them learn the music before the auditions.

Below are the Cast of Characters and the descriptions for each Character. Following that will be the link to the Audition Packet.

Cast of Characters

JOE SABBATH - The sergeant set on keeping the peace in Bethlehem. (large amount of memorization - suitable for an older/experienced actor)

ROOKIE - Joe's peace-keeping sidekick. (moderate amount of memorization)

SCOOP - A reporter for the Bethlehem Examiner. (moderate amount of memorization)

CUB - Scoop's assistant reporter. (several short lines)

TRAVELER - Local witness to the events. (two small lines)

SEAMSTRESS - Local witness to the events. (several lines in one scene)

GOAT NAPPER - Local witness to the events. (two small lines)

SOURCE 1 - News source for Scoop and Cub. (several lines in one scene)

SOURCES 2, 3 - News sources for Scoop and Cub. (one sentence each)

CD - Camel Driver on the road to Jerusalem from Baghdad. (several lines in one scene)

HERB, FRANK, VINCE, MERV - Shepherds (several short lines each)

SHEP - Shepherd (one short line)

GABRIEL - Angel at the Nativity (one word spoken)

PERSON 1, 2, &3 - Local witnesses to the events (one short line each)

Please review this audition packet and choose ONE role to prepare and memorize as well as possible. Please note that trying out for a specific part does not guarantee that you will be chosen for that part. You may be placed in any of the above roles.

You can print the AUDITION PACKET HERE in full or in part!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at ANY time. Our email is ccmpraisecompany@gmail.com. Please join our Facebook page as well for updates! http://www.facebook.com/groups/115599355185273/

See you all very soon!!!

Praise Company Promo Video

Thanks to all who were involved in this! A big thank you to Jonathan Mack for putting it together!!!

Kid's Choir Promo from Jonathan Mack on Vimeo.

It's Coming!

If you are here looking for the audition scripts and information...you aren't crazy! It isn't here, yet. I am hoping to have it up by the end of today...tomorrow night at the very latest! Stop back by later! If you haven't signed up for an audition time, yet, we will be back in the church lobby between services next Sunday! See you all soon :)

Praise Company Sings Again!

Hello all! I hope you are in the midst of a wonderful, fun-filled summer! I know that it's hard to think about Christmas when it is August and 90 degrees outside, but we are gearing up for our newest Praise Company Production!

This year we will be presenting "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen" for our Family Christmas Church Service. We are VERY excited about this musical and we think it will be a LOT of fun!

Here is a little about the musical:

Sergeant Joe Sabbath is charged with keeping the peace in the sleepy little town of Bethlehem, and he likes things QUIET! When word reaches him that a band of rowdy shepherds is inbound from the fields outside of town, boisterously celebrating with wild tales of angels and such, he is determined to get to the bottom of this case! Of course, what he discovers is no simple "disturbing the peace" beef. It seems he’s stumbled upon the caper that changed the world!

If you would like to participate this year, you may sign up on line beginning Sunday, August 7 at www.ccmason.org, or on the touch screens at church.

Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 11 at 5:00 where we will have a PIZZA PARTY! Auditions will be the following Sunday. Please see the calendar below (alllll the way at the bottom of the blog) for ALL of the rehearsal dates and times as well as the performance time.

We're looking forward to seeing you all there!