Congratulations to the Cast of The Night Shift Before Christmas!

As always, the auditions blew us away. We are definitely blessed to have so many talented kids to work with. Seriously....this gets harder for us every year! I wish so much that we could let everyone have the part they auditioned for, however, like most years there were two or three roles that got auditioned for more than others.

We considered both the audition as well as the child's grade when making our selections. We like to give priority to the kids who will be aging out of choir after this year as this is their last opportunity for a speaking part. Usually, we have the ability to split parts to create more opportunities, but the musical this year did not lend to that at all. We do have many non-speaking roles that we filled and we are writing an additional opening scene to accommodate a few more speaking parts.

With that being said....ANYONE with a speaking part needs to be at the church in the gym at 4:00 pm next Sunday, September 22. Drama rehearsals will be at 4 from now on. Most characters will need to be there every week. If not, I will contact you individually about that. Non-Speaking roles need only to attend the 5:00 choir rehearsal until further notice. Solo assignments will be made within the next two weeks and will be given during choir rehearsal. We did not have a ton of soloists this year, so I believe it is safe to say that anyone who auditioned should be receiving a part. Mrs. Sherry wants to be more familiar with the musical before assigning those.

2013 CAST LIST FOR "THE NIGHT SHIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"

FLO - Abigail Noble
MO - Michael Williams
LYDIA - Sarah Snyder
MS. HALA - Betsy Aredy
TAMMY - Amelia Snyder
TOMMY - Jared Dickerson
BIFF - Cameron Mitchell
BUFFY - Elizabeth Puckett
SKIP - Ella Hummeldorf
SCAMP - Emma Martin
BEN - Andy Deel
LISA - Kate Kunze
JOSH - Will Hummeldorf

EXTRA SCENE
ANGEL 1 - Morgan Skerl
ANGEL 2 - Emily Cebulskie
ANGEL 3 - Rachel Gleberman
DIRECTOR - Makayla Deel

NON-SPEAKING ROLES
MARY - Sofia Martin
JOSEPH - Adam Kunze
ANIMALS - Drew Rambacher, Elaina Lord, Isabella Marinelli
CUSTOMERS - Isabella Marinelli, Adam Kunze, Sofia Martin

Children's Choir Audition Information 2013

Thank you all for your patience in waiting for this information to be posted. I apologize for the delay!

This Christmas we will be performing the musical "The Night Shift Before Christmas". If you have yet to sign up for choir or for an audition and would like to, please email us at ccmpraisecompany@gmail.com.

Auditions will be held THIS coming Sunday, September 15 from 1-4. Below are links to all of the information that you will need for auditions. For updates please visit this blog or our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/115599355185273/

Please click on each description for the information and read everything!

Cast List and Descriptions (those desiring non-speaking roles do NOT require an audition. We will assign those at a later date)

Audition Information Packet (please be sure to fill out the information form and bring with you to your audition)

Audition Script for MALE Roles

Audition Script for FEMALE Roles

Performance Weekend Details! IMPORTANT!!!

PLEASE READ FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S DRESS REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE!

Saturday, December 1 from 9am - 12noon - DRESS REHEARSAL

* Please have your children arrive 10 - 15 minutes early to get their costumes on.  We have them on a rack with names and if you can help your child get into their costume before you leave we would very much appreciate that! 

*Please have your child wear shorts and a t-shirt for under their costume.  They will be barefoot on stage.

*Storytellers will wear their choir t-shirts (to be distributed on Saturday) and Jeans with black or brown shoes. Librarians - what you wore Sunday is perfect!

*If you signed up to provide snacks for our dress rehearsal please make sure you bring that with you at drop off.

Sunday, December 2 - Performance Day

*We will be performing our title song during the 9:30 service to promote the musical at the 11:00 service.  

*Please arrive at 9:00 am sharp and bring your children to the AUDITORIUM.  Sherry and Sarah will be there to take the kids and line them up for our sound check. 

*We will sing VERY first thing in the 9:30 service.

*When you arrive, please make sure your children are wearing their choir t-shirt (to be distributed Saturday) and jeans or dark pants.  They will need to bring shorts to change into for our performance (unless they are the "main 6")

*Sherry and Sarah will take the children from the 9:30 service to the basement and feed them breakfast.  We have a few parent volunteers who will help us get them in costume and ready for the performance.  You as parents just need to drop them off at 9 and we will handle everything from there and see you at the 11:00 performance :)  You do not need to check the kids in or get security tags as they will not be attending classes.

11:00 AM performance

*Kids will remain in their choir t-shirts, but need to have shorts to change into after the 9:30 service.  Kids will also be barefoot, so please bring a bag or backpack labeled with the child's name to keep their extra pants and shoes in.

*ANGELS - you will need to change your t-shirts as well! Please bring a PLAIN white shirt to wear under your costume.

*Librarians - you will need to bring your Librarian outfits to change into as well so you can wear your choir shirts for the 9:30 performance.

*Storytellers - you have it easy...you don't have to change :)

*We will take the children back stage after the performance to take off their costumes.  You can pick them up in room 101 (choir room to the right of the auditorium) following the service.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - If we have forgotten something or if you have any other questions that were not answered....email us at ccmpraisecompany@gmail.com or text or call Sarah at 513-702-7340.  We are so excited for an awesome weekend! Thanks for all of your support!!!

Important Dates for A Rockin' Royal Christmas!

The following are the remaining rehearsal dates for A Rockin' Royal Christmas cast.  All cast and choir should be present at the remainder of the rehearsals.

Sunday, November 18 - 4:00 - 6:00 pm in the BASEMENT big room (Gym is being used)
Sunday, November 25 - 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the AUDITORIUM (This is our soft dress rehearsal on the BIG stage)
Saturday, December 1 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm in the AUDITORIUM (This is our final dress rehearsal)
Sunday, December 2 - Performance Day - Please meet in the AUDITORIUM at 9:00 am.  We will be sharing two of our songs during the 9:30 service.  Our performance will be during the 11:00 service.  Children will wear their choir shirts (we will be passing those out soon) during the 9:30 performance.

Cast Rehearsal Schedule

My sincere apologies for updating this at the last minute. It totally slipped my mind! Here is the schedule for the remainder of the drama rehearsals.  All drama rehearsals start at 4:00 PM.

Sunday, September 30 - Storytellers, Librarian, Assistant, and Sherlock

Sunday, October 7 - Full Cast

Sunday, October 14 - Storytellers, Librarian, Assistant, and Sherlock (mostly off book)

Sunday, October 21 - Full Cast (off book - all parts memorized!)

Sunday, October 28 - NO REHEARSAL DUE TO THE FALL FESTIVAL AND TRUNK N TREAT

Sunday, November 4 - Storytellers, Librarian, Assistant, and Sherlock (off book)

Sunday, November 11 - Full Cast

Sunday, November 18 - Full Cast

Sunday, November 25 - Full Cast

Saturday, December 1 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm FULL CAST AND CHOIR DRESS REHEARSAL

Sunday, December 2 - 11:00 am PERFORMANCE - Call times TBA

A Rockin' Royal Christmas Cast Announced!!!

This is the moment you have all been waiting for! Thanks to all who worked so hard on your auditions and made a special trip to try out for us.  We had a record number of auditioners this year.  WOW...and did you all sure make our jobs difficult!!!  There is always one role that seems to be the most popular and this year was no different.  Our popular role this year was the Librarian.  Half of the people who auditioned read for the role of Librarian!  We had the most difficult time selecting this role because everyone did such a wonderful job.  So much so that we ultimately decided to split the part into two parts....so now there is the Librarian and the Librarian's Assistant.  We also split the Storyteller role into 3 parts.  If you have any questions at all feel free to email us at ccmpraisecompany@gmail.com.

We tried hard to put everyone in a role where we felt they fit and that they would be happy with.  Please know that if you did not get the role you read for it does NOT mean that you didn't do well.  We were more impressed than ever with the number of actors we have!  We are confident that everyone will do wonderfully in their roles.

Everyone on the list (minus the Soloists) needs to come to our Read Through rehearsal next Sunday, September 23 at 4:00.  The scripts will be available at that rehearsal.

A ROCKIN' ROYAL CHRISTMAS CAST!

Storyteller 1 - Sarah S.
Storyteller 2 - Cameron M.
Storyteller 3 - Annabelle J.

Sherlock - Michael W.

Librarian - Meghan R.
Librarian's Assistant - Amelia S.

Shepherd 1 - Sam N.
Shepherd 2 - Rad M.
Shepherd 3 - Emma F.

Angel 1 - Emma M.
Angel 2 - Emily C.
Angel 3 - Aubrey C.

Wise Man 1 - Blake S.
Wise Man 2 - Sam R.
Wise Man 3 - Adam K.

Child 1 - Alexis C.
Child 2 - Rachel G.
Child 3 - Kate K.
Child 4 - Nathan Y.
Child 5 - Jordan A.

Kid 1 - Betsy A.
Kid 2 - Makayla D.
Kid 3 - Maecon Y.
Kid 4 - Will H.

SOLOS:
Vinny (the Innkeeper) - Noah H.
Inkeepers Wife - Bianca O.
Skylar M.
Hope D.
Ella H.

Audition Packets and Information for A Rockin' Royal Christmas!

Hello all! We are excited to be kicking off another wonderful season of Children's choir!  This year we have selected the musical "A Rockin' Royal Christmas".  When King Herod sends Sherlock Watson to find out why the kings from the East did not return to him, we discover, along with Sherlock, that Jesus is the "King of kings" and if we believe in Him, we answer to a higher calling than to any king on earth.

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 9.

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 9/9) to help them learn the music before the auditions.  UPDATE: Those auditioning for a solo may sing any song of their choice.  Please be prepared with your selection when you come for your audition.

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

STORYTELLER - (Acts and Sings) A modern day charming, witty and thought-provoking girl/boy.  Leads the cast and audience on this journey back in time.

HEROD - To be played by an adult

SHERLOCK WATSON - (Acts and Sings) The eager, young investigator hired by Herod to find out why the Wise Men never returned and where the King Jesus was.

LIBRARIAN - (Acts and Sings) A proper, uptight young librarian who tries to keep order in the Bethlehem Public Library.

3 SHEPHERDS -  (Acts and Sings) Can be cast as boys or girls

3 ANGELS - (Acts and 2 of the 3 sing) Girls

3 WISE MEN - (Acts only)

VINNY (Innkeeper) - (Sings only)

INNKEEPERS WIFE - (Sings only)

READERS (Children 1, 2, 3, 4 and Kids 1, 2, 3, 4)

Please view and print your Audition Packets here.  You may print all or only the pages you need.  If you have trouble viewing or printing, please email Sarah at sarahliz513@gmail.com.