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.

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 :)