Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:36:47 -0700WeeblyFri, 22 Apr 2016 15:30:02 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/mp-update-422Hello Cast, Crew, and Pit,

Next week is show week! We greatly appreciate your flexibility, time, and commitment to this show. It will be amazing and we can't wait to show it to friends, family, teachers, students, and the community. Schedule here

Tomorrow 4/23- Cast, run crew, lights, sound, costumes, pit will run a dress rehearsal from 9-3pm  on Saturday and fix problem spots. Bring a lunch or have it delivered! No rehearsal on Sunday. 

Cast- Please bring your makeup kit and bring in proper undergarments for changing in and out of costume everyday. Ladies, bring in tights, bobby pins, curling irons etc. Upper classmen come over early to get into makeup ahead of time. Mrs. Riddell will let you in as soon as you get here. 

Show Days: Call time for front of house, cast, running crew, lights, sound, & costume crew is 5:30pm the nights of the show April 28th & 29th. Call time on April 30th is 11:30 eat ahead of time or bring lunch. The show is at 2pm, but we have the Practically Perfect Meet & Greet before hand. The Boosters are graciously providing dinner in between the 2pm & 7pm show. It will be a long day. Prepare and bring snacks. 

Parent Help- We need every family to bring in a dessert donation to sell during intermission of the shows. Please bring them in in baggies or separated for individual purchase. If gluten free or has nuts, please label. Please bring things that can be served individually (example: cake is too hard to serve). You can start sending them in as of 4/27 for the shows. 

Tickets are on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets.  We want to sell out! Tell everyone! Warren Students are free, so please tell your friends to come! 

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. We will be filming this week! The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.

Save the date: Strike will happen on Monday 5/2 after school. Please keep in mind we will have a lot to do that day so we will go late to get everything taken a part and put away. Also, save the date for the Drama Club Banquet on May 4th from 5-7:30pm. Banquet $ is due 5/2. See drama club website for details. 

]]>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:50:28 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/mp-update-415Hello Cast, Crew, and Pit,

Schedule (attached). Wow! We are getting close! We started flying! Yay! We will get out later this week (7:30ish). Our backdrop and costumes come in from the rental house on 4/21 and we are running the whole show with the pit (3 hours). We greatly appreciate your flexibility.

Cast- Fee ($40) April 15th (Link to instructions) due tomorrow. Please buy a makeup kit and bring in proper undergarments for changing in and out of costume. Ladies, bring in bobby pins, curling irons etc. 
Parent Help- We need every family to bring in a dessert donation to sell during intermission of the shows. Please bring them in in baggies or separated for individual purchase. If gluten free or has nuts, please label. Please bring things that can be served individually (example: cake is too hard to serve). You can start sending them in as of 4/27 for the shows. 

Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets.  We want to sell out! Tell everyone!

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.

Save the date: Strike will happen on Monday 5/2 after school. Please keep in mind we will have a lot to do that day so we will go late to get everything taken a part and put away. Also, save the date for the Drama Club Banquet on May 4th from 5-7:30pm. Banquet $ is due 5/2. See drama club website for details. 
]]>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:24:37 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/april-08th-2016Hello Cast, Crew, and Pit,

Please review the schedule (attached). Some crews will be meeting more often to finish up the set/props/costumes. We plan to get out at 6:30pm this week, but we will get out later the following week when costumes come in from the rental house and we are running the whole show (3 hours). We greatly appreciate your flexibility and support to make this show happen. 


Fly Days: Th 13th-16th are our scheduled fly days!  This means that no one is allowed in the auditorium during those days of rehearsal.  You will need to put your things in the choir room, and head to the cafeteria for choreography rehearsal with Tori.
Pit students will have those 3 days to continue working on the music in the band room.
 
Art Club is having a fundraiser at Panda Express (Grand/Brookside) from 3pm-11pm tonight 4/8. Art Club is helping us out by painting Bert's Paintings for us. Let's support another club! 

Cast-  Fee ($40) April 15th (Link to instructions). Please buy a makeup kit and bring in proper undergarments for changing in and out of costume. Ladies, bring in bobby pins, curling irons etc. 

Sunday- All cast, crew, and pit members are welcome to join us on Sunday to help finish up the set pieces. Any additional help is greatly appreciated! All hands on deck to finish up! 

Parent Help- We need every family to bring in a dessert donation to sell during intermission of the shows. Please bring them in in baggies or separated for individual purchase. If gluten free or has nuts, please label. Please bring things that can be served individually (example: cake is too hard to serve). You can start sending them in as of 4/27 for the shows. 
Lunch on 4/30: The Warren Drama Boosters will be providing lunch (pizza) for cast, crew, and pit in between the 2pm and 7pm show on Saturday 4/30. We also need some parents to bring in items to supplement. Please see Mary Jo Urquhart's email sent yesterday. Any help is greatly appreciated. 
 
Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets.  We want to sell out! Tell everyone!

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.

Thank you for all your time, dedication, and help!
Mrs. Riddell & Ms. Colgan]]>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:28:29 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/set-build-every-day​Hello Everyone,

We are building the set every day (Mon-Friday) this week. Even if you are not on set crew, we need as many people working as soon as possible. Almond, come over as soon as you can and I will let you in early. Please come and earn thespian points and help us finish the set. We will most likely meet on Sunday as well to finish up detail work but the time will be announced later in the week. 


Thank you for all your hard work so far and to those who gave their Saturday to build. We greatly appreciate you!

Mrs. Riddell & Ms. Colgan ]]>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/41-updateHello Cast, Crew, and Pit,

Progress is happening! We are excited to see Supercal tonight at the Live Arts Festival. Please review the schedule (attached). Some crews will be meeting more often to finish up the set/props/costumes.

April 1st (Tonight)- Live Arts Festival Performance of Supercal. Save the date, cast will get to perform (Cast is performing tonight!. Crew and Pit come to support the fine arts at Warren! Meet in the Almond Band Room at 7:15pm. We will release at 6pm that day (today) to get over to Almond/eat dinner. We perform at 7:40.

Cast Fee ($40) April 15th (Link to instructions)
 
Cast- Shoes due today! Off Book/Memorized by April 1st with songs, lines, & blocking!

Saturday- Several cast/crew/pit members are going to Matilda downtown on a drama/choir field trip, but Kyle (tech director) is planning on building from noon-6:30pm on Saturday. We need as many of you as possible to help finish up the set (even non set crew members). Please wear work clothes and be ready to help out! We realize this was not on the original schedule, so it is not required, but we need to get the set done so please come if you can. 

Booster Meeting- Tuesday, April 5th will be a booster meeting in the O'Plaine lobby at 6pm. This date was moved from April 15th. Please come to learn how you can help as a parent during musical and help prepare for our end of the year banquet. 

Parent Help- We need your help on the nights of the show to help the boosters. There are many jobs to sign up for and you will not miss a minute of the show. Please sign up here and contact booster president, Mary Jo Urquhart at partyof4u@aol.com
 
Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets.  We want to sell out! Tell everyone!

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.

]]>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:25:00 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/328-updateHello Cast, Crew, and Pit,
Hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable break. We also hope that CAST memorized their blocking, lines, and songs!

Please review the schedule. Some crews will be meeting more often to finish up the set/props/costumes.

Program Check Please check the program (link) to make sure you are in the program and your bio is correct. Thank you front of house for putting the bios together. We want to make sure everyone is in it. Please check this by Wednesday, March 30th. Send me changes in an email. 
​Parent Draft with Shout Outs click here

Photos for the Program- We are going to take a cast, crew, and pit photos to put into our program. Please come on Wednesday, March 30th at 3:30pm to take a photo with us! 

Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets.  Our numbers so far are: Thursday (50), Friday (150), Sat Matinee (75), Sat Night (130). We want to sell out! Tell everyone!

Parent Help- We need your help on the nights of the show to help the boosters. There are many jobs to sign up for and you will not miss a minute of the show. Please sign up here and contact booster president, Mary Jo Urquhart at partyof4u@aol.com

April 1st- Live Arts Festival Performance of Supercal. Save the date, cast will get to perform. Crew and Pit come to support the fine arts at Warren! Meet in the Almond Band Room at 7:15pm. We will release at 6pm that day to get over to Almond/eat dinner. 

Cast Fee ($40) April 15th (Link to instructions)

Cast shoes- borrowed, bought, or thrifted due April 1st. 

Cast- Off Book/Memorized by April 1st with songs, lines, & blocking!

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.


]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:30:02 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/317-updateHello Cast, Crew, and Pit,
Tomorrow, we have a long rehearsal from 1:30-6:30pm. We want to get as much done as possible before break. 

Great job! When we get back from spring break, things will get serious! We will be in the show month. Crazy how time has flown by. Cast, make sure you are memorized by the time you come back so that we can make this show great! Pit, be familiar with all the music when you return. Crew, be ready to kick into high gear after spring break.

Please see the attached schedule for the week after spring break! 

Spring Break- Build will be announced by the day for spring break. Kyle (tech director) has a fluid schedule and will let us know by the day when he is building. We will send out a text when he wants people to help. If you are on vacation, no problem you are not required to come to build. Any extra hands are greatly appreciated. We will need lots of help when we return. 


Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for tickets. Start telling everyone! We want to sell out!

Parent Help- We need your help on the nights of the show to help the boosters. There are many jobs to sign up for and you will not miss a minute of the show. Please sign up here and contact booster president, Mary Jo Urquhart at partyof4u@aol.com

April 1st- Live Arts Festival Performance of Supercal. Save the date, cast will get to perform. Crew and Pit come to support the fine arts at Warren! Come at 6pm. We will release early that day to get over to Almond. 


Cast Fee ($40) April 15th

Cast shoes- borrowed, bought, or thrifted due April 1st. 

Cast- Off Book/Memorized by April 1st with songs, lines, & blocking!

DVD Orders- The benefit to doing a Disney show is the right to film it and make a DVD. The Warren Drama Boosters are selling DVDs for $20. Please sign up here if you would like to order your dvd. Make all checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters.

Have a SUPER Spring Break!
Mrs. Riddell & Ms. Colgan]]>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:33:49 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/311-updateHello Cast, Crew, and Pit,

Everyone is working very hard to work towards making Mary Poppins great! Thanks for all your time and talent! 

Please see the attached schedule for next week! 

Tickets are on Sale on showtix4u.com, so please talk to friends and family for pre-sale tickets. Pre-sale is open to cast, crew, and pit first with the password: perfect. Monday it will be open to the public, so please buy your tickets now.  Start telling everyone! We want to sell out!

Suzy's Swirl Fundraiser on Tuesday, March 15th from 6-9pm to raise money for costumes. We will get 20% of the profits from 6-9pm. Please go eat fro-yo for costumes!

Program Ads
Please see the attached Ad form. The pricing is reasonable and will be in all of the programs for the rest of the year. Make all checks out to WTHS and send Mrs. Riddell (sriddell@wths.net) a copy of the Ad image you would like in the program due March 16th.

Shout Outs
Shout Outs are messages from parents, friends, and family praising your cast or crew member for a job well done. The message is 140 characters and goes into the program. Show your love by giving your student a shout out and send in $5 in an envelope marked "shout out" and their name. Please make checks out to the Warren Drama Boosters by March 16th. Please fill out the form: http://goo.gl/forms/JV4BLOL66b

Cast Costume Fee is due today, Mach 11th ($35) cash or check made out to WTHS. If you forgot it today, please bring it on Monday. 

Pit- Email Ms. Colgan with the campus you would like to pick up your music. First rehearsal is March 14th from  3:30-6pm. We will finally have pit start working!

Cast shoes- borrowed, bought, or thrifted due April 1st. 
Cast- Off Book/Memorized by April 1st

Have a practically perfect weekend,
Mrs. Riddell & Ms. Colgan]]>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:36:01 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/t-shirt-due-today-39-live-arts-t-shirt-sign-upT-Shirt $ due Today 3/9. Please give to Mrs. Riddell or Ms. Colgan and put down what size you want to order. Checks made out to WTHS. Sign Up for a sizehere


Free T-Shirts/Cookie Dough Fundraiser Winners (also email us about your tickets):
Sami Salmi
Jilian Tapia
Emily Kellogg


Live Arts Free T-Shirt
Live Arts Festival is coming April 1st and musical is performing Super! Sign up for a t-shirt with this link! You can use Riddell or Colgan as your sponsor. Cast will be performing so make sure you order a shirt.  You need to login with your school email. 
https://docs.google.com/a/wths.net/forms/d/1tAvANcSulMdmvb9n1DqSrBAv4wvdx52WnoIyq8Kgoig/viewform?usp=already_responded

]]>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:36:49 GMThttp://www.warrentheatre.net/mary-poppins-cast--crew/38-rehearsal-cancelled3/8 Musical Rehearsal Cancelled
Drama Club Meeting will be Almond Campus Today
Followed by Booster Meeting at 6pm.
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