Face paint workshops tomorrow and Friday!

The makeup for LION KING is not typical stage makeup: instead, it's face painting! Our makeup coordinator, Nathalie Weicker, will be holding two workshops at JGMS this week, so those of us who will be helping with makeup before the shows can practice. 

The ensemble members will all have similar designs, while the leads will have more complex makeup. For performance week, volunteers will sign up for one lead and a small group of the same animal, so the application process will become routine. 

Workshops are Thursday, March 30, from 6-8pm, and Friday, March 31, from 2:30-5:30pm. For both workshops, volunteers are welcome to drop in when you can, but please try to stay for 30 minutes of practice. Experienced high school students are invited to learn as well. If you can bring someone to practice on, that would be great! 

Please also sign up for makeup spots during performance week using the following link:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B48AAA92DA64-lion2

Choreography videos for home and makeup signup!

More new things on the blog!

• You'll find the signup for makeup (face paint) assistance under the Signup Genius Links page.
• Ms. Beinert has posted a video of the ensemble choreography for "I Just Can't Wait To Be King." It's at the top of the Rehearsal Tracks page. 

New volunteer signups available!

Signups are now posted for backstage help, dress rehearsal photography, and tickets/ushering. Please visit the SignUp Genius Links page and claim a spot!

Set painting party Monday, 3/20, 6:30 to 9:00pm

Please come lend a hand and a paintbrush next Monday night, March 20, starting at 6:30pm, as we paint Pride Rock and other set pieces. All paint and painting supplies will be provided; please wear suitable clothes and shoes, in case of drips and spills.

Many hands make light work!

Pre-order flowers for your favorite cast or crew member!

Want to bring a congratulatory bouquet or single rose to your favorite LION KING performer, and support Bedford's music booster program at the same time? You're in luck!

Bedford POMS (Patrons of Music Students), in partnership with Bedford Florist & Gifts, is holding a floral fundraiser for THE LION KING, JR. You can order presentation bouquets and/or single roses in your choice of three colors, and pick up your flowers in the lobby before the performance of your choice.

Buy flowers for your loved one, support POMS and local business, and save yourself a performance-week errand, all at the same time! It's a win-win-win.

Your student will bring home an order form. You can also download the form here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B660IsEULU2PZXFvb1M1cHRNMU0

All orders and payments are due MARCH 28. 

Tickets are available for pre-sale now!

Tickets are on sale NOW for cast and crew! Check your email for details, or click the "Tickets" link above for instructions.

The cast-and-crew presale runs through March 19. Tickets for the general public go on sale March 20.

Updated rehearsal schedule!

Mrs, Budka has revised the rehearsal schedule from now until performance week. Please note the later end time (5:00pm) for many dates, plus additional rehearsals for leads, dancers, and crew.

A hard copy of the schedule will come home with your student on Thursday, 3/9. You can find the file here or on the right-hand sidebar.

Sets this week and CHILDREN OF EDEN at BHS

• The sets meeting for the student crew this Wednesday, 3/8, has been postponed; new date TBD. 
• Parents are still invited to help finalize Pride Rock this Friday, 3/10, but at a later start time: 2:30pm. 
• The BHS musical, CHILDREN OF EDEN by Stephen Schwartz, runs next Wednesday through Saturday, March 15-18. It's a thought-provoking story about parents and children, seen through the lens of two Biblical stories: Adam and Eve, and Noah and the flood. The show is recommended for adults and students grade 5 and up. 
• Tickets are available here: http://bhschorusandtheater.weebly.com/tickets.html
• Bedford POMS (Patrons of Music Students) sells concessions and well-wishes before each show and at intermission. JGMS parents are especially invited to help with concessions during the BHS show, and the BHS parents will return the favor during LION KING. Sign up for a shift here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45a9aa29a13-bhsmusical