Welcome to THE LION KING JR.!

Welcome! We are Lariza Panagiotou and Emily Mitchell, parent co-coordinators of the JGMS musical. On behalf of Mrs. Budka and her directing staff, we're delighted to have you and your students on board for this year's show, THE LION KING, JR. 

A few things of note:

• Rehearsals begin Thursday, January 5, after school. Rehearsals will be held every Tuesday and Thursday until performance week. Until February vacation, rehearsals will end at 3:40pm, in time for the late bus; after February vacation, rehearsals will run till 4:30pm. 
• The first CREW rehearsal is Thursday, March 2. Crew does NOT need to report to rehearsals before that day, unless Mrs. Budka says otherwise. 
• Lead characters should have received their scripts. If your student didn't bring one home this week, please check with Mrs. Budka after break. 
• Please subscribe to our website! We use this website to update you on rehearsals, costume needs, schedule changes, sign-up lists, and more. Use the widget on the right-hand side to enter your email address, and you'll receive notifications whenever we add a post or other content to the site. We will communicate by email for some matters, but for basic info, the website is your best option. [NOTE: If you are an ANNIE 2016 parent and don't have a student in this year's show, you can unsubscribe from notifications when you receive the email about this post.]
• Our parent meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday evening, January 17. Please mark your calendars for your chance to talk with Mrs. Budka, meet us, and ask any questions you might have about the show. This is also when those of us working on sets and props will start planning who's doing what. 
• If you did not fill out a parent volunteer form, you can find one on the Parent Central page, or download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B660IsEULU2PSWxOTUpiY1B2ZGs/view?usp=sharing The musical succeeds thanks to parent involvement, and the more hands, the better! There are lots of opportunities to get involved, as much or as little as your schedule allows. 

We hope your students are excited about the show, and we wish you all a safe and peaceful holiday break. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at jgmsmusical@gmail.com.

Happy holidays,

Emily & Lariza

BRAVO!

Congratulations to the whole cast and crew for a marvelous performance weekend. You all should be very proud!

And many thanks to all the adult and high school volunteers who stepped up in both large and small ways to make the show run so smoothly. We are grateful for your generosity of time, materials, donations, and good humor.

See you next year!

It's crunch time! Are YOU signed up to help?

Only four more rehearsals (five for crew!) until opening night of ANNIE is upon us!

We are grateful for all the parent help we've received so far, with costumes, sets and props, snacks during rehearsals, and more. But there's still more to do, and more help needed, during dress rehearsals and performances next week. Many of you have already signed up to help with pre-show makeup, hair, and costumes, as well as the cast and crew party after Saturday's performance. Thank you!

What we need most right now are adults to supervise the performers and crew backstage, both during dress rehearsals and during the performances. We need people to watch the kids when they're not on stage, and make sure they're in the wings ready for their cues when it's time to be on stage. The signup is structured in two shifts: one shift helps get the kids ready before the performance starts (so those folks can watch the show that night); the second helps during the performance (so those folks will watch another night).

There are a LOT of performers and crew in this show, which means a lot of kids to wrangle. If you can help, please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4daeac29aa8-annie

Thanks again!