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Virtual Keynote

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-26-2020 11:14
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A huge thanks to Gai Jones, EdTA President, for being the keynote at our Virtual Junior Thespian event. She inspired over a hundred middle school students with her incredible stories and "virtual applause". If any of you need a speaker, you should definitely see if she can help you out! https://www ...

RE: 24 Hour Play Fest

Posted By Carolyn Little 10-23-2018 20:47
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If you email me at clittle@trschools.com, I can send you everything I have. We call it Xtreme Theatre. --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ ---------------------------------

RE: Involving Middle School Students

Posted By Carolyn Little 08-14-2018 07:53
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First thing I would suggest is working with the middle schools to start troupes. It sounds like it would greatly benefit these students. Middle school Thespians are able to take their middle school points and apply half of them towards high school membership. If that is impossible, since you are ...

RE: Need to pick a big money making musical

Posted By Carolyn Little 08-10-2018 00:07
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If you are asking between the two— I would say Mamma Mia solely because the movie just came out. While Newsies might be more popular in the theatre world, in pop culture- Mamma Mia wins it. You will probably make a killing. Break a leg! --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School ...

RE: Aida

Posted By Carolyn Little 07-26-2018 07:15
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We did Aida a few years back. Some people still say it was the best show we ever did. When I announced it, the kids weren’t too excited because they didn’t know it. Once they read the script and listened to the music, they were hooked. It is s beautiful story that left audience members crying. Good luck ...

RE: NEW JERSEY Casting for THE KING AND I

Posted By Carolyn Little 07-26-2018 07:12
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Hello! I am the NJ Chapter Director. If you want to email me a PR plug with audition and contact info, we can send it out to troupes in the state. Clittle@trschools.com --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ -- ...

Delta Air Groups

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-25-2018 22:52
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Have any of you booked group flights through Delta? My final payment for ITF was due today. I kept calling all day and kept sitting on hold for 20+ minutes, so then I would hang up. I totally forgot about calling again until an hour ago. I called Delta and of course, groups is closed. I get some ...

RE: Choosing a Musical

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-24-2018 21:04
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I always have a ton of girls and barely any guys lol. Over the last four years we have done Addams, Bring It On, 9 to 5 and Legally Blonde. Bring It On would be an amazing challenge as it involves cheerleading and hip hop dancing. Legally Blonde has a huge jump roping scene. --------------------------------- ...

RE: Finding Other Sponsors?

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-24-2018 21:01
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I have found websites to be little to no help. If you have a list of the schools, just call them directly and then create an email chain. --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ ---------------------------------

RE: Funding Upgrades

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-24-2018 21:00
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Search for lighting companies that offer gents. I know there are a few in NJ who do (Starlite). Good luck! --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ ---------------------------------

Parent Recognition

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:49
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I have a few parent who are leaving this year and I want to recognize them. Most have been with me for 8 years and have had multiple children in my program. What do you guys do to recognize parents like this? --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River ...

RE: Bring it On: The Musical

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:46
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I did Bring it On last year. I loved the show and we had great success with it. The biggest challenge was cheerleading. I’ll be the first to admit that I did not think cheerleading was a sport. Until now. It’s a CHALLENGING sport!!!!!! I hired a cheer coach to work on the routines with our choreographer. ...

RE: Good Kids...

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:36
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We just closed it. We actually did it at NJ ThesFest for chapter select and got such a good response that we created The Good Kids Project. Then we toured it over the state. We had 1 parent complaint but our BOE backed us since it is based on a true story and is about high school kids. We agreed to ...

RE: End of Year Banquet

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:33
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We have a large banquet for the year and a separate thespian induction. Parents and students come. It is in a banquet hall in a local hotel. Banquet starts with a slideshow of the year. Then every students name gets read with what they participated in. They come up and get a certificate and a tee ...

RE: ITF Student/Parent Info letter

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:27
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Hello! I give my parents a letter in the beginning that they sign off of about attending the trip and I show them a PowerPoint. Then mid-year I give them a fundraising calendar. At the end I give them a final paper with details. If you email me, I can share all of it. Clittle@trschools.com ---- ...

RE: Actors as Scenery

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:24
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I just did this with Addams Family. We had Living Props. In some scenes they were graveyard statues, others they were living portraits and knight statues. One was the monster under the bed. One was Cleopatra Morticia’s plant. They also all played trees. If you email me, I can send you pics of their costumes. ...

RE: MTI Online Perusals?

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-17-2018 14:22
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I had a problem on my chrome book. I could never get them to open. I had to use my desktop to read them. --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ ---------------------------------

RE: online ticketing

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-07-2018 18:17
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We use Booktix. I was worried when we switched over but the program is so easy to understand and their help desk is amazing. Good luck! Carolyn --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ --------------------------- ...

RE: PR - Marketing - Social Media - Cast Communication

Posted By Carolyn Little 05-07-2018 18:15
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Hello! For printing I use my district central printing office. I send them what I need and they bill the school. My theatre company (which includes a fall and spring drama, musical, and Thespians) has Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. I control it along with my social media coordinator ...

RE: NYU wait list

Posted By Carolyn Little 04-02-2018 18:57
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Thanks so much! --------------------------------- Carolyn Little High School English Teacher Toms River Board of Education Beachwood NJ ---------------------------------

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